New Widget: BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHT Batman DVD Movie!

Here's a brand-new widget made by Warner Bros to promote the soon-to-be-released BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHT DVD Movie! Please feel free to add this to your MySpage page layout, website, or blog! While you're at it go ahead & add a Bat-Blog Banner to your page. We have a ton of them at our MySpace page. Once there all you gotta do is copy the code & paste it, pretty easy! Here's a link to the Bat-Blog MySpage page. If you're not already a friend please send a "friend request", thank you!!

Video: ROBIN MEADE Fron CNN TV NEWS With a Funny Batman Parody Song!

OK, it seems that some YouTube guy has a major crush on Robin Meade, the reporter on CNN's "Robin & Company", ha ha! I guess I gotta admit that she is pretty hot! The parody song is actually quite good, very funny, & has a country twang about it. If anybody knows who sang it please leave a comment down below.

Some New THE DARK KNIGHT Merchandise To Look Out For!

This is just a quick post to show some of the new Batman Toys & Products that will be released soon for The Dark Knight movie. The 1st photo is a very cool Remote Control Tumbler Batmobile R/C Car. I know that this will be a very popular Christmas Gift this year! The 2nd item is a Dark Knight Coloring Book which is kinda weird because I don't think a lot of kids will be able to see the movie. The 3rd item is made by Mattel & is gonna be a large "Bat-Van" Transport Vehicle that opens up to show a play set inside. It looks like it comes with a mini-Tumbler Batmobile & Bat-Copter Helicopter. The last item is kinda neat for display because it's so large & has already been released in stores. It's a 36" Tall Inflatable Bop-Bag of Batman. ( I think they made a Joker one too ). If any Bat-Blog Readers see any new Batman Toys in the stores ( TDK-related or not ) please let us know & please send photos if you can!

Desktop Wallpaper Backgrounds: Retro 70's Batman & The Dark Knight's Christian Bale w/ Bat-Suit

Tonight I started to panic because I just realized that it's Wednesday & I didn't post 2 brand-new FREE Batman Desktop Wallpapers, oh my god! Ha Ha, OK, Here's two that I know you'll like. The 1st one uses some cool retro-graphics that were once on the back of one of those Treasury Comics in the 1970's, a great image. The 2nd one is of the actor Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne. He's in the new Bat-Cave that will be featured in The Dark Knight / Batman movie. You also get a glimpse of the new Bat-Suit, sweet.

Hershey's FIND THE BAT-SIGNAL and WIN Contest with Reese's Peanut Butter Cup & Kit-Kat Candy Bars!

OK, Here at the Bat-Blog we have been reporting for awhile on this new "FIND THE BAT-SIGNAL AND WIN" contest/Dark Knight Movie Promotion with Hershey's Chocolate Candy where they will be giving away some TDK prizes! Their official website has been a little late opening up but it's finally online & it was really worth the wait, it's amazing! They finally show a picture of the special Customized "The Dark Knight" MV Augusta F4 Bat-Cycle Motorcycle they will be giving away! It's extremely cool & I would seriously LOVE to win it, ha ha! The other prizes include a Panasonic Home Theater System & some Joker "Henchman" Goon Masks. So, look for specially-marked Reese's Peanut Butter Cups or Kit Kat Candy Bar wrappers with The Dark Knight Batman Movie graphics. Click the Reese's Logo down below to enjoy the page. They also have an area where you can upload your own "Joker Videos".

Webcomic: BATMAN VS GODZILLA Funny Humor Site

Here's a very interesting link that was sent in to me the other day. It's for a web-comic site called BATMAN VS GODZILLA! The artist's work is pretty good & the story seems funny so far. If you would like to read it from the beginning then click on the link button down below. Also, please leave a COMMENT to let us know what ya think about it.

New Photo: BATMAN BAT-SYMBOL LOGO BIRTHDAY CAKE!!

Our new friend Mike sent us these 2 wonderful photos. He recently had a birthday ( Happy Birthday Mike! ) & here's a picture of his extremely awesome Batman birthday cake! He wrote, "I'm a pretty faithful reader of the Bat-Blog and a crazy Bat-Fan so yesterday for my birthday my girlfriend made me the best cake ever. I figured you'd dig it and maybe it'd end up on the site cause that would be really cool. The one is the cake (the holes are from the candles, or errant Joker bullet holes), and the other is me with the cake. She traced the logo off one of my shirts and cut it out of colored fondant. It made my birthday!" Wow Mike! The cake is seriously very very cool & speaking of cool, you need to keep that girlfriend, she rocks! I hope you had a great party & thanks a lot for sending the photos, I really appreciate that! As a side note: If any other Bat-Blog Readers have Bat-Party photos then please send them.

Video: Vintage 1989 BATMAN MOVIE Cereal TV Commercial

With all the excitement over the brand-new General Mills' line of cereal boxes having the special DARK KNIGHT promotions (with Batman, Scarecrow, & Joker premiums inside) I thought I would show this vintage 1980's TV commercial featuring the 1989 BATMAN CEREAL BOX from 19 years ago!

