I love getting photos like this. Young fans who love Batman & Robin, that's so great! Here is our new friend Caleb and don't tell anybody, but in secret, he is Robin, The Boy Wonder! I'm serious, this guy is ready to fight crime in Gotham City! This home-made costume is totally AWESOME! Plus, I like the proud expression on his face. You know he must love wearing this thing, ha! Thank you Caleb for sharing your photos & please tell whoever made this costume for you that they did a wonderful job on it. You look super-cool!
Yesterday we showed you a picture of the new bat-suit that Batman will be wearing in the comic books but today we have a way better example ( Click on it for a larger size ). This picture shows the full-length figure of the Dark Knight & it gives you a way better idea of how the suit will look. I mean, we get to see the total costume as a whole. This is the original cover art for the first issue of "Batman, Inc." & was drawn by Yanick Paquet. I think this graphic is pretty awesome & would make an excellent poster. So, what do YOU think about it? I'm asking because this picture is a better example & gives us all a greater idea on the final look. Plus, I was just thinking: Shouldn't this be called a "uniform" instead of a "costume"? I mean, it is what he "wears to work", ha!
OK, this is sort of the ultimate in comic book nerdage right here but somebody actually took the time to study the differences between many different printings of some classic Neal Adams & Dick Giordano BATMAN art. Mainly, the famous kiss of Bruce Wayne & Talia ( Ra's Al Ghul's Daughter ). The examples show the coloring techniques used each different time period, the separate printing methods, & different formats ( standard comics & modern graphic novels ). If you study them for a little while you can see that the tiny differences create an adverse effect. The four pictures represent: - Batman #244 (1972)
- The Saga of Ra's Al Ghul (1987)
- Tales of the Demon (1991)
- Tales of the Demon (2008)
Personally, I like the example from the 1970's. I mean, why mess with perfection! ( Thanks to Jerry for sending the cool pics ).
Finally! Today, McDonalds released a photo of what the new BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD Happy Meal Toys for the US market are gonna look like ( click on the pic up above for a larger version )!! There will be 8 toys to collect. Basically it's 6 figures & 2 vehicles. The figures include: Batman, Aquaman, Green Arrow, Blue Beetle, Plastic Man, & The Joker. The other ones are the Batmobile Car & Black Manta's Robot Ship. Plus, here's some added cool news. Each toy will be imprinted with a special code number that you can use to log-in at the McDonald's website to unlock a "Virtual Batmobile"!! Last night I went to McDonalds & asked then about this new set of toys & they said it would still be another week or two until they release them...So, what do you think about them?! ( Thanks to Ryan for the info! )
Just a quick post - Last night, on the crazy Internet, I found these cool Halloween masks of the Joker & Penguin. They're done in the cartoon style of Batman: The Animated Series. I think they're only sold as child-size but I'm still gonna have to buy a set of these later, they're pretty cool. Here's a LINK if you want to check them out.
I found this extremely freakin' cool BATMAN - RIDDLER Custom Drag Boat over at the Drag Boat City website! They have a classifieds area where a guy posted these pics of this boat he has for sale & the asking price is only $15,000.000. It's located in New York. As you can see from the photos it has a RIDDLER THEME & is totally customized. The paint job is pretty amazing & it even has custom upholstery too. With Christmas right around the corner this would make a great gift idea ( hint, hint ). For more info just click HERE!
Some people call them "washcloths", others call them "bath rags", but either way these brand-new BATMAN MAGIC TOWELS are pretty cool! You can find them for just $1.00 at your friendly neighborhood DOLLAR TREE store. There are 3 to collect. The graphics are really bright & the rags are decent quality. The neat thing is they are super-compressed into a flat square shape & when you drop them in water "they grow", ha ha! Now, they're kinda hard to find but if you look near the area with bath supplies & towels you'll find them in their own store display basket. ( Thanks to THE BATFAN for sending this wonderful photo ).
