New THE DARK KNIGHT SCARECROW Movie Masters Action Figure From Matty Collector

Over at the MattyCollector website they're hyping the fact that in a few days, on March 15th, 2010, a Special SCARECROW Action Figure from THE DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie Franchise will be made available! Personally, I think it looks pretty cool! It is sculpted by The Four Horsemen. It features full articulation and comes with a cloth version of his mask. Available first at the Official Mattel website at 12 Noon Eastern on March 15th, 2010. Then, Toys “R” Us in spring 2010. Overall, They have done a really good job on this entire toy line of action figures. If you want more information about this SCARECROW FIGURE ( like, where to buy it ) then just click HERE!

BATMAN TATTOO ART PHOTO - Katie's Extremely Awesome Bat-Tat!

Our friend Katie sent us this wonderful photo showing off her Batman "Arm Sleeve" Tattoo. The artwork looks super-great & if you're also a fan of the Sandman Vertigo DC Comics Series then you'll really like the other arm too! Thank You Katie for sharing your pictures. Both of these tattoos are very very very cool! As always we want to invite any & all Bat-Blog Readers ( that includes YOU ) to share any Batman-related pics you might have. It can be Tattoo Pics, Original Artwork, Toy or Comic Book Collections, Birthday Cakes, Customs...whatever! ( Our e-mail button is always on the top right-hand side of this page ).

Nick Spots JACK NICHOLSON JOKER STATUE in Times Square!

OMG! A Good Bat-Blog Citizen named Nick just sent us this incredibly awesome photo. He was visiting Planet Hollywood in Times Square in New York City where they have a HUGE Jack Nicholson JOKER Statue! WOW! The thing looks even larger than life-size ( as it should be ). Also, the face sculpt looks exactly like "Jack", that's very cool. Thank you to Nick for sharing the wonderful pic. I need to ask you to try & steal this thing for me. But then the problem would be, after you got it, you would probably want to keep it for yourself, ha ha!

Video: Japanese Antique Vintage 1970's ALPS Batman and Robin BATMOBILE TIN TOY CAR Battery Operated

Here's a pretty cool video that was featured on an eBay posting ( I always think that's a really great idea to do that ). It's a Japanese ( Vintage 1970's ) ALPS Batman and Robin BATMOBILE TIN TOY that is one of those fun Battery Operated Cars! Now, this is a bootleg toy ( not licensed ) but still, it's a lot of fun & very very RARE! Plus, it's really neat to see it in action, ha!

DC SUPER FRIENDS EASTER BASKET At Target - Batman, Joker, & Mr. Freeze

Our Super-Excellent Retail Reporter, BATMOBILLY, just discovered something pretty cool over at his favorite Target Store. In their "Easter Holiday isle" they have an EXCLUSIVE Fisher Price Imaginext DC SUPER FRIENDS EASTER BASKET! The packaging is made to sort-of look like a basket & it comes with 3 Action Figures, 1 Accessory, & 1 Vehicle. It looks like BATMAN, MR. FREEZE ( with Freeze Chamber ), & THE JOKER ( With Jokermobile )! It retails for $14.99 and that's not a bad price! Thanks to Billy for reporting this awesome news!! If any other Bat-Blog Readers ( that's YOU! ) sees any other Batman holiday tie-in merchandise then please let us know.

New BATMAN T-SHIRTS Over At SUPERHERO STUFF

The other night I was kinda bored & decided to check out what kind of new Batman Merchandise there was out there. My main focus was some kind of cool T-Shirt or other clothing. One website that I totally love to buy from is called SUPERHERO STUFF. They have great service & an awesome variety. While there I saw they had a bunch of brand-new T-Shirts & here's the one I think I'm going to buy. It has a graphic on the front of a Silver-Age Comic Book Cover that features artwork by Carmine Infantino. Actually, it's Detective Comics # 380. I don't know, I think it's pretty cool. What do you think? Oh, if you're wondering where their website is I placed a link down below, check it out sometime.

HEY! It's Desmond, The Littlest Batman Fan!

Alright! Late last night I got a new photo of our little buddy Desmond in my email box. That always makes me happy because he's such a cool kid! He's shown here in some new BATMAN Pajamas he got last Christmas. They have a vintage style to them ( think of the ones your Grandpa wore, ha ) & they're completely covered with Batman Bat-Symbol Logos!! Oh man, I'm totally jealous! Hey Desmond, I don't have any cool sleepwear like this! I might have to come over to your house & steal these, ha! I wanna thank his parents for sending the sweet picture. It's nice to see the little guy again & he's still totally adorable. In fact, maybe even a little bit more!

