THE HUNTRESS - Deluxe Figure by TONNER Doll Company - Exclusive for C2E2 Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo

Awesome! It looks like the Tonner Doll Company is going to feature an EXCLUSIVE Deluxe Figure of THE HUNTRESS for this year's 2010 Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo known as "C2E2". The Doll will be 17" tall, very limited ( only 200 made ), & will come with an autographed certificate signed by Doll Creator Robert Tonner. At the convention you'll be able to find it at booth # 425. The retail price will be about $150.00. Now, for people living near the Chicago area, this show will be April 16th-18th, 2010. For more information, click HERE!

VIDEO: Hot Toys BATMAN DX 02 FIGURE The Dark Knight Movie Version

Here are some very cool videos showing some of the functions of the BATMAN DX 02 Figure by HOT TOYS. Of course it's the Christian Bale version from THE DARK KNIGHT movie. The doll has a lot of new technologies that are very clever. The 1st video is a demonstration of the Hot Toys-invented PERS ( Parallel Eyeball Rolling System ) function. Basically, the eyeballs move around in his head in a more realistic fashion. It's kinda creepy, but it also makes the figure look really awesome!





The next video shows off what I call the "Change-a-Face" feature. He has Interchangeable "Face Parts" that have different mouths. I guess you can make him happy or angry, ha ha!





Then, there's the "Sonar Eye Light-Up" feature...very cool! You replace an item inside his head that replicates the special "Sonar Cowl" he wore in one part of the movie. The eyes light-up & everything!





OK, whew! here's the final video & it shows how the "Transformable Gun" works. It's just like the movie where it was all compact & then it would transform into that weapon that shot "sticky bomb" charges on that building in Hong Kong. I think they went a little too far with this, ha ha, but it is great that HOT TOYS cares about ALL the small details. They make some really amazing collectible figures!!

Wacky BATMAN, CATWOMAN, & JOKER PRODUCTS on Etsy Website

There's a website called ETSY where artists & crafts people display their wares. Everything there is homemade & it's a great place to find very unique gifts. They have clothing, T-Shirts, Purses, Handbags, Jewelry, etc...tons of clever stuff. While visiting the site the other day I saw a few Batman-inspired pieces. Some of them were quite good. A nice example is the JOKER RAG DOLL made to look like the Heath Ledger from The Dark Knight Batman movie...very cool! There was a giant-sized BATMAN PINATA HEAD that is both humorous & functional, a great birthday party decoration idea. The last photo shows a Custom Munny Figure made to look like Catwoman, the leatherclad Michelle Pfeiffer version...PURRRFECT! So, if you need ideas for holiday gift giving this Christmas be sure to "Buy Homemade".

NEW BATMAN Crane Machine PLUSH DOLLS By Toy Factory!

Early next year, when you see some of those Crane Machines at restaurants, be sure to keep an eye out for these new prizes: Justice League Unlimited Batman Plushes, DC Super Friends Batman "Action Figures", & some Small Rubber Batman / Joker Basketballs. A company called the Toy Factory will be releasing these & pictured here are a few from their recent catalog. It looks like they are gonna go crazy with many different sizes. One JLU plush doll, called "Leaping Batman" ( 1st photo ), is gonna be made as an 81" tall figure...SWEET!

Video: MEGO FIST-FIGHTING BATMAN, ROBIN, RIDDLER, & THE JOKER DOLLS Vintage TV Commercial

HOLY MOLEY! It's the Fist-Fighting Batman & Robin Action Figures...by Mego! And who's this? The Joker & Riddler too? Here's an extremely RARE Vintage Toy TV Commercial from our friends at the Mego Museum. It shows the Ultra-RARE set of 4 "Fist-Fighting Mego Action Figure Dolls". The audio quality isn't that good it still gives you a great idea what the event was like. When kids saw this TV spot in the 1970's they must have flipped-out!

