Bat-Video: CAMERON STEWART Inking BATMAN AND ROBIN Comic Book Page

I always like these kind of videos where they show some talented Comic Book Artist drawing. It's sort of soothing in a zen-kinda way. Yeah, just drawing. I know it sounds boring, like watching grass grow, but really it's very interesting to see how they make characters come to life, especially when they are really good artists. These 2 videos are the perfect example. This is Cameron Stewart inking a current issue of DC Comics' BATMAN & ROBIN. It's pretty cool that he's doing it "old school" with pen/paper & not doing it digitally on the computer which is quickly becoming the norm.

The Muppets X Batman and Robin = Funny!!

This is just a quick post to show a totally hilarious picture of Dr. Bunsen Honeydew & Beaker, from The Muppet Show, dressed-up as Batman & Robin!

Auction News - Frank Miller BATMAN AND ROBIN Drawing

In "Batman Auction News" this week there was a special item on eBay that ended recently, some Frank Miller original artwork of BATMAN AND ROBIN as they appeared in his famous 1980's Graphic Novel, The Dark Knight Returns. It was drawn on DC Comics comic book cover stock paper ( measuring 12" X 17" ). Frank Miller sketched it in 1990 as a special 75th birthday gift to former DC Comics Editor Julius "Julie" Schwartz. This is a fully penciled and inked art illustration with a signed inscription from Miller on it, to Julius. The artwork is just totally wonderful, a great piece. The auction ended the other night at a closing bid around $11,300.00... WOW! I mean, who has that kind of money? Ha! But regardless of the price, it looks awesome & also has the bonus of having a lot of historical significance. Plus, I love that Robin is the "Carrie Kelley" version.

BATMAN AND ROBIN # 10 Comic Book Cover Art

Direct from DC Comics here is the finished color artwork for the cover to the new BATMAN AND ROBIN # 10 Comic Book. The artist, Frank Quitely, did an amazing job on it! It shows Robin about to kill Batman. Well, try anyway! I guess Damian is really going insane ...again! Personally I think that Dick Grayson needs to teach him some manners, ha ha! ( Click on the above graphic for a larger version ).

Salma Hayek at Batman And Robin Movie Premiere

Here's a celebrity photo I came across on the Internet the other night, at random, totally by accident. I was researching some old Batman movie stuff & when I saw this photo I thought, "Hey, it's Batman-related, I can post it!", ha ha! This is a picture of Salma Hayek at the 1997 Batman And Robin Movie Premiere. Oh My God! She is probably, easily, the most beautiful woman in the entire world! Now, just enjoy... you're welcome.

BATMAN AND ROBIN NEWS - Movie Ad Spotted in Egypt!

Here's an extremely awesome set of photos sent in by a Bat-Blog Fan all the way from Egypt! Yes, Egypt! His name is Myret & he wrote,

"Here are some pics I took in downtown Cairo of a building that has an advertisement of the "Batman and Robin" movie on it's side. It's been up since 1997, so it's a little bit rough around the edges, but it's still cool. The translation of what is written is "NOW IN ALL CINEMAS IN CAIRO AND ALEXANDRIA - BATMAN AND ROBIN!"

WOW! Thank you so much Myret for sending this, it's totally GREAT! The fact that this wall mural ad has existed all this time & has never been painted-over is very cool news. I totally love this!

Video: BATMAN AND ROBIN... WORST MOVIE EVER!

For your viewing pleasure ( or torture ) is this fan-made montage showing just a few of the reasons that 1997's BATMAN AND ROBIN movie is one of the worst Batman films ever made, ha ha! Of course I'm talking about the one with Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, & Chris O 'Donnell. Now, the 2nd video is a small clip from an interview with Joel Schumacher & he actually apologizes for the movie being so bad. Seeing it actually makes me respect him a lot more. Yes, the movie is really bad but a few months ago, while on vacation, I saw this on TV one night & actually really enjoyed it. I mean, it's still awful but it made it kinda fun to watch.

Video: Japanese Antique Vintage 1970's ALPS Batman and Robin BATMOBILE TIN TOY CAR Battery Operated

Here's a pretty cool video that was featured on an eBay posting ( I always think that's a really great idea to do that ). It's a Japanese ( Vintage 1970's ) ALPS Batman and Robin BATMOBILE TIN TOY that is one of those fun Battery Operated Cars! Now, this is a bootleg toy ( not licensed ) but still, it's a lot of fun & very very RARE! Plus, it's really neat to see it in action, ha!

BATMAN AND ROBIN - A New Comic Book Title From DC Comics

Starting in June DC Comics will release a brand-new comic book titled BATMAN AND ROBIN. The series will start out being written by Grant Morrison & drawn by Frank Quitely. So, as sort of a celebration of this, I made these 2 new Desktop Wallpapers. The 1st one using the original artwork for the cover to issue # 1 & the 2nd graphic is what you'll see on the inside. The artwork is pretty amazing! I like the strange look of the highly-detailed thin line artwork, very nice! As more information becomes available we'll let you know the exact release date so stay tuned to the Bat-Blog! ( Thank you Brian for sending the pics ).

Video: Batman and Robin Movie Handheld Electronic Game TV Commercial

A really old TV commercial for the Batman and Robin Movie Handheld Electronic Game by Tiger. The quality isn't really the best but it does give us a good idea what the commercial was like. The design of the toy was pretty cool the way it was bat-logo shaped & one of the control sticks was a Batman figure.

