THE DARK KNIGHT RISES - New IMAX Batman Movie Poster

This is just a quick post to share this cool image of the just-released Special IMAX Batman Movie Poster for THE DARK KNIGHT RISES.

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES - Kaspersky Lab Offers “The People of Gotham City Sweepstakes”

Batman’s newest partner? It can be you! Now you can help Batman stop the villain Bane’s newest threat and protect the people of Gotham City, and at the same time have a chance to win exclusive prizes.  Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions, has partnered with THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Batman film to launch “The People of Gotham City Sweepstakes.” Entering the sweepstakes is the only way to help the Dark Knight in his latest quest, and it begins today.  

It’s easy to enter, and no purchase is necessary.  More than 50 prizes will be awarded over the 7 week sweepstakes, while one grand prize winner will receive a customized “Batman New York City Experience,” a package which includes a helicopter tour of New York, a personal hand-to-hand mixed martial arts training session, a True Crime tour of New York, a two-year subscription to Kaspersky ONE internet security and more.

As silent protectors, the Dark Knight and Kaspersky Lab both fight against the cunning threats posed by, among others, Bane and cyber-criminals from around the world.

For more information on sweepstakes rules, prizes and how to take part, just click HERE!

WHEELS AND WISHES 2012 FUNDRAISER - New Jersey Batmobiles!

Last weekend, well, Friday and Saturday to be exact, the MAKE-A-WISH Foundation of New Jersey held a Charity Event called "WHEELS AND WISHES 2012". It was held at the Wesfield Armory in Westfield, NJ. Basically, it's a huge Charity Dinner, Car Show and Auto Auction to help raise money for this great organization. Seriously, they do wonderful work! Now the cool news, and a story we're pretty proud about here at the BAT-BLOG, our Friends BatDave, Louie, and Detective Genaro Ortiz were there for support. 

Genaro is the grim Essex County Dark Knight who recently marked 20 years of suiting up as The Batman, trying to keep inner city children keep away from gangs and off of drugs. He brought his Customized Batman-Themed Car to the event ( 1st and 2nd photos ). Then, long time Readers of the Bat-Blog will know our Good Buddy Louie! This Guy has a sweet 1966 Batmobile Replica that he carts around to various Charity Events. He's a Batman Fan who has done a lot of positive work for his community. BatDave was there to lend support and help with set-up. Plus, he got us these great pics, ha!



Yes, The "BAT-CARS" were there and both Children and Adults alike just went completely wacko-crazy when they saw "The Batmobiles"! Check out that photo of the Father and Son getting to see Batman's Car in real-life, that's GREAT!

ALSO: This fundraiser marked the debut of Louie's sweet MOBILE CRIME COMPUTER!! "Gotham City Supercars Club" Genius, John Brown, built this from scratch. It was totally inspired by designs from the 1960's TV show. The details are insane and it's just a really fun item.

So, to wrap things up, the show went well and we also wanna thank the "Batmobile Guys" for lending their support to this great event. Now, for any Bat-Blog Fans out there who would love to donate some money to the MAKE-A-WISH Foundation, here's a LINK! Please give anything you can, every dollar helps and this is a great charity that does good work.

Franchi's 1989 BATMAN MOVIE TRIBUTE Wallpapers!

I'm pretty proud to say that this week's "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday" features some amazing artwork by Graphic Artist / Designer Christopher Franchi. He's a Good Friend to the Bat-Blog and was kind enough to make us these 2 Exclusive BATMAN Wallpapers! Now of course these 2 images pay tribute to the Classic 1989 BATMAN Movie directed by Tim Burton.

OK, in the 1st wallpaper we get to see Michael Keaton as the Dark Knight, Kim Basinger as Vicki Vale, and Jack Nicholson's excellent version of The Joker! The Classic '89 Batmobile Car even makes an appearance! I like how the car is kicking-up some leaves as it blazes down the road, a nice touch. I also like the scenery of Gotham City with the Bat-Signal and the AXIS Chemical Plant, both great references. All the Characters/Actors are extremely well done. I mean, you can almost smell Kim Basinger's hair gel ( Hey, it was the Eighties, ha! ).

Now, the 2nd Wallpaper's main focus is just on BATMAN. Yes, This is the Michael Keaton version most all Bat-Fans totally love! he's shown here in a famous "open wings" pose and the glowing Bat-Symbol in the back is a nice touch.

Side Note:
Franchi is working on getting the rights to produce a variation of this image as a Limited-Edition Art Print Poster and if we get more news about that we'll pass it on. It's also important to note that he altered the original image for our Bat-Blog "Wallpaper Format" and, if the art print is offered, it will look more like the "Vertical" example shown down below.

Brand New LEGO DC UNIVERSE SUPER HEROES Batman Toys Out Now!

