New BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE STATUE - Dick Grayson as The Dark Knight

DC Direct just announced oe of the next BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE Statues to be released in 2012. This one is sort of unique as it is shows "Batman" free-falling from the highest skyscraper in Gotham City. Actually, this is Dick Grayson, as the Dark Knight. Be sure to add this unique moment in Bat-history to your collection! As always, be sure to click on the photo up above for a larger, more detailed version.
 

This Bat-Statue measures 9” high x 4.75” wide x 6.25” deep. It will retail for about $79.95 and you can look for it on August 1st, 2012.

Video - BATMAN ARKHAM CITY - NIGHTWING DLC Skins!

This new video shows the DLC Skins of NIGHTWING you can get for the BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY Video Game. Wow! Now YOU can be Dick Grayson!! There are 2 different versions, the Regular Comic Book Style and a fun "Animated Cartoon Series" Style... cool!

New DC UNIVERSE CLASSICS Action Figures & ACTION LEAGUE Mini-Figures From Mattel for 2011

OK Kids, here's some really great photos to totally drool over, ha! While at the 2010 Comic Con the Mattel Toy Company gave a presentation of some upcoming toys they will release later this year & early 2011. This post is about their DC UNIVERSE CLASSICS Action Figures & we're mainly covering the Batman-related characters. As you can see they're gonna make some really great figures for this series. Just to be clear, what is shown here is "WAVE16". Wave 14 is shipping now & Wave 15 will come out in early fall. But back to Wave 16, look at what they have here! We got AZRAEL from the 1993 Knightfall storyline, the Villain BANE looking all buff & mean, The RIDDLER ( looking like he's from the Silver-Age, cool! ), & 2 different versions of Dick Grayson as ROBIN, The Boy Wonder! The Robin figures look the same to me except for the heads. One kind of looks like he's from the 1940's, while the other one reminds me of the 1970's Super Friends. Please tell me, which Robin do you like the best? Alright, now the very last photo is some of the mini-figures from the ACTION LEAGUE series. They're gonna have a ton of these of Superman, Green Lantern, etc...but here are 2 favorites, Batman & The Joker! I really like these, they're pretty cool!

New DC UNIVERSE ONLINE Video Game Wallpaper Backgrounds!

DC Comics & Sony Interactive are starting to sort of hype their DC UNIVERSE ONLINE Video Game again so I thought I would post a few Desktop Background Wallpapers to help celebrate. Shown here are some really great images of The Joker ( my favorite one & on my PC now, ha! ), Mr. Freeze, & Dick Grayson himself, Nightwing! You can get many different ones off their official website, plus see some cool videos, by clicking HERE!

Sneak Peek - BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE Statue by Tony Daniels

Here's a few preview shots of the BATMAN: BLACK AND WHITE Statue designed by current Batman comic book artist Tony Daniels. I read somewhere that he wanted the shape to be sort of lyrical or dance pose-like because this is actually the Dick Grayson version of Batman & his personality is more "acrobatic"...because of his circus background. Look for this to come out later in the year.

Holy Canine Cuisine, Batman!

Well, it looks like Robin, The Boy Wonder, is in the dog food business now. To be more precise, I'm talking about Burt Ward, the actor who played Dick Grayson / Robin in the 1966 TV series. For the last few years Ward & his wife have been running a Large Dog Adoption Service called GENTLE GIANTS. We reported that here before on the Bat-Blog. But the cool thing is that they have now come out with their very own brand of dog food. They named it after the charity, GENTLE GIANTS. They have 2 different sizes for sale: Large is 37 1/2 pounds & $34.99. Medium is 17 1/2 pounds & $19.99. If you would like some more information then be sure to click HERE!

Parody Webcomic: BATMAN AND SONS

Awhile back I discovered a very interesting webcomic that, at the time, I meant to share because it's actually kind of cool & the drawing style is really excellent. But, being busy with this site, I sort of forgot about it. Then later a friend mentioned it to me & I was like, oh yeah, that is a cool site. I have to say something about it. But then I couldn't find it ( I have like 4 million bookmarks, ha ha ). Then I got busy & forgot about it again. Well, just recently a Bat-Blog Reader wrote me about it, asking if I had ever heard of a site called BATMAN AND SONS. He sent a link. When I got there I laughed & thought, OK, I have to report it now...so, finally, here it is! ( Thanks to Jim for re-reminding me! ) Now it's sort of a high-concept kinda thing & to get into it you have to release all the preconceived feelings you have about the Batman character. Basically, you just have to sort of go with it! The idea is that Batman is a Father & all the Robin characters through the years are his small children. There's even a tiny baby who is the "Batman Beyond" character. I guess you can say it's a little bit like a TV Family Sitcom. Yes, see, I said it was kinda weird. But once you start to read it the thing sort of grows on you. Now, I'm assuming that some people will think it's charming & others ( mainly uptight crybabies ) won't like it at all. It reminds me a lot of the recent DC Comics title "Tiny Titans", where all the characters are small children. I don't know. Please check it out & let me know what you think about it. Here's a link, just click HERE!

Learning Spanish: Batman in the Latin American Culture!

One aspect of the Bat-Blog that I really enjoy is getting to meet people from all over the world who love the character. It's totally crazy to me how Batman is so popular all over the globe. I think that's neat. Now, one thing I like to do here every now & then is cover Batman-related news from other places but a lot of times I totally can't understand the language. Sadly, I only speak English & if a website or other information is in another language ( like German, Spanish, Japanese, etc...) then I'm screwed! It mainly happens when I talk about brand-new bat-merchandise ( Toys, Comic Books, etc ) I have found outside the USA. Now of course I don't mean for this to be offensive in any way. I'm just an idiot who only speaks one language, ha ha! Well, the other day a friend of mine who lives extremely far away sent me a wonderful list of a few "Batman Words" that are in Spanish. I thought it was pretty interesting so here it is ( Hey, You didn't know you were gonna learn something new today, did you? ):

• Bruce Wayne is Bruno Diaz
• Dick Grayson is Ricardo Tapia
• The Joker is El Guason
• Catwoman is Gatubela
• Batgirl is Batichica
• Gordon is Fierro
• The Riddler is El Acertijo
• Mr Freeze is Capitan Frio
  

The GRAYSONS TV Show Cancelled By CW!!

OK, a month or two ago there was a BIG buzz about a new TV Show Series being created for the CW Network called "The Graysons". Basically it was gonna be like Smallville but would be about a young Dick Grayson & his family, before he became Robin, The Boy Wonder. Now the big news is that TV Series has been totally canceled & I could not be happier. This "TV show" sounded like the dumbest idea I ever heard. In fact, when the actual news came out that they were possibly gonna be doing this show, as a replacement for Smallville, I knew it wouldn't go through...because it's soooo stupid ( that's why I never reported it, ha ha ).

Reader Photos: Awesome ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER Vintage Toy & Action Figure Collection!!

It seems that every day new readers are discovering the Bat-Blog ( I love that! ) but what I love more is the fact that a lot of them send in some really great photos, ha ha! This is a perfect example. This morning I got this wonderful e-mail from a new reader:

Hi, this is my first time emailing you, and I was reading through the archives how readers emailed you pictures that would look cool on your website. I have a picture of some of my Robin figures that I thought you'd might be interested in. Most of it are megos, but a few are DC Direct action figures. The strange looking Robin with the weird outfit is a Lily Ledy one ( the Mexican equivalent of a Mego ). It's a pretty cool piece!

And I also have a really neat Non-Magnetic Fly Away Action Mego Robin with artwork that just pops in the back! This figure is pretty rare and I wanted to share it.

And my last picture is a Secret Identity Bruce Wayne Mego figure. These are pretty rare as well and everything on mine is all original EXCEPT the tie, which is a repro. The deal with the secret identity figures is that they were only available exclusively at Montgomery Wards during a short time in 1974. I'll be getting a Dick Grayson Secret Identity one soon so if you want to see a picture of that one feel free to message me back.

-Francine


Oh yeah, Francine, we wanna see the photos of that Dick Grayson Figure when you get it. Please send it later! Also, thank you very very much for sending these great pics. You have a really awesome collection of Robin Memorabilia here! There's a ton of extremely RARE items & the condition on most of them are very very nice! I appreciate when collectors send photos of their bat-stuff on display. It's really neat to see & I want to invite ALL Bat-Blog Readers to do the same! Oh yeah, Readers, Be sure to click on the photos up above for larger, more detailed, pix!

BATMAN "Wacky Wallpapers Wednesday" Actually ROBIN, The Boy Wonder!

Here at the Bat-Blog, every Wednesday, we post 2 fresh NEW Batman Wallpapers you can use as a background in a MySpace layout or just to brighten your PC desktop. This time I thought I would go with a "Robin Theme". The 1st wallpaper graphic is taken from a new Batman & Robin Poster you can buy at your local comic book shop. It features art work by Jim Lee! The colors are bright & sharp, very nice quality. The 2nd wallpaper is a cool photograph of the actor who played Robin in the Batman Fan-Made Film titled GRAYSON. It's a modern-day story about Dick Grayson taking over after Batman has been killed. If you have never seen the movie trailer for this it's pretty amazing. remember to check back with us later because we're gonna post it here.



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Vintage 1970's 7-Eleven Comic Cups with Batman Characters

Thirty-something years ago there was a set of COMIC CUPS given away by 7-Eleven They as a promotional gimmick. They featured DC Comics superheroes with many different Batman characters like Batman, Robin, Bruce Wayne, Catwoman, The Joker, Dick Grayson, The Riddler, Alfred, The Penguin, Batgirl, & many more. The 1st picture shows a few of the icee cups as an example. But, the 2nd photo is a graphic check list they released in 1974 showing all 60 cups. I know a lot of Bat-Blog reders are collecting these & this list is a great reference, enjoy.

DC DIRECT: Robin / Dick Grayson 13" Action Figure

Here's a new addition to DC Direct's new line of 13 inch Action Figure Dolls, Dick Grayson as Robin! These figures are well articulated & very detailed. I really like this one & I might have to break down & get it!! ( They're kind of expensive. I think they're around $50 or $60.00 ) Ouch!