WEDDING RING Design: THE DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie Logo

Awhile back, here at the Bat-Blog, we featured some Batman/Joker Tattoo Art Photos that had been sent in by a reader named Luis. If you read that post then you might remember that I said he sent us more photos & here are 2 more. The 1st one is a picture of Luis with his lovely wife. For their wedding day he designed some special wedding rings that he had custom-made. OK, you might have to click on the photo for a larger version (where you can see the details) but the 2nd picture is a close-up photo of the actual wedding rings. If you look very closely you can see THE DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie Bat-Symbol Logo on both of them. Now, how cool is that?! Any woman who would allow "Batman" on her wedding ring is certainly worth marrying, ha ha! I wanna wish them all the best & really, they do seem like a very nice couple. Luis, hang on to her, she's a "keeper"!

BATMAN-Themed POP ART PAINTINGS By J.R. Williams

Over at my Facebook account I have a friend named J.R. Williams. Recently he loaded a few pictures in his gallery showing some recent artwork he did for an art show. Two of them were "Batman-related" so I thought I would share them here. They look like paintings done in watercolor. The coloring is done very well. I know Bat-Blog Readers will love them because they feature Batman! I really really like these & every time I see them I totally crack-up, they're hilarious! ( Oh yeah, since I mentioned Facebook I gotta ask that if you're a member there then please send me a friend request. My "Facebook Button" is located on the top right-hand side of this age ).

Video: BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM Video Game Trailer With BANE!

Our good friend Brian sent us this amazing video featuring brand-new footage from the BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM Video Game. It features the super-villain, BANE!! This game just keeps looking better all the time! ( Thanks Brian ).

Original 1997 BATMAN AND ROBIN Movie Costume Prop on eBay!

OK, I never post links to eBay auction items but this is a very RARE opportunity to get an actual piece of Batman Movie History! A friend of mine, named Markus, is having his friend in Canada sell an item for him from his movie memorabilia collection because he needs some quick cash. He's selling the original screen-used "Robin - Ice Suit Gloves" that Chris O'Donnell wore in the 1997 Batman and Robin movie by Joel Schumacher. The photos here are of those items & then there's a reference photo showing how they looked in the film. You might remember an older post here where we showed his Batman Cowl & Robin Mask that he also owns. For more info, or to actually bid on this item ( the auction ends on April 20th ), click on ROBIN ICE GLOVES.

BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM Video Game HD Trailer with HARLEY QUINN!!

Our friend Guenter sent this amazing video showing a new villain in the BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM Video Game, it's Harley Quinn!! Of course we all know & love her as Joker's sidekick girlfriend. She looks pretty good in this version. I can't wait to play this game because it just keeps looking better all the time!

Let's Rebuild Len Wein's Comic Book Collection!

Some of you may know about this already, but comic book legend Len Wein's home was recently destroyed by a fire, along with most of his and his wife Chris' possessions. The entire family was saved except for their pet dog, who died in the fire. Len's entire comic collection is now gone, so Mark Evanier is helping spearhead an effort to replace all the comics Len wrote ( and that's a lot! ). So please click the banner below to read more about the project, and if you have some books you can donate, you can email Mark and tell him which books you plan to send. Len Wein has given many of us untold thousands of hours of entertainment, so please make a donation if you can. He wrote many Batman & Detective Comics plus not only created Wolverine ( shown in photo shaking movie star Hugh Jackman's hand ) but also invented the Swamp Thing too! Like I said, the guy is a legend, but more important than that he's a pretty nice guy.

First Look at Batman's WEDNESDAY COMIC Newspaper By DC Comics

You might remember awhile back here at the Bat-Blog we announced a new format of comics that DC Comics is undertaking called "Wednesday Comics". Basically it's gonna be like a Large Newspaper with 16 pages, printed on broadsheet-size newsprint, featuring weekly stories by the best comic book creators out there. This example shown here of the "Batman Section" was written by Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Eduardo Risso. The artwork looks terrific & this whole "newspaper thing" sounds like a very cool concept. Now, DC Comics seems to be kinda vague right now as to the exact release date but keep an eye out because it should be arriving soon. When we get more information we'll let you know so please stay tuned to the Bat-Blog! ( Thanks Brian for sending the link ).

