As a young teen in the early 1970's, reading Batman comic books, one of my favorite artists from that period was Jim Aparo. He had a very distinct art style that you could notice right away. He worked on many different DC Comics at that time. I used to really love a vintage comic book titled BATMAN FAMILY. It only existed for a few years ( 1975 to 1978 ) but is now considered a classic. It featured Batman but the main focus was all of his various sidekicks: Robin, Batgirl, Alfred, Jim Gordon, Batwoman ( Kathy Kane ), Man-Bat, The Huntress, & even Ace, The Bat-Hound! Shown here is the original comic book art for BATMAN FAMILY #14...a beautiful ART Masterpiece! Be sure to click on the small image up above for a larger, more detailed, version. Thanks to Stan for sending us this wonderful picture. Do YOU own any original Batman art? If so then please send it in to the Bat-Blog so we can share with other Batman Fans, thanks.
Here's a funny political comic strip that ran in the Atlanta Journal Constitution Newspaper during the time that there was alotta controversy over the fact that the DC comic book character Batwoman came out of the bat-closet & admitted she was a gay lesbian. ( Good for you Batwoman, you go girl! ha ha! ) This was an attempt by DC Comics to show diversity & be more realistic about today's modern world.
Here are 2 really cool Batman-Related Wallpapers I found at the Official DC Comics Webpage. For a change of pace both are classic female characters. The 1st one is an awesome graphic of Batgirl in the snow. The next picture is artwork from the new comic book series titled "52" & features Batwoman. Both make great PC wallpaper! ( Click the above pictures for larger photos ). If you want other FREE Batman Desktop Wallpaper Backgrounds then be sure to CHECK OUT THE BAT-BLOG WALLPAPER PAGE. There are alot of image designs ( Batman Logo, Batgirl, Joker, Bat-Symbol Signal, Batmobile, Robin & the Dark Knight, even Vintage Toys ) you can use on your MySpace Layout or just to brighten your computer's desktop! The button for the BAT-BLOG Free Batman Wallpaper Backgrounds Page is on the top right-hand side of this BatBlog! ( You might have to go to the main page ).
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!
REMEMBER : Every Wednesday is "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday" at the BAT-BLOG!! Each week we try to theme the wallpaper in a way so that everybody gets something they like. This time we thought we would use the crazy theory "Something old, something new". The 1st wallpaper, featuring vintage 1940's graphics of Batwoman on her Bat-Cycle, was actually made by a BAT-BLOG Reader & sent to us thru our Bat-Blog Message Board! I know it sounds kinda corny but it was actually a very proud moment for us here, ha ha. He did a great job on it & we really love the "Golden Age" Batman! The 2nd wallpaper is a more recent version of Batman & we like the gothic buildings with the moonlight behind him, pretty cool. Both of these would look great for a MySpace Layout but if you're looking for something else be sure to check our BATMAN WALLPAPER PAGE, the link button is on the top/right of this page. Also, be sure to check the BAT-BLOG ARCHIVES for 50+ wallpapers posted in the past!
Tonight I needed some more disk space on my computer so I decided to post a few Batman Desktop Wallpapers because they're pretty BIG & take a lot of room. This is a nice assortment: 1. Multiple Pattern of graphic art for the 1966 MARX BATMOBILE toy car ride, 2. Batwoman on a Black Background, 3. Vintage 1960's Tin Toy Gun of Batman Raygun, & 4. This is a photo I found on Flickr of a Wall of Batman Graffitti ( The photo was taken by a guy named "anarchosyn" but he isn't endorsing the Bat-Blog ). Whew! My loss is your gain. Remember, we always post 2 Free Batman Wallpapers every Wednesday! You can use these to brighten your desktop or as a background in a MySpace, Facebook, Friendster, Bebo Layout.
