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 Idea 1: My first is about using Batman as the main source. I would start by the referencing his two creators. The first was Bob Kane who trademarked “Batman,” but it was Bill Finger who actually gave Batman his identity and key features. Finger has not received the same recognition as Kane due to the copyright issues. This concept would then branch out to the original costume. It consisted of a more colorful scheme, but with wings that were inspired by Leonardo DaVinci’s flying machine. Bill Finger’s refinements to the costume, which included the black and grey color scheme that stuck to the character to this day. The Mask of Zorro and The Phantasm inspired the color scheme and domino mask.

Idea 2: The second idea included Superman and the concept of the Ubermensch that was proposed by Frederick Nietzche. Ubermensch was the idea there would be one outstanding citizen, who was just an ordinary man and possessed the best qualities of man in order to justify actions that go beyond the law. Although the Ubermensch can be translated “Overman” or “Superman,” they bore very little similarities. Batman can relate to the Ubermensch since they both have no powers and are in peak physical and mental condition. Wrestlers and circus performers of that era inspired the costume of Superman.

Idea 3: The third idea is the use of zombies in pop culture and media. The zombie that is known in western civilization was derived from Haitian voodoo. Terms such as “walking dead” and “zombie” first popped up in the 1930’s, but gained traction from the 1960’s.

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