Advertising Banner For BATMAN: MYSTERY OF THE BATWOMAN Animated DVD Movie

Here at the Bat-Blog we have a friend named "Brohawk" who's an extremely talented graphic artist. His work is featured on the cover to the BATMAN: MYSTERY OF THE BATWOMAN Animated DVD Movie that came out a few years ago. Here's a photo I found at his personal website & had to share it. It seems that Warner Bros, around the time of the release of this movie, put up this HUGE vinyl banner advertising the event. "Brohawk" is shown here in the 2 photos. In the 1st one you can see how GIANT-SIZED this thing was, look how tiny he is compared to it... it's HUGE, ha ha! This must have been an amazing day for him seeing his work so large-scale like this & personally I am kinda proud of it too.

THE GOTHAM CITY PIZZERIA is The Dark Knight Batman Movie Promo By Domino's Pizza We Have All Been Waiting For!

Tomorrow (Monday, June 16th, 2008) be sure to check out the Official GOTHAM CITY PIZZERIA website for a Special Promotion. It's been kinda known that Domino's Pizza will be doing a promotional tie-in with The Dark Knight Batman movie. There's gonna be a unique-shaped BATMAN PIZZA put out by them. Now, for Batman collectors, there will probably be a special Pizza Box with TDK graphics. There might even be some vinyl advertising banners to look out for. Personally, I'm hoping that they come out with some cool toys, plastic cups, or some kind of premiums. Be sure to stay tuned with the Bat-Blog because we'll let ya know! To visit the website, click here:

Vintage 1960's Japanese BATMAN TOYS From Japan!

Here are some really great photos of some amazing vintage 60's BATMAN TOYS from Japan! The 1st photo was sent in by our friend Hans who just recently bought this Batman & Robin Japanese Jigsaw Puzzle. I seriously love the retro graphics & Japanese language...nice! (Thanks Han, cool find). The next few photos are some great examples of Japanese BATMOBILE Tin Toys (OK, The Bat-Jet is plastic. But you get the idea, ha ha!). One of them even has the original box! Ya know, sometimes these things are licensed by DC Comics & other times they are totally bootleg, but I don't care, I LOVE THEM ALL! If any Bat-Blog Readers have some photos they would like to share, of anything Batman, then please send them in today! Our "e-mail Button" is on the top right-hand side of this page, thanks!

SPOILER ALERT: New Video From THE DARK KNIGHT

If you go to the Gotham City Pizzeria website & click on the "HA" in the word "Gotham" you can see this video of Two-Face from the new Batman movie The Dark Knight ( Aaron Eckhart ). Just click on the WHYSOSERIOUS link down below.

New Photo: GEORGE BARRIS Designed 1966 BATMOBILE-STYLE HALLMARK ELECTRIC GUITAR

A few days ago, at the Bat-Blog, we featured a story about the new 1966 BATMOBILE-INSPIRED Electric Guitar that was personally designed for Hallmark Guitars by George Barris ( Check The Bat-Blog Archives, Lower Left-Side ).It was a popular post because this Custom Electric Guitar is totally INSANE! Well, we got a new photo from a friend named John who not only got to handle this baby but was also, at the time, dressed in full Batman "Adam West-Style" Costume AND standing next to a 1966 Batmobile Replica Car...Oh my God, how cool is that?! I wanna thank John for allowing us to publish this photo, that must have been a lot of fun! ROCK ON!!

Video Hulk and Batman : Hi, I'm a Marvel...and I'm a DC

In this new video Batman and The Incredible Hulk square off in a discussion about their respective movie franchises in this Mac/PC Parody.

I AM BATMAN!! Vintage Family Photo of Kid in Batman Costume

I really really love old photos like this! When I saw this one I knew it had to be published here. This little guy is a true Batman Fan! His name is Todd & this photo was taken in 1992. He was 6 years old & look at that priceless expression on his face, he's happy! This looks like a homemade costume & those are usually the best! He told us it was made by his Grandmother & that's really special.Thanks Todd for sharing this great photo. I appreciate that & the costume is way too cool!

The Bat-Blog Celebrates 1500 Batman-Related Posts!!

