Batcave Bemusements : March 2014

Sunday, 30 March 2014

#Batman75 today

CELEBRATE! Today, Batman is 75 years old! Happy Birthday!
But, the cover says May 1939, right? Here's a statement from DC Comics about why March 30 is his official birth date:
"Based on historical data from the Registrar of Copyrights, DC Entertainment recognizes that the world's most popular Super Hero — Batman — was first introduced to the public 75 years ago on March 30, 1939, in Detective Comics #27.

It was common practice in 1939, and remains so today, for publications to go on sale prior to their indicated cover date. Thus, while the Bat-Man (as he was then known) first appeared in the May 1939 cover-dated issue of Detective Comics #27, that issue actually hit newsstands on March 30, 1939."
So, REJOICE! Today is the day! ‪#‎WEareBATMAN‬

Monday, 24 March 2014

@GOTHAM Coming To FOX

BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES: New GOTHAM (Batman TV Show) Coming To FOX:

GOTHAM is an origin story of the great DC Comics super villains and vigilantes, revealing an entirely new chapter that has never been told. From executive producer/writer Bruno Heller (“The Mentalist,” “Rome”), GOTHAM follows one cop's rise through a dangerously corrupt city teetering on the edge of evil and chronicles the birth of one of the most popular super heroes of our time.

Here's a look of some of the character photos that have been released.

Camren Bicondova as Selina Kyle, a.k.a. Catwoman

Sean Pertwee as Alfred Pennyworth

Some cool fan made #Batman art

http://cghub.com/images/view/877678/

A must see. Check out this guys Batman artwork. Some great interpretations here, I think. More pic at the link.

Friday, 21 March 2014

Sunday, 16 March 2014

Street Legal Tumbler! only $1 million #Batmobile

http://geektyrant.com/news/street-legal-version-of-batman-tumbler-own-it-for-1-million

Part tank, part Lamborghini, the Tumbler first introduced in Batman Begins is 100% badass. James Edition is selling not just one, but five of these street legal replicas.

Calgary Artist Challenge #AlphaComics

http://alphacomics.ca/local-artists-take-on-batman-for-calgary-artist-challenge-vi-here-are-the-entries/

Check out these great entries in a local Comic Shop's challenge.

These are entries for Calgary Artist Challenge VI. Click on the images to see the full sized scans. Thanks again to all the participants and Scott Snyder for judging. Also a great big thank you to Happy Harbor for shipping blank Detective Comics variant to Calgary for the challenge. The challenge was supposed to use copies of the Batman #29 blank variant but there was a shipping delay.

My personal fav is the last one. Whatta think?