A Nice Assortment of Vintage 1960's Batman Toys & Memorabilia!

Include here, for your viewing pleasure, are 4 extremely cool pieces of Batman Memorabilia from the 60's! The 1st photo is of a very hard-to-find BATMAN and ROBIN BEACH TOWEL. It features a picture of the Dynamic Duo racing along in their famous Batmobile. I don't have one of these in my personal collection but would kill for it, ha ha! The next item is pretty RARE also. It's a Plastic BATMAN FRISBEE with a large sticker that has some wonderful vintage graphics. The 3rd item is a SPARKLE PAINTS Paint Kit made by Kenner. Basically it's a Paint-By-Number Kit with special "glitter paint", snazzy! Next, we have a very cool BATMAN FORK & SPOON Set that is still attached to the vintage display card. The graphics on the card are awesome, especially with the old logo. If you look closely both the spoon & fork have a "Batman Name & Figure" each embossed on the handle, nice! The Bat-Blog is known for displaying Vintage Batman Toys so if you have some photos/information of RARE Batman-Memorabilia to share then please send it in!

Batman Begins ( Movie ) Chocolate Candy Bars in Columbia

Our friend Tito Contreras, who I think lives in Columbia, sent us this picture of a Vintage BATMAN BEGINS Movie Candy Bar Display Box. They were made during that film a few years ago by the National Chocolate Company & Tito thinks they will be doing something for The Dark Knight. Let's hope so because "Foreign" Batman Memorabilia is extremely cool! Tito also writes a fan website where he shares his joy of Batman Collecting. It's called "Batiblog De Tito". If you can't read it just try "Babel-Fish Translator", it helps. Otherwise there are some very neat photos to enjoy. Here's a link button:

The Joker's Weapon in The Dark Knight Batman Movie ( Heath Ledger ).

I know that later this year there are gonna be a lot of people working on some very cool costumes (for either comic book conventions or Halloween parties) of The Joker so I thought I would do this post to explain one of the weapon-props the Joker ( Heath Ledger ) uses in the movie. This is the famous scene in the movie trailer where the Joker is seen holding a gun. It's the gun he's shooting when he says, "HIT ME!". This weapon is a Smith & Wesson M-76 Submachine Gun. They make replicas which you can probably find on eBay. Or, if you have a small budget, just carry a knife. It's the preferred weapon of The Joker anyway!

COOL BATMAN GRAPHICS : The Art of Sean Hartter!

Recently the Bat-Blog has been flooded with news about The Dark Knight Batman movie so I thought I would mix things up a little bit. This morning I got an e-mail from a graphic artist named Sean Hartter. It's pretty clear to me that this guy is a HUGE Batman Fan! I mean, he sent like 30-something pieces of work, all Batman-related!! I knew I couldn't post them all here right now but I tried my best to pick out the best ones. That was pretty hard to do because they were all so awesome! Seriously, I was really conflicted with which ones to choose but I do like to have a large sampling of work when I get stuff from artists. It's hard for me to describe his style but you'll see what I mean when you look at them. The characters almost seem to be made of crumbling concrete. It's a very cool look. Also, on some of them, they have a pale color pallette which is graphically interesting. OK, shown here are The Joker from TDK movie, a Michael Keaton 1989 Batman, a stylized Batman & Robin ( in the Bat-Cave), Batgirl in purple/yellow bat-suit, & a scary portrait of Two-Face. Please leave some comments down below & let us know which ones are your favorites, thanks. Oh yeah, Thank You Sean for sending these pictures, they're really great!!

Video: Vintage BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES Action Figure Toys TV Commercial

Here's a really great original vintage 1990's TV Commercial for BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES Action Figures by Kenner. This one features the Batman & Catwoman figures with the Bat-Wing Vehicle ( Bat-Jet ) ....awesome!

EMMA's PAINTINGS: Another Batman-Inspired Artist!

I just made another friend on MySpace who is an artist that really seems to be inspired by Batman! Her name is Emma & she lives in the UK ( Lucky! ). Here are just a few examples of her work. The 1st one is the classic Adam West 1966 TV Guide Cover done on a large canvas. This one is my favorite! The 2nd one is sort of a portrait of Batman but it's main focus is the Bat-Symbol Logo on his chest, a simple design but kinda clever too. The last one uses a promo-shot from the Batman Begins movie & shows Christian Bale in his Bat-Suit looking kinda mean & menacing. You know he's about to kick some ass! She has a lot more work at her MySpace page you might check out. Just visit her site & click on PICS under her profile picture. I've included a link button down below, the colorful icon. Note: You might have to be a MySpace member to view her PICS.

THE DARK KNIGHT: Hershey's REESE'S Peanut Butter Cup!