I didn't even notice, until later, but yesterday when I posted the "Vintage Photo of a Kid in Batman Costume" story, that was the 1500th post on the Bat-Blog! WOW!! One Thousand Five Hundred Posts!! I like how that happened by accident because, really, the MAIN goal of the Bat-Blog is all about sharing our love of the Batman character & the joys of collecting different Batman Memorabilia. If you wanna read all the posts be sure to click on the different "months" in the BAT-BLOG ARCHIVES ( Located on the bottom left-hand side of this page ). To celebrate this event I wanna ask every Bat-Blog Reader to tell at least 3 friends ( who like Batman ) about this blog. Send them an e-mail, put a banner link on your website or blog, post something about the Bat-Blog in a Message Board, Post a bulletin on your MySpace account...Please do anything (that's legal & NOT spam ) to spread the word! Our URL is http://www.bat-blog.com

Video: THE DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie / Reese's Peanut Butter Cups TV Commercial

Keeping up with all the new Batman Merchandise has been kinda fun. I can only imagine what's gonna happen when the movie comes out, it's gonna be THE DARK KNIGHT everywhere you go! Here's a neat TV commercial shown on TV recently. The quality isn't the best but it does give you a good idea of what it looks like. I wanna ask ALL Bat-Blog Readers to please let me know about ANY new Batman products so I can share them here, thanks.

New BOOK REVIEW: The Essential BATMAN Encyclopedia

There's a new Batman book that's been published very recently by Del Ray called "The Essential Batman Encyclopedia" & I thought I would do a short book review about it. I remember getting news about this book a long time ago & have been kinda excited about it, thought it would be a very cool book to have. Well, after seeing/reading this book, I gotta say I am very happily surprised! First, the thing is HUGE! It's like a giant phone book. Next, it's not only jam-packed with a ton of detailed information but it's beautifully illustrated all through out. The author, Robert Greenberger, has done a really nice job compiling & organizing tons of Batman history. The book has almost 400 pages & the wonderful thing, for me, are all the awesome graphics that are sprinkled about on almost every page. They didn't skimp on that area. There are beautiful pictures from the Golden Age 1940's all the way to the very very recent comic books. That was something that kinda surprised me, how "updated" it was. Now, to be honest, I have not yet read every single line in this book, that would take me months to do. But I have read a lot & the way the information is laid out is really nice. Just like any encyclopedia you look up a name or place & there's a section on that person or thing. I like that they list the "first appearance" of many characters. ( Bat-Mite, Detective Comics # 257, May 1959 ). I think that this is a book that every Batman Fan would love. For example, as a test, I tried to think of a very obscure character to look up. When I was a little kid I always liked a villain named The Eraser. I flipped through the book & not only did they have some nice information about him but they also had a wonderful graphic as well. They reprinted the original comic book cover he 1st appeared on, ha ha! I ran many tests like that & was happily surprised each time, a fun book. One thing I gotta say though. This book's main focus is the "Comic Book Batman" or what most fans call the "real Batman". It doesn't have any facts about the 1966 TV Show, The Animated Series, The Movies...it mainly covers the "comic book" character. But, that's the character we all love & covering those other areas could be another 400 pages! So, I guess, to sum it up...this book is really wonderful & it's a must have for any true Batman Fan or Collector. I like it & hope, that if you check it out, you will too. One last thing: If you have already planned on buying this book from Amazon then please help support the Bat-Blog by using this link, thanks.

THE DARK KNIGHT "4 SPINNING TOPS" Batman Movie Promotional CEREAL BOXES From General Mills.

OK, Most Batman Fans in the USA right now know about the DARK KNIGHT Movie Promotion that General Mills is doing with their line of cereal boxes but keeping up with it is sort of crazy! Here's the deal. All of their cereal brands have some sort of Batman prize or premium in the box ( NO "mail-aways" right now ). There are 4 different areas to collect: 3 Mini-Comic Book Booklets, 4 Batman & Joker Figures ( 2 of each character ), 4 Spinning Tops, & 4 Disc-Shooters. The booklets & figures are sort of random & to complete a set is just luck but one neat thing about this promo is that you can get the 4 Spinning Tops just by buying one box of 4 different brands of cereal. In other words 4 cereal boxes each have 1 very specific SPINNING TOP just for that box. The 4 cereals are Fruity Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch ( I really like the flavor of this one, ha ha ), Lucky Charms, & Reese's Puffs. In later posts I will be covering the other premiums so look for those in the future.

