New BATMAN & DOC SAVAGE SPECIAL Hits Stores Tomorrow!

OH YEAH! The New BATMAN & DOC SAVAGE SPECIAL Comic Book hits stores on November 11th, 2009 & I could not be more excited! Everything I have seen on this looks totally great & it's really wonderful that DC Comics is trying to bring back a "Film Noir" style to some of their books. In other words, if this book is successful, then we will be seeing a lot more pulp novel characters from the Golden Age! But back to this book, ha ha! Here's sort-of what the DC Comics website has to say about it:

Doc Savage returns to DC Comics and comes face-to-fist with the Batman! Superstar Writer Brian Azzarello ( The Recent Highly-Acclaimed JOKER Graphic Novel ) and the breathtaking art of Phil Noto combine to shine the first light on a shadowy new version of the DC Universe, where the thugs run rampant, corruption runs deep, and even heroes can't be trusted! Doc Savage, the Man of Bronze, hates what he's heard about the connections between a grisly murder and Gotham City's violent new vigilante. But the Batman can't abide do-gooders getting in his way…and his .45 just won't stay in its holster!

Be here for this vital prologue to an upcoming 6-issue miniseries by Azzarello and Rags Morales (IDENTITY CRISIS), which will pull back the curtain to reveal the full width and breadth of DC's new pulp-influenced universe. This special issue also features sketchbook material by Rags Morales that will show you just what you're in for! You might think you're ready – but you're very, very wrong…

Remember, you'll be able to buy this comic book's 1st Issue with 2 different covers: a Regular Cover ( 1st photo - Art By JG Jones ) & a Special Variant Cover ( 2nd photo - Art by Rags Morales ). Also, be sure to check out DC's THE SOURCE to see a few preview pages by clicking HERE!

BATMAN / DOC SAVAGE SPECIAL #1 Variant Cover & DESKTOP WALLPAPER

OK, I guess I gotta explain this post a little bit. Basically DC Comics ( or is it now DC Entertainment? ) is gonna come out with a special series on November 11th that will feature an extremely classic character from the Golden Ages...DOC SAVAGE! The cool thing is that he teams up with Batman. I bet the angle will be, "Is he a good guy? or a Villain?" Now this character has been around a very long time & if you've ever visited any used book store then you have probably seen all the paperbacks they did in the 1970's. As a Vintage Book & Toy Dealer I have had a lot of these & they ALWAYS sell, they're just really popular. Doc Savage Fans are really loyal to this guy. Now I gotta admit that I have never read one of his pulp books but plan to the next chance I get. He just seems like such a cool character. Anyways, sorry I lost focus ( ha ha! ) but DC will be releasing the BATMAN / DOC SAVAGE SPECIAL #1 that will be a prologue to an upcoming 6-issue miniseries. It will be written by Brian Azzarello ( THE JOKER Graphic Novel ), Art by Phil Noto ( Famous for Pin-Ups & the current Batgirl covers ), Sketchbook material and variant cover by Rags Morales ( His variant cover artwork shown here in black & white inks ), & the regular cover will be by JG Jones which I have made into a BATMAN / DOC SAVAGE Desktop Wallpaper you can enjoy now! As a side-note I would like to know what Bat-Blog Readers think about this so please be sure to leave some comments down below. Like, are you totally excited about this?!

Look For The WEDNESDAY COMICS # 1 Promo Flyer!

Be sure to visit you friendly neighborhood comic book shop today to pick up this free Promo Flyer for the WEDNESDAY COMICS # 1 that will debut on July 8th, 2009. The front features a beautiful mock-up of the Batman page by Brian Azzrarello and Eduardo Risso, and on the back is a 14" X 20" shot from the Superman feature by Bermejo, plus a list of all the other characters & artists that will be featured in this new publication. It's sort of Batman-related so you might want one. Plus, did I say it's FREE!?!

First Look at Batman's WEDNESDAY COMIC Newspaper By DC Comics

You might remember awhile back here at the Bat-Blog we announced a new format of comics that DC Comics is undertaking called "Wednesday Comics". Basically it's gonna be like a Large Newspaper with 16 pages, printed on broadsheet-size newsprint, featuring weekly stories by the best comic book creators out there. This example shown here of the "Batman Section" was written by Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Eduardo Risso. The artwork looks terrific & this whole "newspaper thing" sounds like a very cool concept. Now, DC Comics seems to be kinda vague right now as to the exact release date but keep an eye out because it should be arriving soon. When we get more information we'll let you know so please stay tuned to the Bat-Blog! ( Thanks Brian for sending the link ).

BATMAN'S ARCH ENEMY THE JOKER - Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday!

The Bat-Blog posts 2 brand-new Batman Desktop Wallpapers every single Wednesday. It's a proud tradition & recently we have been getting a lot of Bat-Blog Readers sending us this material which is even better because besides making some extremely cool stuff it also creates some nice variety. Both of these are a perfect example. The 1st one was made by a friend named "Bacon" who used some graphics from the new graphic novel book titled THE JOKER. It was written by Brian Azzarello & has turned into a bestseller. The artwork ( used here ) was done by Lee Bermejo. His work is really amazing, a very talented guy. The 2nd background was sent to us by a girl named Danica. She took this photo of one of the Joker Bank Robber Goon Action Figures she has. Of course this is the character from the Dark Knight movie. It kinda cracks me up that Ironman ( from the movie ) makes an appearance. I wanna thank both Bacon & Danica for sending these in, they're really wonderful...good job! Oh yeah, for anybody looking for this JOKER Graphic Novel Book, please click on our button here to buy it from Amazon. We don't get much but every little bit helps keep this site going, thanks.

New BATMAN Graphic Novel: JOKER By Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo

There's a brand new Batman Hardback Graphic Novel by DC Comics coming out on November 4th, 2008 that's simply titled "JOKER" and the amazing thing is that it is already getting a ton of hype & the reviews are all excellent. In fact, many people are calling this book the current generation's "The KILLING JOKE". Now, to be honest, I have not seen it yet except for a few pages. But from what I have seen so far it looks pretty cool! The JOKER book is written by Brian Azzarello with artwork by Lee Bermejo and Mick Gray. The cover art, by Bermejo, is shown up above. I also managed to get 9 preview pages so you can view the art & read the dialog...it looks pretty awesome if ya ask me. I can't wait to read it!!