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 ).
In these AUTHORIZED VIDEOS from Warner Bros, we get to see some action from the Brand-New BATMAN: THE BRAVE & THE BOLD animated series that airs on Friday, January 15th at 7:30 p.m. on the Cartoon Network. This week's episode is titled "The Golden Age of Justice" & features the Justice Society of America! The basic synopsis is: "An aging JSA is faced with the return of their worst enemy, Per Degaton, as he returns from suspended animation to enact a plan for world-domination, while Black Canary helps Wildcat face his greatest regrets." Oh man, this looks so cool! What do you think?
To celebrate the fact that the JSA ( Justice Society of America ) is going to appear on the Batman: The Brave & the Bold cartoon this Friday night ( January 15th ) here are some Desktop Wallpaper Backgrounds I made. Hope y'all enjoy them! I live in Oklahoma, so I can say the phrase, "Y'all" & it's OK. The JSA Roll-Call includes the Golden Age Flash, Hourman, Hawkman, Doctor Mid-Nite, Wildcat, & Black Canary.
Cue Music: "I'm The Music Meister, The Music Meister!" OK, regardless if you loved or hated the recent episode of Batman: The Brave and The Bold animated cartoon series where it was a "Batman Musical" with Neil Patrick Harris you DO have to admit that these costumes are totally GREAT!! A friend of mine sent these to me & I was instantly very impressed. Of course they are the Music Meister & Black Canary. The details are very accurate & the costumes are extremely well made! Please click on the above graphic for a larger, sharper, photo. My friend didn't tell me if this was cosplay at some Comic Book Convention, or a cute couple at a Halloween Party, but either way these Batman-themed Costumes are just crazy-insane! ( Thanks Jeff ).
Dean Trippe is an extremely talented comic book artist, graphic designer, & cartoonist. He's also a friend of mine...well, on Facebook & MySpace anyway, ha ha. In this video you can watch him start with a blank sheet of paper, do some roughs, the pencils, then totally ink a complete sketch drawing of Black Canary & Batman. It's pretty interesting to watch! At least I think so & I hope you do too.
The BLACK CANARY will make a small appearance in the next new episode of Batman: The Brave and The Bold! So, I thought for "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday" I would go with that theme.
Here's an amazing "source photo" by Jim Lee. It shows how he took a digital photo of a toy motorcycle to help work out perspective issues on a major splash-page for an All-Star Batman & Robin, The Boy Wonder comic book he drew. The finished pencil art shows The Black Canary on her motorcycle tearing through Gotham City. I thought it was really cool to compare them & had to share it.
OK, here at the BAT-BLOG we seriously LOVE the original comic book art work of Jim Lee. His attention to detail is insane & nobody draws buildings as realistically as he does. He is an extremely talented artist & from what we have heard a pretty nice guy, very down-to-earth. Personally, I like the little touches he adds like the waffle-pattern on the bottom of Batman's boots or the way Batman will have 5 O'Clock shadow. I mean, hey, if he's chasing the Joker for 6 days who has time to shave?! Ha Ha. Up above are Jim Lee's pencils for the covers to ALL-STAR BATMAN & ROBIN # 6 & # 7. We love seeing the Black Canary character again & that Batgirl is pretty sweet too!
Be sure to click on the pictures above for much larger, sharper, photos. Also, remember to check the BAT-BLOG ARCHIVES for way more Batman art work from Jim Lee, Neal Adams, Jim Aparo, Dick Sprang, Bob Kane, Mike Grell, etc...