BATMAN & ROBIN WALLPAPERS: Original Comic Book Art

OK, I know I have been going a little crazy with the Desktop Wallpaper Backgrounds lately but a lot of cool hi-res artwork has been flooding in & I gotta spread it around! I have not heard any complaints yet so here we go! These babies were made using brand-new art from the current BATMAN AND ROBIN Comic Book Series. My favorite is the 1st one with Robin ( Damian ) going all rampage-berserk on Batman ( Dick Grayson ). Well, the 2nd one is pretty cool too...just sort of a weird angle, but very interesting too. The artist on these are none other than Andy Clarke & he's doing a great job so far. I love the crisp clean lines & the hyper-attention to details! Look for these images in future issues of B&R.

Funny BATMAN AND ROBIN Humor Comic Strip by Danica!

A new friend to the Bat-Blog, named Danica, sent us this silly comic strip she created recently. It shows the difference between the modern day Batman and Robin with the older 1966 version. The thing that makes it so funny is that it is SO true, ha ha! ( Thank You Danica ).

Video: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF BATMAN AND ROBIN Filmation Featurette

Featured here in 2 parts is a special video featurette, sort of a mini-documentary, on the making of Filmation's THE NEW ADVENTURES OF BATMAN AND ROBIN Animated Cartoon TV Series. In the 1970's I really loved this show as a little kid & was very happy when Warner Bros released it as a DVD awhile back. Seeing this material again will for sure bring back fond memories to some readers of this blog while others, who have never seen this material, will be enlightened to this special time in Batman animation history. Seriously, it was a very fun TV show & needs to be seen to be appreciated.
Part One

Part Two

Funny Silly Wacky BATMAN HUMOR Photos & Comics!

I'm feeling pretty tired so I thought I would just post a few very funny Batman-related Comic Strips & Humor Photos. They're easy to post & always a lot of fun ( we all need a good laugh every now & then ). Also, many of these were sent in by a few Bat-Blog Readers so I want to thank them...they ROCK! ( My favorite is the one with the cute kid who has chocolate pudding all over his face. He really does look like the Joker from THE DARK KNIGHT movie, ha ha ha! )

BATMAN WALLPAPER BACKGROUNDS - Neal Adams' Comic Art

I just recently realized that, like a moron, I didn't post any FREE Batman Backgrounds on "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday". So, to make up for it here are 2 really great ones you will hopefully enjoy. They came about because of a suggestion from a friend named Satish. He said he wanted to see some "Neal Adams artwork". These wallpapers were made with graphics that were found on the front / back of some Vintage 1970's LP Album Covers. Remember those awesome stories published by POWER RECORDS? Well, here they are! In that one with Batman and Robin's faces I seriously love that old Batmobile car, very cool! The other one has the Joker which is always fun. Now remember, you can click on the button down below for the 20 or so most recent Batman Wallpaper Backgrounds or you can dig through our BAT-BLOG ARCHIVES where you can find hundreds of them. The "Archives" are located on the left side of this page, about half way down.

BATMAN RADIO - MP3 Audio of Old Time Radio Show

I recently discovered a website called BATMAN RADIO and, for right now, they only have 1 audio clip ( MP3 Format ) posted but maybe later they'll have more. We'll have to see. But for right now it is a very neat Golden Age-Style story to listen to. Basically, it's an old time radio show of "The Adventures of Batman & Robin". Down below is a link & when ya get there just click on the old radio dial like you see in the graphic up above. The link is HERE!

BATMAN and ROBIN Funny Humor T-Shirt!

Our good friend Brian sent us this link to a really funny BATMAN & ROBIN Parody T-Shirt he found on the internet. It's called "BAT & ROB". It was designed by Dina Prasetyawan over at Threadless Tees. The graphic takes the whole "animal thing" literally, kinda funny! ( Thanks Brian for sending the link, you ROCK, Sir! ) Here's a button to check it out:

Bat-Video: Zeller's Batman & Robin TV Commercial w/ The Joker

This is mainly a test of one of Blogger's new functions where you can embed your own videos. This video is a TV Commercial for the toy department of Zeller's Stores. Zellers is mainly located in Canada so a lot of Americans have never seen them before....a real treat.

Classic Comic Book Cover : Batman # 129

This is the cover to Batman # 129 made during their "wacky period". The villain tells Batman & Robin, "DON'T COME ANY CLOSER, BATMAN, OR I'LL TURN THE FAN TO FULL SPEED---AND BATWOMAN WILL BE DOOMED!". Ha Ha, great stuff!

Vintage Batman Toys: Puzzles

Recently the BAT-BLOG has sort of been bogged down with THE DARK KNIGHT movie news so I thought I would do a traditional posting that is about Vintage Batman Toys. Which, is the main function of this blog! Here's some nice examples of different Batman Puzzles made thru the ages. The 1st one is a 1966 Batman & Penguin Puzzle made by Whitman. The graphics are really wonderful with a cool vintage Batman-Logo. The next picture is one of those Batman "Canister Puzzles" made by APC from 1973. I always thought that the way they sold them in coffee cans was kind of neat. The graphics on this baby were done by the Classic Comic Book Artist Carmine Infantino...nice! The next puzzle is one of my favorites. It was made by Aurora of all companies. They specialized in slot cars & model kits but I guess since they had the rights to use Neal Adams' awesome artwork they went ahead & made this puzzle. The cool thing about this puzzle is that it is super-HUGE & when put together it's almost 9 square feet, GIANT-SIZE, & great for display on the wall!! The last puzzle is a wooden frame tray puzzle made by Playskool. It features the cartoon version of the Batman & Robin movie, very obscure!