Video: THE JOKER ( THE DARK KNIGHT ) 3D ANIMATION - You Wanna Know How I Got These Scars??

An art student named Brad did this amazing CGI animation video while learning to lip sync a character. It was an assignment for a 3D animation class & he chose The Joker from The Dark Knight Batman movie. It uses Heath Ledger's voice & it's pretty cool, I mean, super-creepy!

Video: BATMAN VIRTUAL RIDE 3-D CGI Animation Demo

You might remember this video, I posted it here at the Bat-Blog about a year ago ( it's buried in the Bat-Archives now ). But a friend sent it to me recently & this one is a way better version, very nice quality! The basic story on it was that Blur Animation Studios created this CGI movie for Warner Bros to use in one of those "Virtual Ride" events at one of their Six Flags theme parks. It shows "you", as Batman, flying around Gotham City in a Bat-Jet chasing after many different villains like the Joker, Catwoman, & Mr. Freeze. I love the little Bat-Jet planes because they look a lot like the one from the 1989 movie. The video is extremely well done & is actually very fun to watch, enjoy!

Video: BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM Game Of The Year Edition 3D - GOTY

OK, I'm a little late reporting this ( sorry ) but this video game doesn't come out in the USA for awhile so, it's all good! I'm talking about last year's most popular video game BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM. They're going to re-release it in a Special "GAME OF THE YEAR" Edition. Oh yeah, and it's going to be in 3D! Yes, you read that right, 3-D. It looks like Eidos is jumping on that bandwagon. Well, I guess it's not a total loss because there will be a few extra characters & special maps. Plus, if the 3D action is done well then it might be pretty cool. Anyways, here's a pic of what the packaging will look like. They're making it in all the standard gaming formats: Playstation 3, XBox 360, & Windows Games ( I like PS3 the best ). OK, it's already been released in Europe & Australia ( came out March 26th ) but will hit the USA on May 11th, 2010. One last thing, down below is the game trailer...check it out!!

Video - BATMAN MOVEMENT Animation Test by 3D Artists

Here's a pretty cool video I came across the other night which shows CGI Modeling and texturing by 3D Artist Carles Gonzalez. Rigging and animated by Miguel ngel Rubio Recio. The figure looks great but the cool thing is the actual movement of the figure. Batman starts out "walking", then a light sprint, and then some serious running action. All along the way the body seems very natural & the lighting is well done. Carles and Miguel live in Barcelona, Spain.

BATMAN MOVEMENTS from Miguel Angel Rubio Recio on Vimeo.

Cool Vintage-Style BATMAN 3D T-Shirt on Sale at JC Penney

This is just a post to share some news I heard last night. The rumor goes that J.C. Penney stores have an extremely cool Batman T-Shirt that borrows graphics from the Vintage 1953 BATMAN 3-D Comic Book. I think it's only sold there as I have not seen it anywhere else. Plus, right now it's on clearance & you can get it for $9.99. I totally love the Retro-style graphics on this, it's great! Be sure to look at the actual comic book cover for reference, nice!

OPTICAL ART - BATMAN IN THE BATCAVE 3-D Comic Book Page

Just a quick post to share this cool 3-D Comic Book Artwork of the Dark Knight in his famous Bat-Cave. It has a very cool optical effect! So, Put Your Old 3-D Glasses On!