dark knight updates: hot toys 1/6 sneaks and new joker banner

FIGURES.com [original uncropped images via] scores an exclusive first look at Hot Toy's upcoming 1/6th-scaled articulated BATMAN and JOKER from The Dark Knight! [blogged]

as part of their Movie Masterpiece series, Hot Toys has plans for releasing numerous figures and collectibles, starting with the TDK JOKER and BATMAN - based on Begins' body-amor but re-developed, including new headsculpt (I've not had the pleasure of owning the earlier figure, so cannot make out much difference of the suit based on online-pictures :p) ... more product updates and images as soon as they appear - so stay tuned!

meanwhile Batman-On-Film.com debuts an exclusive first-look at a JOKER Banner poster! (click on url-link for bigger-image) ... and when the Joker makes a funny? you'd better laugh ... or run away fast! (and see if you dodge his bullets!) bwahahahahaha

THE DARK KNIGHT debuts July 17th 2008.