A friend of mine the other day asked me if they made a 2009 Calendar for THE DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie, that he would like to get one. I told him, "Yeah, of course, they made a few different sizes: a Regular-Size Wall Calendar, then a Larger One, & even a Small Mini-Version. I reported it on the Bat-Blog here a long time ago, didn't you read it?!" I was sort of pulling his chain because I know he does not read the site daily like most readers do & he probably missed it. Anyway, I told him about the website where you can buy them because they're kinda hard to find in most stores ( they sold out ). Well, he called me back & was sort of freaking out. While laughing he said, "They already have the 2010 DARK KNIGHT Wall Calendar available!". Now, to offer a calendar for next year is kinda weird, especially this far in advance. But what is also really strange is "why?". Why make a product for this movie way after it's not in theaters anymore? It must be because the movie is so hugely popular. I mean, think about the marketing of most Batman movies. While it is out they manufacture every conceivable product there is ( Happy Meal Toys, Toothpaste, Underwear, Cereal, Action Figures, T-Shirts, Posters, etc...) Then, as soon as the movie is over, they stop & allow the products to die out. Well, now they are offering a Batman Calendar...for NEXT year, ha ha! So, because it is current "Batman Product News" I thought I would post it here & down below is a link button if ya want to get it. The graphics do look pretty cool so I might order one for my friend. Ya know, as an inside joke, ha ha!
A good friend to the Bat-Blog, named Neville, sent us some extremely cool photos yesterday. He wrote, "I have one more picture from last year's Polaris Convention to send to you: it's a picture of Nightwing, the Riddler, and Robin, all looking quite intense. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, here's another one of Catwoman too!" Ha Ha, AWESOME!! Thank you Neville. I really love these Comic Book Fans who dress up when they go to comicons. Seriously, it's very cool how creative they are. All of these costumes look really really great...good job! I think a lot of people who were at that show really appreciated these characters. Plus, I think a lot of readers are gonna really love that Catwoman pic...MEOW!! If any other readers have ANY kind of Batman-related photos to share then please send them in, we always love that!
Here's a pretty good review of the new Batman Pinball Machine Game. It's based on THE DARK KNIGHT film & the graphics are AWESOME! This is actually the 3rd Pinball Game to be based on a Batman movie. This new game was developed by Stern. For my friends & family reading this, I really really want one of these! ( hint, hint )
Today, April 4th, would have been Heath Ledger's birthday. So, to act as sort of a tribute to him I created this Desktop Wallpaper you can use to remember him. He is missed very much by all of his fans & it's still a shock to me really that he tragically died so young. I was so happy he won the Oscar for his performance of the Joker in The Dark Knight, he really deserved it, but at the same time I was sad he didn't get to go on stage to receive it. Besides being a great actor, and more importantly, he was also a really great person. Happy Birthday Heath.
A new Bat-Friend named Markus sent us some extremely cool photos the other night & he said, "My name is Markus and I'm from Sweden, 20 years old. I'm a big Batman Fan and really enjoy your blog. I have two major Batman pieces in my collection. I have the Original Robin Mask worn on screen by Chris O'Donnell in the 1995 BATMAN FOREVER movie . I also have the original Batman Cowl worn by George Clooney in BATMAN AND ROBIN ( 1997 ). I know most fans dislike these movies but the suits themselves are pretty cool and extremely well made. As a Batman Fan I really enjoy owning these pieces." Thanks Markus, the photos are awesome & I can only imagine how cool it is to see these amazing pieces of bat-memorabilia, in real-life, everyday! I know that the "Joel Schumacher films" are sort of laughed at today but they are a part of bat-history & actually, "Batman Forever" wasn't too bad, ha ha. I know that for a lot of younger Batman Fans these movies were sort of their introduction to the character & for that reason, when they get older, these movies will be very special to them. Something to think about is that every fan sort of has their "own Batman"...the one they loved a s a kid. So, looking at it that way, these Movie Props are sort of guaranteed to become even more special & valuable in the future. I think these are great pieces, I even like the display cases, & thanks again for sharing these pics. The Bat-Blog is all about the joys of collecting & I appreciate the time it took for you to send these. If any other readers have cool stuff to share then send it...today!
For the last few days I have been pretty excited about the release of the brand-new HOT TOYS Joker / Police Officer Version Figure. It's a part of their new "Movie Masters Deluxe" series # 1 & it's totally amazing! In fact, it's completely INSANE! The attention to details is extremely accurate. The head sculpt looks EXACTLY like Heath Ledger from THE DARK KNIGHT Batman movie. It's really killing me right now that I can't afford to buy one, ha ha! But, someday, IT WILL BE MINE! I recently received some newer photos ( Thanks Dave ). Two of them are official Hot Toy Company catalog photos and the last one is from a Hong Kong website where they show the actual product at a trade show. If you're looking for a good place to buy one of these then I recommend clicking on the button down below.
