The Bat-Blog is pretty famous for celebrating creativity, in any form, but this photo is just totally amazing! I actually love old quilts as an American art form. But this modern-day one is just really great! It's titled "ARKHAM ASYLUM". Besides Batman, Robin, & a few versions of Batgirl, we also get to enjoy many images of some major villains: Poison Ivy, Bane, the Penguin, Two-Face, Scarecrow, Harley Quinn, Killer Croc, and many more. Please be sure to click on the photo for a much larger picture. The details are beautiful! ( Thank you Debra for sending this pic )
OK, For "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday" I thought I would go with a Batman theme that celebrates ART. The 1st background was made using a drawing submitted by our friend Drew. Yes, he drew this amazing piece of art showing all our favorite Batman Villains! You got: The Joker, Catwoman, Scarecrow, Man-Bat, Two-Face, Clayface, Riddler, Poison ivy, The Penguin, Mr. Freeze, & Killer Croc!! Whew, that's a lot of evil right there! Thanks to Drew for sending us this pic, he did a great job on it. The next wallpaper is a photo sent in by our friend Michael. He saw this thing in the front yard of a sculptor in California. I've featured this on the Bat-Blog before. It's sort of a famous landmark in CA. Anyways, I have always loved this piece of art, it's very clever, & I thought it would be kind of fun ( Thanks Mike ). So, there you go. Here is this week's wallpapers! Now, remember that we have hundreds more at the Bat-Blog. All ya gotta do is dig through our BAT-ARCHIVES ( which are located on the left side of this page, near the middle ) to see them all or click the button down below for the 30+ most recent.
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!
Eidos Games released the brand-new BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM Video Game on August 25th & people are still going crazy! All the reports that I have been getting so far are saying that this is the BEST Batman and/or Superhero Franchise game yet!!
OK, I know that yesterday was the official launch of the brand-new BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM Video Game! But awhile back I made a promise to join-in on a special event on August 25th where 14 Comic Book Superhero Blogs teamed together to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of SUPER POWERS Toys! Maybe you noticed all the craziness yesterday, ha ha! It's still going on but I knew I had to take a little break to talk about this awesome new game! So, to honor the new bat-game I created these 2 new ARKHAM ASYLUM Desktop Backgrounds. These babies both feature one of Batman's coolest super-villains KILLER CROC ( or is his name Killercroc? )!! Either way he's very scary & I hope you enjoy them!! Also, if you would like other AA wallpapers or info just click on the word "Arkham Asylum" down below in the "Labels" area. That will pull up all the recent posts about the game. There are many more backgrounds & video to enjoy. Plus, I'll be doing more posts in the next few days so keep an eye out for those, whew!
