FUNNY BATMAN HUMOR PHOTOS & Wacky Merchandise!

One of the things that I really love about doing the Bat-Blog is getting e-mails from readers around the world & they send me funny Batman photos & stuff. All of the above are recent examples & they're all very funny in their own way. Like the 1st photo, it's an actual piece of Batman Merchandise that was made a long time ago is really very rare. It's a Comedy Record Album titled THE ADVENTURES OF BATMAN & RUBIN ( The Jewish Boy Wonder ) with Allen & Rossi. You might recognize the bug-eyed Marty Allen. He was a very funny actor. The next item is a graphic that is a total parody of The Dark Knight movie poster with the three faces of Joker, Batman, & Two-Face. Well, except they are characters from The Simpsons, ha ha! The 3rd picture is a fan-favorite of this page where we show a Batman-themed Birthday Cake. But this one is totally THE JOKER, "Why So Serious?". The last photo was sent in by a friend from Europe who saw this store front sign in the UK. A letter fell from the sign of a business & now there's a new name...
Batman's Opticians, ha ha! I wanna thank everybody who sent these. You know who you are & I do sincerely appreciate them all...thanks, we all need a good laugh every now & then!

Retro-Style 1966 BATMAN MOVIE POSTER Art Print

New from the "Little Friends of Printmaking". Printed to promote the upcoming screenings of the 1966 Batman Movie ( Adam West & Burt Ward ) at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's Kids Summer Camp! A Four color poster, measuring 25" x 19", this print is signed and numbered by the artist! Here's a link for more info on how to buy it.

BATMAN IIX - Vintage Movie Poster Parody!

Shown here is a beautiful graphic created by our good friend Sean Hartter. It's a fake Vintage Movie Poster / Lobby Card featuring Donald Pleasence as Mr. Freeze! Oh man, he would have been great in that role. I always loved seeing him in movies. He was the perfect character actor, very creepy! I know you guys have seen him, just do a Google Search sometime & you'll say, "Oh yeah, that guy!" It's also funny to note, that in this total fantasy film, Batman would have been played by Burt Reynolds, ha ha ha! I really wish they would have made this movie : ) Thanks to Sean for sharing his fun artwork.

Batman Funny Humor : Original 1966 Batman Begins Poster

Here's a really great photoshopped piece of ART! This is a "Movie Poster" done in the graphic style of the newer BATMAN BEGINS movie but it features the 1966 TV Show Batman, Adam West. This movie is called BATMAN BEGAN, ha ha ha! Whoever did it did a super-great job on it. Today I was feeling like posting some funny Batman pictures & the humor on this was so good it had to be posted!

Vintage 1966 Batman Movie Poster From Argentina!

I was quite surprised this morning, when opening my e-mail, that I got a response from my friend Paulo who lives in Argentina. He apologized for not writing in awhile & it was really great to hear from him. He also attached this wonderful photo, a Vintage 1966 Batman Movie Poster from Argentina ( All in Spanish ) with cool pics of Adam West & Burt Ward! OK, Paulo, you're forgiven, ha ha!

BATMAN HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN The Dark Knight Joker Movie Poster

We all remember the now classic "Teaser Promo" Movie Poster from The Dark Knight that was a brick wall with graffiti of 2 dark circles for Joker's eyes & a red Bat-Symbol for the mouth. It made a crazy "Joker Face" that let us all know The Joker was coming soon & it also gave a hint that something terrible was gonna happen to Batman ( the "red mouth" looked kinda bloody because the spray paint was running a little bit ). Well, a friend named Paul, who's an avid reader of the Bat-Blog, decided that this was the image he was gonna use for a Jack O'Lantern Halloween Pumpkin this year. So, here's what he made! He drew the design on with some sharpies & then carved a beautiful piece of ART! The finished pumpkin looks great. Thanks Paul for sharing these photos...and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

BATMAN GRAPHIC ART ILLUSTRATION : Vintage 1940's Batman Movie Serial

Our friend Rob Kelly recently sent us a very cool Catwoman graphic the other day that we posted. He told us he also had a Batman picture somewhere & that he would have to find it to send later. Well, here it is!! Basically it's one of the Batman actors from the 1940's serial movies....cool! The background looks like some xeroxed images of vintage 40's Batman movie posters while the Batman actor's portrait is done in black & white. Now, the neat thing is that the portrait was done using different colored paper. Each individual color was very carefully cut-out with scissors & then pasted down, a very cool graphic effect! Rob's an extremely talented guy & if you wanna see more of his work then check out his webpage.

