Analyzing the mysterious Dark Knight Rises poster: 6 takeaways

Fans are tirelessly dissecting the first official teaser for Christopher Nolan's third Batman film for clues to the movie's closely-guarded plot

The first poster for "The Dark Knight Rises"
(Image credit: Facebook/The Dark Knight Rises)

When is a poster not just a poster? When it's the fan-unhinging first promotional image for The Dark Knight Rises, the highly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed The Dark Knight. The newly released poster shows the iconic bat symbol outlined by rubble falling from disintegrating skyscrapers — with no glimpse of Batman or his foils. (See the image at right and below.) The commentariat is already hard at work, obsessing over every square-inch of the poster for clues to the much-guarded follow up to Christopher Nolan's 2008 hit. What conclusions have they drawn? Here, six theories:

1. Gotham City is in peril

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