BatDave Visits the 2011 BIG APPLE COMIC CON in New York City

OK, We're a little jealous! The Bat-Blog has a friend who lives in New Jersey & every time a huge "Geek Event" happens in NYC he's there. His name is BatDave & here are some photos he shared from the recent BIG APPLE COMIC CON last week. First off, he got to meet "Batman", live & in person ( Check out the photographic proof, ha ). Then, he got to meet two total BATMAN Comic Book Legends, Jerry Robinson and Neal Adams. Of course Mr. Robinson was there to promote his new book, "JERRY ROBINSON: AMBASSADOR OF COMICS", a great read ( For The Bat-Blog Book Review, Click HERE! ). Then, BatDave got Mr. Adams to sign a recent copy of his "Batman Odyssey" comic book. Overall it seems like a great adventure! Oh yeah, he saw this beautiful Asian Girl outside & it looks like she's a Batman Fan... Heck Yeah! ( Thanks, as always, to BatDave for sharing his wonderful photos ).

Heath Ledger Autographed Bowling Pin Spotted in Famous New York City Landmark!

Here's a great story! We have 2 friends named Dave & Lisa who live near New York City, about 35 minutes west of Manhattan. They both recently decided to check out the Spider-Man Broadway Musical that's going on. Around the corner they visited a famous Bowling Alley called BOWLMOR LANES ( See the Classic Neon Sign in the 1st pic... beautiful ). While there they noticed this HEATH LEDGER Autographed Bowling Pin! This place has a display case where they feature celebrity-Signed Pins. Heath Ledger's Bowling Pin is placed right between Lady Gaga & Usher, ha ha! Hey, this is "Batman-related" & pretty interesting too. Thanks to Dave & Lisa for sending the fun pics.

BatDave Attacks The 1966 BATMOBILE Batman Car in New York City!!

Earlier this month ( October 2010 ) our good friend BATDAVE was lucky enough to go to the BIG APPLE COMIC CON in New York City. Here are just a few of the amazing photos he got of this very cool 1966 BATMOBILE Replica Car that was parked outside. Oh man, you know that people that day must have gone totally crazy, ha ha! The cool thing is that Dave got to actually sit in the car. Just look at the expression on his face, that explains everything! ( Dave - Thanks for sending these wonderful pics. Plus, I have never got to sit in this car yet ...so, I'm totally jealous, ha! )

BATMAN COSTUMES At The 2010 NYC Big Apple Comic Con!

I have been getting a few emails the last few days from our good buddy BatDave. Last week he went to the NYC Big Apple 2010 Comic Con in New York City ( Manhattan ). While there he got some extremely cool photos to share. So many in fact that I plan to spread them out a little bit. The Actors from the 1966 BATMAN TV Show were there, Adam West & Burt Ward, & he got some great pics of them. The '66 Batmobile car was there too & you can look forward to seeing it later on as well. But for right now, in this 1st wave, we get to see a few Cosplay people who all have totally amazing Batman-themed costumes. The 1st one is a 1970's retro-style costume, very cool! The others include a very cute Batgirl, a Batman Beyond Bat-Suit, a Custom Batman Suit ( very creative ), & even Deathstroke! This is probably one of the most fun things that happen at a comic book convention nowadays. You walk around the corner & BAMM!, there's the Caped Crusader, ha ha! I wanna thank BatDave for sending all the great pics because I know every Bat-Blog Fan will get a total kick out of them!

BATMAN ODYSSEY # 1 - NEAL ADAMS BOOK SIGNING in New York City MIDTOWN COMICS in Times Square

On Saturday July 10th, 2010 ( from 2:00 to 4:00pm ) legendary comic book artist Neal Adams will be signing copies of BATMAN: ODYSSEY # 1 at the Midtown Comics Store in Times Square ( NYC ). Now, down below I posted the address from their official website but you might want to check with them for any other information. I'm not sure if they will be charging a fee for the autograph or if it's free so please be warned. Either way it would be really great to get this famous issue signed!

Midtown Comics - Times Square

200 W. 40th Street

New York, NY 10018

You Don't Have To Be Batman To Save Lives

Back in 1989, to capitalize on the popularity of the Tim Burton BATMAN Movie, the New York Blood Center ran a promotion called "You Don't Have To Be Batman To Save Lives". Basically it was a major blood drive where they used the Caped Crusader as a theme. It was pretty successful. Shown here are 2 pieces of memorabilia from that event. The first photo is a T-Shirt & the 2nd one is a small advertising poster. It's cool they didn't use the same exact graphic. Plus, it's the comic book-style artwork & not the movie ( but "movie images" would have been great too! ). Now, it's kinda hard for me to tell but I'm guessing that the art was drawn by either Jose Luis Garcia Lopez or Dick Giordano! If anyone knows exactly please let me know. Either way, it's a very cool part of Bat-History!

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!

Chip Kidd's ARTBREAK Rock Concert Event in New York City - Dec. 29th, 2009

This post is to remind everybody that our friend Chip Kidd will be performing LIVE with his rock group ARTBREAK tomorrow night at DIXON PLACE in New York City. The concert is Tuesday, December 29th, 2009. They will be performing all new music from their up-coming album. For more information be sure to visit the DIXON PLACE website by clicking HERE!

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NEAL ADAMS in a 1966 Batmobile at The 2009 Big Apple Comic Con!