Vintage 1960's Batman Promo Poster From Europe!

Our good friend Hans, who lives in The Netherlands, sent us this beautiful photo of an extremely RARE piece of Vintage 60's Batman Memorabilia! He wrote, " this is my latest find, a Dutch Batman & Robin Promo Poster 1967. This was a special mail-in order poster from a Dutch grocery store called Albert Heijn. If one did your shopping there you could save up for this poster." WOW! Thanks Han, this is truly super-rare & I seriously LOVE the vintage artwork! In fact, I went ahead & used your photo to make a Desktop Wallpaper ( down below ) that you, and Bat-Blog Readers, can enjoy. Plus, I posted a picture of the actual poster up above...it's really nice! Thank you very much for sending this, I appreciate that!

Podcast: Bob Andelman Interviews Michael Uslan, Producer of the Batman Movies

I came across a podcast today that I knew I had to share here because it is "Batman-related" & extremely interesting. Bob Andelman, know as "Mr. Media", interviews Michael Uslan. This is the guy who has produced all the Batman movies we all love, from Batman 1989 to The Dark Knight. Currently, he's working on bringing Shazam & The Shadow to the big screen. So, if you're a fan of the Batman Films then be sure to listen to this fun interview.

Music Video: ADAM WEST Sings MIRANDA / 1966 Batman TV Show

"ZONK! ZONK!" Oh man, here's a totally hilarious animated music video done with the actual song "MIRANDA" sung by Adam West...it's groovy Batman time, baby! "ZONK! ZONK!"

2009 “Design Scholarship Challenge” Contest for Aspiring Graphic Designers

I know from personal experience that many of Bat-Blog Readers are very creative people & there are even a lot of graphic artists who read this page. So, that's the reason for this post, to pass along this information about a Design Contest sponsored by DC Comics. The company handling the publicity on this event is the "Visual Diner" website & here's what their PR copy says:


"Do you have an eye for design? If you're an aspiring graphic designer or just someone who loves being creative, the 2009 Design Scholarship Challenge sponsored by Brooks Institute, Brown College, Collins College, Harrington College of Design and the International Academy of Design & Technology along with DC Comics is your chance. Design a print and online ad for the Absolute Justice graphic novel, full of some of your favorite DC Comics characters. Local winners receive $5,000 scholarship at one of the sponsoring schools and a trip to San Diego Comic-Con 2009 to present design ideas to a panel of judges. The national winner receives an additional $20,000 scholarship and the opportunity to work with DC Comics on an upcoming marketing campaign."For more information about entering be sure to visit the VISUAL DINER.

George Barris-Inspired 1966 Batmobile Car Items

Batman has a lot of cars, jets, subs, & other vehicles. There are almost way too many to even mention! But if you ask a large group of people what their favorite car is then one of the top ones has got to be the 1966 Batmobile Car designed by George Barris for the '66 Batman TV Show. It will always be #1 because it's a Classic! Recently, I have come across a few "Bat-Car-Inspired" photos & decided to share them here. The 1st pic is of an actual "George Barris item" you can buy, not from me, but from his personal website. It's a 1966 BAT-CAR Lapel Pin made out of metal & when I last checked it was only $8.00, a great deal. The 2nd photo is of a fine art painting I saw on the Jonathan Levine Art Gallery website. An artist named M. Todd did this wonderful painting totally inspired by the famous TV car. I really like the primative, almost child-like, style of the art...very nice. The last photo is sort of a humor photo but it's also extremely cool because it's real. This is one of those little micro-mini eco cars that have been popping-up lately. This one has been totally customized to look like Batman's car! It's black, with classic red pinstriping, just like the Barris Car. Also, Ya gotta love those big-tailfins! Anyway, I hope you have enjoyed some of these pics, I thought they were cool. If you ever come across any great Batman-related photos then please send them in because sharing the love of the character & the collecting is what the Bat-Blog is all about!

Funny or Die Humor Video: BATMAN GARAGE SALE with Adam West!

The Funny or Die website has this totally hilarious "Batman skit" video featuring Adam West...heck yeah! It's titled "Batman Garage Sale with Adam West" & if you watch it then you'll probably love it!


Batman Garage Sale with Adam West from Adam West

Chris Mason's Art Sketches of 1966 TV Batman & Robin!

