Pete's Custom MICHAEL KEATON BATMAN STATUE BUST Update

Awhile back, here at the BAT-BLOG.COM, we featured a few photos of the work of some very creative people who have been inspired by Batman. One Artist was a guy named Pete & this photo was recently sent in to us. It's his Custom BATMAN BUST Statue, "Michael keaton" version. The previous photo showed the piece in an early stage of creation. Well, this pic was taken after it was all painted! My favorite part, and I know this is kinda dumb on my part, is the "Bat-Belt" design at the base. I don't know, that's kinda clever. But overall it's a great piece. So, have YOU done any drawing, painting, or any other creative endeavor? HEY! Shoot us some pics & send them in! ( Thanks Pete, Good Job on this Art! )

New BATMAN ARKHAM CITY T-Shirts at TFAW

While surfing through the TFAW website the other night, to see what brand-new Batman products there are out there, I came across these really cool BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY T-Shirts. Of course they feature graphics from the video game. Three of them focus on the logo or other generic graphic art, while the others all feature Bat-Villains like Harley Quinn & Two-Face. Now, there are no Joker shirts right now, but you know there will be, ha! For more information CLICK HERE!

CATWOMAN Bat-Pod and HARLEY QUINN Arkham City - Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday!

For this week's "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday" I thought I would celebrate 2 of the sexiest batman Villains out there, Catwoman & Harley Quinn! Also, the 1st one sort of celebrates "THE DARK KNIGHT RISES" Movie because we all know that Selina Kyle ( Anne Hathaway's character ) is going to be stealing the Bat-Pod in one part of the film. Second, the Harley Quinn image is from the new BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY Video Game that comes out towards the end of 2011.

UPDATED: Check Out the Stanley Kubrick's 'A.I.' Concept Art That Made It Good

UPDATE: After finding images from the film that match the concept art, I have to concede that the art is exactly the same. I never noticed it because the visuals were so integrated that they didn't stand out. So, I updated this post with screen caps and new title.

The movie A.I. (2001) was okay, but if it had some of Stanley Kubrick's trademark visuals it may have been great.

Back in 2001, the legendary director Stanley Kubrick was working on A.I. Artificial Intelligence based on the Brian Aldiss' short story "Super-Toys Last All Summer Long."

When he died in 1999, Steven Spielberg took it and produced a fairly successful film. But, imagine if the visuals below had been in the film.

Synopsis: A highly advanced robotic boy longs to become “real” so that he can regain the love of his human mother.

I know a couple of the artists are Chris Baker and Warren Manser, but there are others.

The Flesh Fair

The Flesh Fair

Post Humanity Ice Fields

Bridge entrance to Rogue City

Flesh Fair Moon Blimp

 Cryogenic Medical Facility

New York under water

 Rogue City

Moon

What do you think? Could have been even better?

Via io9

Vintage Wacky 1960's Japanese BATMAN AND ROBIN Tin Toy Jeep!

You know we love us some cool Vintage 60's BATMAN Toys, especially the ones from Japan! Here's a great example of the crazy wacky kind of stuff made for the Japanese foreign market. No, it's not a Batmobile car. This is a Tin Toy JEEP with a Batman and Robin design, and it has awesome bat-graphics all over it, POW!

Funny BATMAN Humor Photos & Comic Strip

I thought that our friends on the east coast could use a little humor after what they have been getting from Hurricane Irene. I know things are still messed-up but we want you all to know that we're thinking about you & hope things are starting to get better. I'd also like to ask my readers to please DONATE to the AMERICAN RED CROSS. They do great work & every single dollar helps, Thanks.

Video - THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Movie Trailer with BANE by Rated Awesome!

Here's the latest Batman Movie Parody Video from the "Rated Awesome" Comedy team. It's the 1st one I've seen with BANE, ha ha!

Check Out the Next Generation of Firefly in 'Browncoats: Redemption' Concept Art

A fan film for charity created by Firefly enthusiasts Browncoats: Redemption is a pretty good attempt to create a new world within the Joss Whedon's universe. 

Synopsis:

BROWNCOATS: REDEMPTION takes place three months after the signal is sent out regarding the events on Miranda. Captain Laura Mathews and the crew of Redemption are unintentionally thrown into a situation that some view as the potential catalyst for the second unified rise of the Independents against the Alliance, since Unification Day.

The Alliance is looking for a scapegoat for Miranda, while those unhappy with the Alliance are looking for a rallying cry to take action.

Through all this, a secret about Laura is exposed that shakes to the very core of the crew, threatening to break it up, challenge the trust that she’s earned with the Browncoats, and undo all the efforts she has put into place to keep a sense of peace in her life since the Unification War.

BROWNCOATS: REDMEPTION is a crowd sourced, independent film for the benefit of Equality Now, Kids Need to Read, Dyslexia Foundation, The Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center, and The Marine Corps – Law Enforcement Foundation.

While checking out the DVD, the work of concept artist Alex Bradley caught my eye. It's amazingly detailed and does a good job emulating the work of Timothy M. Earls and Ron Cobb.

 

Check out his work at http://alexbradley.org/

Also, look for more from Timothy M. Earls.

Via Browncoatsmovie.com

Video Proof - BATMAN Hits The Skate Park in Gotham City!

Ever since Batman was a small child, & his Parents were murdered in front of him, he has trained both his body & mind to total perfection so he can fight Criminal Scum in Gotham City. Well, here is photographic proof that he can also rip-up a Skateboard pretty good too!

The JUNIOR BATSQUAD Strikes Back!!

The JUNIOR BATSQUAD is a group of Kids living in New Jersey who are all total Batman Fans, they're AWESOME! Well, these photos are from a recent field trip where they got to visit a Super BATMAN Toy Collector who has a ton of cool collectibles. While there they goofed around & took these fun pics for the Bat-Blog.



In the 1st one they holding up an extremely RARE Autographed Framed Photo of Lewis Wilson as BATMAN, from the 1943 Serial Movies. I guess you could say he was the very 1st Batman Actor! Sadly, he died in 2000 at the golden age of 80. It's an extremely cool photo.



Next, the Kids are playing with a 1967 BATMAN Movie Prop. Actually, it's a Replica of the BOMB made famous by Adam West. I love the pose of the Boy holding it, just like West in the film, hilarious!!

The 1st DARK KNIGHT RISES Batman Movie Tattoo - Tom Hardy as BANE

A friend of mine sent me this photo he randomly came across in a Message Board on the Internet. I couldn't believe it, somebody went & got themselves a "BANE" Tattoo! Yes, this image is the "Actor Tom Hardy" version. Now, the artwork is decent & the Tattoo is pretty nice, but what if the movie sucks? I remember a year or two ago when we were covering the last Batman movie pretty hard. The same thing happened then. Before THE DARK KNIGHT movie was released, even while it was still being filmed, a lot of people went out & got JOKER TATTOOS based on publicity photos. I had the same fears then but once the movie came out everything was cool because Heath Ledger gave an amazing performance & the Joker character ( and movie ) was actually great, whew! Let's hope these "Bane Tattoo" people have the same luck.

Paul's Amazing MR FREEZE Batman Movie Costume From Australia!

Our friend Hannah shared these wonderful pics with me the other night of her friend Paul. He lives in Australia & made this amazing MR FREEZE Costume. Of course it's the "Arnold Schwarzenegger" version from the 1997 BATMAN AND ROBIN Movie. WOW! It lights-up & everything, ha! That's impressive! Great Job Paul & Thanks Hannah. It's so cool to see Batman popular in foreign countries, I love that!