Video - BATMAN MOVEMENT Animation Test by 3D Artists

Here's a pretty cool video I came across the other night which shows CGI Modeling and texturing by 3D Artist Carles Gonzalez. Rigging and animated by Miguel Ángel Rubio Recio. The figure looks great but the cool thing is the actual movement of the figure. Batman starts out "walking", then a light sprint, and then some serious running action. All along the way the body seems very natural & the lighting is well done. Carles and Miguel live in Barcelona, Spain.

BATMAN MOVEMENTS from Miguel Angel Rubio Recio on Vimeo.

CLUB BATMAN: SPAIN - 20th Anniversary Celebration!

I want to congratulate our friends who run the CLUB BATMAN Fan Club in Spain. This year is their 20th Anniversary! To mark the special occasion they received some special artwork by Norm Breyfogle. Of course he was one of the major Batman comic book artists of the 1980's & 90's. He was kind enough to allow them to use some of his art for their promotion. Congrats CLUB BATMAN...and here's to 20 more years!! One last thing, if you live in that area of the world & would like to join the club then please be sure to visit their website by clicking HERE!

An Amazing VINTAGE BATMAN LANCO DOLL From Spain!

While surfing through cyberspace the other night I came across this extremely cool vintage Batman Doll that I knew I had to share here, it's just WAY TOO AWESOME! It was made by the Lanco Doll Company of Spain. I'm guessing it's from the 1970's. It was not sold in the United States, making it super-rare to find here! The doll is a little boy named TATO & in this variation he wears a special Batman outfit. The costume is basically a silver-age version of the bat-suit & I totally love this piece! It's just so weird & unusual. Plus, it's just so wonderful to look at, ha ha! If any other Bat-Blog Readers have ANY rare or unusual pieces of Bat-Merchandise to share then please send us some pics! Really, the main focus of the Bat-Blog is the love of old Vintage Batman Toys...because they're so cool!

Batman, The Dark Knight, Spotted in Spain!

Our friend Luis sent this photo of when he saw Batman, the Dark Knight. Not the movie but the life-size statue! Ha Ha, this was at a major toy store in Spain. I love that Batman is popular all over the world, that's cool! Thanks Luis, for sending the awesome pic!