Just a quick heads-up: If you visit the "DC Kids" website you can read the entire First Issue of BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD # 1 Comic Book... for FREE! The teaser story has Batman teamed-up with AQUAMAN. Outrageous! Then, the next one involves POWER GIRL! Just Click HERE!
If you're a real Bat-Fan then you know about the debt we all owe Bob Kane. I mean, he "created" Batman, our favorite superhero! So, here's a few vintage photos of him. The 1st one is sort of a fake promo showing him "painting" a Pop Art Masterpiece with a model dressed-up in a Catwoman Costume...MEOW! The next one is more candid ( real ). This is an original photo taken by a fan at a 1970's Comic Book Convention. I think the year was 1973 & you gotta love that groovy purple silk shirt, ha! Of course he's holding up an issue of Batman #1. I thought I would post these because they're images you don't usually see of him. If you know of any other ones that are rare then please let us know.
The big comic book news right now is the fact that Heritage Auction Galleries of Dallas, TX just sold a number one issue of BATMAN for $55,268.75. Yeah, you read that right, 55 thousand! There's a photo of it up above showing that it was graded at 5.5 condition by CGC. The guy who owned it is from Alaska & bought it at a garage sale back in the 1970's. So, I'd say that was a pretty good investment. According to the Associated Press there are only about 300 known issues of this book to exist.
Oh Yeah Boy & Girls! Today, July 8th, is the day the very 1st issue of Neal Adams' BATMAN: ODYSSEY from DC Comics comes out!! So, please be sure to remember & hit your friendly neighborhood comic book store! Shown down below are a few examples of the artwork & it looks pretty cool! But I knew it would because the impressive art of Neal Adams is always a Batman Fan favorite! Be sure to click on the examples shown here because they're actually large & very detailed. Also, I predict that this 6-issue series will be a total success, I'm really excited!
Oh yeah, everybody here at the Bat-Blog is totally excited about the soon to be released #1 issue of BATMAN: ODYSSEY that is going to be written & drawn by the legendary Neal Adams. Of course this comic book series is going to be a 12-part story with the first issue coming out in July ( Stay tuned to the Bat-Blog for reminders & more news, as it appears ). In the mean time, here's what the variant cover art is going to look like!! Be sure to click on the above graphic for a larger version, it's pretty sweet!
Just a quick heads-up! Tommorrow, Wednesday, January 28th, DC Comics will release the BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD Comic Book, Issue # 1. This book is part of their "Johnny DC" line where they are adapted for very little kids to read. The teaser will feature Aquaman and the lead story will feature Power Girl. The artwork looks pretty cool & if you follow the link down below you can read an excerpt from the first issue. ( Thanks to Brian for the info ).
Sunday night, during Survivor, they showed the very 1st TV Commercial Movie Trailer for THE DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie. This TV spot #1 showed some new footage of Batman, Joker, & the other characters. I like when Morgan Freeman says, "Perhaps you should read the instructions first". It also introduces the phrase, "OUT OF THE DARKNESS, COMES THE KNIGHT"...Awesome!
While surfing the web the other day I came across a blog by Chris Flick. He's a very talented cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator, & web designer. His work can be found at http://www.csfgraphics.com. As serious Batman Fans we all know about the classic comic book graphic novel BATMAN : YEAR ONE By Frank Miller. Basically it's all about the 1st year that Bruce Wayne was trying to become Batman. The main focus of the story was the development of his relationship with James Gordon & the creation of some of his crime fighting "tools" like the Batmobile, Bat-Belt, Costume, etc...Well, knowing about that book is what makes this cartoon so hilarious! The humor, of course, is taking the "Year One" concept but applying it to a "What if? story" about Batman as a little kid in in the 1st grade.....Ha Ha, Funny!
