Kevin Scalzo's WACKY BATMAN POP ART Painting!

This post was created to share some good news about our Friend Kevin Scalzo. Recently he started a new series of Pop Art Paintings titled, "Weirdos, Creeps, and Dweebs!" The artwork has some really great style and I have to admit that the characters do look pretty creepy ( I mean that in a GOOD way, ha! ). So, to see more of Kevin's wacky artwork then please, just click RIGHT HERE!

BATMAN Abstract Expessionist Painting by David J LeBlanc

Oh yeah, it's time for some sophisticated culture. This is just a quick post to share this beautiful Acrylic Enamel and Collage Painting on canvas created by our Friend & Artist, David J LeBlanc. This is BATMAN done in an Abstract-Expressionist Art Style. Nice composition and great colors. OK, Now how cool is that?!! Also, Please be sure to click on it for a larger, more detailed, photo. Hey, if you wanna see more of David's work then please be sure to click right HERE!

Mark Romanoski's JOKER BATMAN Norman Rockwell Parody Art

OK, I was surfing the web the other night and came across this wonderful painting by an Artist named Mark Romanoski. It features the JOKER and also have a few "Batman" elements. Now, most readers will recognize that this as a parody of a very famous Norman Rockwell Painting. It's extremely iconic and I think it was titled "Triple Self Portrait" or something like that. I've always loved it. Anyways, Mark Romanoski, did an amazing job. The Joker looks great & the humor of the piece is sort of creepy.

BATMAN TOY COLLECTING - 1970's Memorabilia

I was a little kid back in the 1970's so much of the Batman Toys and Collectibles from that era have a deep nostalgia for me. It's just that I remember actually playing with them, ha! So, here's a nice assortment of groovy 70's items!



First up is a BATMAN TRU-DIMENSION 3-D Action Picture Kit ©1976. Basically this was like a paint by numbers kit, except the "canvas" was 4 layers of clear plastic. You painted them sort of like the way an Animation Artist would paint a cartoon Cel, there were designs in black outline & you would fill-in the color by painting it's back side. Then when you flipped it around it was complete. Each piece had just a few different elements of one total picture. The 4 sheets of plastic were then put in a frame with each piece slightly separated & layered. The end result was a 3-D picture.





Then, here's something you don't see a lot nowadays. This is a Fanzine Magazine, COMIC ZINE #1, from Oct 1971. I'm totally digging the Golden Age artwork on the cover here! These are usually pretty hard to find because they were so limited & usually distributed regionally. Like, only sold in certain areas.





Next up, is an extremely SUPER-RARE item! This is a Batman Long-Sleeve T-Shirt made by a Children's Clothing Company called "Rob Roy". The design on the front is made with artwork "borrowed" from Neal Adams. This example still has it's original Department Store Hang Tag! It was made around ©1974 and very hard to find.





Last, but not least, is this 1977 BATMAN STAMP 'N PRINT SET made by Ahi Brand ( Azrak-Hamway Int'l Inc ). This is one of those cheesy toys you would see at 7-Eleven or you might remember begging your Mom for this at a Grocery Store, ha! I totally love the vintage graphics. It's also cool that it contained a lot of Super-Villain character Rubber Stamps.

Xavier's BATMAN ART PAINTING and BAT-BLOG TRIBUTE

Here are 2 cool pieces of BATMAN Fan Art that I'm proud of because they were sent in by a longtime Bat-Blog Fan & Good Friend named Xavier. If I did my math right he's now 11 years old and in the 6th grade. First he painted this awesome BATMAN Painting, done in an abstract style. Then, he drew a Tribute to the Bat-Blog website... How cool is that?!! It has a very interesting PUNK design to it, I love it! Thanks Xavier, YOU ROCK, Sir! Xavier writes a blog about his love of comic books called "Super Creations", click HERE to check it out!

INSPIRED BY THE JOKER New Fan-Made Artwork

I thought I'd take a minute to share some Batman artwork I'm sort of proud of. No, it's not mine, ha! Here are 2 very cool pieces of art inspired by THE JOKER! The 1st one was submitted by our friend Josh Ralls. He did this cool graphic of a Joker Playing Card. Oh man, he looks kinda crazy! The 2nd photo is a JOKER Collage created by Evenice Montoya. He is current studying graphic Design at the Art Institute of Phoenix. This piece was for a recent class & is on display now. He says it was totally inspired by the cover to the iconic "Batman: The Killing Joke" Graphic Novel. Yes, I can see the influence, very cool!! Thank you to both Josh & Evenice for sharing their work.

New STEVE RUDE BATMAN PAINTING Will Go Up For Sale Soon

While surfing through Facebook the other night I noticed that a brand-new BATMAN PAINTING by Comic Book Artist Steve Rude will be made available soon. In fact, I think he's still working on it, ha! It measures about 20" X 30". Check out the photos. The art of our favorite Dark Knight looks pretty awesome so far! Here's a link to check it out, just click HERE!

Airbrush Art - Batman THE DARK KNIGHT Custom Truck

OK, I know "The Dark Knight" movie is sort of old news, ha ha! But here's an extremely awesome TDK Custom Truck I came across on the web the other night. It's a totally airbrushed Batman Semi-Truck by an Artist named Glenn Andersen who lives in Norway. The entire surface of the truck is painted & it's all very very impressive! It features Batman & The Joker as seen in the film. This truck is crazy-cool!! In fact, it's almost too pretty to drive! For more photos of this vehicle & more of Glenn's other artwork, click HERE!