Chuck Williams' BATMAN BUST Retro-Style Statue

OK, I saw this on the web recently & had to totally show it off because Chuck is a friend & an amazing artist! Here is a small BUST STATUE of BATMAN done in a Retro -Vintage style. It's made to look kind of like the old comic book art from the past. Plus, it's modeled after the 1966 Adam West TV version of the character. Personally, I think this thing is incredibly well done & a Total Masterpiece! It's shown here in 3 versions: Painted & two done in Raw Colors. The 2 colors are PALE GRAY, which makes it look like a fine art statue & brings out a lot of details. Then there is BLUE, which is sort of translucent a little bit & totally reminds me of those MARX TOY Action Figures made in the 1960's. Actually all 3 are really great & if I had to pick a favorite one it would be way too hard to decide. But really, now that I think about it, the painted version is the winner!

Video - Batman Batmobile Toy Collection

Here's a nice video sent in recently by a Bat-Blog Fan who's main focus is collecting just the Batmobile Toy cars. He just started to collect them & his collection is pretty cool so far. You can see he has a lot of the Action Figure Vehicles, some Corgi Die-Cast Cars, Batman Hot Wheels by Mattel, & a few Misc Toys. REMEMBER: We love to see people's Batman Collections & how you display them so if you have any pictures or video you would like to share then please send them in today. Our e-mail button is always on the top right-hand side of this page, thanks.

BATMAN AND JOKER Desktop Wallpaper Backgrounds

OK, This week I thought I would post a few Batman Wallpapers that feature The Joker & then maybe one of an image from BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD. Mainly, because I am sort of missing that cartoon & can't wait till they start airing new episodes. Also, I guess I need to sort of explain the 2 Joker ones. The 1st one is an image I came across on the Internet a long time ago. It was on a website that was totally Japanese & I guess the artwork was some sort of fan-art. It has a total anime-style that is pretty interesting but it's also very weird how the Joker is a female. It even has some sort of "romance angle". The whole thing is adapted from THE DARK KNIGHT movie & the clothes worn by "Mrs. Joker" are exactly like Heath Ledger's costume. But overall it's very well drawn & does make an interesting background ( try it ). The next one is an art submission from our buddy Sean Hartter. This is another one of his "Vintage Movie Poster / Lobby Cards" that are so much fun ( & very well done ). He likes to make these for movies that were never made, but should have been, ha! This one is a JOKER MOVIE starring Tim Curry. You know, the actor who played "Dr. Frank-N-Furter" in the 1975 Cult Classic Film "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". He would have been incredible as the Joker! ( Thanks Sean for sending this in ). OK, now I know the wallpapers this week are sort of weird but I'm in kind of a funky mood lately so it's appropriate. Please let me know which one you like the best.

NEAL ADAMS MAN-BAT BLACK AND WHITE STATUE Prototype Photos

Here are a few "prototype photos" of the NEAL ADAMS' MAN-BAT Black & White Statue as sculpted by Jason Spyda Adams. In fact, I "stole these images" from Jason's site, ha ha! The pictures show how detailed this thing is gonna be & I can't wait to see the final product. If it's anything like all the other ones then I know it will be extremely cool! I love that DC Direct has been branching out & doing a few villains in the B&W series. Look for MAN-BAT towards the end of 2010 ( around October 13th ). For more information about this product then be sure to click HERE!

BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD Magazine By TITAN COMICS in The UK

OK, This post is mainly for our friends who live in the United Kingdom, Australia, & New Zealand. The TITAN COMICS Company will be publishing a BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD "Comic Book" Magazine. The neat thing is that the very First Issue #1 will come with a few special gifts included ( I guess the thing will be poly-bagged ). The items include: a Stationary Set, Batman Mask, & Stickers. The "Stationary Set" looks like it includes a Pencil, Ruler, Paper, & Pencil Case...AWESOME! Now, I'm pretty sure they sell these at Grocery Stores but since I don't live there I have no idea, ha! The local Comic Book Shops there will probably carry them too. But, from their website, you can subscribe for a year & get 13 Issues for only £27.60. But the thing is, you have to live in the United Kingdom, Australia, or New Zealand. Bummer! Here's the link for their website, just click HERE!

BATMAN RADIO - MP3 Audio of Old Time Radio Show

I recently discovered a website called BATMAN RADIO and, for right now, they only have 1 audio clip ( MP3 Format ) posted but maybe later they'll have more. We'll have to see. But for right now it is a very neat Golden Age-Style story to listen to. Basically, it's an old time radio show of "The Adventures of Batman & Robin". Down below is a link & when ya get there just click on the old radio dial like you see in the graphic up above. The link is HERE!

