Any time I see someone’s rendition of Basil Karlo and he’s either *not* brown or a heap of clay, a part of me dies. He’s based of Boris Karloff, guys, please!!!!

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Any time I see someone’s rendition of Basil Karlo and he’s either *not* brown or a heap of clay, a part of me dies. He’s based of Boris Karloff, guys, please!!!!
Ranting about caped crusader’s ClayFace…
I think CC did a real nice job with Basil’s design and storyline. As I’ve been very vocal about on other social media platforms, I do not care for the “Mutant Monster” route that ClayFace has become known to be. From what I’ve gathered, Basil’s mutation seems to be more mood based rather than a physical deformity that he’s permanently stuck with, constantly. I mean, his face melts once Frances rejects him; I think it must worsen over time the more you can tell he’s lost himself. It must really be a mask he wears—A mask of emotion.
And as a *huge* Boris Karloff fan, the route they took to actually bring back the Basil that was BASED OFF OF HIM!!!! Was such a splendid experience to see. But it’s definitely something I understand can go unrecognized for people who may not know the original Detective Comics or Boris Karloff, himself. Dc did such a good take on Basil’s character; making him based off Boris and not his performances as a horror actor!!! I’ve loved seeing the way Basil turned out in Caped Crusader. I’ve loved seeing how he, unlike Boris, HATED being Typecasted…How he wanted to be beautiful! I’m probably looking far too into this, but as most Boris fans know, he is an Indian man who got whitewashed heavily. Even to this day, he is whitewashed. I do not think CC meant for Basil to be a rendition on the real struggles Boris faced when it came to his appearance, but it still came out this way—And I thank them for that However…Basil not being brown…Though, I am not surprised. I am a little curious on why he exactly isn’t? They did really good with their research, they did really good with making Basil resemble Boris (and still make him look like his own person), they even added Basil Rathbone references, which I’ve never seen before for any other Basil! So how come they chose not to make him brown like the man he’s based off? It’s a simple google search…Not to mention that we got colored films of Boris, where he may be much older, but he is definitely the skin color he has always been. lol. But as a Karloff fan…I am used to this.
As much as I may not be the heaviest Batman/Dc fan, I’ve taken a strong liking to ClayFace (Basil) due to my fix on Boris. I’m not the biggest fan of Caped Crusaders animation style or some of the other storylines in the show, but Basil really is that token of good that I personally think came out of it. I hope if we see him again in the further seasons, we get to see him as himself; I hope they don’t lose this original plot of his…And don’t make him a ball of clay mess. It’s so nice to see Basil get his spotlight. And I love to see any Boris recognition. I think, even if I wasn’t a die-heard Boris fan, that I’d probably still love CC’s Basil very much!!! I also enjoy ArkhamVerse Basil, as well…To a degree…
I need to draw Basil Karlo
Are we chill we me fixating on Dr. Seuss characters….Specifically the Grinch…LMFAO
I’ve definitely made it known from some posts before—And other socials, but oughhhh it’s getting bad again😭…I’ve even started my own Au; yet I still need to work on GSS (fml).
There’s this one Reddit post that says Gregor was rumored to be the inspiration for '66 Grinch…Yeah, y’all know I’m making my Grinch look like Gregor!!!
— Guy who’s interests that all stem from Boris Karloff
He’s the most dramatic man I know
Dare I make a self-ship blog for CC’s Basil…
Every day I think about Basil Karlo