POW! A friend on Facebook recently did some extremely awesome drawings of Batman & Robin from the 1966 TV Show. Of course we're talking about Adam West & Burt Ward: The Caped Crusader & The Boy Wonder!! The artist's name is Chris Mason. You can tell that Chris is a huge fan of this classic television series because of the love that went into these drawings. The details are really sharp & my favorite one is the 1st one with the scene from the 60's movie where Batman tries to get rid of a bomb, "Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb"! Thanks for letting me post these Chris. I know that a lot of Bat-Blog Fans are gonna really love these, they're GREAT! ZAP!


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Batman, The Dark Knight, Spotted in Spain!

Our friend Luis sent this photo of when he saw Batman, the Dark Knight. Not the movie but the life-size statue! Ha Ha, this was at a major toy store in Spain. I love that Batman is popular all over the world, that's cool! Thanks Luis, for sending the awesome pic!

BATMAN ART STATUE BUST ( The Dark Knight movie version )

On April 17th the Bat-Blog introduced you to an artist named MAX who lives in Bretagne, France. He's the guy who created & sculpted that "Life-Size Heath Ledger JOKER" Statue Bust. I'm showing it in the very 1st photo to jog your memory but the post is mainly about this other piece, The Batman! YES! Max has done another one & this one is Batman ( The Dark Knight movie version ) & it's just as incredible! Just check out the photos. This artist's work is totally insane! Max was kind enough to allow me to post these photos & I really appreciate that. I love sharing Batman news & other stories but seeing an extremely talented artist be inspired by the Batman character is just awesome. Thanks Max....we look forward to seeing MORE art from you soon!

THE DARK KNIGHT Nominated For The 2009 MTV Movie Awards!

The nominations for the 2009 MTV Movie Awards just came out & it looks like The Dark Knight Batman movie is gonna rock! Here's a brief list of which categories our favorite film is nominated for:

BEST MOVIE

• The Dark Knight
• High School Musical 3: Senior Year
• Ironman
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Twilight
  

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE

• Christian Bale, The Dark Knight
• Robert Downey Jr., Ironman
• Shia LaBeouf, Eagle Eye
• Vin Diesel, Fast & Furious
• Zac Efron, High School Musical 3: Senior Year
  

BEST VILLIAN

• Derek Mears, Friday the 13th
• Dwayne Johnson, Get Smart
• Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
• Johnathon Schaech, Prom Night
• Luke Goss, Hellboy II: The Golden Army

BEST FIGHT

• Anne Hathaway vs. Kate Hudson, Bride Wars
• Christian Bale vs. Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
• Ron Perlman vs. Luke Goss, Hellboy II: The Golden Army
• Robert Pattinson vs. Cam Gigandet, Twilight
• Seth Rogen and James Franco vs. Danny McBride, Pineapple Express

Wacky Crazy Bootleg BATMAN TOYS From Around the World!

Just the other day I received some extremely cool photos from a Bat-Fan named Andreas. He likes to focus a part of his Batman Collection on the crazy bootleg toys that are made in other countries. His pictures show some really great examples! The 1st one looks like it's from China & it features imagery from the 1989 Batman movie. There's The Caped Crusader, Vicki Vale, The Joker, The Bat-Wing, & The Batmobile Car. But wait! Who's that villain-goon with the eye-patch? I don't remember him in the movie, ha ha! The second toy comes from Sweden & it's one of those "Water Maze" trinkets. I really love the "bat-shape" design, very cool! The 3rd piece, also from China, is a Set of Spiderman & Batman Action Figures It looks like they're ripping off TWO movies at the same time, ha ha! The last item is one of my favorites. I think so because it just has a great vintage look about it. It's a kite with an image of PINK Batman...pink! I wanna thank Andreas for sending these these in, they're all wonderful! Thank you. I also wanna invite any other readers to share any kind of Batman Photos, Information, Ideas, or whatever! Our e-mail button is always at the top right-hand side of this page.

New Video: ARKHAM ASYLUM Fan-Made Movie Trailer ( Not The Video Game )

This video is an extremely well-done fan-made "movie trailer" for a Batman Fan-Film titled ARKHAM. It's done with CGI 3-D Computer Graphics & is NOT related to the current video game titled "Arkham Asylum". It features Dr. Harley Quinn & her patient, The Joker. The sound effects & music are really excellent so be sure to crank-up your speakers, enjoy!