BATMAN PAPER CRAFT TOY By Paperrollies

A new trend in the arts and crafts movement that is extremely fun & clever is the invention of "Paper Craft Toys". These are usually PDF files you can download on your computer, print out, then cut & shape into "action figures or dolls". Shown here is a new "BATMAN PAPER TOY" you can make. I like how this one has an extreme 3D quality ( usually they are very "cube shaped" ) & the removable cowl is kinda neat too. Thank you Brian for sending this info, I appreciate that a lot. You can find this Paper Toy to download at the Paperrollies website, here's a link:

RARE Mego 1977 BATMAN'S WAYNE FOUNDATION PLAY SET

Here's a Holy Grail to both Vintage Batman & 1970's Mego Collectors. It's called the BATMAN'S WAYNE FOUNDATION. Basically it's a playset of the building owned by Bruce Wayne that was made by Mego in 1977 for the 8" action figures/dolls. The front looks like a commercial building & the other side shows the "Batcave" that is hidden inside. Both the original box & actual toy are HUGE!! When built the building is over 40 inches tall. I have always wanted one of these because I thought it would be a great item to display loose Mego Dolls of Batman, Robin, Batgirl, Joker, Catwoman, Penguin, Riddler, & Bruce Wayne. This baby is so SUPER-RARE it's what we toy people call a "Museum Piece"!

Be sure to check the BAT-BLOG ARCHIVES for many more Vintage Batman Toys including Mego, Corgi, Ideal, Kenner, Marx, Irwin, etc...

MEGO BATMAN & ROBIN Vintage Toy TV Commercials

Here's a nice video showing not one, but THREE, Vintage 1970's Toy TV Commercials for Mego Action Figures, the World's Greatest Super Heroes!
Be sure to check the BAT-BLOG ARCHIVES for many more Vintage Toys & TV Commercials!!

Brand-New Batgirl Toy : Robert Tonner 16" Doll

Introducing the debut of Robert Tonner Character Figures™ (TCF™) collection based on classic superheroes appearing in DC COMICS. The DC STARS Collection, by award-winning designer, Robert Tonner, bursts onto the scene with BATGIRL! She is pretty LARGE-SIZED at 16" tall with multiple articulated joints, hand-detailed face painting, rooted hair, & authentic costuming inspired by the superhero's life, from origin to secret identity. She is very high-quality (very well made) & priced at $129.99. She includes super hero outfit with cape, boots, removable cowl/hood, gloves, utility belt, & display stand. Christmas is coming up if any one wants to get one for me, ha ha!

More information can be found at this web page:
http://www.tonnerdoll.com/dcstars.htm

New 2008 BATMAN & CATWOMAN Barbie Dolls from Mattel!

It's really exciting to be a Batman Collector right now! There are a ton of new bat-toys coming out this year so you better start saving your money now, ha ha! It's been extremely stressful the last few months because there has been a HUGE drought of Batman merchandise in the stores. Well, look for that to change very soon! One new toy that's gonna be super-popular with Batman collectors, because they're so gosh darn cute, is the BATMAN & CATWOMAN set of Barbie Dolls by Mattel. These are the 2 "Barbie Family" members named "Tommy & Kelly", who are precious little children. For readers who don't know, my name is Tommy, so I should be expecting a lot of major teasing in the future, ha ha! But, I can already tell that I am gonna have to get these 2 dolls because they are soooo adorable, goo goo!

New 2008 BATGIRL Barbie Doll from Mattel!

The new Mattel sales catalog for Barbie Dolls has finally come out & it features a new BATGIRL Barbie Doll for 2008. They did one just a few years ago modeled after the TV series Batgirl ( think Yvonne Craig ) but this one is sort of a "Silver-Age Batgirl", the awesome version with the black suit & yellow gloves, belt, cape, & boots...sweet! They're also doing another Wonder Woman that looks pretty cool plus a DC character they haven't done yet, The Black Canary!

Video: HOT TOYS - TV News Story - The Dark Knight Movie Figures

Here's an interesting video of a Foreign TV News Story about the HOT TOYS Doll & Action Figure Company. It shows a lot of great shots of The Dark Knight Tumbler Batmobile Toy with the Batman Figure. Also included are the Joker Action Figure ( Heath Ledger, Version 2 with Rolling Eyes & Policeman Uniform ). Plus they cover some of their other movie properties very briefly. That list includes: Terminator Salvation, Watchmen, Ironman, The Godfather, & many more! But really the main part of the story seems to be Batman!

