These pictures are just a quick overview of a brand-new Lego Batman Play Set called "The Tumbler: Joker's Ice Cream Surprise" #7888. It features the new Tumbler Batmobile & a very cool looking Joker Van. It also comes with 3 figures: Batman, The Joker, & one of Joker's Goons. Looks like it also has approx. 11 various weapons for the characters to use.The attention to detail is awesome! I really love these toys & later this year they plan to release the new LEGO BATMAN video game. I might have to get this as a gift for one of my nephews at Christmas, it's crazy! Amazon.com Widgets
I know that this post sort of seems like it's not Batman-related but it is. There's a small residential house in Cleveland, Ohio where 2 teenage kids in the early 1930's dreamed up the idea of Superman. Of course I'm talking about Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster. The original house where "Superman was born" is a total wreck. So, the SIEGEL AND SHUSTER SOCIETY was created, as a charity, to raise money to restore the house. Many major artists of the comic book industry have donated artwork for auction. They are also selling T-Shirts & other products. They are also just accepting donations. The house where Google was created is saved. The farm where Hewlett Packard was founded is preserved. And Richard Nixon's house is a museum. But the house where Superman - one of the world's most recognized heroes - was created? It's a wreck. So, with the creation of The Siegel & Shuster Society, they hope to raise enough money to repair the house and make sure it will be saved, restored, and there so you can take your kids one day. Without Superman there would have NEVER been a Batman. So, I'm asking all Bat-Blog Readers to please show your support. Let's show them that Batman Fans are the best! Here's a link button for more details. Thanks.
Recently, a Bat-Blog Reader sent us some photos of some crafts she's made & some that she is working on. She made some Batman-themed Dresses that I featured in another posting. ( Just scroll down a little or check the Bat-Archives ). She also made some of the items posted here. The first photo is a really cute JOKER / HEATH LEDGER Plush Rag Doll. This was one of my favorite pieces because it's so funny. When you look at the details it's pretty accurate to the character & it has a very silly irony to it. I'm not sure if "irony" is the right word to use but what I mean is that the actual movie character was so extremely dark & scary and this doll is cute & lovable...complete opposites. I don't know, I thought the juxtaposition was humorous. Plus, it's just very well done & the materials look like they are really nice quality. The next items she made are very cool too & for the male readers who are kinda skittish, please check it out anyway. The next photos show a purse that was completed ( both sides ) & the last photo is one she is working on now. The completed one features Christian Bale as Batman with the actress who played Lois Lane on TV's Smallville. Sort of a strange choice but she loves both characters so that's cool. Plus there's kind of a "humor thing" going on there so let's just go with it, it's fun. It's a collage of magazine photos. The back features 2 large photos of Christian Bale & The Dark Knight...very nice! My wife collects purses & would completely flip-out if she saw these, ha ha! The last pic is of a purse about 1/2 way done. This creation features both the Batman & Joker ( Heath Ledger ) and so far looks really cool. Let's hope she sends us a photo of the completed item ( Hint, Hint ). Anyways, sorry to go on forever but this is some great stuff & I love when Bat-Fans get creative so if you're working on any Batman-related projects ( Custom Action Figures, Crafts, Painting, Dolls, Drawing, etc...) then please send them in to us to share. Thanks.
A Bat-Blog Reader named Joel sent us this vintage family photo that totally cracks me up! Of course I mean that in a good way but I love old pictures like this that show young Bat-Fans all happy & proud. Look at their faces, this is great stuff! I'm guessing these 2 kids just got these for Christmas & were really happy about it. Obviously we're talking about the "Batman & Robin Pajamas". Joel didn't tell us the year the picture was shot but I'm guessing late 70's or very early 1980's. Thanks for sharing the photo Joel, it's awesome! If any other readers have memories like this to share then please send them in today!
Ha Ha Ha Ha, a friend to the Bat-Blog, named Stephen, sent this hilarious photo of himself. He explains, "I won this Ideal Batman Helmet on ebay about a week ago, and it came in today as I was on my way to work...at a comic book store. :) So, here's a picture of me hard at work!" Great photo Stephen, I love it! This classic 1960's toy is awesome! I know my readers will get a kick outta this, I appreciate that. Now... get back to work!
