New BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Movie Statues and Busts Coming out!

Over at the IDLE HANDS website they recently got their hands on some top-secret promotional material for a few of the brand-new BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Movie Statues and Busts that will be coming out later this year. They appear to be coming out around June/July of 2012.

First, there's a Set of 3 ICON 12" Full-Figure Statues of Batman, Bane, and Catwoman. Then, there are 3 Busts featuring the same characters. The busts will actually come out one month earlier, in June. One cool thing about these photos is we get a better look at Anne Hathaway's CATWOMAN Costume, the Cat-Suit! Check out the Metallic Heels on those Boots. They look like they can do some serious damage!

New Book - ICONS - The DC Comics and Wildstorm Art of Jim Lee

Here's a very cool comic art book you might consider on your next trip to the bookstore. It's titled "ICONS, The DC Comics and Wildstorm Art of JIM LEE". Basically it's a retrospective of his prolific artistic career. In this volume, Titan Books has completed the almost impossible task of compiling a generous amount of the last twenty years of Jim Lee’s work. Batman fans should totally love it because there is a ton of Bat-Art! There are also a lot of preliminary sketches that have never been seen before. Now, it's important to note that there are 2 different printings of this book. There's the regular edition with 296 pages. It's the one shown with a "Color Cover". Then, there is a "Previews" Special Edition, with the "Pencil Sketch" cover. The previews Edition has 8 additional pages & the variant cover. It's a little harder to find, but you might be able to get one using the link button down below.

Freeware: BATMAN BATMOBILE Desktop Icon Sets 1&2

Recently I needed some "icon graphics" for a project & totally by accident found these incredible Batman-Theme Desktop Icons that are extremely cool! They represent the many different Batmobiles that Batman has had over the years: The Tumbler from Batman Begins & The Dark Knight, The 1989 Movie Car, The 1940's Comic Book Version, One that looks like the Superpowers Action Figure Toy Car by Kenner, The Animated Series, etc...way too many to list here! They are broke down into 2 different sets: Volume1 and 2. The link button down below takes you to the first set & then just click the "Search For Similar Items" button under that & look in FREEWARE ( purple area ) for Volume #2. They're really great & are in both Windows & Apple formats.

Free BATMAN ICON SET For Apple OS X Desktop Apps

Batman Icon Set 1.0 is a free icon & folder set for Apple OS X, ranging from the classic to the modern. Please keep in mind that these ONLY work on newer Apple Personal Computers & NOT Windows PCs. I don't have an Apple so I have not been able to test them. I just think they look great & if you're a Batman Fan ( with an Apple ) then you might love them too. If you try them out please let me know how they work, thanks. Here's a link to the download site:

KOOL, The Advertising Icon Character That Inspired BOB KANE To Create The Penguin.

A friend to the Bat-Blog recently sent us these 2 photos showing the KOOL CIGARETTES PENGUIN ( Advertising Icon ) & the Batman Comic Book PENGUIN Villain. This Vintage Advertising Character is well known for being the inspiration to Bob Kane for creating the Penguin. If you look at the 2 pics you can see the resemblance. Thanks for sending us the pictures & readers, be sure to send your interesting Bat-photos today!