Thursday 27 November 2014

Visual History of The #Batmobile

http://www.highsnobiety.com/2014/11/13/10-iconic-batman-vehicles-illustrated/
 To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Batman franchise, we first documented The Complete History of Batman in TV and Film and now present 10 illustrated versions of Batman’s iconic vehicles by David Lo exclusively for .... Highsnobiety. While most will associate the Dark Knight’s vehicle of choice with Christopher Nolan’s Tumbler, the Caped Crusader has in fact driven a handful of cars, each a symbol of the era through its combination of design, function and technology.
Check the link for all the pics


Tuesday 18 November 2014

#Joker Animatronic from Six Flags


#LostHeroes Film now available

http://kinosmith.myshopify.com/products/lost-heroes
It's online ready to purchase!
A great tribute to the Canadian Comic Industry.
 Lost Heroes is the story of these forgotten Canadian comic book superheroes and their legendary creators. Recovering a forgotten part of our nation’s pop culture, Lost Heroes is the story of a national treasure that few of us have ever heard about. It’s the story of a small country striving to create its own heroes but finding itself constantly out-muscled by better-funded and better-marketed heroes from the media empire next door. It’s the story of Canada striving for more than seventy years to have its own band of national comic book superheroes, but constantly failing to keep them alive. The question is: why?

Monday 17 November 2014

LEGO: DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League Trailer


Justice League vs Bizarro League - Batman has joined the just formed
Justice League in order to keep tabs on Superman, a mistrust that is
complicated by Superman’s bad (but well meaning) clone Bizarro and his
creation of the Bizarro League, but an even bigger threat forces the two
Leagues to join forces.

Sunday 16 November 2014

Man Spends Two Years Building Iconic 1989 Car

I have posted about this guy before, but here's a great video featuring the car in action and some great behind the scene work that went into it.

Saturday 15 November 2014

THIS is/was the 1st #Batmobile


In 1956, DC Comics (then called National Periodical Publications) officially licensed the first Batmobile to Oldsmobile. Forrest Robinson and friend Len Perham began modifying the car in 1960. They finished their work in 1963, beating the Burt Ward / Adam West Batman series by three years. The car is based on what the dynamic duo drives in the comic books; it's a far sleeker (if smaller) car than the 1939 Cadillac driven in the Batman movie serials of the 1940s. 
Check out the link for more pictures

For the Bat-Record....

I GOTTA get one of these! So cool. 

Forget Christian Bale and Chris Nolan, Michael Keaton and Tim Burton, or even Frank Miller; everyone knows that the truly greatest Batman is the one from Bruce Timm and Paul Dini’s seminal Batman: The Animated Series which ran from 1992-99 in various incarnations. Now Mondo is helping to celebrate the Dark Knight’s 75th Anniversary in style, with an all-new vinyl pressing of the show’s original theme song from composer Danny Elfman (Oingo Boingo), as well as the end credits music. (Side-A will have the opening title and end credits as they appeared in the show, Side-B will have alternate versions.) This will be a 12″ die-cut version of the single, in the shape of the bat-signal, and it will come housed in a gatefold jacket designed by Phantom City Creative, and will be pressed on Black and Black with Gray Splatter vinyl.
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Wednesday 12 November 2014

History of #Batman on Film

No matter which actor is your Batman, each has celebrated a different Caped Crusader. Take a look at the link above for a thorough rundown of the Dark Knight’s history in television and film.
 
 
 



 


 
 This history of the Batman will continue on in Ben Affleck’s portrayal as the Caped Crusader in 2016, continually celebrating this DC Comics’ character as a cultural icon.

Monday 10 November 2014

Did you know this about The Dark Knight?

http://thealien-moviebuffs.com/20-things-you-didn-t-know-about-the-dark-knight?page=1&v=d25IGXRVhbK5kvDh8ay8OGVE1xHjqm0gk
 Some of these we've heard before, some are now. Either way, a good list for any fan of the Nolan-verse Batman!

 Much as he cast Christian Bale before the script for Batman Begins had been finalized, Christopher Nolan spoke to actor Heath Ledger about playing the Joker long before a script had been written. Ledger had actually met with Nolan about playing Bruce Wayne in Batman Begins, but it was more a formality than anything else, as Ledger flat out told Nolan that he had in interest whatsoever in appearing in a “comic book” movie.

@Batman Giveaway #SideshowCollectibles

I don't know why I'm sharing this. It just lessens my chances of winning! 

#CHOCOOLATE Retail Stores Honoring #Batman75

BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES: CHOCOOLATE Retail Stores Honoring 75 YEARS OF BATM...: Shown up above is a photo from our friend Stone Wong who was recently in Taipei (Taiwan) and he saw this HUGE "Bruce Wayne / Batman...

Chocoolate is a Hong Kong based company and they have many locations in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Macau, Singapore and Canada (Vancouver) . Yes, they have one Canadian outlet!

Wednesday 5 November 2014

75 YEARS, 75 BATMEN @Batman75

Celebrate Batman's 75th Anniversary with this visual trip through his past. Discover how Batman's look has evolved since his humble beginning as we journey through 75 of his batsuits, drawn by everyone from Bob Kane to Greg Capullo!
Batman's 75th Anniversary: http://www.batman75.com