Do you remember these really great Hostess Fruit Pie Ads from the older comic books of the 1970's and 80's?? The ones pictured here feature THE PENGUIN Batman Villain. They used to crack me up the way they "tricked you into reading the ad"...they usually had some decent artwork & a silly story, but at the end they always sales-pitched Hostess Snacks, funny! The weird thing was, as a little kid, I used to totally love these Hostess Fruit Pies ( cherry was the best, my #1 choice ). As always you can click the small photo for a larger, more "readable", picture ...and also please remember to CHECK OUT THE BAT-ARCHIVES for way more vintage toys & advertisements!
It's "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday" again & this time I'm proud to say that both graphics you see here were submitted by friends of the Bat-Blog! The 1st one was sent by our good friend Zdravko. He noticed that when I wrote that "CD review" recently about the new Mask of The Phantasm Soundtrack that I mentioned I really liked the inside graphic they used. The one where Batman is hitting the Joker ( Animated Series version ) & all the playing cards are flying around...well, here's that image! The 2nd one is by a reader named Matt who's an extremely talented graphic artist. He loves to make desktop backgrounds of images from the Batman movies, especially The Dark Knight film. But this time he used the famous teaser-ad that the HOT TOYS Company used to hype their New JOKER POLICE OFFICER Figure. The wallpaper is so highly crafted that it kind of looks like a photograph but if you look closely you can see that he used graphic art software to very carefully draw every single shade of color...pretty cool! I wanna thank both these guys, Zdravko & Matt, for allowing me to use these awesome pics, thank you! If the Bat-Blog is any good at all it's because the readers are so involved, I love that. 
Oh Man! Both Batman Fans & Gamers this Summer are gonna totally flip-out when they see the Special Collector's Edition for the new BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM Video Game! At $100.00 it will be about $40 more than the regular version but looks kind of worth it for all the cool extras you get, especially the Batarang with Display Stand! Unfortunately, it will ONLY be made for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 formats. In this deluxe version it will not be available for the PC Game. But the good news is that the reg PC Game will be about $50.00 & that's $10 cheaper than the regular versions of the PS3 & Xbox game ( $60.00 ). Be sure to click on the above photo for a larger, way more detailed, picture of all the cool stuff you get: - 14" Batarang with Display Stand
- Batarang-Shaped Hard Case Storage Box
- Dr. Arkham's 48 Pg. Leather-Bound Journal
- Game Disc in Special 2-Disc Case
- "Behind The Scenes" DVD w/ Code for Downloadable Map
- Full-Color Manual
- Exclusive "Crime Alley" Map
In Burbank, California, on April 7th, 2009 Warner Brothers Animation held a public event where they presented their brand-new billboard celebrating nearly 80 years of WB cartoons. Celebrity guests included Actor Diedrich Bader, the voice of Batman on Batman: The Brave and The Bold ( Airing Friday Night on the Cartoon Network), and the iconic actress Julie Newmar, who played Catwoman in the 1966 Batman TV Series. The photo up above show them together with the original movie Batmobile. The billboard celebrates both old & new characters. Please be sure to click on the above photos for larger, more detailed, versions. I love the fact that Batman is so prominantly featured in the very center ( Take that, Superman! ). Also, if you study the photo, you'll see a lot of Batman: The Animated Series characters along the bottom: Harley Quinn, The Joker, Two-Face, Catwoman, Clayface, & Mr. Freeze...very cool! Happy 80th Anniversary Warner Brothers!!!
This weekend, actually April 16th through the 19th, 2009 ( Thurs - Sunday ), the CELEBRATION EXOTIC CAR FESTIVAL will be happening in Sebring, Florida. One of the main stars of the event will be George Barris & his amazing custom cars he has made for both movies & television. The original 1966 Batman TV Show Batmobile will be there plus the Monkee Mobile ( The Monkees ), The Munster Mobile ( The Munsters ), The Countach from the Cannonball Run movie, The DeLorean from Back To The Future, "KITT" Car from Knight Rider, the Original Star Wars Landspeeder, plus many many more! OK, I mean, there will be tons of other race cars, vintage classic, wacky customs, etc....way too many to show or list here, ha ha! It looks like a pretty cool event & how often do you get to see a real-life Batmobile! For more convention information be sure to visit their website ( click on their name up above ).
There's a new product coming out soon in 2009 that is gonna make all Batman Fans totally drool! It's a HUGE Full-Size BATMAN WALL MURAL that you just stick on the wall. Yeah, basically it's a very large sticker sort of like wallpaper. The graphics are totally amazing showing The Dark Knight watching over Gotham City & it features the beautiful original comic book art of Jim Lee! Shown here are some examples of what it's gonna look like & if you're interesting in buying one to decorate a kid's bedroom or an adult's game room then just click on the button down below for more details ( When you get there just type "Batman Mural" in the Search Window ). I really wanna get one of these!