Last weekend, in New York City, they had the famous BIG APPLE COMIC CON 2009! One of the special guests was none other than the legendary Batman Comic Book Artist Neal Adams. Don't believe me? Well, here's photographic proof! Here is Neal sitting in a beautiful 1966 Batmobile Replica Car. Now, I mean, how cool is that! I have never got to sit in one of these things, but from what I have been told, once you sit there you never want to leave, ha ha! I love the expression on Adams' face, priceless. If you want to know more about Neal Adams' current work then I suggest checking out his website. You can visit today by clicking HERE!

NY Yankee's Baseball Team ROOKIE HAZING DAY with Batman Costumes!

Last Sunday, September 20th, the New York Yankee's Baseball Team had their annual "Rookie Hazing Day". I guess it's some kind of tradition or something where they make all the Rookies do stupid stuff, ha ha. Sorry, I'm not really familiar with sports that much but I thought it was great that they made them all dress-up in Batman costumes for the special event!! Just to name a few players: Rookie Pitcher Mark Melancon was Batman, Rookie Shortstop Ramiro Pena as Catwoman, and another Rookie Pitcher, Michael Dunn, dressed as The Riddler. There is also the Joker, The Penguin, etc... But anyway, the costumes are really well done & I think it's fun that they did it. I like their team spirit. I kinda feel sorry for the guy who had to be Catwoman, ha ha. ( Thanks to Gino for sending the link ). For more information about the event & many more pictures to enjoy, please be sure to visit the WFAN website by clicking HERE!

REAL-LIFE BATCAVE Fire Department, FD NY Engine 26

The Bat-Blog has a good friend in Germany, named Guenter, who's son was recently visiting New York. While there he came across this real-life fire truck with this Batman "BATCAVE" emblem on it!! It's for the FD NY Engine #26! Now, how extremely AWESOME is that!! Thank you Guenter for sending this amazing photo. Please tell your son thanks too because this is just so cool! Readers, please be sure to click on the photo up above for a larger, more detailed, picture...it's great!!

BATMAN IN TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK CITY!!

Our friend Stephen was in Times Square the other day & snapped this extremely cool photo showing Batman & Robin ( the 1966 TV Movie version ). He wrote, "I was in New York last week, and walking through Times Square, when I saw Adam West and Burt Ward on the Panasonic Jumbotron! They were playing the trailer for the '66 film to promote the new dvd!". So, be sure to click on the small photo up above for a way larger version. Hey Stephen, that must have been a HUGE surprise seeing The Dynamic Duo so large, ha ha! I wish I could have been there but I really appreciate you sending the photo, thank you.

NYC? Check Out TOYS-R-US in New York City for THE DARK KNIGHT Store Display!

If you're a Batman Fan, who lives in New York City, then you gotta go hit-up your TOYS R US store to check out their elaborate DARK KNIGHT store displays! A friend to the Bat-Blog, nicknamed "H", sent these 2 cool photos with his cel phone showing a HUGE Tumbler Batmobile display model & a Bat-Suit costume. Personally, I would kill to have that Tumbler Model, it looks awesome! If any other readers see any cool store display material please shoot us a photo, the e-mail button is on the top right-hand side of this page. One last thing, "H" thank you very much for thinking about the Bat-Blog & sending these photos. I know you were kinda skeptical about the quality ( cel phone) of these pics but they give us a really great idea on what the stuff looks like & I appreciate that!

Just a Reminder: BATMAN NIGHT is Wednesday, June 4th!

Just a quick reminder: For people living in or near New York City there's gonna be a special BATMAN NIGHT Party! For more details CLICK HERE

BATMAN NIGHT! A Batman-Themed Party in New York City!!

After the success of HULK Night and KISS Night, THE SCI FI SCREENING ROOM is proud to present...BATMAN NIGHT! Wednesday June 4th @ 7:00 PM at the Theater Under St. Mark’s ( New York City, East Village ) 94 St. Mark’s Place, btw 1st Ave and Avenue A. ( L-train to 1st Ave, F/V to 2nd Ave, R-train to 8th St, 6 to Astor Place ). Just 7 bucks! Kevin Maher and Nick Nadel share bootleg Batman, fan films, the 1943 serial, the 1980s cereal, as well as some Superfriends clips, 1960s out-takes, and other Batman rareities. Plus a visit from Batman Strikes writer Matthew K. Manning. The evening will also include BAT-KUs (Batman Haikus), Bat-trivia, Bat-prizes and Plus an after-party at the Hanger Bar (217 E. Third Street) complete with Bat-cocktails and utility belt snacks. Come by, because if Nick drinks enough, he'll get up on the bar and do the Bat-Dance. So, if you live in the New York area, be sure to check it out & tell 'em that the Bat-Blog sent ya!!

New York Comicon Comic Book Convention Opens on April 18-20, 2008 in New York City!

For the Bat-Blog readers who live on the east coast I thought I would do this post to remind them that the annual NEW YORK COMICON COMIC BOOK CONVENTION is on April 18th-20th, 2008. This year they have a ton of guests that are "Batman-related". They include ( in no certain order ) : Mike Mignola, Carmine Infantino, Joe Kubert, Grant Morrison, Alex Ross, Frank Miller, Neal Adams, Adam Kubert, Andy Kubert, Jim Lee, Denny O'Neal, Steve Rude, Darwyn Cooke, Jose Luis Garcia Lopez, & probably a few others I missed! The guest list is HUGE! Also there will be three exclusive Batman toys. I featured 2 of them in a previous post ( scroll way down ) but shown here is the just-released Special Edition Comic Book Convention Exclusive "Tech Suit Mr.Freeze" action figure from Mattel ( Booth # 1547 ). I think this figure is really great! This is an awesome event that I highly recommend you going to, especially for the chance to get some sketches and/or autographs from these classic Batman writers & artists. Here's a link button down below if ya need more information: