Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Feb 8, 2012, 1:16 pm
Here's an interesting video of an Interview with Robert Wuhl. Of course he was the Actor who played Ace Newspaper Reporter, Alexander Knox in the 1989 BATMAN Movie. I've always liked this guy & he was a great character in the film. Check it out!
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Feb 8, 2012, 1:01 pm
OK, I know the next major Film Villians in the next Batman movie, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, is gonna be Bane and Catwoman! But I thought it would be fun to pay tribute to the character known as TWO-FACE (Also, Harvey Dent ). So, here are some wacky Wallpaper Backgrounds you will hopefully enjoy, ha! T...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Feb 8, 2012, 12:39 pm
Right now, on the Los Angeles Times' HERO COMPLEX website , they are presenting BATMAN MOVIE CONCEPTS created by Writer Geoff Boucher and illustrated by Sean Hartter. You might remember Sean's artwork on this site ( yes, shameless plug ). Anyways, they are presenting 3 Fake Batman Movie Posters a da...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Feb 6, 2012, 10:27 am
OK, Just a quick post to share news about a brand-new Batman Toy that will be coming out around June of 2012, BAT-SPUD!! Here is the Batman-themed Mr. Potato Head for THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Movie !! I wonder if Hasbro is going to also make a Bane & Catwoman one too, ha ha!
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Feb 6, 2012, 10:12 am
OK, Our friend Lazlo submitted an idea for a contest at the LEGO TOYS Company. He created a Futuristic Batman Batmobile called the "Futra CS". Lazlo is asking for some support from Batman Fans. He needs a TON of people to vote for him. In fact, He needs around 10,000 votes to win! So, if you like th...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Feb 6, 2012, 10:04 am
Shown right here is some photographic proof on Video that Batman's secret identity is actually a cool kid named Sammy! OK, I thought this video posted by a Parent on YouTube was kinda cute. Plus, it showcases what a really awesome toy the "Batman Dark Knight Mega Cape" was that Mattel made a couple ...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Feb 4, 2012, 12:37 pm
OK, in my BAT-BLOG Bat-Folders, I have some pics that are kind of random so I thought I'd post them all as one big fun article. Hey, it's neat stuff so don't start cryin', ha ha! The 1st pic is a wonderful piece of Batman Art done by our Friend Troy Lowndes. It uses images of different Actors who ha...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Feb 4, 2012, 12:15 pm
Oh Man, BATMAN Fans and Collectors who live in Argentina are having fun right now! The local CLARIN Newspaper chain has published a special series of Batman Graphic Novels that reprint the first 100 Batman Stories starting with the Classic Golden Age 1939 DETECTIVE COMICS #27 Story. I think they're ...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Feb 4, 2012, 12:02 pm
BANE ATTACK!! I knew it wouldn't be long till the "Batman Merchandising Machine" would start going crazy with BANE items! Yes, they're gonna try to capitalize on the character's popularity because of THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Movie. But what's cool in the recent sudden burst of Bane T-Shirts I've seen t...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Feb 3, 2012, 4:26 pm
Today is a special day in Bat-History! Actor Victor Buono was born on February 3rd, 1938. Most Batman Fans know him as the Villain, KING TUT, on the 1966 BATMAN Television Series. Later, his KING TUT character made an appearance on the recent BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD cartoon, sort of like an h...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Feb 3, 2012, 11:25 am
As a pretty serious Batman Toy Collector I also love finding strange ... 1st item is a Children's BATMAN Restaurant Menu from the 1960' ... 3rd pic shows us a Vintage Batman Toy sold in the UK. It's called the BATMAN BATARANG Bagatelle. It was made by ... crazy thing?". Well, this is a 1966 Batman ...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Feb 3, 2012, 11:13 am
Here's a pretty clever 3-D Animation by a Batman Fan & Animator named "jwhit3d". The video features the Joker's famous monologue from THE KILLING JOKE Graphic Novel, check it out! OK, now if you like that then please be sure to visit his website where he has another 3D video clip, where the Joker "T...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Feb 2, 2012, 9:45 am
With a Release Date of June 27th, 2012 the MEZCO TOY Company will be coming out with some cool Mez-Itz Vinyl Figures of THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Batman movie. It looks like they'll make New Batman, Bane, and Catwoman Toys! They will also be re-releasing the Bat-Pod Motorcycle and the Tumbler Batmobile ...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Jan 18, 2012, 12:44 pm
Our Buddy Batmobilly sent us some wonderful pics of two brand-new Fisher-Price Toys to keep an eye out for later in the year. The 1st one is a "DC Super Friends Batmobile Light". Basically, it's a large toy car and when you pop-open the front hood it reveals a hidden flashlight inside. It's funny, I...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Jan 18, 2012, 12:26 pm
HEY KIDS! Today's theme for "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday" is inspired by England and here are a few BATMAN Wallpaper-Backgrounds to celebrate! First off is a nice high-res photo of a very tiny Eaglemoss Figure with the Dark Knight on his Bat-Cycle. Eaglemoss is based in Britain and started to make coo...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Jan 17, 2012, 11:20 am
According to my Bat-History Files today is Actor JIM CARREY's Birthday. He was born in 1962 and will always have a place in ... that starred Val Kilmer as the Dark Knight and I fondly remember thinking that Jim Carrey did a really decent job of portraying the "Prince of Puzzles". He had just the r...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Jan 17, 2012, 10:57 am
This day in Bat-History is special because today would have been Eartha Kitt's 85th Birthday. Sadly, she passed away on December 25th, 2008 at the age of 81. I can count back on that that day now and think about it. I was doing the BAT-BLOG pretty heavy at the time it happened and remember how weird...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Jan 17, 2012, 10:47 am
Here are 2 videos I'm posting just for fun. Both of them are variations on some Batman Theme Song Music. The 1st one is "Heavy Metal" and the 2nd one has a "Punk Rock" flavor, ROCK OUT!
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Jan 16, 2012, 9:38 am
The next new DC Super-Pets book, titled BARNYARD BRAINWASH, is on sale now! The Mad Catter is brainwashing all the livestock in Gotham City and it's up to the BATCOW to put an end to this udder madness! Illustrated by the amazing Art Baltazar and written by John Sazaklis. Little Kids totally love th...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Jan 16, 2012, 9:24 am
Here's a video a Friend sent us on Facebook that I knew I had to share! ( Thanks Jeff ) It's a very well-made fan-film titled BATMAN: DEATH WISH. The Sets, Costume Design, and Editing are all very decent! I mean, I'm sure they didn't have a million-dollar budget but they do a very nice job here. Plu...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Jan 16, 2012, 9:02 am
Check out this awesome graphic art sent in by our buddy, Artist Sean Hartter. It's made from photos of characters from THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Batman movie and they have been photo-manipulated to look like old vintage newsprint. Then, the DKR Bat-Logo has Japanese lettering. Sean said he has a friend ...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Jan 15, 2012, 1:50 pm
... they had to be posted! Actually, our Good Friend BATMOBILLY spotted them at the 1966 BATMAN Message Board ( Link Button always posted on ... thing is that all these figures are characters ( both Heroes & Villains! ) from the 1966 BATMAN TV Show! Plus, they're all done ... also capture the ...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Jan 15, 2012, 1:33 pm
OK, This post is filled with funny BATMAN pictures that are meant to brighten your day with a little humor. We hope it works, ha ha! The 1st picture showing Curley ( The Three Stooges ) as BANE was done by our friend Sean Hartter. The others sort of explain themselves. As a side-note: I really reall...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Nov 1, 2011, 12:59 pm
Check out these amazing replicas of a few props from the 1960's BATMAN TV Show and Movie! Our Buddy "BatDave" is holding the BATZOOKA! It was originally seen in the 1966 Batman movie as a Batcharge Launcher, in the scene where Robin, The Boy Wonder, used it to fire at The Penguin Submarine! Then, w...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Nov 1, 2011, 12:41 pm
... ! But this isn't the brand-new "Anne Hathaway" version we're all going to see in the next 2012 Batman movie, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES. No, this is the "Michelle Pfeiffer" version of Catwoman From the 1992 BATMAN RETURNS. Of course, this was the sequel to Tim Burton's 1989 film & directed by him. I...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Nov 1, 2011, 12:26 pm
This is a quick post to share some really fun photos from our Good Friend BAT-CAT. He lives in Thailand & it seems he is always going to some BATMAN Toy Exhibit somewhere. Yeah, I'm jealous, ha! Here is an event at a Thailand Shopping Mall. It was called, "THE PARADE OF COLLECTIVE ITEMS FROM THE MOV...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Oct 31, 2011, 1:30 pm
RIDDLE ME THIS, "What is it that no man wants to have, yet no man wants to lose ?" Answer: A Lawsuit! Ha Ha! Sorry, I had to do a wacky riddle because this next group of pictures feature the Riddler! Yes, Gotham City has recently been threatened by the Prince of Puzzles. But wait! Robin is on the ca...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Oct 31, 2011, 1:14 pm
POW! Here are 2 brand-new Bat-Collectibles to keep an eye out for because they're both extremely cool! I mean, I totally love these!! Here are BATGIRL and CATWOMAN Dolls made by Pullip Toys of Japan. These awesome Japanese Toys were sold as an EXCLUSIVE at the 2011 San Diego Comic Con! But don't wor...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Oct 31, 2011, 12:51 pm
I woke-up this morning to find a ton of great Halloween Costume Photos sent in by BAT-BLOG Fans who are going totally crazy this Halloween! Crazy, like the Joker! Yes, a few pics were all Joker-related so I thought I'd do one post to cover them all. Now, to be fair, I'm posting them in the order tha...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Oct 30, 2011, 11:45 am
Check out this awesome parody mix-up of "Angry Birds" & Batman Characters called ANGRY BATBIRDS! It's pretty funny, they did variations of Batman, Robin, Batgirl, The Joker, Catwoman, Bane, Two-Face, & many more! We got pictures up above & a great video down below, check it out!! Yeah, this would be...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Oct 30, 2011, 11:30 am
Check out these awesome BATMAN AND ROBIN HALLOWEEN COSTUME Photos sent in by 2 loyal Bat-Blog Fans! The 1st one is from our friend Mike & this is a picture of his Son Jonah dressed as Batman's Sidekick, Robin! This is from last year, 2010. You gotta love the pride & joy written all over his face! I ...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Oct 30, 2011, 11:16 am
IN STORES NOW! OK, on your next trip to Wal-Mart or Target be sure to keep an eye out for these brand-new 2011 HOT WHEELS DC COMICS ORIGINALS NOSTALGIA SERIES By Mattel! This wave contains eight ( 8 ) Superhero / Super-Villain Die-Cast Cars to collect: Batman, Joker, Harley Quinn, Superman, Wonder W...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Oct 28, 2011, 1:52 pm
Oh Man, HALLOWEEN is just a few days away!! So, to celebrate, all week we're posting some fun photos sent in by Loyal BAT-BLOG Readers who wanted to share their Batman Halloween Costume Pictures. The response to sending us pics has been completely wonderful and we really appreciate it! Shown here a...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Oct 28, 2011, 1:46 pm
This new video shows the DLC Skins of NIGHTWING you can get for the BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY Video Game. Wow! Now YOU can be Dick Grayson!! There are 2 different versions, the Regular Comic Book Style and a fun "Animated Cartoon Series" Style... cool!
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Oct 28, 2011, 1:23 pm
The real main focus of the BAT-BLOG.COM is to share the fun and joy of collecting cool Batman stuff! We report on a lot of the mainstream products but we also like to feature unusual items that might go under the radar. Here's some great examples. The 1st two pics were sent in by our Good Friend & A...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Oct 27, 2011, 12:34 pm
Long time BAT-BLOG Fans all know our Good Buddy DESMOND. This cool little kid is a HUGE Batman Fan! Well, we have two wonderful things to report: Desmond now has a Little Brother, named John, and for Halloween this year they are both gonna be the DARK KNIGHT!! Check out these fun pics! Desmond is sh...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Oct 27, 2011, 12:10 pm
... BATMAN that night, the Cruisers were able to collect over $2000 for a local Cerebral Palsy Children's Charity called NJID ( The New Jersey Institute for Disabilities ). At the event were two real-life heroes dressed as 2 different styles of Batman, the "Adam West and Christian Bale" versions. ...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Oct 27, 2011, 10:53 am
If you are a Vintage Batman Toy Collector then right now is the time to check out the "Hake's Americana & Collectibles" website. They are currently running a few very amazing LOTS of super-rare Batman items. The photos of treasures shown here are only a small example. The 1st pic shows a few pieces ...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Oct 26, 2011, 6:32 pm
Oh man, I almost forgot to post some brand-new BATMAN WALLPAPERS for the Bat-Blog's "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday", Ha Ha! But just in time I pulled my head out, so here we go! Now these 2 special backgrounds need a little explaining: OK, We have a friend over at Facebook, named Keith, who kindly aske...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Oct 26, 2011, 2:20 pm
For decades, especially around Halloween, Little Kids have all begged their Moms if they could Please, PLEASE! BE BATMAN OR ROBIN! Here are some great examples of some very fun costumes: The 1st pic shows an extremely cool kid named Evan & last year, 2010, HE WAS BATMAN! Up next is a wonderful Vinta...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Oct 26, 2011, 2:13 pm
Fresh from DC Direct are these photos showing a brand-new BATMAN Product to keep an eye out for next year. This is the CATWOMAN 1:4 SCALE MUSEUM QUALITY Statue. It was sculpted by Artist Karen Palinko. Immaculately crafted, this exquisite statue has Catwoman striking a seductive pose atop the Bat-Si...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Oct 26, 2011, 2:08 pm
I've been in a bad mood all week so I thought it would be a good idea to post a few funny BATMAN humor photos to see if I can cheer-up. OK, that did it : )
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Oct 23, 2011, 10:24 am
It seems like a lot of BATMAN Fans are getting ready for Halloween! Here are 2 photos recently sent in to the Bat-Blog showing some "Dark Knight" holiday spirit. The 1st one is a really cool kid named Justin. He's a member of the "Junior BatSquad" in New Jersey! He wanted to share the news about the...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Oct 23, 2011, 10:10 am
Our Friend Michael sent us this awesome photo showing the BATMAN ARKHAM CITY Mural he gets to see everyday when going to work, lucky! This painted billboard advertising the Video Game is in The Bronx, New York. Michael had sent us a pic awhile back while they were painting it, if you wanna see that ...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Oct 23, 2011, 9:38 am
Our Buddies over at the GOTHAM CITY SUPERCAR CLUB in New Jersey recently sent us this beautiful photo showing a few of their 1966 Batmobile Replica cars that they were getting ready to go out as party rentals. Actually, I think they sent the pic to completely torture me. I don't have ONE of these, b...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Oct 22, 2011, 1:26 pm
Last night we got this awesome ADAM WEST BATMAN TRIBUTE WALLPAPER that was made by our friend, Graphic Artist Andy Fish. The artwork is very cool & has a 1960's POP ART feel about it. Which, is totally appropriate because it's meant to celebrate the 45th Anniversary of The 1966 BATMAN TV Series. Wow...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Oct 22, 2011, 1:09 pm
Long Time Readers of the BAT-BLOG.COM might have noticed a new graphic element on the site today, we plastered a QR-CODE Symbol on our side-bar ( the right-hand side ). It's one of those weird "Barcode Squares" you see a lot now a days. The way it's used is, if you have a Smart Phone ( Apple iPhone,...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Oct 22, 2011, 12:50 pm
We recently did a post here at the BAT-BLOG.COM where we reported about the BATMAN ARKHAM CITY Video Game Launching Event in NYC. It was held at Toys-R-Us & had a few surprises. One of them was an extremely cool Life-Size Statue they had of Batman. It was very detailed & sort of hyper-realistic look...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Oct 21, 2011, 3:09 pm
This post is a message to all Friends of the BAT-BLOG.COM. I'm asking you to please send us your Vintage Family Photos showing you dressed, in costume, as a BATMAN character. We prefer older pics but if it was last night then that's cool too! You see, every year at Halloween we sort of go crazy with...
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Tommy t. posted an article on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES - Oct 21, 2011, 2:59 pm
At the recent 2011 New York Comic Con there was a lot of hype about LEGO TOYS bringing back the LEGO BATMAN Merchandise. This is great news for Bat-Collectors because this stuff was extremely cool! Not only were the toys wonderful but they based a video game on the figures that proved quite popular....
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