Sikeston man has been Batman fan for years

Thursday, July 24, 2008 By Scott Welton Brett "Batman" Williams of Sikeston, Mo., has more than 1,000 pieces in his Batman collection, including this numbered print signed by artist Jim Lee of a scene from the "Hush" Batman series and a numbered and hand-made Batmobile from England. (Tim Jaynes ~ Standard-Democrat) SIKESTON, Mo. — Batman is back. As far as Brett Williams, 40, of Sikeston is concerned, he never left. "Most people know me as 'Batman;' they don't know my real name," Williams said. "That's my moniker, my nickname." Williams said has been a fan of the Caped Crusader "since I was about 3 years old." It all started with the comic books. "It was probably just the colors and everything. My brothers had a big box of comic books — Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four. Batman just jumped out at me because he wasn't actually... [read full story]