Cosplayer Whitenerdy brings the terrifying Batman Who Laughs to life

The Batman Who Laughs, a character born from Scott Snyder’s epic Dark Nights: Metal saga (we even interviewed him about TBWL at New York Comic Con ’18) is one of the most terrifying comic book creations in recent memory; of course, what would you expect from an amalgam of Batman and his arch-nemesis the Joker?

Somehow, Ukranian cosplayer Whitenerdy found a way to construct this amazing Batman Who Laughs costume without having several heart attacks and for that we’re thankful. Fair warning, though: if we see him in-costume in person, we’re staying very far away. (We’re not taking our chances with that Evil Robin either.)

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To win you need to be able to laugh away everything holding you back. The Batman Who Laughs. Cosplay by me. . . . #batman #thebatman #batmancosplay #thebatmanwholaughs #thebatmanwholaughscosplay #dccomics #dccosplay #joker #jokercosplay #suicidesquad #comicconukraine #ukrainiancomiccon #darknights #darknightsmetal #cosplay #ccu #ccu2018 #comicconukraine2018

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The Batman Who Laughs: shoes tutorial. P.s. english version is in the comments. Взуття для мого The Batman Who Laughs – саморобне, хоч може і не виглядати таким здалеку. Отже, як і обіцяв – представляю вашій увазі покрокову інструкцію по створенню цієї пари взуття. Матеріали та інструменти: взуттєві колодки, резинова підошва, шкірзам, пробійник, клей каучуковий, гранітоль (взуттєвий термопласт), войлок, устілки, степлер промисловий, фен або праска для розігірвання термопласту. 1. Купуємо або робимо правильні колодки (з вашим розміром ноги плюс з бажаною формою взуття, адже саме колодки визначають форму нижньої частини взуття). 2.Робимо лекала взуття. Найлегший спосіб – обгорнути ногу харчовою плівкою чи фольгою і обмотати скотчем. Зверху цієї конструкції намалювати потрібні елементи. 3. Відбиваємо лекала взуття на обраному матеріалі а також дублюємо на підкладному матеріалі. Лекала верхньої чатсини робимо з невеликим допуском, лекала стопи робимо з більшим допуском (адже їх треба буде обгортати навколо колодки і закріпляти). – Зшиваємо з вирізаних шматків (по намічених ще на нозі лініях) те що в майбутньому стане взуттям у одне ціле. 4. З взуттєвого термопласту вирізаємо носки і пятки, і формуємо їх за допомогою фену прямо на колодках. Завдяки цьому взуття буде тримати форму. Також вирізаємо відбиток стопи (підошви) (можна обмалювати устілку або колодку). Кріпимо відбиток підошви до колодки степлером. Продовження у коментарях. #cosplaytutorial #cosplay #thebatman #batman #batmanwholaughs #thebatmanwholaughscosplay #thebatmanwholaughs #joker #jokercosplay #comicconukraine #ukrainiancomiccon #ccu #ccu2018

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Imagine if your every fear, each bad decision, gave birth to a malformed world of nightmare. A world that shouldn't exist. Home to stories that should never be… It's all one big cosmic joke, except no one is laughing. Well, almost no one… ☻ . Cosplay and craft by me. Photo by @the_lion.heart . . . #batman #thebatman #batmancosplay #thebatmancosplay #batmanwholaughs #batmanwholaughscosplay #thebatmanwholaughs #thebatmanwholaughscosplay #dccomics #dccomicscosplay #justiceleague #dccosplay #joker #jokercosplay #suicidesquad #comicconukraine #ukrainiancomiccon #darknights #darknightsmetal #cosplay #ccu #ccu2018 #comicconukraine2018