NORM BREYFOGLE Batman Artist Podcast Interview WHERE MONSTERS DWELL

This Wednesday, March 10th, be sure to tune-in to the WHERE MONSTERS DWELL Podcast to hear an interview with the Famous Batman Comic Book Artist NORM BREYFOGLE. He's a total bat-fan favorite so it should be very cool! This will be Episode #91 that you can listen to LIVE on Wed or after that it will be posted so you can hear to it at anytime. Oh yeah, almost forgot, here's the link right HERE!

PHOTOS - Ultra-Rare VINTAGE 1996 BATMAN TOYS & MEMORABILIA!

OK, anybody who has been reading my Bat-blog for longer than 2 weeks has got to know that I am totally crazy for the cool Vintage Batman Toys! To be honest that's the total reason I created this blog. I know we try to cover all the Brand-New Products, Merchandise, & other Batman-Related News but it's the "Vintage Stuff" I'm really goo-goo for! Here's just a small example of some really great "Super-Rare" Memorabilia I have seen lately. The 1st item is a 1960's BATMAN Inflatable Pool Toy. I love both the Retro-Style Graphic & the shape of the thing. You know this would be really cool to hang on the wall for display! The next item is awesome too & beyond super-rare! It belongs to a Good Friend named Saul & he said he's been looking for this thing for many years. It's a Wooden Skateboard with Cool Batman Artwork. It was made by the Mettoy Company in England back in 1966. Yeah, this was only sold in the UK & is ultra-hard-to-find! I mean, it's practically a "Museum-Piece". He said it's one of his favorite pieces in his collection & that really means a lot because he has a TON of incredible bat-stuff from all over the world. The last pic is something that's not as rare but it's still pretty cool. It's an old 45 rpm Record with The Penguin telling a story with Burgess Meredith's actual voice. The graphics on the Record Sleeve are really great stock art drawn by Carmine Infantino & it also has an actual photo from the TV Show, all in one. Whew! I hope you guys liked some of these pics & if you have any ultra-rare pieces of Bat-Memorabilia you would like to share then please send us a photo today! Our e-mail button is always on the top right-hand side of this page.

Fisher Price Imaginext DC SUPER FRIENDS - ROBIN With BATCYCLE!

Just a quick posting here. This is a pic sent in by our good friend Batmobilly! He said he just saw this action figure at Wal-Mart & it's sort of a very hard one to find so he took a picture. It's the ROBIN WITH BATCYCLE from the Fisher Price Imaginext DC SUPER FRIENDS toy line. Later, I told Billy that one day I was at Toys-R-Us. They had a HUGE area for all this great DC SUPER FRIENDS Action Figure stuff ( Vehicles, Play Sets, Figures, everything! ). There was a TON of toys & it took-up almost 1/2 the row. Out of curiosity I started to add-up all the prices in my head. Just to buy all the stuff they had that one day it would have cost like $300 dollars! The thing to keep in mind is that this is not even all the toys they have made ( or will make ). Not even close. Plus some other stores have "Exclusives", etc... So, I guess if you're like me & can't afford to buy it all ( I tend to be a "Completest Collector" ) then at least just get the few pieces that you really like. Well, this ROBIN figure with Bat-Cycle would go on that list because it's really cool!

Johnny's CUSTOM BATMAN & ROBIN GI Joe Doll Clothes

This is a really nice story. Here's some pics sent in by a Bat-Blog Reader named Johnny. When he was a little kid, back in the 1970's, a lady who was a good neighbor made him some Batman & Robin clothes for his large 12" GI Joe Dolls. They were made to sort of be like the Mego Superhero Figures we all know & love. Well, out of sentimental reasons he has kept these outfits for all these years. Later, he got some large dolls to display the mini-costumes as a way to remember her ( she recently passed away ). Now I think these clothes are just totally wonderful & she did a great job on them. OK, I know that they're not totally perfect or completely accurate but a lot of goodness & love went into making them. So for that reason they're really special. Plus, they actually are pretty cool! Thanks to Johnny for sharing his nice story & pics.

Dave Meets Neal Adams - The Famous Batman Comic Book Artist!

Here's a cool pic sent in by our good bat-friend Dave. He got to go to a Comic Book Convention in New York City & met Neal Adams. Yes, THE Neal Adams! Neal is extremely famous for his work on Batman comics in the 1970's. He is even still working on the Dark Knight character today. Right now, he is writing and drawing a HUGE Graphic Novel Project called BATMAN: ODYSSEY. We can't wait for that to come out! Also, I wanna say thanks to Dave for sending the cool pic plus I am totally jealous you got to meet the Legendary Neal Adams ( Jealous! ).

9 Old School BATMAN Vehicles That Rocked!!

Over at the BREAKDOWN COVER website they created a really neat list ( with photos ) of the Top 9 Coolest Classic Vehicles that were used on the 1966 BATMAN TV Show. Like the 1st one ( #9 ) was the "Batman Parachute Pick-Up Service" Van...that's funny! They also show some of the Custom Cars used by the Bat-Villains like Catwoman, The Joker, & The Penguin. Here's a link to check it out, just click HERE!