The other day I came across a really cool website with a weird twist. It features many vintage newspaper ads for bootleg films & exploitation movies that were made in the Philippines. One is titled BATMAN VERSES DRACULA & the other one is BATWOMAN AND ROBIN. It's a shame but these movies are lost in time with no known copies to exist. Oh man, these would be really great to watch. Too bad they're lost forever. The site is called Video48 & has a lot of wacky Pinoy film history. Here's a link to check it out.
Just a quick post to show off this super-awesome photo of our friend Tony! He's shown here dressed up like Batman, with his lovely Wife as Batgirl ( Or is it BatWOMAN? ), & their Precious Child, Robin, The Boy Wonder! Looks like the whole family got in on the act...that's great! Thanks for sharing the fun pic Tony. You're a lucky guy. If any other Bat-Blog Readers have wacky Batman-related photos to share then please send them in today!
Check out these extremely cool pics from our friends Josh & Jenn. This year they went to the Comic Con International in San Diego & they totally dressed-up for the occasion! Josh was Two-Face, Jenn was Poison Ivy, & their friends ( sorry, I don't know their names ) were Catwoman, Black Canary, & Batgirl ( or is she suppose to be Batwoman? ). Judging by the photos, it looks like they all had a total blast! These pics sort of crack me up because I know these people in real-life & it's a big surprise that they would go to this event, ha! But regardless, they all look really great in all their costumes. ( Thanks to Josh for sending the evidence ).
There's this really funny Comedy TV Show called ED & RED'S NIGHT PARTY that is sort of a talk show. The main hosts are "Ed the Sock Puppet" & a pretty girl named "Red". Uhhh, she has red hair, ha ha. Well, for one episode they hired a special effects company called Universal Designs to make a custom BATWOMAN Costume for Red. Down below is a video from the actual show where they present the final product & also show it being made, it's pretty funny but I gotta warn ya there is some cussing ( not kid safe )! The finished costume is extremely awesome & Universal Designs did a great job on it. If you would like to see more designs by this company then just click on the button below the photo of "Batwoman".
Here's a very interesting mini-documentary on the making of the BATMAN: MYSTERY OF THE BATWOMAN animated movie. You might remember this cartoon from a few years ago, it was pretty good. It's sort of a "behind the scenes" look at the voice actors, enjoy.
Here at the Bat-Blog we have a friend named "Brohawk" who's an extremely talented graphic artist. His work is featured on the cover to the BATMAN: MYSTERY OF THE BATWOMAN Animated DVD Movie that came out a few years ago. Here's a photo I found at his personal website & had to share it. It seems that Warner Bros, around the time of the release of this movie, put up this HUGE vinyl banner advertising the event. "Brohawk" is shown here in the 2 photos. In the 1st one you can see how GIANT-SIZED this thing was, look how tiny he is compared to it... it's HUGE, ha ha! This must have been an amazing day for him seeing his work so large-scale like this & personally I am kinda proud of it too.
WOW! This is a pretty cool figure! A friend to the Bat-Blog, known as Neville, sent us this super-nice close-up photo of one of his brand-new toys. He explained, "This is my action figure of Batwoman, it's an alternate universe version of the Dark Knight, from issue #24 - 25 of Batman/Superman. Her name is Helena Wayne." Thanks Neville, awesome pic!
The idea for this post actually came from a Female Bat-Blog Reader. She said something to the effect of, "I love your Batman Wallpapers but you hardly represent the woman characters". Ouch! It really hurt my feelings & I cried for a long time. Then, after wiping away my tears, I decided to create a few Kate Kane BATWOMAN Desktop Backgrounds, just for her. The 1st one is a graphic image right out of Detective Comics. I think the artwork was done by J. H. Williams III. All the others were drawn by Cameron Stewart. The "head shot" is from a comic book convention sketch.
Here are some brand new images from the DC UNIVERSE ONLINE Video Game showing one of Batman's scariest villains, The Scarecrow! The cool thing too is that you also get to see Batwoman & she looks awesome! Wow, this game just keeps looking better all the time.