On Livejournal there's this very intelligent ( or at least extremely smart, clever, & humorous ) person who has made an amazing observation that Christian Bale & Kermit The Frog are doppelgangers. In German Philosophy there's a theory that every person on earth has a double. A person that is exactly like them in every way but lives in another country or another time. That each of us are not totally unique but "have existed before" or at least have a double. It's one of those things that can never be proven to be true. But, as a theory it mainly exists to make you think about the possibilities. I think this is what this person has done with Bale & Kermit...ha ha! The great thing about this observation is the attention to study. I mean, if it were just 5-6 photos then it would just be a coincidence. But this person shows sooo many examples that it starts to boggle the mind. Here, I am only showing you 3 pictures to give you an idea. But, if you go check out this person's page you'll see what I'm talking about. It's great ( Just click the link button down below ). I don't think it's a serious study, mainly for fun or humor. But what if it's true?
SCULPTED BY KAREN PALINKO The popular BATMAN BLACK & WHITE line of artist-inspired statues continues! Renowned illustrator/comic book artist George P rez designed this classic vision of Batman, featuring the Caped Crusader in a classic pose, prepared as always to defend Gotham City. Painted in monochromatic tones, this statue is certain to be another sought-after addition to DC Direct's line of BATMAN BLACK & WHITE statues. The statue measures approximately 7' tall x 6.5' wide x 5' deep. It features a logo-shaped base and is packaged in a black-and-white box. Here's a link button to buy it for a good deal at the TFAW Batman Store.
Just a quick post to let everybody know that the CARTOON NETWORK has finally put up some material on their new cartoon, coming out this fall, titled BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD! The above graphic shows what the website looks like & right now the only content they have is the awesome movie trailer. But, they should start busting out with some cool material soon! Remember, keep checking the Bat-Blog because we're really excited about this new animated series & we will keep you up to date! Click the CN logo down below for details:
Just a friendly reminder that the McDonalds Fast Food Restaurant Promotion for LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEO GAME starts on September 12th, 2008. Hey, that's tomorrow! I guess it's time, once again, to wolf-down those McDonald's Happy Meals! There will be 8 toys total, 4 figures & 4 vehicles. The premiums look awesome & I finally got some "official photos" of the toys...just in time! ( Click on the above graphics for larger photos ).
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For the action figure toy collectors there will be some new merchandise to look for soon! The DC UNIVERSE CLASSICS - WAVE 4, by Mattel, will include: Batman Beyond, Captain Atom, Cyborg, Amazon Warrior Wonder Woman & Ares! The release date is October, 2008. There is also a rumor that KB TOYS will have an EXCLUSIVE "BATMAN BEYOND" FIGURE that is a "unmasked version" ( shown up above ). So, be sure to look out for that one too!
I thought it was time to post a few pictures of Batman toys from the past. So, here we go! The 1st photo is from a friend in Chicago who really loves the RARE & obscure vintage Batman toys. He recently sent us this great photo of a 1970's BATMAN OFFICIAL BATCYCLE Remote-Control Toy, with Original Box. I seriously love this thing, it's awesome! Plus, you don't see too many of the vintage "Batman on Motorcycle" toys so that's cool. The 2nd photo is pretty amazing also. This is an original store display to sell 70's BATMAN SUPERHERO PUFFY-STICKERS. I guess this hung behind the counter & you would say, "Hey, give me a Robin, Catwoman, & The Joker!" This one looks unused & is extremely RARE. I love the vintage graphics that are all over this thing, especially the header-card part. The last photo is the OFFICIAL BATMAN SHOOTING ARCADE. Again, the vintage 70's graphics are wonderful. This is a very hard-to-find item, even loose. But to see it in the box is a treat. I wanna take this time to ask all Bat-Blog Readers with RARE toys to please send some pics to share. That's the main focus of the Bat-Blog, sharing the joys of collecting Batman!
My friends & family know that, besides being a crazy Batman Fan, I also really love ART. I mean, just this weekend I went to 3 art gallery openings, ha ha. So, I wanted to share this artwork from an artist I really like. His name is Tommy Kane. He's an illustrator & painter. Shown here are just a few examples of his fine art. The first one is a large canvas with the image of Adam West as Batman from the classic 1966 TV Guide cover, very cool! POW! The 2nd painting shows Robin, The Boy Wonder ( Burt Ward ). He also does some smaller pieces on cardboard which is a really neat material to use. This example shows Batgirl. He makes a lot of pop culture references in his work. You can see Roy Rogers, Astroboy, The Lone Ranger, Pee Wee Herman, Green Hornet & Kato, among others. Here's a link to check out his page. But, please be sure to bookmark the Bat-Blog before ya go! Also, Be sure to check out the Bat-Blog ARCHIVES for many more examples of Batman-Inspired ART!
