BATMAN ART - Comic Book Cover Done in Stained Glass

A Friend shared this link with me the other day where it shows an Artist's work that is completely amazing. This guy has recreated a bunch of Vintage Comic Book Covers in Stained Glass. The effect is pretty cool! His name is Brandon Barker & here is his tribute to Detective Comics #31, which first appeared in 1939 & is a total classic. I mean, it's actually an icon! The story of this book was titled "Batman Verses The Vampire ( Part 1 )" & was the 1st introduction of the "Mad Monk" Villain Character. To check out other work by this Glass Artist just click HERE!

BATMAN Wallpaper Backgrounds - Graphic Artwork & Action Figures Photo

Here every week at the Bat-Blog.com we post some unique BATMAN Wallpaper Backgrounds that are fun. We call the event, "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday", ha! The 1st one is a wonderful graphic sent in by our friend Chris. It's a colored drawing of multiple Batman heads, very cool! His friend, Aaron Florian, created it. You can visit Aaron's website by clicking HERE! ( Sorry, I think you have to be a Tumblr Member to see everything ). The next wallpaper is pretty simple, but still looks great as a background. It's a photo of 2 very cool DC Direct Batman Action Figure Toys. The left one is a "Golden Age 1939" version ( or "Batman's First Appearance ). The right one is a more "Modern Day" version... awesome! I wanna thank Chris for thinking about the Bat-Blog & sending this wonderful artwork. Plus, as always, please let me know which Dark Knight Wallpaper you like the best!

BATMAN AUCTION NEWS - Bob Kane's Original 1939 Page Proofs for Detective Comics 27 at Heritage

The big news in both the auction world & comic book fandom is that Heritage Auctions ( Dallas, Texas ) is offering the Original Production Proofs for Detective Comics # 27 ( 1939 ) that were once owned by Batman Co-Creator Bob Kane. Of course we're talking about the first appearance of the character here! A "Proof Page" in comics was a test printing of an uncolored page used by artists and writers to see how their work would look on the printed page. Now, while this is not the actual original art, this is probably the closest anybody will ever come to owning some production material from this landmark issue. They're estimated to sell for at least $1000 each & they have 5 of them for sale, which are pages 2-6. The image up above shows page 3 & if you click on it, it's extremely sharp, you can see the amazing details of this item. The "Batman Page Proofs" will be part of Heritage Auctions' Signature Vintage Comics & Comic Art Auction held on February 24th, 2011. For more details, click HERE!

New BATMAN X MIMOBOT USB FLASH DRIVES

Here's a brand-new Batman product to totally keep an eye out for! It's a BATMAN USB FLASH DRIVE created by Mimobot! The very 1st one in the series looks like the Dark Knight from 1939, a Golden Age version. Then, they're gonna release 4 other comic book versions that are more modern day. In that set ( shown down delow ) there will be Batman, Robin, The Joker, and Catwoman... MEOW! The "1939 version" will have a limited edition run of 5000 and comes preloaded with exclusive Batman MIMOBOT wallpapers, screensavers, and avatars. One thing to consider, if making a purchase, is that all Mimobot USB Flash Drives are sold in different sizes: 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, & 16GB. For more information be sure to click HERE

New BATMAN - THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD "The Knights of Tomorrow" Wallpaper Backgrounds

Here, for your viewing pleasure, are 2 brand-new BATMAN WALLPAPERS with images from the next TV Batman: The Brave and The Bold episode, "The Knights of Tomorrow". Tonight's show will be sort of special because it's going to send Batman through time & we'll all get a look at all the many variations of the character in different eras. Like, "The Riddler" Wallpaper Background shows a 1939 Golden Age Batman ( See the short purple gloves, unique bat-belt with circle buckle, & his ears are super-pointy ). Then the one with Robin is very much like the 1940's when Bruce first acquired Robin, the Boy Wonder. It has a very 1940's look about it too. Awesome! This episode looks like it's going to be great! It airs on Friday, November 19th at 7:30pm on the Cartoon Network. After watching it, please let us know what you think about it.

BATMAN Comic Book DETECTIVE COMICS # 27 Makes Record Price at Heritage Auction

Well, it looks like the DETECTIVE COMICS #27 recently auctioned off by Heritage Auction Galleries of Dallas, TX is now totally famous as being the world's most expensive auction price for a Golden Age Comic Book! Of course all Batman Fans know this issue to be the very 1st appearance of the Dark Knight in 1939. It sold for $1,075,000. Yes, you read that right, One Million Seventy Five Thousand Dollars!! Just 3 days prior to the Batman comic book selling so well a company called Comic Connect auctioned off a vintage issue of Superman ( Action Comics # 1 ) for 1 million. Then, Batman beat that record price by 75 thousand!!

Ken's "1939 BATMAN" Custom Toy Mego Doll Action Figure

OK, This Custom Mego Doll has "WIN" written all over it!! Our friend Ken, who we know from the Mego Museum Forum, sent us these wonderful pics of an action figure he recently completed. His idea was "What if the Mego Toy Company were making their World's Greatest Superhero Figures at the time when Batman 1st came out in 1939, what would the toy look like?"...well, here it is! I don't think I need to post any vintage graphics from the Golden Age Comic Books to show how accurate this thing is. It's so cool! It not only represents "1939 BATMAN", but it also follows the general "design rules" of Mego. I totally love this thing! Thanks Ken for sending the pics & you did a great customization here, keep up the good work! If there are any other Bat-Blog readers out there who like to get creative every now & then please send us some pics. It can be Drawings, Paintings, Custom Toys, anything Artistic!