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Should I upload more videos of my Batman? Video by Wise Game (@andriibiryulin) . . #batman #thebatman #batmancosplay #thebatmancosplay #batmanwholaughs #batmanwholaughscosplay #thebatmanwholaughs #thebatmanwholaughscosplay #dccomics #dccomicscosplay #justiceleague #dccosplay #joker #jokercosplay #suicidesquad #comicconukraine #ukrainiancomiccon #darknights #darknightsmetal #cosplay #ccu #ccu2018 #comicconukraine2018

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Here is the video of my performance at @comicconukraine P.S. Sound ON Якщо у когось є відео зі мною у кращій якості – пишіть в директ. Video by my friend @garlick21 . . #batman #thebatman #batmancosplay #thebatmancosplay #batmanwholaughs #batmanwholaughscosplay #thebatmanwholaughs #thebatmanwholaughscosplay #dccomics #dccomicscosplay #justiceleague #dccosplay #joker #jokercosplay #suicidesquad #comicconukraine #ukrainiancomiccon #darknights #darknightsmetal #cosplay #ccu #ccu2018 #comicconukraine2018

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That's the last video I've got. I promise. A lot of superb photos coming! Video by zaddrot.com #batman #thebatman #batmancosplay #thebatmancosplay #batmanwholaughs #batmanwholaughscosplay #thebatmanwholaughs #thebatmanwholaughscosplay #dccomics #dccomicscosplay #justiceleague #dccosplay #joker #jokercosplay #suicidesquad #comicconukraine #ukrainiancomiccon #darknights #darknightsmetal #cosplay #ccu #ccu2018 #comicconukraine2018

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Don't be the victim who drowns. Don't sink with the rest. Be active. Rise up! Reclaim the light! And be the one who does the drowning! . Cosplay and craft by me. Photo by @noise_dust_and_scratch . . #batman #thebatman #batmancosplay #thebatmancosplay #batmanwholaughs #batmanwholaughscosplay #thebatmanwholaughs #thebatmanwholaughscosplay #dccomics #dccomicscosplay #justiceleague #dccosplay #joker #jokercosplay #suicidesquad #comicconukraine #ukrainiancomiccon #darknights #darknightsmetal #cosplay #ccu #ccu2018 #comicconukraine2018

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Smiles can save the world. Do you agree? ☻ . Cosplay by me. Photos by @gr_rosso . . #batman #thebatman #batmancosplay #thebatmancosplay #batmanwholaughs #batmanwholaughscosplay #thebatmanwholaughs #thebatmanwholaughscosplay #dccomics #dccomicscosplay #justiceleague #dccosplay #joker #jokercosplay #suicidesquad #comicconukraine #ukrainiancomiccon #darknights #darknightsmetal #cosplay #ccu #ccu2018 #comicconukraine2018

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Detective agency "Batman & Batman". Two heads solve mysteries faster. . Cosplay and craft by me. Photo by @noise_dust_and_scratch . . #batman #thebatman #batmancosplay #thebatmancosplay #batmanwholaughs #batmanwholaughscosplay #thebatmanwholaughs #thebatmanwholaughscosplay #dccomics #dccomicscosplay #justiceleague #dccosplay #joker #jokercosplay #suicidesquad #comicconukraine #ukrainiancomiccon #darknights #darknightsmetal #cosplay #ccu #ccu2018 #comicconukraine2018 #бетмен #бэтмен

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Can you imagine Gotham without rain? How about Gotham without Batman and Robin? Especially if they laugh… . Batman – me. Robin – @ivan_hrytsyshyn Photo by amazing @photographerakane . Special thanks for the assistance at the photo studio to @k_o_n_a @forsakker and @maryana.petriv.5 . Location – @fabrik_photo_studio . #batmancosplay #thebatmancosplay #batmanwholaughs #batmanwholaughscosplay #thebatmanwholaughs #thebatmanwholaughscosplay #dccomicscosplay #dccosplay #jokercosplay #comicconukraine #ukrainiancomiccon #darknights #darknightsmetal #ccu #ccu2018 #comicconukraine2018 #бетмен #бэтмен

