Batman Fan Makes "Homemade Batmobile" Car, 1940's Golden Age Comic Book Version!
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Read the Full Article ]]> http://www.batcrap.com/batman-news/batman-fan-makes-homemade-batmobile-car/feed/ 0 http://www.batcrap.com/batman-costumes/batman-fan-wears-awesome-joker-costume-to-the-dark-knight-movie-opening/ http://www.batcrap.com/batman-costumes/batman-fan-wears-awesome-joker-costume-to-the-dark-knight-movie-opening/#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Brad http://www.batcrap.com/?p=201 Bat-Blog Reader named Brad wrote us this letter, "Here is my best friend, Jay, dressed as The Joker for the opening night of “The Dark Knight” in Eugene, Oregon at Cinemark Theaters.

Jay stayed in character for the entire film, handing out playing cards, & asking everyone, “why so serious?” Ha Ha, Thanks Brad. Please tell Jay that his costume is awesome & the make-up looks pretty good too. I love to see fans get serious! ( Excuse the pun ).

This must have been a lot of fun for you guys & I bet it made the movie experience a lot better for many who got to meet "The Joker". Also, handing out playing cards was a great idea. Thanks again for sending the story & cool photo, I appreciate that.

One other thing, is Jay still wearing that same outfit today? If so, tell him he is not the "real" Joker! ( I'm kidding, ha ha ).

Batman Fan Wears Awesome Joker Costume To THE DARK KNIGHT Movie Opening!
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It shows the actual Batman "movie scenes" that were parodied on The Simpsons. That TV show is famous for making "Pop Culture references".

On the left is the scene from the cartoon & on the right is the "moment" it is making fun of. Most of them are from the classic 1989 Batman Movie but the last one is the 1966 Batman TV Show where they hit the Bat-Poles to go to the Batcave.

You might have to click on the photo up above for a larger, more readable, version but it's really worth it... very funny!

Batman Homage Scenes From The Simpsons TV Cartoon
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Now, I know you gotta love ONE of these backgrounds because they're BOTH very cool, ha ha! The 1st one is a graphic from the new MORTAL KOMBAT vs DC UNIVERSE video game.

It's a lovely picture of the Catwoman perched on top of a building in Gotham City...MEOW! (This one is on my desktop now, hubba hubba! ).

The 2nd one is a recent publicity shot for the Toyota Racing Team. Their TDK Race Car hasThe Dark Knight Batman movie logo all over it. The other car is, of course, the Tumbler Batmobile from the actual movie...very cool!

GRAPHICS: 2 Free BATMAN Desktop Wallpapers
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OK, Here's a really cool video submitted by a friend of the Bat-Blog named Matthew. He works for a newspaper in the Illinois River Bend area called The Telegraph.

For their website they do short stories ( in video ) & Matt is the "video guy". The show is called AROUND THE BEND. Recently, they went to Six Flags in St. Louis to view the original Tumbler Batmobile & Bat-Pod Motorcycle used, of course, in The Dark Knight Batman movie ( not replicas ). They got to talk to the 2 guys responsible for taking care of the vehicles. One neat thing about the "Behind The Scenes" footage of this event is the semi-truck trailer they use for transportation, to take the vehicles on tour.

The trailer has some awesome TDK graphics all over it! OK, ha ha, you know I'm a Graphic Design Bat-Nerd when I get turned on by "trailer graphics" but you'll see what I mean, ha ha. I guess I also gotta say that I hope you don't think I'm giving away a "spoiler" or anything it's just that I don't want you to miss it.

The show is hosted by Mike Montgomery & Corey Stulce. Oh yeah, one last thing, after the "Bat-Vehicle Segment" there's a telephone interview with Aaron Eckhart ( D.A. Harvey Dent & Two-Face ) that is sort of candid, personal, very funny, & worth staying tuned for...enjoy!

Video: THE DARK KNIGHT The Real Tumbler Batmobile and Bat-Pod Motorcycle plus an Interview with Aaron Eckhart
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The graphics are really cool. I'm guessing with the success of the film that both Warner Bros & DC Comics are gonna go crazy making new Batman Merchandise, T-Shirts, Posters, Toys, Graphic Novels, & more!!

For me, as both a writer of this blog & a BIG collector, it's driving me totally crazy trying to keep up with all the new stuff coming out, ha ha!

But, I guess that's a good thing. If you want to see better pictures of what the calender looks like then here's a link to the only company I know that sells it.

While there be sure to check out some of the superhero clothing they have.

There's a very cool Batman-Logo Belt Buckle I'm thinking about getting but the only problem is that I don't even wear a belt! It's just that it looks so cool, ha ha.

New Merchandise: BATMAN 2009 WALL CALENDAR
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They were all great but one caught my eye because it had a logo for the comic strip & listed the creators. I got to thinking about it, hit Google, & came up with their website.

Actually, it's a webcomic & it's titled "LEAST I COULD DO". It's drawn & written by Ryan Sohmer & Lar Desouza. The artwork is pretty amazing & the nice thing is that it's really funny!

Lately they have been poking fun at the DC Universe: Superman, Wonder Woman, & of course, Batman.

There's a few examples posted here & if you like what you see then just click this link button down below. But, please remember to BOOKMARK the Bat-Blog before ya go!

LEAST I COULD DO Webcomic Pokes Fun at Batman & The DC Universe
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But I decided that since somebody already wrote one better than I could I would just post a link to it, ha ha!

That person is Stephanie, over at GEN ( The Girl's Entertainment Network ).

Yes, women dig the Batman! She wrote a great review and it is very detailed with lots of accurate information.

I like to do reviews every now & then ( I seriously loved this movie ) but I have been wayyy too busy lately.

So, for a great review of this movie just click on the link button down below, thanks.

Film Review - BATMAN : GOTHAM KNIGHT Animated Film DVD
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I got my work done at DNA Tattoo in Williamstown, NJ, By artist Dan Craft."

Wow, John! Please tell Dan he did a very wonderful job on the artwork, very nice coloring & shading. Of course it's the now-famous The Dark Knight movie poster we're seeing here.

Considering your tattoo's large size it must have hurt like heck!

The Joker looks great though & thanks for sending the photos, I appreciate that.

From The Dark Knight Movie, WHY SO SERIOUS?
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SDCC Video, BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD Animated TV Show Cartoon Trailer From The San Diego Comic Con!
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