It's Wednesday, so you know it's "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday" again! This week I thought I would post "something old & something new". So, here's a wallpaper featuring Adam West & Burt Ward as the Dynamic Duo. I love the low camera angle on this shot & it's just kinda fun. The 2nd background was done by a friend of the Bat-Blog, named Matt, who likes to manipulate imagery from The Dark Knight Batman movie. Here he shows Heath Ledger's Joker after he has been arrested. I hope you enjoy both of these but if not then just click on the button down below to see many more. I also suggest going through the BAT-BLOG ARCHIVES for every single wallpaper we have ever posted ( there are hundreds of them! ). The archives are located on the lower left-hand side of this page.
One area of Batman Collecting that some collectors like to get into are the old Vintage Magazine Covers that feature Batman in some way. Here are 2 really great examples. One cover has a story about "Batman Getting Married" & it's kinda weird. It's the May 1966 issue of Pageant Magazine, which I guess was directed towards marriage-minded women...OUCH! The art direction on this is very provocative. Speaking of "provocative", the next cover features our favorite Catwoman, Julie Newmar...MEOW! It's the June 1964 issue of LOOK Magazine. Wow, it came out 2 years before the Batman TV Show. Anyway, she looks as lovely as ever as she prepares an outdoor meal, ha ha!
A friend sent me this link to a very cool art project that everybody can do ( Thanks Brian, you ROCK, Sir ). Basically you print the PDF file, cut it out, & you have a Paper Batman Mask! I suggest using some kind of card stock. I can't wait to make mine, ha ha! It sort of reminds me of the cowl worn by Adam West in the 1960's TV Show...AWESOME! Come to think of it these would be very cool to make for a little kid's birthday party. The mask was created by a very talented artist named Katie. Here's a link to her page:
When I came across this video the other day I knew it had to be posted, it's so RARE & AWESOME! This is actual footage taped off of Italy TV for the Batman: The Animated Series ( Actually, The New Batman Adventures, but same thing! ). The theme song is in Italian and it's very interesting! I don't know why but I love to see unusual stuff like this. It's great that Batman is so popular all over the world. The show is titled "Cavaliere Della Notte" which, I think, means "Knight of The Night"...enjoy!
You might remember the previous posts we did about the very cool Hot Toys BATMAN COSBABY Figures. They're making Classic Batman, Modern Batman, Robin, Batgirl, The Joker, Two-Face, Catwoman, & a "Mystery Figure"! Well that figure has finally been revealed...it's NIGHTWING! I knew it was gonna be him, ha ha! I know this has been news for a little while but I didn't want the surpirse to be ruined so I thought I would let it become more commonly known before revealing it. The additional vinyl figure looks pretty AWESOME! I really love these. They're so gosh darn cute, goo goo.
OK, One of my favorite shows on the Adult Swim channel is an animated series called THE VENTURE BROS. The animation quality is really good, the stories are well-written, overall it's just a really great TV show. Well, because of my strange working schedule I seem to miss it a lot so every now & then I go to their official website to enjoy an episode or two. You can view them online & the quality is pretty decent. Anyway, the other night I went there & they had just posted an episode where, in the beginning of the show, the Venture Bros were returning home from a costume contest. The Dad was upset because they lost. The reason, they were all dressed-up like Star Wars characters except for one of the sons who dressed like Batman, ha ha! In fact it was one of the old original Halloween costumes. I could not believe it, it was hilarious! So, I thought they would just show this for a small moment but he actually wears the costume during the entire episode, it's hilarious!
Like as if the regular Batman: The Brave and The Bold action figure line wasn't enough Mattel is ALSO going to make some smaller, cuter, figures called MINIS. We have reported on all of these before but here's a new photo showing what the packaging is gonna look like. We also found a newer photo of the cute Batmobile Car that I know everybody is gonna totally want! So far I'm really loving this animated TV Series but GOD, do they have to make so many toys to torture me? Ha Ha!
