Batman Collected
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Vice: Where did the fascination with Batman start?
Chip Kidd: What do you think makes people hold on to childhood interests through adulthood?
What drives people to collect? Do you find it hard to feel the level of excitement you did when you were little?
Monsters vs. Aliens Batman & Robin Yayyyy! Those guys are so good.
The Frank Miller/Jim Lee Batman disappointed me.
Tell me about Bat-Manga!.
Batman Collected 8 Man Tell me about the objects in your office. What’s the deal with this original Chris Ware drawing wedged against your window?
What’s up with that sad babyfaced Batman doll over there?
I do, Meltdown’s great. What’s the story on these plaques sidled up to Charlie Brown?
Is that target game a repro or an original?
What’s that pretty little rectangular thing?
Bat-Manga!
Hey, I see you have that Jimbo book that’s bound in corrugated cardboard. I have that book too.
Some people say that the urge to collect things comes from a fear of dying.
Checking something off a list allows you to maintain order when you feel like there’s no control.
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Chip Kidd: What do you think makes people hold on to childhood interests through adulthood?
What drives people to collect? Do you find it hard to feel the level of excitement you did when you were little?
Monsters vs. Aliens Batman & Robin Yayyyy! Those guys are so good.
The Frank Miller/Jim Lee Batman disappointed me.
Tell me about Bat-Manga!.
Batman Collected 8 Man Tell me about the objects in your office. What’s the deal with this original Chris Ware drawing wedged against your window?
What’s up with that sad babyfaced Batman doll over there?
I do, Meltdown’s great. What’s the story on these plaques sidled up to Charlie Brown?
Is that target game a repro or an original?
What’s that pretty little rectangular thing?
Bat-Manga!
Videos by VICE
Some people say that the urge to collect things comes from a fear of dying.
Checking something off a list allows you to maintain order when you feel like there’s no control.
The Learners The Cheese Monkeys
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