"You got chocolate in my peanut butter. Oh yeah, You got peanut butter in my chocolate". OK, I bought one of THE DARK KNIGHT Reese's Peanut Butter Cups the other day that is in the shape of the Bat-Logo, ha ha! I had to take a picture to share here because it's kinda funny. They really make it in the shape of a bat! This promotion is gonna be kinda wacky. Hershey's is even having a "FIND THE BAT-SIGNAL AND WIN" Contest. Click on the Reese's Candy Logo for details:

Video: A Tribute To Yvonne Craig ( 1966 TV Batgirl )

I meant to post this the other day because it was Yvonne Craig's birthday ( May 16th ) but I was too busy so didn't get a chance. Of course we all know her as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl from the 1966 Batman TV Show. She made her appearance in 1968. Here's a "Tribute Video" somebody made of her that shows clips from her many TV Show appearances in the 1960's. It's kind of amazing to think that she was on Star Trek ( Green Alien - Dancer ), Wild Wild West, Voyage To The Bottom of The Sea, Perry Pason, Land of The Giants, Big Valley, & many many more.

NEW BATMAN TREAT: Calippo Shots THE DARK KNIGHT Food Product

OK Batman Collectors. Right now, as we speak, there is a brand-new Batman Product that is in stores & features The Dark Knight movie logo. The problem is, they only sell it in Europe. Ouch! Our friend Norbert, who lives in Germany, sent this very nice photo of a cool new piece of Batman Merchandise. It's the "Calippo Shots" Batman-Snack! Basically it's a frozen treat that is Lemon & Cola flavored & sounds pretty good. I have also got reports that it is selling in Ireland too. It's a totally European company that is making it so I don't think we'll be getting these here, bummer. I wanna thank Norbert for sending us both the photo & information. If any other readers in "foreign lands" have any pictures of new Batman Memorabilia then please send them along too.

Warner Brothers Releases a Brand New DARK KNIGHT International Movie Poster of The Joker #2

Just Released! Warner Bros put out a brand-new International Movie Poster for THE DARK KNIGHT featuring an amazing photo of Heath Ledger as The JOKER...sweet! Man, How many posters are they gonna have for this movie? ha Ha! But, I gotta admit that this one is pretty cool. ( Click on it for a larger version ).

BATMAN CONTEST: Parade Magazine is asking for captions!

Parade Magazine, the newspaper suppliment that has millions of readers, is having a "Name That Caption" contest & the cartoon is of Batman & Superman. Just write a clever caption for the above cartoon and it could be featured in an upcoming issue of PARADE magazine. ( Thanks Kevin for letting me know about this contest for my readers ). Click here for details:

BATGIRL DESKTOP WALLPAPERS : Yvonne Craig Tribute

Since Yvonne Craig's Birthday is in a few days ( May 16th ) I thought I would do a small tribute & post some FREE Yvonne Craig Wallpaper Backgrounds. Of course we all know her as Batgirl on the 1966 Batman TV Show ( she appeared on the show in 1968 ). The 1st graphic is an original promotional photo for the TV series. She was a classically trained dancer ya know! The 2nd one shows the details of her famous Batgirl "Bat-Cycle" Motorcycle & the last wallpaper is a sexy pin-up from the 1960's, hubba hubba!

THE DARK KNIGHT Merchandise & New Batman Toys Gallery!

OK, it's time again to check out some of the brand-new merchandise that's being made for THE DARK KNIGHT Batman movie! I have a theory that there will be so much cool memorabilia for this film that you won't be able to go anywhere & not see it! Just wait, in a month or 2, it's gonna be BATMAN and JOKER EVERYWHERE! The 1st example is the Scarecrow Action Figure from the Movie Masters toy line. Their stuff has been very good quality & the detailing on their action figures are pretty nice, very well-sculpted. This one of Professor Jonathan Crane in his Scarecrow costume looks great! The next item looks pretty cool too. It's the "BATTLE ZONES Playset" which is a Tumbler Batmobile Car that transforms into a Gotham City Play Set. It comes with 2 action figures of Batman & The Joker plus the "City" features 4 locations to play in. The 3rd piece of Bat-goodness is an "Ultra-Blaster Belt". It's two-toys-in-one. It's a BAT-BELT to wear & then you take it off & transform it into an "Auto-Fire Blaster". Is it gonna shoot water? Anyway, it also includes a Batman Cape! The last photo I posted for fun but it's gonna be a real set of "Dog Costumes" by the Rubie's Costume Company. You can dress-up your pooch as either The Joker or The Dark Knight, ha ha ha!

THE DARK KNIGHT PROMOTION: Hershey's REECES CHOCOLATE Candy Bar Website - May 15th

Hey, Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow, May 15th, is the day that the Hershey's Chocolate Candy Company Website announces the big deal with their promotional tie-in with THE DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie where they are having a contest called "FIND THE BAT SIGNAL AND WIN". As reported here at the Bat-Blog they will be making a special "Dark Knight Batman Candy Bar" that is gonna be the Reese's Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups ( Check the Bat-Archives ). You can visit the Official Hershey's website by clicking the REESE'S BUTTON down below.