New HOT TOYS: 1/6th Scale BATPOD MOTORCYCLE For 12" Batman Figure (The Dark Knight version)

Oh yeah, I saved the BEST for last! This is the very special BATPOD MOTORCYCLE, made by HOT TOYS, that will be built to go along with their 12" ( 1/6th Scale ) Batman Figure!! I sincerely think that this is a true work of ART!! The detailing is totally insane & would be really great to have to display with the action figure. Please be sure to click on the above photos for larger, more detailed, pictures. Oh my god, if I only buy 1 Dark Knight movie item ( ok, 2, because I'll also need to have the figure, ha ha ) then this will be it!! Please COMMENT down below & let me know what you think about this toy line. I don't think I have seen any other new TDK merchandise that is more beautiful!

New HOT TOYS: 1/6th Scale TUMBLER BATMOBILE For 12" Batman Figure (The Dark Knight Movie Version)

OK, I bet you thought the HOT TOYS ( 1/6 Scale ) Batman/Christian Bale 12" Action Figure was pretty awesome but get this, they also made a large-scale TUMBLER BATMOBILE to go with it!! This toy company keeps surprising me with the super high-quality stuff they make! Their "Dark Knight Tumbler Batmobile", shown here, is simply amazing. I love the the extreme details like the rubber tire tread, the way the door opens, even the dashboard....sweet! ( Please be sure to click on the above pictures for larger, more detailed, photos ). This will be a "must have" for many Batman Toy Collectors. Crap, I need a second job to afford all this stuff, ha ha!

New HOT TOYS: 1/6th Scale THE DARK KNIGHT BATMAN 12" Collectible Figure

This extremely awesome HOT TOYS 1/6th scale Batman Collectible Figure ( The Dark Knight movie ), stands approximately 12" tall, featuring Hot Toys figure body with over 32 points of articulation.The Dark Knight Batman 12 inches collectible figure also features:- Alternate head with authentic likeness of Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne, a new head sculpture of Bruce Wayne- Detailed Batman Utility Belt with cell phone- Activated Mini Mine- Grapnel Gun- Two small Batrangs on belt clip (removable)- Newly developed Bat-suit with cape- Three sets of interchangeable gloved hands, Inclusive one set of gloves hands for riding the Batpod- Figure display base featuring THE DARK KNIGHT logo and BATMAN nameplate(( Product shown is not final, pending licensor approval. ))Release date: Third Quarter, 2008.Artists:Bruce Wayne Head Sculpt by Yulli.Batman Head Sculpt by Kim Jung Mi.Head art directed by JC HONG.FOR SALE IN HONG KONG & JAPAN ONLY!TM & DC COMICS.WB SHIELD: TM & Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

DAVID LETTERMAN Talks About THE DARK KNIGHT Movie On His Late Night TV Show & Gives a Nice Review

The other night, on TV's "The Late Show with David Letterman", Dave talked about getting to see a special screening of The Dark Knight Batman Movie. He had some really funny things to say about it & also said that Heath Ledger's "Joker" was just totally amazing! It seems like he really enjoyed the movie & that's cool. I can't wait to see it!

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NEW BATMAN MERCHANDISE: Arcor THE DARK KNIGHT CANDY From Argentina!

Right now, in Argentina, the Arcor Candy Company has some very cool Batman THE DARK KNIGHT Candy for sale! Actually, it's 2 different flavors of Bubble Gum, Tutti-Fruity & Mint. Inside every wrapper is a "Free Batman Sticker". I would seriously love to get some boxes of this candy. The 2 different Display Boxes, with the cool headers, are awesome! Something I wanna do right now is ask all of our "foreign readers" to please let us know about Batman products from around a world ( doesn't have to be "The Dark Knight" but anything Batman ). As regular readers of this blog know I am totally goo-goo over the "foreign stuff", ha ha!

Video: THE DARK KNIGHT Chuck The Movie Guy Interviews The Cast of the New Batman Movie.

Chuck "The Movie Guy" talks with Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart, Gary Oldman, & Maggie Gyllenhaal about their characters in THE DARK KNIGHT Batman movie.
Christian Bale - Batman, Bruce Wayne



Aaron Eckhart - Harvey Dent, Two-Face



Gary Oldman - Jim Gordon



Maggie Gyllenhaal - Rachel Dawes

THE DARK KNIGHT Gets Some Cool Outdoor Movie-Billboard Advertising in Taiwan!!