TOY FAIR 2010 - Retro Action DC Super Heroes by Mattel

Straight from the 2010 TOY FAIR here comes this awesome set of photos showing some of the brand-new RETRO-ACTION DC SUPER HEROES Action Figure Dolls!! Anybody who grew-up in the 1970's will totally remember 8" Mego Dolls & these are designed to be just like them...AWESOME!! I played with the original ones as a little kid! These are made by Mattel & in the 1st photo you can see the whole wave. There will be Superman, Sinistro, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Aquaman, Lex Luthor, Black Mantis, Two-Face, & Batman/Bruce Wayne. For the next few pics I'm just showing the Batman-related ones because that's what the Bat-Blog is all about...Cool Batman Toys!! But I am totally loving these figures & can't wait to get them all!!

TOY FAIR 2010 - Justice League Plush Dolls by Funco ( Batman )

More News from TOY FAIR 2010: OK, you know the toy company named FUNKO? They make those awesome Wacky Wobbler Nodders. I really love those things. Well, now they have another division in their company that makes cute Character Plush Dolls ( or Plushes ). They're doing the Wizard of OZ, Alice in Wonderland, & the Justice League of America! To get things started here are Batman, The Flash, Green Lantern, & Superman. Now this totally makes me wonder since they finally ( finally! ) got the right to do DC Comics comic book characters then maybe, just maybe, they might start to make a few Funko Bobblehead Nodders. That would be so awesome!!

INTERVIEW : Mego 8" Action Figure Super-Heroes World's Greatest Toys Book!

Coming Soon! Our next interview for the BAT-BLOG INTERVIEWS page will be with Benjamin Holcomb. He is the author of the highly anticipated collector's guide book titled MEGO 8" ACTION FIGURE SUPER-HEROES: WORLD'S GREATEST TOYS! As we speak the BAT-BLOG Message Board is asking for people who have questions about this book to post their questions there & then, in the interview, the questions will all be answered! Down below is a link to our Message Board page. ( The questions area is listed under "Vintage Batman Toys" ).To post your questions you must be a member but it's FREE to join & fun too! Also, in the future be sure to check the INTERVIEWS page for the actual event. The BAT-BLOG will be getting EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS & information not available anywhere else! This book is sure to sell out quickly so be sure to reserve yours today, here's a link!!

Jason's CUSTOM BATMAN MEGO DOLL - 8" Action Figure!

Everybody who grew-up in the 1970's has fond memories of a toy line called MEGO. They made a lot of Superhero Toys that have now become classic. These things are getting a lot harder to find now. But something that has happened in the last few years is that people are totally into customizing them. Well, they're not ruining ones that are in good shape, that would be bad, but on occasion you find them totally wasted & that's what they use. I think it's really cool. I love when people are creative like this & sometimes the result of these custom figures is extremely cool & very clever. Here's a very good example: Our friend Jason sent us some photos of an Adam West 1966 Batman TV Show MEGO Doll he put together. He got the fake Blister Card from one source, the clothing from another, & so on. Then he made this awesome Batman figure!! The details are wonderful. It's a total fantasy-piece, because MEGO TOYS never made this, but it would have been so great if they did! The figure measures about 8" tall & comes with a Bat-Suit Costume, Head Cowl, Boots, Gloves, & a Bat-Belt!! I also love the packaging. It looks so authentic & seeing the photos of the characters is really cool. I wanna thank Jason for sending these incredible photos & if any other Bat-Blog Fans out there are into making Custom Toys of any kind then please sen us your pics. Our e-mail button is always on the top right-hand side of this page.