THE JOKER - Custom Truck Paint Job

Here's a random photo I found on the Internet where the main function of the pic was to dramatize the use of car wax! In fact, this photo was taken right after a fresh coat of NXT Tech Wax was applied. Yeah, the photo was about selling Meguiar's Auto Wax products, ha! But for us Batman Fans this pic is all about THE JOKER!! Oh man, this paint job is just completely amazing! Of course the Joker's face looks great, but I really love the "black toxic smoke" effect too.

Teagle's BATMAN POP ART Acrylic Paintings

Check out these hilarious and very clever portraits of BATMAN AND ROBIN by Artist Jack Teagle. His work has a great style to them & the colors are very intense. he also does parodies of other characters like Spiderman, He-Man Masters of The Universe, Star Wars, Power Rangers, and More. To check out his online gallery, just click HERE!

Kevin's PINK BATMAN Pop Art Masterpiece!

OK, I guess this is sort of a "personal post" because I just have to brag about our friend Kevin Stark who created this amazing piece of PINK BATMAN art. This thing is crazy! It was made in different pieces, from a thick foam-board material, that gives it a wonderful 3-D quality. Plus, take a look at it, it's "bejeweled"...see the encrusted jewels adoring the "flame" areas, Oh yeah!

New BATMAN POP ART - Acrylic Paintings

This is just a quick post to show-off some really fun artwork from a friend named "Mike Destructive". We have featured his art here before at the Bat-Blog & thought it would be nice to see some fresh stuff. Here are 2 brand-new Pop Art Style Paintings he has done recently. I love the colors in both of them. They also feature "Batman" so you know we totally dig them...enjoy!

Video - HOW TO, BATMAN! - How to Paint a Painting

In this new instructional "How To" video BATMAN teaches us how to paint a painting. I hope it inspires a few Bat-Blog Readers to get very creative.

Vintage Photos of BOB KANE, Co-Creator of Batman

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.

VIDEO: T-Pain Picks Up His New JOKER Themed Chevy Impala!

Here's a cool video featuring a Rapper named T-Pain getting his brand-new JOKER-themed Chevy Impala! Of course it's the "Heath Ledger" version of the Joker from The Dark Knight movie. Oh man, it's soooo sweet!

Funny BATMAN HUMOR Photos and Comic Strips

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha, whew! OK, we all need a good laugh every now & then so here's a nice sample of Batman Humor to enjoy. The 1st pic is a total parody on the classic "American Gothic" 1930 painting by Grant Wood. I saw the original painting a few years ago at the Art Institute of Chicago, it was amazing. But this version is pretty funny! The next graphic is a scene from the opening title of The Simpsons TV Cartoon where Bart is in school. It looks like he might have been talking trash about Batman, ha! The next picture might need a little explaining. In 1939 ( just before World War II ), the British Government created propaganda posters with the phrase "Keep Calm and Carry On" that citizens in England were to hang in their homes. Now, for whatever reason, they were never distributed but were later found in 2000 & have since become total icons. This graphic is a parody of that poster & totally funny! The last photo shows the Tumbler Batmobile ( The Dark Knight movie version ) racing at a Nascar event. I'm pretty sure that pic is photoshopped. Plus, Batman would totally be in first place, ha!

Batman BAT-MITE Pop Art Painting by Javier Hernandez

BAT-MITE! OK, I just saw this painting the other night & I have to sort of show it off...mainly because it's done by done by my good buddy Javier Hernandez and it's pretty cool. He did it as a donation for the Shel Dorf Artist Fund. Shel Dorf recently died & he was responsible for creating the San Diego Comic Con some 40 years ago. Now, you might have heard of Javier before. He does an indy comic book called "El Muerto", it's cool. Check out his website, right HERE!

Art - Chris Mason's ADAM WEST TRIBUTE Painting

Our good buddy Chris Mason recently did an amazing painting of Adam West as Batman, sort of like a "tribute". I mean, Adam West is a total ICON! Don't believe me? Well, Check out the 2nd photo showing Adam West's STAR at the "Walk of Stars" in Palm Springs...that's proof right there! If you read it, it says, ICON, ha! ( Thanks to Chris for allowing me to post this wonderful artwork ).

Catwoman Gets Plastic Surgery

OK, I wanted the title to this post to be sort of like something you would read in the tabloids, ha ha! Here's the deal. You might remember awhile back we did a post about our friend Dallas who recently had a Batman Statue repaired & repainted because his small Son accidentally broke it. He had it totally customized by an artist friend of his & it looked pretty cool. Well, I guess Dallas really enjoyed it so he had his buddy do another one. The original Catwoman Statue is shown on the left & the picture on the right is the brand-new version. What do you think? I really like it & think it's very well done. I also love those goggles too! ( Thanks to Dallas for sharing his pics )

Original 1960's BATMAN POP ART OIL PAINTING By Bob Kane!

WOW! The Bat-Blog is known for sharing a ton of news about Batman but this is actual BAT-HISTORY right here! The image you see up above is a photo of the original Batman Pop Art Oil Painting "done by" Bob Kane, the co-creator of Batman. The pics were sent in by a Bat-Blog Fan named Rick, who actually owns this amazing piece of art ( Be sure to click on it for a larger, sharper, image ). He explained how he got it in this email, he wrote:

In 1966, after the television show hit big, Bob Kane did a series of 12 large pop art oil paintings. This is one of them and, I think, the best of the bunch. I saw about 8 of them in the early 90's when Kane exhibited them at an art gallery in Beverly Hills. Mine was owned by Cary Grant for 20 years and hung in his guest bathroom. I've owned it since 1987.

Oh man! I've known about these paintings for years & it's so cool to actually meet someone who owns one. I've never seen one in real life, only publicity photos. To publish an actual photo of this on my blog is a total honor, no kidding, it's great! Thank you Rick for sharing your story.