STAMPING OUT INJUSTICE - THE LEAGUE AGAINST EVIL: A DC COMICS SUPER HEROES EXHIBITION OPENS AT THE SINGAPORE PHILATELIC MUSEUM
Batman came to the rescue on
Thursday night, leaving his usual domain of Gotham City for the Singapore
Philatelic Museum and F*** was there to witness this feat of heroism.
By Jedd Jong 5/6/14
Just as
the museum’s Chairman Loh Lik Peng, SingPost CEO Dr. Wolfgang Baier and Minister
of Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence Wong were about to officially open the
exhibit, we were notified that one “Postman Joe” had been taken hostage by one
of Batman’s enemies. By way of some audience participation, the crowd gathered
in the museum was able to use the League Against Evil smart phone app to switch
on the Bat-signal, summoning the Dark Knight. After he freed the innocent
postman from the clutches of his rogues gallery, Batman stayed for photo
opportunities with the kids in attendance.
The League Against Evil: A DC Comics
Super Heroes Exhibition commemorates the 75th anniversary of
legendary DC character Batman who first appeared in the pages of Detective
Comics #27 in May 1939. The exhibit is organised in collaboration with
SingPost, Warner Bros. and Pacific Licensing with other partners including
G&B Comics, Right Here Media, DC Comics Super Heroes Store (J.T. Network)
and Toonami. Visitors will be able to admire a selection of stamps, comic book
art and collectible figures and statues. Dressed in a Poison Ivy-themed outfit,
senior curator Lucille Yap took us through the exhibit. Highlights include
limited edition life-size busts of Batman and Superman, 1/6 scale models of the
Batmobile from the 1989 Batman film
and the Tumbler Batmobile from 2005’s Batman
Begins as well as original artwork by illustrators including Adrian Syaf,
Tan Eng Huat, Kelvin Chan and Soefara Jafney.
Dr. Baier
said of the men and women who work for SingPost, “they are our unsung heroes
for delivering mail to all of us through rain, shine, sometimes even haze.” He
then commented that the new three-wheeler delivery vehicles are almost like
Batmobiles.
Children
and families will be able to participate in 3D printing and comic book art
workshops, both of which require a separate fee. Visitors to the museum will
also be able to take home a piece of the action by purchasing collectible
MyStamp books, released by SingPost to commemorate the occasion.
The League
Against Evil: A DC Comics Super Heroes Exhibition runs from 5 June to 31 August
2014 at the Singapore Philatelic Museum, 23-B Coleman Street, Singapore 179907.
Admission is free for Singaporeans and Permanent Residents. For
non-Singaporeans and PRs, the admission charge is $6 for adults and $4 for
children.
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