CUSTOM ART: GOLDEN AGE BATMAN and DOCTOR DEATH Dolls / Action Figures

Here are a set of 2 totally amazing custom-made dolls of a Golden Age Batman & Doctor Death. They were sold on eBay awhile back & I was extremely impressed with their craft & attention to details. Before I get into this post too far I want to apologize to the artist who made these because I forgot to get his name to give him credit. I had bookmarked the information & now, later, I can't find them. I searched forever! But, while these photos were sitting in my bat-folder for a long time I knew I had to get them up here anyway so, sorry. Basically, there's a Batman Fan out there who is extremely creative & was inspired by some 1930's & 1940's Batman stories to create these 2 Custom Dolls. These figures really deserve to be called ART MASTERPIECES because they are so extremely well done. One, of course, is BATMAN, who we all know. But the other one might be a character that some Bat-Blog readers are unfamiliar with. His name is DOCTOR DEATH ( real name: Doctor Karl Hellfern). Basically he was Batman's very 1st "Super-Villain". He first appeared in Detective Comics # 29 in July 1939. This book was Batman's very third appearance as a character so it's an extremely "early story". His deal was he liked to kidnap very wealthy people, inject them with a toxic poison, & then hold the antidote for a ransom of very large sums of money. Yeah, a real wack-job! The artist who created these did them with amazing detail. he sculpted the heads, painted them, created the clothing & costumes, and even made some props. I had to share these because they are so beautiful, really, & if any reader knows the artist who made them please let me know so I can get his name in here. For now, just please enjoy the pictures. Click on them for larger, sharper, verisons ( they're nice ). As a side note: the very last photo is a Detective Comics # 35 comic book ( January 1940 ) that was recently auctioned off by Heritage Auction Galleries in 2006 for almost $18,000.00!! Yes, Eighteen-Thousand!!

Video: The Evolution of Batman 1939 - 2009

Batman, the Dark Knight, has changed a lot since his premier in 1939. This fan-made video is a tribute to see how much Batman has evolved. Basically it's a montage of photos from the different eras, pretty interesting!

Animated Videos: 1930's BATMAN - TERROR OF THE MONK!!

WOW, next year will be the 70th Anniversary of Batman! Hard to believe huh? To celebrate this fact some very creative Bat-Fans made this very cool animation of an original 1930's Batman Vampire Story called TERROR OF THE MONK. It's shown here in 2 parts. The animation quality is pretty decent. OK, actually it's pretty good for being fan-made! I mean, it's not like these guys had a huge budget to do it. The voice acting was done by Adrian Sherlock ( Batman, Bruce Wayne ), George Ivanoff ( Monk, Dr Wertham, Young Bruce Wayne ), Karen McGoldrick ( Julie ), Sarah Breen ( Dala ), and Paul Potiki ( Narrator & misc Character Voices ). It was animated by Russell Devlin & Darren Maxwell. They used original Golden Age Batman comic book art that was originally done by Bob Kane & Sheldon Moldoff. Also, the original story was written by Garner Fox. Please leave a comment down below & let me know how you like it. I thought it was pretty cool!
Part One

Part Two

FRED HEMBECK's Homage To DETECTIVE COMICS # 27, The First Appearance of Batman!

Here's an amazing piece of art done by none other that the Super-Great FRED HEMBECK! It's sort of an homage to the Classic Golden Age issue of Detective Comics # 27 ( May, 1939 ), which was the very 1st appearance & origin of a strange new comic book character called "The Batman". It's rendered in Hembeck's hilarious "cartoon style" & is instantly recognizable. Be sure to click on the picture for a larger, more detailed, photo. Also, remember to check out his auctions on eBay where he sells these Classic Cover Artworks from time to time.

Vintage 1930's BATMAN COMIC BOOK LOGO Wallpaper

Every Wednesday is "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday" here at the old BAT-BLOG! So, for today I thought I would post these 3 desktop wallpapers with graphics from an original 1930's Batman Comic Book, sort of a "Retro Batman". I like the 1st one the best, the one with the red background, it really pops. Later I experimented with doing one that is all black, white, & grey for a vintage 30's Art Deco look & just in case somebody wants a color other than red I did another one in Yellow. Hope you like these & remember to check the BAT-BLOG ARCHIVES for 50+ wallpapers posted in the past. We also have a Batman Wallpaper page, here's a link:

Classic Batman Comic Book Cover : 1939 Detective Comics # 29

Here's the front & back cover to the Classic Batman Comic Book DETECTIVE COMICS # 29, from July 1939...beautiful!!

BOB KANE With Micheal Keaton 1989 Batman & Original Art

A few weeks ago we published a photo of the BOB KANE Gravesite Marker & it created alot of response. For the small amount of people who don't know who he is Bob Kane is the guy who co-created Batman in mid-1939. Bob Kane & Bill Finger presented Batman for the 1st time in Detective Comics #27, May, 1939. Here's a photo of Bob with Batman ( Micheal Keaton ) in 1989 ( the 50th Anniversery of the character ) during the 1st movie by Tim Burton. Below that is an original art sketch attributed to Bob Kane, seen on eBay! As a last minute deal we've also posted a photo of the classic comic book cover to Detective Comics #27, Batman's First Appearance! This baby is an ICON of comic book history!!

BATMAN 1939 : Fan-Made Film Batman Movie FILM-NOIR

Here's a recent Fan-Made Film featuring Batman as he looked in 1939. It looks really great, it's all black & white, plus it has a film-noir look about it that's kinda cool. I also really like the Batman Costume. You only get to see it for a few seconds but check out the costume, cowl, chest bat-symbol logo, & especially the bat-belt, exactly like it was in 1939....very "30's retro" & very cool!