Yesterday’s heavily photoshopped and somewhat lazy looking new poster for The Dark Knight Rises received plenty of criticism from fans which Warner Brothers wasn’t exactly hoping for. With very little marketing so far, the studio is looking to really kick off the promotion in a big way and yet that sort of attention felt like a misstep. Thankfully, WB has also released six new posters to go alongside the new Facebook one-sheet, featuring the three major characters in play and looking much better compared to the last effort.

Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ “The Dark Knight Rises” is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. The screenplay is written by Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer. The film is produced by Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Charles Roven, who previously teamed on “Batman Begins” and the record-breaking blockbuster “The Dark Knight.” The executive producers are Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Kevin De La Noy and Thomas Tull, with Jordan Goldberg serving as co-producer. The film is based upon characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by Bob Kane.

Starring Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Gordon-Levitt, Nestor Carbonell, Liam Neeson, Marion Cotillard, Joey King, and directed by Christopher Nolan,The Dark Knight Rises ascends into theaters on July 20th.

Click on each poster below for a much larger version (viaYahoo! Movies UK and MSN):