BATMAN IIX - Vintage Movie Poster Parody!

Shown here is a beautiful graphic created by our good friend Sean Hartter. It's a fake Vintage Movie Poster / Lobby Card featuring Donald Pleasence as Mr. Freeze! Oh man, he would have been great in that role. I always loved seeing him in movies. He was the perfect character actor, very creepy! I know you guys have seen him, just do a Google Search sometime & you'll say, "Oh yeah, that guy!" It's also funny to note, that in this total fantasy film, Batman would have been played by Burt Reynolds, ha ha ha! I really wish they would have made this movie : ) Thanks to Sean for sharing his fun artwork.

Garrey's Awesome BATMAN COMIC BOOK, TOY, & MEMORABILIA Collection!

The Bat-Blog recently received a whole bunch of really great photos from a Bat-Fan named Garrey. This is his room where he displays some of his Batman Collection. He's got a lot of Vintage Comic Books, New Graphic Novels, DVD Movies, Action Figures, Collectible Toys, Movie Posters, etc... I couldn't post ALL the photos he sent so I just condensed them down to a few of the best ones. He really has a lot of neat Batman items! Now, you know I totally love all this kinda stuff ( especially the toys ) but I gotta say that the BAT'S MOTEL sign is really funny! If I remember right, he said he got it at BIG LOTS during the Halloween Season. It's not really a "Batman item" but it does totally fit into the collection. Plus, I like the humor. Thank you Garrey for sharing your personal photos with us, I appreciate that a lot & know that many people will enjoy seeing these pics. It's always cool to see what other people have so if YOU ( Bat-Blog Reader ) have anything to share then please send us your pictures today!

Funny BATMAN HUMOR Pictures, Photos, & Stuff!

OK, I thought it would be a good time for a laugh or two ( or 3 ) so, HERE WE GO! Most of these humor pics speak for themselves so I'll just let you look at them & gather your own conclusions. But I gotta say that the comic book panel from the Captain America comic book is really really funny! Especially when you consider that it's a Marvel Comics title & not made by DC Comics. Anyway, which one is your favorite?

BATMAN BIRTHDAY CAKE For March...PARTY ON!!

OK, Here's a Special Batman Birthday Cake photo to celebrate all the birthdays of Bat-Blog Readers for the month of March. So, if you have a birthday this month, we want to wish you the very very very BEST...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

LITTLE JACK is a BIG BATMAN FAN!!

YES!! For a few days now I have been dying to get this photo posted! This is a picture sent in by our friend Neal of his cute 3 year old nephew Jack. It looks like we have a Major Batman Fan right here!! I totally love this photo. I mean, if you don't think it's the coolest thing you have seen in a very long time then you just have no soul, ha ha! C'mon, This little kid is extremely awesome!! As a side note, I love the fact that he has his trusty Bat-Cycle just to the left of him. You know, just in case he needs to run to the scene of a new crime to catch the Joker, ha ha! ( Thanks to Neal for sharing this wonderful pic. Please tell Jack that he is great! ).

Simone's Awesome HARLEY QUINN Batman Tattoo!

Check out this photo, recently submitted by a Bat-Blog Fan named Simone, of her extremely cool back tattoo of HARLEY QUINN! Who, of course, we all know as a member of GOTHAM CITY SIRENS & sometimes she's the Joker's girlfriend ( I'm talking about Harley, not Simone, ha ha! ). The art concept is sort of playing around with the old "Comedy & Tragedy" idea. The left image is happy & she's crying in the other one. This seems pretty accurate since Harley Quinn suffers from a major bi-polar personality! But all kidding aside this Batman Tattoo is really really great & I wanna thank Simone for sending it in.

Vintage 1960's OFFICIAL BATMAN TV SHOW Character Rings - Gumball Vending Machine Header Cards

The real main focus of the Bat-Blog is to share the love of collecting all the cool Batman Toys, especially the Vintage Memorabilia! Here are a few examples of some Gumball Machine Header Cards featuring OFFICIAL BATMAN Character Rings. They were made by the Lawson Novelty Company in 1966. It looks like these rings were made out of rubber & there were 4 to collect. Two of them are sort of a Bust of Batman and Robin. The other two look like a Batmobile Car & Bat-Symbol Logo...awesome! These cards were what you would have seen inside the Gumball Machine to advertise the prize you could get. I don't remember seeing these as a little kid but I know I would have gone totally batty wanting one, ha ha! In fact, I would totally love to have these now! ( Thanks to Jimmy for sending the cool pics ).