OK, I've seen these new LEGO BATMAN Toys on eBay so I'm guessing they're starting to hit stores now. LEGO TOYS has a brand new property they call "DC UNIVERSE SUPER HEROES" where they will make play sets that revolve around DC Comics characters. The cool thing is they are mainly putting a focus on BATMAN, ha! We have reported about it here at the Bat-Blog a few times but here are some really great photos of the box packaging. In the 1st wave there will be:

• Lego # 6858 - Catwoman Catcycle City Chase
• Lego # 6883 - Batwing Battle Over Gotham City
• Lego # 6864 - Batmobile and the Two-Face Chase
• Lego # 6860 - The Batcave
• Lego # 4526 - Batman Figure
• Lego # 4527 - The Joker Figure
  

More THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Batman Movie Filming in Newark, New Jersey

The other day we posted some photos here at the BAT-BLOG.COM from our friend & Ace Bat-Reporter BATDAVE. He traveled to where THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Batman Movie was filming in Newark, New Jersey & got some fun pics. Well, Batdave had to leave early but his friend Don stayed behind and he got even more pictures for us ( Thanks Don!! ).



The first one is a very pretty girl expressing her political support for the movie by holding up an "Occupy Gotham City" sign!



Next up is an actual photo of Don. He spotted one of the many "Gotham City Police Department" Movie Prop Vehicles that were up & down the street. I like the expression on his face. To me it says, "Yeah, I'm gonna come back later tonight & STEAL this thing!" ( Ha! Just kiddin' Don! But you know you were thinking that for a few seconds, ha! ) Then we get a great view of one of the GCPD Utility Trucks.



You might remember our previous post where we shared "Fake Signs" that were all over the street making it look like a real Gotham City. Well, here is a Transit Sign of Gotham's Subway System. Wow! What detail!!

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Batman Movie Filming in Newark, New Jersey

The Bat-Blog's Ace Bat-Reporter BatDave shared a few pics with us last night of the BATMAN, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES movie filming in Newark, New Jersey. He didn't catch any Actors running around but that's because they were filming the whole day underground. I guess, down in the Subway System. But, he said the cool thing was that they had turned the Battery Park area into Gotham City! Shown here are some of the fake signs they created. Stuff like, "Gotham Transit Authority" or "Gotham Library"...funny! He also saw this huge crane with lighting equipment. Now, BatDave had to leave, but his friend Don stayed really late and got a photo of himself standing 5 feet away from Gary Oldman! Yes, Jim Gordon! We hope to post that later but for now these "Fake Signs" are pretty great! One last thing, these signs seem like some crazy-insane detailing because, are we even going to actually "see them" in the movie?!

BATMAN LIVE - Souvenir Scenic Studios - Gotham City Building Models & THE JOKER Props

Hype has sort of died down a little bit on the BATMAN LIVE events going on in Europe so I thought I'd share these cool photos I found the other day. These pics are from a website called "Souvenir Scenic Studios". This is the company that's in charge of making a lot of the props & scenery for the BATMAN LIVE Show. WOW! All of this stuff is beyond beautiful!! Most of these photos revolve around the extremely cool Building Models of Gotham City and some JOKER-related items. In fact, that Giant-Sized JOKER FACE Cut-Out would look awesome in my backyard garden area, ha! I also really love the Model Building of the MONARCH THEATER where a young Bruce Wayne & his Parents viewed "The Mark of Zorro". For more info about the company and more great pics just click here, Souvenir Scenic Studios.

1966 BATMAN TV BATMOBILE CAR WALLPAPER From The GOTHAM CITY SUPERCAR CLUB

Our Buddies over at the GOTHAM CITY SUPERCAR CLUB in New Jersey recently sent us this beautiful photo showing a few of their 1966 Batmobile Replica cars that they were getting ready to go out as party rentals. Actually, I think they sent the pic to completely torture me. I don't have ONE of these, but they have TWO! ( Ha Ha! Just Kiddin' ) Actually they have more than these. They also have a Tumbler Batmobile, like the kind in the newer Batman Movies, and I'll be posting photos of that car later. But for right now, please enjoy this FREE BATMAN WALLPAPER you can use as a background on your PC desktop!!

BATMAN ARKHAM CITY - Advertising Propaganda Spotted in Mexico City!

Check out these cool photos sent in by our friend Diego, who lives in Mexico City. He said that 2 guys were spotted the other night driving around town in a pick-up truck with "Gotham City Police Department" graphics on the side. In the back was a huge projector & they went around projecting a few images onto the sides of buildings. They included: The BAT-SYMBOL LOGO, The BATMAN ARKHAM CITY Logo ( with Release Date ), and one for the RIDDLER announcing the Riddler's Mexican Twitter Account, @3NIG_MA. Wow! How cool is that?! ( Muchas Gracias, Diego! )

Video - BATMAN ARKHAM CITY - Steel Mill Gameplay Trailer ( PC, PS3, Xbox 360 )

Gamespot just released an exclusive video featuring BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY Game Play. It's main focus is the Dark Knight's ability to fly ( glide ) all over Gotham City. WOW, it looks cool!!









