I'm pretty proud to say that this week's "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday" features some amazing artwork by Graphic Artist / Designer Christopher Franchi. He's a Good Friend to the Bat-Blog and was kind enough to make us these 2 Exclusive BATMAN Wallpapers! Now of course these 2 images pay tribute to the Classic 1989 BATMAN Movie directed by Tim Burton.
OK, in the 1st wallpaper we get to see Michael Keaton as the Dark Knight, Kim Basinger as Vicki Vale, and Jack Nicholson's excellent version of The Joker! The Classic '89 Batmobile Car even makes an appearance! I like how the car is kicking-up some leaves as it blazes down the road, a nice touch. I also like the scenery of Gotham City with the Bat-Signal and the AXIS Chemical Plant, both great references. All the Characters/Actors are extremely well done. I mean, you can almost smell Kim Basinger's hair gel ( Hey, it was the Eighties, ha! ).
Now, the 2nd Wallpaper's main focus is just on BATMAN. Yes, This is the Michael Keaton version most all Bat-Fans totally love! he's shown here in a famous "open wings" pose and the glowing Bat-Symbol in the back is a nice touch.
Side Note: Franchi is working on getting the rights to produce a variation of this image as a Limited-Edition Art Print Poster and if we get more news about that we'll pass it on. It's also important to note that he altered the original image for our Bat-Blog "Wallpaper Format" and, if the art print is offered, it will look more like the "Vertical" example shown down below.
The Japanese Company KOTOBUKIYA has done it again! Around September, 2012 we'll get to see the latest addition to their DC Comics ARTFX Statue Series, THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS! Yes, the classic Frank Miller Graphic Novel is getting the statue treatment again and this piece looks pretty freakin' cool! It features a much-older BATMAN doing battle with the Prince of Crime, THE JOKER. The Bat-Statue stands nearly one foot tall (1/6th scale) and will come with a special display base. We mentioned this thing awhile back here at the BAT-BLOG.COM but we just got our hands on these new photos and had to share, check 'em out!
Just recently, here at the BAT-BLOG.COM, we have got emails from Brazil, Germany, England, and the Netherlands! Oh man, I totally love the Internet! It's so cool to connect with other Serious Batman Fans from around the world. Like the content of this post, here are some wonderful photos of a very cool BATMAN TOYS AND MEMORABILIA Collection from México City!
All this great stuff belongs to our Friend, Diego. He's been collecting since around the age of 8 ( He's now 22 ) and his favorite items in his collection are some neat Plush Toys. He said that he won them at the Six Flags Theme Park in Mexico. I have to admit that my favorite item, if I had to pick one, in all these pics is that HUGE GIANT-SIZE ACE, THE BAT-HOUND!! That thing is cool! But really everything here is great! Diego has a very nice collection of Action Figures, Statues, T-Shirts, Batmobiles, Graphic Novels, Comic Books, etc... I think it's really neat to see other people's collections. I wanna thank Diego for taking the time to shoot these fun pics, I really appreciate that, "Muchas Gracias Diego!!"
Here's a very well done Batman Toy Video Review a friend on Facebook sent me. It's for the "Batman: Arkham Asylum" JOKER Play Arts Kai Action Figure, check it out!!
Our Buddy, Ace Bat-Reporter BATDAVE, hit his local Shopping Mall the other day in New Jersey and found this extremely excellent BATMAN AND JOKER T-Shirt at a retail store called "Journeys". It's a "Reversible Tee", meaning that one image is printed on the inside. So, you can turn your shirt inside-out and have a second shirt... a very cool idea! Plus, I'm loving the artwork here.
The only word I could think of to describe today's post is "Extravaganza!", ha ha! We did one of our BATMAN TATTOO ART Posts yesterday and was shocked later to get, not one, but THREE messages from Bat-Blog Fans who have got some bat-ink done! They all sent some wonderful photos of their amazing Batman-themed Tattoos. So, let's check 'em out!
The 1st one, in no particular order, was submitted by a friend named Ryan. It features both Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy done in a "Batman Animated Series" style. Just think "Bruce Timm" artwork. It also features the Classic Logo for THE JOKER.
Next up is a photo sent to us by a Tattoo Artist named Trish. She told us she did this BATMAN BAT-SYMBOL LOGO for her Friend's Son. It's freakin' SWEEEET!!!
Last, but not least, is this great pic from Victor. We kind of get 2 views of this large Tattoo that has both The Dark Knight AND Catwoman, Meow! I like the BATS Motif in the background, a nice touch. Wow! So thanks to everybody who sent us these cool photos, you people ROCK! We also want to extend invitations to everybody else who has had some ink done. Showcasing Batman Art and Creativity is just one of the many functions of this site. Thank You.
At the recent 2012 TOY FAIR the Japanese Toy and Collectible Statue Company, KOTOBUKIYA, showed off 2 new prototypes for a few BATMAN Statues they plan on coming out with! The 1st one featured here is THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Batman Statue. It's a full-figure piece with a base that looks like "crumbled building" debris. Please keep in mind this is only the "prototype" and the actual product may vary. In fact, it will obviously be painted, ha! But these wonderful pics give you a great idea on the amazing attention to detail ( click the 2nd photo for a larger example ).
OK, the next Statue is sort of a surprise! They're making a Diorama-Style Statue of BATMAN and The JOKER in Battle. Plus, it's a scene from the classic Frank Miller Graphic Novel, THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS!