Doh!

OK, last night I was checking out some COMMENTS to this blog that needed to be approved before posting. Well, like a total idiot I hit the CLEAR button instead of the ACCEPT button!! I deleted about 22 comments made here. Arrrggghhh! So, I just wanted to do a quick post to let those people know that I did not really mean to "not accept" their comments & I apologize...stuff happens sometimes. I was extremely tired & not thinking clearly. If you could please re-write them sometime I'll put them back in there. It was only a big stupid mistake on my part, sorry.

Video - BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD Robin Batttles Solomon Grundy CARTOON TRAILER

This "Batman: The Brave and The Bold" Video Clip is from the NEW episode "The Color of Revenge" airing on May 15th, 2009. It features a "new" Robin, The Boy Wonder! We also get a first look at the Solomon Grundy villain character. It's pretty cool they brought him back too! On a side-note, something I really like about this new animated TV series is that it just keeps getting better! But, that's just my opinion, please let us know what you think about it by leaving a comment sharing your views, thanks. In the mean time, enjoy the clip!

BATMAN Desktop Wallpapers: CORGI TOYS 1940 BATMOBILE CAR and 1966 BAT-BOAT!

(( Side Note: These pictures seen here can be used for desktop wallpaper )). One of the things I really love about doing the Bat-Blog is getting unexpected messages from Batman Fans who have some special angle on the character. Everybody seems to love the character for different reasons. For some it's the Movies, Comic Books, Toys, Animated Series, TV Show, Graphic Novel or Book, etc...and then there are the "Batmobile Fans"! They are totally CRAZY about the car! They love all the many different variations & eras. They love the "real cars", ones made custom for Movies or TV. They especially like the toy cars too! Here's a wonderful example: A Bat-Blog Reader recently shared some photos of a few cars in her Diecast Corgi Toys Batmobile Car Collection. In the 1st one we see the 1940 Batmobile. This car is one of my top favorites, very art-deco in design, beautiful. The other interesting thing about this pic is the use of the "Dick Sprang - Batcave Lithograph". Mr. Sprang was one of THE major artists of Batman's Golden Age! By accident, the same car is shown in this artwork depicting the early era of Batman. I like the ironic juxaposition here, kinda funny. In the next pic the art direction is pretty cool too. Basically it's a shot of the Corgi 1966 Bat-Boat ( from The '66 Movie! ) but the lighting is really harsh, like on a super-bright sunny day at the lake, & the boat is sitting near actual water. It kinda gives the scene an unusual amount of "fake realism"...but, very well done. Actually, they're great, thank you for sending them. If there are other creative people out there who have some Bat-Info, Pics, Art, Customs, etc...please send it!

Cool BATMAN ART Desktop Wallpaper Backgrounds!

I apologize. Today is Thursday & here at the Bat-Blog, every single Wednesday, we ALWAYS post some Free BATMAN Desktop Wallpapers...but yesterday I forgot! OK, I have been kind of distracted lately with other projects so I'm posting 3 new ones to make up for the 2 I didn't post yesterday, ha ha! For the general theme this week I thought I would go with versions of Batman from the 1980's to 1990's. The 1st one uses stock art created by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. He's always been a favorite artist of mine & I hope you like his stuff too. He did a lot of work for DC Comics including a large variety of commercial art for actual products & merchandise.The next image is from the now-classic BATMAN BEYOND Animated Series that ran on TV awhile back. That cartoon was a total surprise to me on how great it was! So, obviously, I had to include it here. The last wallpaper is another famous comic book artist, Jim Lee. His artwork sort of defined the character & is always a total delight to see. Now, I'm wondering...is there another Batman Artist who's work you would like to see as a desktop background? Just let me know & I'll see what I can do.

Video - BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM Video Game Exclusive 'Free-Flow Combat' Walkthrough

In this exclusive video we get to see Batman using "Free Flow Combat" in this walk-through of the BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM Video Game. It's kinda funny how Batman acts when they announce the points you made. He acts sort of like a professional wrestler or boxer, ha ha! The game looks pretty cool though.


Batman: Arkham Asylum Exclusive 'FreeFlow Combat' Walkthrough