New THE JOKER POLICE OFFICER VERSION By HOT TOYS 1/6 Scale Figure

HOT TOYS has announced that the next 1:6 Scale Action Figure / Doll in The Dark Knight Batman movie series will be the JOKER POLICE OFFICER Version. Knowing this toy company the accuracy & details should be completely insane! I know many people really love these 1/6th scale figures & this should be a nice addition. For now the only information is this teaser image ( click on it for a larger version ). But be sure to stay tuned with the Bat-Blog because as soon as we know something it will be posted. As a way to celebrate both this new Joker GCPD figure & the recent Oscar win I designed this Heath Ledger "Gotham City Police Officer" Desktop Wallpaper...enjoy! Oh yeah, and for more information on where to buy this figure then click on the button down below!

CUSTOM TOY : 1966 BATMAN MOVIE BAT-COPTER

The very split-second I saw this beautiful piece of BAT-ART I knew it had to be posted at the Bat-Blog, ha ha! I just recently met this guy named Dave who likes to customize toys. He loves the 1966 Batman TV Show & Movie so he likes to make toys that they never made back then...sort of like "fantasy toys". Shown here is a replica of the 1966 Batman Movie Bat-Copter for a Custom 12" Adam West Batman Figure. Now of course the Bat-Copter is in perfect scale for this doll because he really used the Vintage 1970's GI Joe Adventure Team Helicopter! Yes! The one you got in the "Search For The Stolen Idol" Play Set. Now, I had this exact GI Joe toy as a little kid & totally loved. I mean, I really loved this toy! In fact, this was probably one of my Top 5 very best childhood memories. So, as soon as I saw this custom toy, I knew what he used to make it!! Now, on to Dave's '66 Bat-Copter. I've posted a few additional photos of the original GI Joe AT toy & a photo of the original Bat-Copter from the 60's movie. Looking at then both you can sort of see how he worked out all the details. Then you'll realize how great his Custom Job really is! He's got all the colors down pretty accurate. There's a Bat-Symbol on the gas tanks, a bat-shape on the lower front windshield, the famous "Bat-Wings", etc...Great Job Dave & thank you for allowing me to share your photo with everybody. I know that many people will totally love this thing!!

CUSTOM MEGO DOLLS : Batman, Robin, Gordon, & The Penguin!

I recently got an e-mail from a loyal Bat-Blog Reader named Roberto who wrote, "I LOVE your Batman collectibles blog!! My name’s Roberto Williams, and I’m a 42 year old Batman fan / toy collector / custom toy artist from Brooklyn, New York. I’d like to donate a pair of images of some Batman-related works that I’ve created. Perhaps you’d be interested in using them in your blog: First is an unfinished Batman and Robin Pencil drawing. This media on this piece is drawing pencil on Masonite board measuring 6 feet X 4 feet. The next three images are photos of some custom MEGO 8 inch scaled action figures I made: The Penguin, Commissioner Jim Gordon, and The Dynamic Duo. I hope you enjoy my work." Enjoy your work? Oh my GOD! These are totally amazing!! Seriously, I really love the custom work on these Mego dolls. The head sculpts are great & the attention to details on the clothing / costumes is awesome! Thank you so much for sending these. Also, when looking at the pencil sketch of Batman & Robin, I had NO idea this thing was so HUGE! That's very cool. I love when Bat-Fans get totally creative & make true ART like this. Thanks again Roberto & keep up the good work! Hey, if you make some more stuff then keep us updated! I also want to invite all other artists to send in their work too.

GOTH BATMAN BABY Custom Art Doll on eBay

A while back I was goofing around on eBay looking at the current Batman Memorabilia being offered. While there I came across this extremely weird, but very well-made, "Batman Baby" Custom Doll. I feel bad now because I wanted to give the artist credit & mention his/her name but I forgot to bookmark it & much later discovered that all I had saved was this picture. Sorry Readers, if you search on eBay using the words "Custom Batman" you might be able to find more work from this person. In the mean time please enjoy the photos. Click on the photo for a way larger, more detailed, version. I think it's really cool because it looks so scary, it's also sort-of "Goth". The detailing is pretty good. Like I said, I wish I could have given the artIst credit because they deserve it...it's a work of ART!