OK, you know that new series of 2012 DC UNIVERSE SUPERHEROES Hot Wheels Cars that Mattel keeps coming out with? Well, here are the next 3 new Comic Book Cars: Superman, Green Lantern, and The Joker! Now obviously we're gonna focus on the JOKER one because the Bat-Blog is ALL ABOUT BATMAN, ha ha! But in the 2nd photo you can see the other cars too and they're really great. Personally, I totally love them! These brand-new toys were found by our Ace Bat-Reporter Batmobilly! He said he found them at Wal-Mart but I'm sure they will hit Target stores soon. Hey, if anyone, and that means YOU, sees ANY brand-new Batman Merchandise in the retail stores then please let us know! ( Thanks Batmobilly! )
OK, these pics are both kinda funny and very cool, all at the same time! Our Good friend, Saul, is having a wonderful vacation in Las Vegas right now and he says that no matter where you go they have a BATMAN SLOT MACHINE, everywhere! They are all themed like THE DARK KNIGHT Movie with characters and graphics from the film. They even have a special one for Heath Ledger's version of the Joker called "The Joker's Heist!". There is also a HUGE version at the Bellagio with a giant screen display. Oh man, this is so cool! Thanks Saul for sharing these fun pics and please, try NOT to lose your life savings, ha ha!
OK, I know the next major Film Villians in the next Batman movie, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, is gonna be Bane and Catwoman! But I thought it would be fun to pay tribute to the character known as TWO-FACE (Also, Harvey Dent ). So, here are some wacky Wallpaper Backgrounds you will hopefully enjoy, ha!
The first one is a scene from the recent BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY Video Game. This version of the character looked really good & was a great enemy to fight. Next up is an image from an older Graphic Novel. This is from the "DARK VICTORY" comic book storyline. It's got the Joker in there too so that's cool.
Then the last one is my favorite. This is a very detailed photo of the HOT TOYS "Harvey Dent/Two-Face" Figure from their DARK KNIGHT MOVIE Toy Line.
Here's a pretty clever 3-D Animation by a Batman Fan & Animator named "jwhit3d". The video features the Joker's famous monologue from THE KILLING JOKE Graphic Novel, check it out! OK, now if you like that then please be sure to visit his website where he has another 3D video clip, where the Joker "Tells a Joke", just click HERE!
I've been meaning to post this for a few days. Here's a brand-new DC NATION Promo for the Cartoon Network. It's some really cool Stop-Motion Claymation that was created by Aardman Animations Studio. Yes, the Creative Team that does "Wallace and Gromit", among others. This video features a ton of DC Comics characters such as: Superman, Batman and Robin, Catwoman and The Joker! Enjoy.
Check out this totally cool BATMAN/JOKER TATTOO Photo sent in by our Friend Dee who lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina! The design is mostly "Batman" but you can see the Joker's smile in the background. I also like the use of "Flying Bats" as kind of a filler for the negative space, well done. The Tattoo Artist's name is Walter Velazquez ( Photo by Nicolas Kremenchuzky ) and he did a brilliant job! Thanks for sharing this Dee, it's GREAT! If any other Bat-Blog Fans end up getting some ink done then please remember to share your pics too.
Here at the BAT-BLOG.COM we totally love creativity in every form, especially Graphic Art. So, when we recently came across some fun Batman-inspired artwork by our Facebook Friend Jorge Baeza we knew it had to be shared. Jorge has done Illustrations for many mainstream Magazines including GEEK Monthly, HD Review, etc.. The cool thing is he was nice enough to make us an actual Wallpaper Background of THE JOKER for this site!! Check it out, it's AWESOME! Also, to view even more fun art, be sure to click here and check out his website called PIXEL CREATURES! ( Thanks Jorge! )
Long time BAT-BLOG.COM Readers know that we like to celebrate creativity here so when I saw these cool Custom Toys I knew they had to be posted! Actually, our Good Friend BATMOBILLY spotted them at the 1966 BATMAN Message Board ( Link Button always posted on the far right-hand side of this page ). Some guy named "Turkey Bowinkle" made these amazing figures inspired by his Daughter's Fisher-Price Little People Toys. But the cool thing is that all these figures are characters ( both Heroes & Villains! ) from the 1966 BATMAN TV Show! Plus, they're all done extremely well and also capture the personality of every Actor. We got: Batman, Robin The Boy Wonder, Batgirl, The Joker, The Penguin, Riddler, King Tut, Mr. Freeze, and Bookworm!
( Thanks Batmobilly and Great Job Mr. Bowinkle, Sir! )
In Australia there is a very talented Graphic Artist named Dr. Faustus who has done some amazing parodies of Dr. Seuss Artwork that is Batman-related! I've been a HUGE Dr. Seuss Fan forever and even collect the books plus a few vintage toys. Reading his books at age 4 gave a life-long LOVE of reading and that's a debt I can never repay. I'm very proud to say that I have a RARE 1957 First Edition Hardback with Dust-Jacket Copy of "THE CAT IN THE HAT", a True Literary Classic! Now, I'm not trying to brag, ha ha, I just want people to know that I'm pretty serious about my love of anything DR SEUSS!
So, you can only imagine how I feel about this artwork, it's INSANELY GREAT! First, as a parody, they're just funny. The one of TWO-FACE really cracks me up for some reason & the CATWOMAN Cat-Suit is wonderful. But the thing that makes them true masterpieces of ART is the ultra-fine details in copying the exact drawing style of Seuss! Faustus has done some other parodies, which are worth mentioning, but because we focus on "Batman" here I'll just post this LINK, please click it to see more great stuff!