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BATMAN MOVIE ACTOR AUTOGRAPHS: Christian Bale & Michael Keaton Now Signing at Celebrity Authentics

The big news right now is that "Celebrity Authentics", a company that hires big-name actors & movie stars to sign photos & movie posters, finally got 2 new Batman Actors in their stable of celebrity autograph signers. They now have Christian Bale & Michael Keaton! Both of these actors are hard to get signatures from but now you can buy autographed items from them through the company. In the past they have also worked with other Batman Stars: Adam West, Burt Ward, Frank Gorshin, Burgess Meredith, Mark Hamill, Val Kilmer, & others. They also work with John Travolta, Tobey McGuire, Robert Downey Jr, Eric Bana, William Shatner, Leonard Nemoy, etc... You can check out their website by clicking HERE!

Vintage Foreign BATMAN Movie Poster & Books

As a totally obsessed ( yes, crazy ) Batman Toy Collector one of my favorite areas in the genre are "foreign items". They're pretty hard to find here in the US & they're always interesting. Here's a few examples: This 1st item is a Vintage Movie Poster for the 1960's BATMAN film. But what make it unique is that it's from Italy & the language is completely Italian...awesome! I love the graphics on this thing. Now, the next 2 pictures show some cool Batman books from around the globe. The 1st book was published in France ( Yes, it's all in French, ha ha ) & it reprinted some Golden Age stories from 1943-44. It was released as a hardback around 1989, during the Tim Burton movie craze. The next book is a paperback & one of the things that make it extremely interesting is the size of the book is very very weird. It has a standard width, but it was made to be extremely tall ( or very long ). The next great thing about it is that it's from Uruguay! It was published around 1968 & is extremely RARE! So, I guess I'm gonna ask all Bat-Blog Fans who live outside the USA if they have any "foreign bat-books or toys" in their collections to please send us some photos. Thanks!

THE DARK KNIGHT Joker INTERNATIONAL MOVIE POSTER

In a previous post we reported the arrival of a new International Release THE DARK KNIGHT Movie Poster featuring Batman. Well, Here is the companion piece featuring Heath Ledger as The Joker. It looks like he is walking down the streets of Gotham City ( probably real-life Chicago ). I really love the graphics on this poster...very cool! Please leave a comment & let us know what you think about it. Oh yeah, Here's a link to "A Taste For The Theatrical" website where Warner Brothers will be releasing a Hi-Quality version of the new Batman Movie Trailer #2!! http://atasteforthetheatrical.com/


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FREE JOKER INTERNATIONAL POSTER The Dark Knight Movie

If you buy the current issue of TOTAL FILM magazine it has a Giant-Size "FREE" Poster of Heath Ledger's JOKER from THE DARK KNIGHT International Movie Poster. It's folded into 8 sections but pops open to measure about 23" X 32", that's pretty HUGE!! This is a magazine published in the UK but you can find it at better bookstores in the USA. The cost is around $6.00. Greedy "Scalpers" have been selling these on eBay for $20+. That was, until people found out they could get them in this magazine...those bastards!

THE DARK KNIGHT Batman INTERNATIONAL MOVIE POSTER

Late tonight a friend sent me a link to a website in Brazil called Omelete. They were lucky enough to get an exclusive 1st peek at the NEW International Movie Poster for The DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie! I mean, it was just released like an hour ago, ha ha! The 1st picture at the very top is a Desktop Background Wallpaper I made from that image & the 2nd photo is the Official International Movie Poster in all it's glory!! Personally, I love it!! I think it's great!! But, people always have different opinions, so please comment down below to let us know what YOU think about it!! Also, We have added a link button to the Omelete website.

BATMAN MOVIE POSTER & STATUE Desktop Wallpapers

OK Boys & Girls, It's time again for "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday" here at the Bat-Blog, OH YEAH! This week I'm proud to say that the 2 super-awesome Batman backgrounds we're showing here today were totally contributed by Bat-Blog Readers. The 1st one is an original from a graphic artist friend named Sean Hartter. I really love this one because it's so creative. It's a Batman & Joker image made to look like an old vintage 1970's movie poster or, actually, a movie theater lobby card. I like all the great little details, like the vintage 70's Warner Bros logo. This would have been a really great film too what with William S. Burroughs writing it! It also has Christopher Walken as Batman & David Bowie as The Joker...great stuff! The 2nd wallpaper is really great too. It was sent in by The BATFAN, who has been sharing his amazing Batman Art Collection with us recently. The graphic here is an original piece of production art drawn by Jim Lee, the Master! This was his prototype drawing for the "Jim Lee" Batman: Black and White Statue. Since this piece of ceramic art is so popular it's really cool to see the original sketch. Plus, I'm a big fan so it's always a treat to see his work. So, I hope most of you like these & I wanna thank both Hartter & BATFAN for contributing the art here...you guys ROCK!!

