Hit the jump to check out a fantastic new promo image of Christian Bale as Batman in Christopher Nolan’s third and final take on the Caped Crusader legend in The Dark Knight Rises.

Christopher Nolan returns to complete the Gotham trilogy that launched with Batman Begins and reached the stratosphere with the billion dollar blockbuster The Dark Knight. Inception’s Marion Cotillard and Joseph Gordon-Levitt join the cast regulars along with Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle (aka Catwoman) and Tom Hardy as the powerful villain Bane. Christian Bale prowls the night as the Caped Crusader, fighting crime and corruption with the help of Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Gary Oldman.

Revealed in Newsarama’s background as a part of an advert for the relaunch of DC’s new website, we now have this brand new image of Christian Bale as Batman from The Dark Knight Rises. It appears to be a mixture of live action photography and the CGI artwork typically associated with toy packaging, but makes for a striking image nonetheless.

Source: Comic Book Movie