Mighty Muggs. We toy collectors, who have surfed through the toy isles of major department stores, have all seen them. They're super-cute little figures with a very modern twist to them. They're made by Hasbro & so far they have done a lot of Star Wars & Marvel Comics characters. I have even seen some recently that were from The Raiders of The Lost Ark movie. A friend told me they have even made some that are Transformers & G.I.Joe but I have not seen those yet. Personally, I think they're pretty cool & once I noticed they did some Marvel Superheroes I have been wondering if they would be coming out with some DC Comics heroes as well but I have not seen any yet. It might be because Mattel has a pretty good agreement with DC Comics to make their action figures. Now, I'm not completely sure about this but I'm just speculating. Well, a Custom Toy Artist named "Are-Jay" has decided he can't wait any longer & has started to make custom figures out of old Mighty Muggs figures. A lot of the "Batman-related ones" he has done is shown here & he's done a few other characters that are pretty cool too. I think this guy has a lot of talent, & you know how we love creativity here at the old Bat-Blog, so here they are! There's a "Classic-Style Silver Age Batman" with blue/yellow costume...awesome ( my favorite )! There's a version from The Dark Knight movie. There are also some characters from Batman: The Animated Series, like: Batman, Robin, Harley Quinn, & Batgirl! If you're somebody who can appreciate this kind of art then please check out his website for more material. Here's a link:
I have a question to ask the readers of the Bat-Blog. Please look at this photo of these 2 RARE 1966 Batman "Bat Brush" Toothbrushes made by The Butler Brush Company. One is Red & the other is sort of an Aqua-Green. The question is, "Have you ever seen any other colors of this item before?". This is something that a Bat-Blog Reader named Ralph wanted to know. Apparently he wants to get one of each color & is wondering what the other ones are. Personally, I think he should be happy with one of them & send me the other one as a gift...that would be cool, ha ha! If you know of any other colors then please leave a comment down below, thanks.
An art student named Brad did this amazing CGI animation video while learning to lip sync a character. It was an assignment for a 3D animation class & he chose The Joker from The Dark Knight Batman movie. It uses Heath Ledger's voice & it's pretty cool, I mean, super-creepy!
OK, shown here is a Batman Tattoo Art submission for the "Karen Jane Greer Project". This image was created by an extremely talented graphic artist named Dean Fraser. He said he was really touched by the story of Wes losing his Mother & wanting to get a Batman Tattoo in her memory, so Dean drew this image. The overall composition is extremely excellent. One of my favorite things about it is the "eternal flame", that's kinda cool. Personally I wanna thank Dean Fraser for doing this art. It's really amazing & I sincerely appreciate it. Seriously, it means a lot. For readers unfamiliar with this "project" please read the post (January 2nd) titled "Batman Fan Calling For All Tattoo Artists & Creative People". The basic story is that a Bat-Blog Reader named Wes lost his Mother almost exactly a year ago today & has decided to get a Batman Tattoo to honor her. Ya' see, she was a HUGE Batman Fan & got him into being one as well. He asked us here at the Bat-Blog to ask all Tattoo Artists & other Creative People to please submit artwork. So, if you have ANY ideas then please submit them. For more information be sure to read that post & you'll get the complete idea. On a side note, I hope it's not disrespectful in any way to call this the "Karen Jane Greer Project". But, I think using the name is appropriate. It's a way to remember her & honor her memory.
If you're a regular Bat-Blog Reader ( which you should be, bookmark us now, ha ha ) then you know that every Wed. is "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday"! This week I thought I would post 2 extremely beautiful desktop backgrounds that were submitted by a friend & graphic artist named Tom Dougherty. He did these 2 pieces of awesome original art that are totally worthy of being on anyone's computer! The 1st one is a funny take on a favorite Batman villain because it is a portrait of Alfred Hitchcock as The Penguin. The 2nd one is also a major character we all know & love, Poison Ivy. Personally, I wanna thank Tom for sending these in because they're just really really great! Good Job.
In a previous Bat-Blog report you might remember a pair of Batman & Joker Bobble Head Nodders we posted. Of course they were from THE DARK KNIGHT movie & were pretty cool. I never got around to getting a set but plan on it in the future. Well, it looks like the NECA Toy Company has produced a totally brand-new set of 3 HeadKnockers of TDK Batman, Joker, & Harvey Dent / Two-Face ). These too are pretty cool & it's nice to see some new TDK merchandise.
A very good friend to the Bat-Blog has just recently been interviewed on NPR Radio so I thought I would proudly share it here. His name is Saul Ferris & besides being a pretty nice guy he's also a Super-Collector of all things Batman ( Just so you know, his picture really didn't have a Batman Mask on it, that's just me being wacky! ). His main focus is on the Super-Rare Vintage 1960's Batman Toys & Memorabilia. He was a major contributor to the publication of Chip Kidd's latest book "Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan". In fact, the Bat-Manga book is a large part of the radio show but also includes a lot of tips about collecting toys & comics. Also included in the interview is Anne Ishii, who served as the Japanese translator for the book project. To hear this show on either your iPod or PC just click on the link button down below. When you arrive at the website just look for a show titled "The Sweet Smell of Yesteryear" recorded on January 4th, 2009. Click on the "audio button" & it magically appears in your media player. Also, if you want to contact Saul about any old 60's Batman Toys you have for sale he can be reached at ICOLLECTBATMAN@aol.com. ( Someday I'm gonna have to tease him about still being on AOL, ha ha ). Oh yeah, one last thing. I had a photo of Saul Ferris that I could post here but apologize for not having one of Anne. I tried to find one on Google, but couldn't find one that wasn't copyrighted. Just so you readers know, she is very very cute!