1966 TV CATWOMAN & NEW BATMAN MOVIES Desktop Wallpapers

Since today is "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday" I thought, this week, I would post 2 backgrounds with something vintage 60's Batman & something that's modern, but looks vintage. Does that make sense? Please let me explain. The 1st Wallpaper is a wonderful glamor-fashion photo of Julie Newmar as Catwoman from the 1966 TV Series. It's the "vintage one". The 2nd Batman Wallpaper was sent in by our good friend Sean Hartter who made this amazing background that totally looks like an old vintage newspaper advertisement for a "Special Screening of 2 Batman Movies", a Double-Feature! The great thing about this graphic is that, if you're familiar with the "look" of these old ads, then it totally fools you for a minute. Then, you realize, "Hey, This is BATMAN BEGINS & THE DARK KNIGHT! They're very recent movies, ha ha!" I wanna thank Sean for the wonderful artwork, it's great! I also wanna say Hi to Julie Newmar & let her know that I'm sincerely sorry I forgot it was her birthday recently ...Happy Birthday Julie! You know I love ya!

ORIGIN OF THE JOKER ( The Dark Knight Movie ) 7 Minute Film

A seven-minute short which reveals the origin of the Joker character from the new Batman film, The Dark Knight, is gonna be screened at Imax cinemas. The Joker film will be screened in advance of the vampire flick I AM LEGEND, starring Will Smith, on January 4. The movie opens on December 14th but they will not show it till later, is this smart? Let us know what you think about it. Please COMMENT below.

The Official DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie Poster!

According to the movie gossip web site AIN'T IT COOL NEWS here's a photo of the Official DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie Poster!! This is in response to a mini-contest held by the Dark Knight viral site "Whysoserious.com". You can click on the picture up above for a larger photo. Hmmm, so tell us what YOU think about it, please COMMENT below!

Funny Humor Photos: BATMAN GETS BUSTED & MOVIE POSTER PARODY!

Ya know, when it was 1st announced that Heath Ledger was gonna play The Joker in THE DARK KNIGHT a lot of people were very skeptical. He seemed like a strange choice & he always played sort of a "nice guy". Also, He had just played a famous role as a gay cowboy in a popular movie called Brokeback Mountain. Well, some super-talented photoshop artist made this really funny Batman Parody movie poster, ha ha ha! Now, after seeing all the publicity photos of Heath as The Joker, I think he's gonna be great! ( I trust Nolan ).


Ok, this next photo is not photoshopped, it's real! It's a screen shot of an ABC 7 News Report video. What happened was in Los Angeles, in front of the Grauman's Chinese Theature, there are people who dress up as TV, Movie, & pop culture characters to pose with tourists. That day there were some local union workers picketing & according to a quote by the LAPD here's what happened, "Batman reportedly insisted on using a portable toilet that was rented by local union workers who were picketing a local business on the boulevard. An argument between the performer and some of the picketers escalated, whereupon Batman proceeded to remove his cape and assume an aggressive posture, taunting the picketers and appearing to pick a fight. Another street performer dressed as Chewbacca came along and Batman apprised him of the situation. Chewbacca then removed his head-mask and confronted the picketers as well". Oh yeah! Batman & Chewbacca kickin' butt & takin' names, ha ha! Only in Hollywood!


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Sean Hartter's Retro-Style SUPERHERO MOVIE Posters

OK, I'm a total loser & don't get to brag much, but I gotta say that I'm really proud of our good buddy Sean Hartter! He's a very talented commercial artist & he recently got some amazing hype on his artwork over at the WEEKLY-CRISIS website. They did a fun story about his fake Retro-Style "Superhero Movie" Posters & Lobby Cards. Basically, he creates new images that look like old vintage advertising for movies that were never made ( but you WISH they had made, ha! ). As an example I'm showing one for THE JOKER with Tim Curry as the lead character. But at the Weekly-Crisis website you can see some of your favorite Superheroes like: Superman, Plastic Man, Iron Fist, Wolverine, & many more. Just click HERE!

THE DARK KNIGHT Gets Some Cool Outdoor Movie-Billboard Advertising in Taiwan!!

This morning I was totally delighted when I opened my e-mail & got this awesome photo from a dedicated Bat-Blog Reader ( Thanks Chen! ). It's a wonderful photo showing the HUGE billboard advertising that Warner Bros is doing in Taiwan!! If you look closely ( Click on the small picture up above for a larger, more detailed shot ) you can see a few of the different "movie posters" sprinkled all around, nice! ( Thanks again Chen, this pic is great! ). I wanna invite ALL Bat-Blog Readers who see cool promo-stuff like this to mail it in. Signs, billboards, banners, whatever! Our e-mail button is on the top right-hand side of this page, thanks.

THE DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie INTERNATIONAL POSTER BANNER!

OK, The beautiful Dark Knight International Movie Posters just came out the other day ( See the previous posting at the Bat-Blog ) & now this, a Giant Advertising Banner! Be sure to click on the image up above because it's really HUGE!! This is a lot like the other international movie poster, where Batman is standing in the window, but this time he's crashing through it!! It's a remarkable image & I'm sure it will be on every MySpace page & personal blog tomorrow morning!! Also, be sure to stay tuned with the Bat-Blog because very very soon I'm gonna make some Batman Wallpaper Backgrounds with this photo...sweet! Remember, you saw it here first!!