JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA OVALTINE POSTER & T-SHIRT Ultra Rare 1960's Batman Memorabilia!

OK, I thought I'd do a quick post to share this ultra-rare piece of Bat-History! These photos are of 2 items that recently sold on evil eBay. One is a Store Display Poster for an offer to buy an OVALTINE Mail-Away Premium "JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA" T-Shirt. Those bright day-glo colors must have been seen by every little kid for a 3 mile radius, ha ha! Then, the next photo shows the actual JLA T-Shirt you could have got back in the 1960's ( I'm guessing around 1966 or 1967 ). Oh man, the retro-style graphics are totally beautiful and it even features Batman, Superman, Aquaman, Green Lantern, and The Flash! I wish I had these 2 pieces, especially that poster. But, I guess I'll just have to enjoy these pictures because this stuff is so ultra-rare it will probably never be seen by me in my lifetime. It's what we serious Vintage Toy Collectors call a "Museum Piece".

BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT - Art Deco Style Posters

A Friend on Facebook told me about this awesome website the other day where they posted some Comic Book Superhero Posters all done in an extreme Art Deco style, they're great! Here are a few of the BATMAN ones but they also have The Green Hornet, Ironman, X-Men, & a few others. You can check them out by clicking HERE! ( Thanks Jackie! )

COOL BATMAN GRAPHICS - Steampunk Art Posters!!

Over at the BUZZFEED website they recently showcased a ton of extremely cool Graphics and Vintage-Style Art Posters inspired by "Steampunk" and the Dark Knight himself, The BATMAN! Shown here are a few examples ( some of my favorites ) but I'm only sharing a few of the many pieces of art they exhibited and there's some really great stuff there! For more information & even more scrumptious eye-candy, CLICK HERE!

Random Funny BATMAN HUMOR Photos - HA HA!

Here's a few random funny BATMAN-related Humor Photos that will, hopefully, brighten your day! The 1st one is a great parody on THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Movie Poster. Next-up is a screenshot ( Thanks BatDave ) from TV's "Big Bang Theory" showing Sheldon with a Vintage-Style BATMAN T-Shirt. OK, it's not really funny unless you're a fan of the show. Then, it's hilarious! Then the last photo is some NAIL ART inspired by Vintage Comic Books ( very well done ).

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES - New Batman MOVIE POSTER Wallpaper Backgrounds

Warner Bros released a brand-new "Teaser" Movie Poster the other day for the next Batman Film, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES. It's pretty cool because it features the main Villain, BANE! So, to celebrate I thought I'd make these 2 TDKR Wallpaper Backgrounds you can use to decorate your PC desktop. Enjoy... and please share them with all your friends.

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES - Brand New Teaser BATMAN MOVIE POSTER Released!

Over at the Official Warner Bros Website for THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Batman Movie they have released a brand-new Movie "Teaser" Poster. The central image is a broken Batman Mask laying on the floor and the Main Villain, BANE, is walking away from it. The Poster also has the phrase, "The Legend Ends". OH YEAH! Be sure to click on the graphic up above for a Large High-Resolution Photo.

BATMAN AUCTION NEWS - Hake's Americana & Collectibles Goes Batman Crazy in November!

If you are a Vintage Batman Toy Collector then right now is the time to check out the "Hake's Americana & Collectibles" website. They are currently running a few very amazing LOTS of super-rare Batman items. The photos of treasures shown here are only a small example. The 1st pic shows a few pieces from the BATMAN EXECUTIVE DESK SET, which, they are selling in it's original box. Now, to be honest, this is not the rarest item they have... but it's very sought after by Serious Bat-Collectors because it's so cool & it is actually very hard to find. I've been collecting for 25+ years & I don't have it, ha!

Speaking of RARE, the next piece is practically a "Toy Museum Piece"! No hype intended, this is a "One of a Kind" item that you may never see again. This is the original Injection Mold Piece that was used to create a rubber-vinyl head for a set of Batman Slippers back in the 1960's.

Next up, and pretty darn RARE too ( ha! ), is this BATGIRL SUPER-QUEENS DOLL. This was made by the Ideal Toy Company in 1967. This toy line didn't sell very well back then & today these figures are highly sought after. This example has her original batarang & her costume with cowl is really nice!

OK, Do you remember the BAT-MANGA JAPANESE BATMAN Book created by Chip Kidd a couple of years ago? Well, here's an extremely RARE Large 18" X 24" Promo Poster used to publicize the book. Actually, it was for an event held on January 15th, 2009 at the Philbrook Museum Of Art in Tulsa, OK. The graphics are beautiful & this baby is ULTRA-RARE!!

Now, these items are running right now, as we speak, and most will end around November 10th. Plus, like I said, I couldn't list everything they have!! So, for more information be sure to visit the HAKES AUCTION Website & while you're there be sure to use their SEARCH function & hunt down more "BATMAN"!

BATMAN LIVE TOUR Poster Spotted in Paris, France

Wow! Now how cool is this? A Bat-Blog Fan named Stephane, who was sweet enough to think about our site, shot this very cool photo with her smart phone... in France!! Yes, she spotted this cool French BATMAN LIVE WORLD ARENA TOUR Advertising Poster while strolling through the beautiful streets of Paris. Click on the photo up above for a larger picture. And yes, I am very very jealous! She said the show will be towards the end of the year. ( Stephane, Merci Beaucoup! )

Brand-New 1966 BATMAN TV SHOW 45th Anniversary Art Print Poster!

Well, it looks like Famed Pop Artist Christopher Franchi has done it again! He has just released a brand new Art Print that celebrates the 45th Anniversary of the 1966 BATMAN TV SHOW. The details are amazing & it features: Batman ( Adam West ), Robin the Boy Wonder ( Burt Ward ), The Joker ( Cesar Romero ), Catwoman ( Lee Merriwether ), The Penguin ( Burgess Meredith ), The Riddler ( Frank Gorshin ), and even the Classic George Barris Custom 1966 Batmobile Car! This is a High-Quality Art Print, Full-Color, measuring about 24" X 36". It will also be very limited to only 66 prints available. For more information, click HERE!

Wingnut Dishwashers Union

The new Wingnut Dishwashers Union album has been in my hands for a little while now, but I'm sworn to secrecy.
I am, however, allowed to show off the pseudo-commissioned poster I did for them and the DIY Bandits.

11x17, full color.
Micron pen and digital coloring



The cd should be out late June, and the band will go on tour shortly afterwards.
July 15th is the MPLS date.

I must have seen Pat/Johnny Hobo/WDU 10-15 times by now, including a show or two at the Warehouse Meryl and I ran for a hot second back in Wallingford, CT.
That was about 5 years ago, and I've always been a huge fan.
I'm excited that Pat and the Bandits asked me to be a part of this.

Here's a little show from last year I found on Youtube: