Starting February 4th & running until Feb. 15th, 2010. The SUPER FAIR in Tampa, Florida will have the original helicopter used in the 1966 Batman TV Series ( & movie ). Yes! You read that right, the '66 BAT-COPTER!! This is a RARE opportunity you do not want to miss! For more information, click HERE!
Here's what DC Direct sort of has to say about this new product:
From Arkham Asylum to Gotham City's sewers, Killer Croc has a taste for revenge and is out for blood - Batman's blood! Bursting through a manhole, Croc is ready to wreak vengeance on the unsuspecting citizens of Gotham City. But Batman, swinging out of the shadows, is ready to stop Killer Croc in his tracks. This limited-edition, hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain statue measures approximately 16 1/2" high x 12 3/4" wide x 9 3/4" deep and "BATMAN vs. KILLER CROC" is packaged in a 4-color box with a Certificate of Authenticity. Limited Edition. Manufactured to order. * Minor assembly required. DESIGNED BY WALTER O'NEAL SCULPTED BY RAY VILLAFANE. Available on Pre-Order Sale NOW and hits actual retail on March 31, 2010.
Now, the very 1st photo is more or less the commercial photo of the product. The 2nd photo was sent in to us by a Bat-Blog Reader & it's of the actual item, at a Comic Convention Event. OK, I am kind of confused here. One shows Batman wearing the "Blue Suit" & the other looks totally "Black & Gray". What's up on that? Are there gonna be 2 different versions? I am sort of believing the 1st "product photo" has the real color because they would not represent a product in the wrong colors. Plus, at a public event they sometimes show a prototype of the merchandise ( statue or toy ) in their more raw early stages. That is, if they are not totally completed by then. But either way this thing just looks really amazing. Speaking of amazing. The other photos you see are from the Art Studio that created the piece. The statue is shown unpainted but you can still clearly see the incredible detail that went into making this sculpture ( click on the HD quality pics for HUGE clear pictures ). The reptile texture on Killer Croc is extremely cool. In fact there are many details that are hyper-realistic. Look at the concrete blocks, the manhole cover, the human skeletons ( ha ), the folds in the fabric, the bandages on Killer Croc's wrists look like real cloth, etc...it's crazy! I am totally excited about this piece. What do you think of it? Oh yeah, if you're looking for a good price on this then please click on the link button down below
Remember: Every week, on Wednesday, we post 2 Brand-New, Totally Exclusive, Batman Wallpaper Backgrounds...we called "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday"! This time I thought we would go with a BATMAN VILLAIN theme. The 1st one is a nice montage of many of the bad guys you'll see on the new episodes of BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD Cartoon! There is the Joker, Penguin, Baby Face, Mad Hatter, Catwoman, Clock King, Jester, & many many more! The next wallpaper is a photo that is a close-up shot of the raw (unpainted ) prototype for the BATMAN VS. KILLER CROC Statue that will be coming out in March, 2010. It was designed by Walter O'Neal & Sculpted by Ray Villafane. The attention to detail on this thing are totally insane! Really, it's completely beautiful & you'll be blown-away when you see it. Look for a complete news story about it in tomorrow's Bat-Blog. We have some amazing photos of it to share! Well, we hope you like some of these, & if not, then be sure to check the BAT-BLOG ARCHIVES for much more!
OK, I know Halloween is over but the Batman Costume Photos are ALWAYS a total joy to see all year round! Plus, 2 different Bat-Blog Readers just sent these in & they're so neat I have to share them. The 1st photo is from a very proud parent named Jim. These 2 Caped Crusaders are his sons & the costumes were homemade by his Wife ( she did a great job ). The picture was taken back in 1993 & these kids are now young adults going to college. The next photo is pretty funny! This is our friend Jeff & he dressed-up as the Dark Knight last Halloween to hand out candy at his house. He said he was kinda shocked that a lot of little kids were totally scared of Batman. Well, he does sort of look like a Giant-Bat, ha ha! But he said that most of them had fun & overall, it was a great experience, that cool. Thanks to both Jim & Jeff for sending these fun pics, I really appreciate that. I want to invite all Bat-Blog Fans to do the same!
Jerry, our friend who lives in Taiwan, sent us these photos of a Toy Collector Magazine there called TOY GARAGE. This issue came out around the time of THE DARK KNIGHT movie & featured some cool Bat-Collectibles. In fact, Batman was on the cover & the main story was about some of the statues & busts made by HOT TOYS & KOTOBUKIYA. It's so cool to me how Batman is extremely popular all over the world. Thanks Jerry for sending these wonderful pics!
Oh YES Boys & Girls, it's time again for another World Famous BAT-BLOG CONTEST & this time we're giving away a FREE Brand-New, Still Shrink-Wrapped, MINT Copy of LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEO GAME for the XBOX 360!! This item was donated by a good citizen of the Bat-Blog named "BATFAN". Because of his supreme generosity we're able to give away a free copy of this extremely cool video game. Now, please keep in mind that we ONLY have the game in the "XBOX 360 format". So, if you're a "Playstation Person" then you'll have to pass on this, sorry. But most people have both consoles so that's cool. Plus, did I say FREE? I mean, we even pay the postage, ha ha! Whoops, I almost forgot to mention, this Video Game also has another game bundled with it ( it's a double feature ) called PURE, which is an "off-road, quad-bike trick-racing" game. Now I guess for legal reasons, maybe, I gotta say that this contest is in NO WAY connected to Warner Bros, DC Comics, Disney, XBOX, or any Video Game Company. This is just a way for us to share some fun with our Loyal Bat-Blog Readers ( who ROCK, by the way! ) NOW, TO ENTER: All you have to do is send us an email with your full Name/Address & put "XBOX 360 LEGO BATMAN" in the title. The contest ends on February 11th, 2010 at 11:59pm, Central Time. Just after midnight we will randomly pick a winner out of a hat....while blind-folded & standing on one leg. It's that easy to win & everybody gets a fair chance! The Winner will be announced right here on the very next day. One last thing, this contest is happening because of the extreme generosity of one special Bat-Blog Fan so I wanna thank him personally, "Thank You BATFAN, You're The BEST!!"
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OK, This Custom Mego Doll has "WIN" written all over it!! Our friend Ken, who we know from the Mego Museum Forum, sent us these wonderful pics of an action figure he recently completed. His idea was "What if the Mego Toy Company were making their World's Greatest Superhero Figures at the time when Batman 1st came out in 1939, what would the toy look like?"...well, here it is! I don't think I need to post any vintage graphics from the Golden Age Comic Books to show how accurate this thing is. It's so cool! It not only represents "1939 BATMAN", but it also follows the general "design rules" of Mego. I totally love this thing! Thanks Ken for sending the pics & you did a great customization here, keep up the good work! If there are any other Bat-Blog readers out there who like to get creative every now & then please send us some pics. It can be Drawings, Paintings, Custom Toys, anything Artistic!