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Hello everyone! Tutorial for the crown of the Batman Who Laughs is here! First photo by @miadema.cosplay.ph Others by me. Укр версія у коментах. Materials: 5 and 10 mm EVA foam, bubblestar(worbla), hot glue, acrylic primer, acrylic spray paint, acrylic artistic paints. Tools: heat gun, hot glue gun, paper cutter knife, dremel tool, pliers, wooden cylinder (size of a desired spike). 1. So it all started with a basic template made with 5 5 mm EVA. I have drawn and cuby hand t two blades and a simple cylinder. I have assembled it with tape to see the basic look and fixfix sshapape a andnd size where needede where needd. 2. Next step was to disassemble basic crown and use thehe partparts ass templatess. New blades are mamade ofof 10 mm EVA. New cNew cylinder was cut clean from 5 5 mm foafoa. I have cut the edges of the blades to be "sharp" and also carvedarved the horizontal lines to later glue cylinder in thoseose placess. Smoothed the edges with dremel tool and glued it all together. 32. . At this point I had to wrap the EVA crown with thermoplastic (bubblestar). Used a heat gun to help me with that. Bonus video of smoothing the edges at the end of the carousel. 4. Spikes. It was the most time consuming step. A wooden cone with a nail inside was used as a base for all of the cylinders. I've been wrapping bubblestar around a cone adding foil between the cone and plastic because otherwise it sticks. And believe me you don't want it to be stuck. It's a pain in the neck to unstuck it. So: take the cone by the nail with pliers, heat the plastic, wrap it and wait for it to cool. Also, i've cut cones from 3 mm EVAfoam to insert into each plastic cone. Since to attach a cone to the crown it needs to be heated and it loses the shape without an inner EVA cone. 5. One by one I have attached the spikes to the crown. Basically, i was fusing them together. Also, I have created some damage to the crown (scratches, bumps, imitation of metal fusion etc). 6. I've covered the crown with multiple layers of primer and metallic spray paint. 7. Weathering. I've created a palette of different colors: rust, blood, etc. And used it to create the illusion that it was used a lot. The end.

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To kill or not to kill? That is not the question anymore… Cosplay by me. Photo by @farbart_photography . batmancosplay #thebatmancosplay #batmanwholaughs #batmanwholaughscosplay #thebatmanwholaughs #thebatmanwholaughscosplay #jokercosplay #warsawcomiccon #warsawcomiccon2018 #wcc #wcc2018 #darknights #darknightsmetal #бетмен #бэтмен #comicconukraine2018 #comicconukraine

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Bruce Wayne kisses Bruce Wayne. Better love story than Twilight. By the way, who do you ship the most in DC universe? ☻ Cosplay and costume by me. Photo by @photographerakane #batmancosplay #thebatmancosplay #batmanwholaughs #batmanwholaughscosplay #thebatmanwholaughs #thebatmanwholaughscosplay #dccomicscosplay #dccosplay #jokercosplay #comicconukraine #ukrainiancomiccon #darknights #darknightsmetal #ccu #ccu2018 #comicconukraine2018 #бетмен #бэтмен #warsawcomiccon

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I am coming for you. Prepare for sLaughter ☻ . This is one of my favorite photos from our photoshoot with @photographerakane. Indeed, just look at this lighting. . #batmancosplay #cosplay #batmanwholaughs #batmanwholaughscosplay #thebatmanwholaughs #thebatmanwholaughscosplay #dccomicscosplay #dccosplay #jokercosplay #darknights #darknightsmetal #бетмен #бэтмен #cicaf #cicaf2019

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Looks like both Batmans (or rather Batmen?) lost their heads. . Cosplay and craft by. Photo by @photographerakane . #batmancosplay #cosplay #batmanwholaughs #batmanwholaughscosplay #thebatmanwholaughs #thebatmanwholaughscosplay #dccomicscosplay #dccosplay #jokercosplay #darknights #darknightsmetal #бетмен #бэтмен

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