dc direct's uni-formz: batman vinyl figure

DC Direct begins the vinylization of the DC Universe by joining forces with Monster 5 in creating their first VCD figure; BATMAN!due to ship by late February, 2008, the figure is on pre-order for USD$49.99 @ WizardUniverse :)personally, urban vinyls and comicbook toys do not traditionally meet, with either tribes dwelling in their own markets and domain (IMO) - but tis with the obvious advances

the bat-suit revealed

a glimpse of the "new" Bat-suit for the Batman Begins' sequel The Dark Knight has been revealed online [via/via] with descriptions found on EW-online by costume designer Lindy Hemming :)looks like a kitbashed-1/6 figure, innit? IMHO (1/6-hobbyists would recognize the use of knee-guards as shoulder-guards in our collective kitbashes LOL) and suddenly the Batsuit is filled with textured layers

triclops' custom joker plush and batmask

the Joker runs wild smiles-in-restraints with Triclops' customed-plush forthe upcoming Plus Plush Show on June 4th [details here] = *excellent* ... tell me the lil flower squirts acid water and i'll be a perfectly happy comicbook-(and Triclops)-fan! *LOL* - go peep more images on Triclops' blog, go!on show (and available for sale@the event) would also be a few Triclops-2D-goodness, including

a joker's smile (a batman viral wrap-up)

with all the online hoopla surrounding the ibelieveinharveydent viral campaign for the Chris Nolan-directed Batman Begins sequel: The Dark Knight, the past few days (starting with a seemingly "innocent" campaign-themed promo and climaxing with the reveal of the Joker and as fast as it came, it disappeared with an echo of HaHaHas) - i thought i''ll share a few thoughts (and images) on the

defacing public servants

this is what you receive when you reply back to the email received whenyou first submitted your email+code here on ibelieveinharveydenttoo.com (tragicpast@ibelieveinharveydenttoo.com) "People always ask me about my charming boyish smile. Jessica used to love it. She was the loneliest girl in high school, and my first big kiss..."... so maybe "Rory's First Kiss" actually has a "deeper" meaning

see you in december

now, i'll admit to having the ibelieveinharveydenttoo website on my browser-window for the better part of yesterday, foolishly naively "hoping" something might change, beyond the reveal of the Joker image [blogged] ... but t'was an unfruitful wait ... and from an "anonymous" tipster (cheers dude!) i logged-on again just to find this instead: what you do is: (1) PCs - hit "ctrl-a" (2) Macs - hit

i believe in harvey dent too

as much as you might believe in Harvey Dent, so does The Joker:[via] click on the image above to go to website, whereby you will be prompted to fill-in your email addie and a given code. after which you will receive an email with X & Y codes - click on link given and fill-in accordingly, and a *surprise* image will be revealed... *after the JUMP* *SPOILER ALERT AHEAD*"I always say, you never know

i believe in harvey dent

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as

the dark knight teaser

this is the new Dark Knight website teaser image [via]okay, fine - i am teased. now dazzle me, please? (Joker-spoilers don't count)

would you like to dance with the devil by the pale moonlight?

dude, having green hair is one thing, but a receding hairline as well?SuperheroHype has "exclusive" sneak-peeks of what seems to be Heath Ledger in his Joker-persona (image above-left), presumably waiting outside his trailer, for filming of his segment in The Dark Knight to begin, mayhap? [center image via] ... all i can ask for, is to loose the bow-tie (image above-right) *muahahahaha* ...

review of deluxe 13" batman

check out a review of the DC Direct Deluxe 13" Batman @ MWCToys (images via) - am diggin' the "classic" look and the pleather-cape tho!mine is patiently waiting for me @ ye old comicbookshoppe ~ *rubs hands in glee*

the clown prince of crime and the dark knight

"Phantom11" from the OSW has completed what i reckon is one of the better Clown Prince Of Crime-custom i've seen so far in this hobby:i reckon his Joker is essentially a Christopher Walken (wif a touch of Jack Nicholson), IMHO ~ which makes this dude a menacing-looking (and dangerous?) villain indeed!but never fear, Batman will thwart his evil plans!another spectacular custom, a 1940's era-Batman

of batmen and catwoman

been trying to track down comparisons between Takara's Batman and Hot Toy's version for quite a while now and have since found a superb write-up/review over at Michael Crawford's (including a Medicom Batman comparison) and to sweeten the deal, there's also a Takara Catwoman review = *schweet* all of which are unfortunately out of my financial reach, darnnit ... *sob*

new takara genx core body

the new GENX Core body from Takara (used for Batman Begins and the upcoming Kerberos Saga figures) is looking mighty limber and expressive so far, IMO. great for "superhero"-poses and kitbashes, innit? altho the shoes-for-feet's a tad annoying = hard to kitbash another figure, unless it has a suitable ball-joint, innit? - here's hoping they'll come with extra feets! LOLwhich reminds me of these

takara batman

Takara's Batman is giving Hot Toy's-version a serious run for the money, no?a decent Christian Bale-headsculpt and a wicked uniform/batsuit = the harness is to die for, innit? "proportion" is something very important to me and this looks just about right, dunnit?nose-bleed first, check bank account later ... *gulp*added 01.06.06:new images of Takara-Batman for your viewing pleasure :)/////

official hot toys superman and batman

ever since my last feature (which was not too long ago, mind) ~ "official-images" of Hot Toy's both Superman and Batman have hit the web and they be lookin' surprisingly pretty-darn enticing! (while bracing myself for the inevitable killer price-points to come ;p)Supermannice boots, decent cape - uniform looks good overall, altho the undies' a tad dodgy (probably needs a "cod piece", like Routh's

the batcave

Jim Lee's 6-page-splash of the Batcave (for issue#4) for the Frank Millar-written All Star Batman and Robin:which normally might make for exciting news (for a fanboy-me), but for the fact that it's taking a heck'o lotta time to get shipped out ... as does Astonishing X-Men. as does The Ultimates. as does Planetary (the list never really ends) ... all my fav reads ... *urgh*

i *heart* cy-girls

new from Cool Girls/Takara:*oh-my-toy-gawd* < this sure ain't your "average" Barbie Dolls, innit?the above pix is of the Takara's Dark-version June of the original pink version (also seeing a re-release), along with the/my much-coverted Protect Gear Midori (maybe even Harley and a possible Yuri)my Cy-Girls "history":my first foray into CyGirls was back in '01/'02 (i think?) when Takashimaya was