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BATMAN YEAR ONE - New Video Clip Trailer

Here's a brand-new Video Clip from Warner Bros showing a scene from the new BATMAN: YEAR ONE Movie where Batman crashes a party held by a major Crime Family in Gotham City.

NIGHTWING Comic Book Writer KYLE HIGGINS Signing at Meltdown Comics - Sept 21st

If you happen to live near Los Angeles, CA then you might wanna go visit with NIGHTWING Comic Book Writer Kyle Higgins at Meltdown Comics on September 21, 2011 from 5-8pm! Yes, that's this Wednesday, tomorrow! He is also a co-writer on that new GATES OF GOTHAM comic book title that is proving to be pretty popular.




Meltdown Comics
7522 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90046

BATMAN Tattoo Art - Starry Night Over Gotham City

Check out this totally wild Batman Tattoo Art! It's sort of a Homage to both the Caped Crusader AND Vincent Van Gogh. In fact, it's very much based on Van Gogh's famous "Starry Night" Impressionist Painting ( example shown below tattoo photo ). This art was created by a Tattoo Artist named Dominika Gardocka who lives in Poland. Please click on the smaller picture up above for a bigger pic.

BATMAN ARKHAM CITY Video - See How BIG Gotham City is!

Here's a brand-new video showing the scale & size of Gotham City in the new BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY Video Game. OK, you don't get to see the entire city, but it does give you a good idea. Oh Man, it looks pretty cool!

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Video - Hear The Voice of Actor Tom Hardy as BANE!!

SPOILER ALERT!! Check out this video showing some of the filming for THE DARK KNIGHT RISES at Heinz Field. Here's what the guy making the video said, "After Bane [Tom Hardy] blows up the football field when 86 of the Gotham Rogues [Hines Ward] runs to make a touchdown after the kick off [this is what we were told was going on during filming] he comes out to address and strike fear in Gotham City [us]. The raised part you see is whats suppose to be left of the football field. He comes out and pulls the microphone from the dead? Ref [which is just a dummy] on the ground outside the tunnel where he comes out with his thugs and someone he has prisoner. He also drags out some big crazy device that's supposedly the means of our destruction..."

Fisher Price GEO-TRAX DC SUPER FRIENDS Play Sets - GOTHAM CITY & THE JOKER'S LAIR

As an extension of their DC SUPER FRIENDS Toy Line, Fisher Price ( Mattel ) is adding a few New Play Sets with motorized vehicles called "GEO-TRAX". The main component will be the BATCAVE PLAY SET but there will be some extra pieces like these. Shown here are two expansion packs: GOTHAM CITY and The JOKER'S LAIR. They are sort of like Train Sets & each one comes with a vehicle & a figure. The GOTHAM CITY scenery has a bank to rob and a jail to break out of, ha! All of these are made to add to the deluxe BAT-CAVE PLAY SET. You know, to keep growing your collection. They will be sold exclusively at Toys R Us and the Fisher-Price Online Store. The Suggested Retail Price will be around $33.00 each.

Rare 1966 BATMAN Girl's Summer Shirt

Here's a wonderful photo of an extremely RARE piece of Vintage Batman merchandise. It's a 1966 BATMAN Shirt... for a Little Girl. This item was bought off eBay awhile back from our friend Doug, who wrote, "I recently purchased this 1966 Batman Girl's Summer Shirt on eBay for a song. It is size 3X small cotton shirt with the Joker, Penquin, Batmobile, Batman, and Robin. It also has Gotham City in the background. Please note the Batman Logo is highlighted in pink and other features as well. This is the first one I have ever seen."



Yes, I have to agree that this is the very first time I have seen this variation. Now, I've seen this same graphic used on Baby bibs, Pillows, T-Shirts, etc...but never on a little girl's outfit & never in the strange hot pink variation, very cool! Thanks to Doug for sharing. So, do YOU have a RARE Batman Collectible you would like to share? I'm talking about a "Museum Piece" you have never seen before. if so, then please shoot the Bat-Blog a photo & send it to us, thanks.

Batman Movie News - THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Shooting in the UK Photo

The Bat-Blog has a friend on Facebook who sent this amazing photo! Scott said, "My sister in law sent me this, apparently they're shooting the Dark Knight Rises outside of her office in London." In the photo we can see a Gotham City SWAT Van... AWESOME!! ( Thanks Scott ).

Cool BATMAN WALLPAPER By Graphic Artist Chris Franchi

Our friend Chris Franchi recently submitted this amazing artwork for a Bat-Blog Exclusive Wallpaper. This dark image of Gotham City's #1 Hero is really great for a background. It combines both drawn artwork & photography. Giving the whole thing a very realistic look. Plus, it's extremely cool! ( Thanks Chris ) For more "Batman Wallpapers" be sure to visit the Bat-Archives located on the left side of this page, near the center, or click the button down below for more recent ones.