This video features footage from the next new episode of BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD. The title of this episode is "Night of The Huntress!". This video clip show Babyface & his crew during their jail break, looks awesome! Be sure to watch BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD, Friday Nights, on The Cartoon Network!
Is it wrong to think that an animated character is HOT!? Ha Ha! The next new episode of Batman: The Brave and The Bold is gonna feature a new female superhero character named THE HUNTRESS. Well, "new" to the cartoon, but this femme fatale has been around a long time in the comic books & I'm really excited about seeing her in this animated series. Here are a few Desktop Backgrounds you can use as wallpaper on your PC, enjoy! Oh yeah, one last thing, be sure to check out this Batman TV Show every Friday night on the Cartoon Network!
I have a friend on MySpace named Jeremy Shock. The other day his page popped up in a random fashion & I decided to check it out because, at the last minute, I realized he lives in the same city as me, Oklahoma City! His MySpace page is mainly about his artwork. He paints & sometimes makes drawings. Anyway, I thought I'd search his pics to see some of his artwork. While surfing his galleries I noticed he had one for tattoo art. That's where I found this amazing BATMAN TATTOO that I knew I had to share here. It's an older version of Batman from either 1989 or the early 90's, a Michael Keaton version. It really looks a lot like the actor who played Batman so I thought that was pretty cool. Shock's other artwork is very impressive too & if you're interesting you should check it out at http://www.myspace.com/kcjamesyall
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OK, today is the day that the Bat-Blog announces the 2 winners for the BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM Movie Soundtrack CD Contest. We're gonna be giving away 2 of these babies in just a second. But before I get to that I wanna send an extremely sincere THANK YOU to La-La Land Records for their generous cooperation in helping with this latest contest. This is seriously an amazing product & I'm very proud to be giving away 2 of these awesome CD soundtracks. OK, two names were randomly picked from a list of people. Usually I pick a piece of paper from a hat ( which is more fun ) but this time I used a "Random Number Generator" on the internet. Woo Hoo, high tech! The 2 names picked electronically were... Michael K. of Sparks, Nevada & Ryan D. of Albertville, Alabama. Mike & Ryan, please contact me to confirm your correct mailing address & then afterwards I will mail these babies to you, congratulations guys!
Here's a very clever movie trailer parody where they did a mix-up of Batman: The Dark Knight with The Terminator. It's sort of as an homage to the new Christian Bale TERMINATOR SALVATION movie by Warner Bros coming out later. The editing is pretty good &, of course, it's totally funny. Enjoy!
OK, This post is for all you "Millionaire Collectors" & is sort of in 2 sections. In one, Profiles in History is holding an auction on May 1st, 2009, where they are selling off a huge proportion of the Hollywood Wax Museum statues. These are the original wax statues displayed at the famous museum & there are a ton of great ones like James Dean, Lucille Ball, Wizard of OZ, Henry Winkler as The Fonz, John Travolta, Bob Hope, etc...way too many to list here but it's totally crazy how many there are! Included in that sale are life-size figures of 1989 Batman ( Michael Keaton ), '89 Joker ( Jack Nicholson ), & 1992 Catwoman From Batman Returns ( Michelle Pfeiffer ).
Now, the 2nd part of this post is about Profiles in History ALSO selling original movie props from another collection, sort of two-auctions-in-one. The Batman-related items in that sale include: a Screen-Used Cowl from Batman & Robin, Jim Carrey's Riddler Cane from Batman Forever, Val Kilmer's Sonar Bat-Suit Costume, 1966 Catwoman Cat-Suit & Belt ( Lee Meriwether ), Adam West's Tights, Val Kilmer's Panther Cowl, Arnold Schwarzenegger's Mr. Freeze Costume & Freeze-Ray Gun ( sold separately ), etc...Both sales are spread out over a 2 day period & will surely have to be visited by many Batman Fans. For more details just search "Profiles in History" & visit their main page.
Yesterday I received an e-mail from a Bat-Blog Reader who sent some incredible photos of her boyfriend's display of Batman Memorabilia. She said, "Hello Bat-Blog, my name is Melissa and I wanted to tell you guys about my boyfriend's Batman Toy collection. He has so much stuff we had to buy a bigger house with a room just for Batman! He has about 20 boxes in the garage that are unopened complete old Batman sets and the whole room is full, its pouring over into the other rooms! I took some pics and I have included them. By the way, he goes on your site every day & his name is Pete, thanks." WOW!! Melissa, please tell Pete that he has some very amazing super-cool stuff & I really appreciate YOU sending these great pics, thank you. I love to see what other Batman Collectors have. I always end up playing that game where I am like, "OK I have that, I don't have that, I have never seen that before, oooh awww I want that!", ha ha! It's great! As always we want to invite any Bat-Blog Readers to send us cool photos, information, news, etc...if the Bat-Blog is any good at all it's because of it's amazing fans...Thanks so much!