This morning I was totally delighted when I opened my e-mail & got this awesome photo from a dedicated Bat-Blog Reader ( Thanks Chen! ). It's a wonderful photo showing the HUGE billboard advertising that Warner Bros is doing in Taiwan!! If you look closely ( Click on the small picture up above for a larger, more detailed shot ) you can see a few of the different "movie posters" sprinkled all around, nice! ( Thanks again Chen, this pic is great! ). I wanna invite ALL Bat-Blog Readers who see cool promo-stuff like this to mail it in. Signs, billboards, banners, whatever! Our e-mail button is on the top right-hand side of this page, thanks.

Adam West, Lee Meriweather, & Burt Ward To Appear On The TODAY SHOW July 1st, 2008 To Promote The 1966 BATMAN MOVIE On Blu-Ray Video DVD!

According to the TV Guide website Adam West, Lee Meriweather, and Burt Ward will appear as special guests on the TODAY SHOW Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 to hype the release of the 1966 BATMAN MOVIE on Blu-Ray Video. The official release date for the DVD is the same day, July 1st. So, be sure to set your TIVO recorder or VCR! I think the show comes on at 7:00am but you might check your local listings to be sure.

THE DARK KNIGHT Betty Crocker BATMAN BROWNIES!

The other night I was at Target & found this really great piece of Batman merchandise, a box of Betty Crocker "The Dark Knight" Fudge Brownies Mix, ha ha! OK, ya gotta admit it's kinda silly but if you think about it this box will be extremely RARE later & very desirable by Batman collectors in the future. The great thing is that it's only $1.50 & it's actually kind of cool for display because it's so wacky! Plus, if you wanted too, you can make the brownies, enjoy them, & keep the box. It's a win-win situation!

FIRST LOOK : THE DARK KNIGHT BATMAN "ORIGINAL BAT-SUIT" ARTFX STATUE Japanese Import By KOTOBUKIYA

These last 2 photos are actually Desktop Wallpapers, enjoy!

Remember, you saw it here first! The Bat-Blog has been honored by The KOTOBUKIYA Company as the very first website to introduce their latest creation, The Dark Knight Batman Movie "Original Bat-Suit" Artfx Statue!! This is the 2nd release of a deluxe, collector's edition, statue based on Christopher Nolan's THE DARK KNIGHT. This figure is approx. 14 inches tall!
It's called the "Original Bat-Suit" because, before upgrading his costume, Batman faces the Gotham underworld attired in this sleek, stealthy gear. It shows Batman engulfed in his cape while perched upon a bright Bat Signal. The original costume and upright signal imply the early career of the detective, as an admired protector of Gotham City.

Rendered with insane detailing by sculptor BusujimaX, and drawing upon vast reference material from both DC Comics and Warner Brothers, the Bat-Suit Costume, Bat-Signal, and facial likeness of actor Christian Bale are all captured perfectly. ARTFX Statues are 1/6th scale model kits that can be easily assembled in minutes without any glue or modeling skill. It will be available exclusively from DC Direct in JANUARY so look for it then! Oh yeah, the suggested retail price will be $125.00.
Please be sure to click on the above photos for larger, more detailed, shots. Also, the last 2 pictures are actually BATMAN WALLPAPERS I have made to help decorate your PC's desktop & to remind you about this great product. For more information, here's a link to the Japanese KOTOBUKIYA Company.

THE DARK KNIGHT BatmanToy Display at TOYS-R-US in Oklahoma City!

OK, I am NOW a major Bat-Nerd! When I saw this HUGE Batman / The Dark Knight Movie Store Display at Toys-R-Us in Oklahoma City (my hometown) I had to get some photos of it to share here, ha ha! It looks really cool & as soon as you enter the store, BAAMMM! There it is! The figure of Batman, in the middle, has a really neat multi-level 3-D quality to it that makes it look like he coming right at you! Then, on both sides are some very cool graphics of the Tumbler Batmobile & the Bat-Pod motorcycle ( they're 3-D also ). While there ( and since I had my camera ) I also got some photos of a few new Batman Dark Knight toys that looked pretty cool. First, there's the Large 30 inch Batman Figure that is totally & completely incredible! I mean, they are beautiful works of ART. Another new item I thought was kinda cool, in a weird way, was this Tyco RC Remote Controlled Bat-Boat! Now, I don't think this is an actual vehicle they're gonna have in the new movie ( I think they "made it up" & I usually hate that ) but it kinda looks like the Tumbler's design & is very unusual. Right now I want to ask all Bat-Blog Readers who have any "Store Display" photos to please send them in. Our e-mail button is always at the top right side of this page.