Our friend Zdravko took some really great photos showing the 2 Batman Cereal Boxes in Bulgaria! Of course this was for the recent THE DARK KNIGHT movie promotion. The 1st picture is an advertisement out of some magazine, very cool! The next 3 photos show the actual cereal boxes with 1 pic showing the back. There were 4 premiums there that are all different than the American ones, especially the Scarecrow figure! Be sure to check out Zdravko's website for other foreign goodies.
Here's the latest addition to our family, his name is "JASPER"!! ( My wife named him, not me, ha ha ). Yesterday I left the house to go pick up some dinner & was in kind of a hurry to get back. There was something on TV that I didn't want to miss. I approached the 1st intersection from my house & got a red light. I stopped & while sitting there, all of a sudden, I saw this little puppy sitting exactly in the middle of this busy 4-lane intersection. Cars were weaving & hitting their brakes doing everything to try to not hit this little guy. He was kind of confused & was running as fast as he could one way, then another. I thought I gotta get out & go get him, he's gonna cause a wreck or worse get run over! I slammed on my emergency brake. Ran over & picked him up. A few people thanked me because he seriously was causing a lot of trouble & could have easily got run over ( which was my worst fear ). He looked like he had not eaten in a few days. I drove down the street to a local market & bought some dog food. I bought a small bag of dry that he could eat while we took care of him but I also bought a small can of wet food that I could feed him right away. When I got back to the car I opened the small can & put it in the floorboard of my truck. I placed him down there & with 1 second he was wolfing it down. By the time I got to the restaurant to pick up our food he had already wolfed down 95% of it, ha ha! I guess he was hungry! Later we went to the store & got some dog shampoo. He smelled pretty bad! He was also covered in fleas. He really loved getting a bath. I bet it made him feel a lot better plus we got most of the fleas off of him. Here's a photo we took later. We don't know at all what kind of dog he is. Does anyone here know what sort of breed he is?
Recently I needed some "icon graphics" for a project & totally by accident found these incredible Batman-Theme Desktop Icons that are extremely cool! They represent the many different Batmobiles that Batman has had over the years: The Tumbler from Batman Begins & The Dark Knight, The 1989 Movie Car, The 1940's Comic Book Version, One that looks like the Superpowers Action Figure Toy Car by Kenner, The Animated Series, etc...way too many to list here! They are broke down into 2 different sets: Volume1 and 2. The link button down below takes you to the first set & then just click the "Search For Similar Items" button under that & look in FREEWARE ( purple area ) for Volume #2. They're really great & are in both Windows & Apple formats.
Here's some nice photos from a friend on MySpace. The 1st one is a very cool costume not only because it's really well done, but because it's such an obscure Batman villian, The Mad Hatter! The next group of photos shows a more recently made Halloween costume. This one is the Scarecrow. I think the mask is extremely nice. The mouth-stitches looks really good & the hangman's noose around the neck is kinda creepy. OK, very creepy! So, this is making me wonder. For Halloween this year what kind of costume are you, the reader, gonna wear? Or maybe, another way to ask, is what Batman character have you been in the past? Please send us your favorite family photos or just comment down below on what character you might dress-up as this year. The Joker? Batgirl? The Dark Knight?
This video will totally remind you of the old Nintendo Entertainment System video games from the 1980's, the old 8-bit video games. But, it's THE DARK KNIGHT Batman movie, ha ha!
I guess I need to apologize for the lack of posts recently but the last few days I have been sicker than a dog! I have barely been able to get outta bed, ha ha! Today is the 1st day I have felt "ok" so I thought I would get a few things on here while I have a chance. Now, one of my favorite things about doing this blog is how awesome most of the readers are. I swear I'm not trying to suck-up, ha ha. But seriously, you guys send me some great stuff & I appreciate that! Here's the perfect example: Posted above are 3 Batman-Themed Desktop Wallpapers sent in by Bat-Blog Readers. Actually, they are JOKER-related, ha ha! The 1st one shows The Joker ( lookin' extremely crazy ) wearing a straight-jacket in Arkham Asylum. It was done by a friend named Bacon who's a regular contributor. His stuff is always awesome! ( Thanks Bacon, you rock, Sir ). The next 2 were done by a friend named "Moth", his real name is Pete, and they're really cool too! They are Joker Wallpaper Backgrounds made with many different images of Joker, sort of a collage. All the images are hand-picked & very high-quality...good job! ( Thanks Pete for sending these, I appreciate that ). In fact I was just thinking that the 2 collage wallpapers would be really awesome for a MySpace page!
I want to invite ALL Bat-Blog Readers to send us wallpapers, photos, information, tips, hints on improving the site, what you wanna see, etc...my e-mail button is always on the top right-hand side of this blog. Thanks!
