OK, Batman Comic Book Fans from the late 80's & early 90's will totally remember the artwork of Norm Breyfogle. He drew the character from 1987 to 1993. Well, DC Comics is bringing him back for a one-shot called "DC RETROACTIVE: BATMAN, The 90's". Now, don't look for it real soon, it doesn't hit the shops until August 17th, ha! But it should be pretty cool & well worth the wait because they're also bringing back the same Writer from that period, Alan Grant! Both Norm & Alan will revisit a pair of villains closely associated with their original run on The Caped Crusader: The Ventriloquist and Scarface! Released on a technicality one year after being arrested, this bizarre duo is determined to reclaim their status in the upper echelon of Batman’s Rogues Gallery. This “lost tale” of the era spins directly out of DETECTIVE COMICS #613, reprinted in this issue!
The Bat-Blog reported awhile back that the BAT IN THE SUN Film Crew was working on a brand new fan-made movie titled BATMAN: CITY OF SCARS. Well, they finally released the thing & WOW, it was well worth the wait! For being a very low budget film it really has some great production quality. These are the guys who, a few years ago, created the fan-favorite "Patient J". The costumes, props, sets, make-up, & over all design is really great. The acting isn't too bad either, I was very impressed. It features a wonderful cast of villains like The Joker, Harley Quinn, Zsasz, The Ventriloquist & Scarface. The film runs about 30 minutes so you might wanna grab a snack, kick back, & be entertained.
The Basic Story:
When the Joker escapes from Arkham and murders the parents of a young boy, Batman recalls the pain of losing his own parents as a child. He is pushed past his limits to the point where his focus becomes revenge on all who stand in his way, including many of Gotham’s underworld. Finally, Batman is forced to look at the psychological profile of his own mind and accept the consequences of his life to find resolve.
Wow! Check out these BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM Action Figures! As everyone knows the video game was a smash hit. I mean, it won "Game of the Year" around the world! With it's popularity Warner Bros has capitalized on a few products. Mainly there have been a few T-Shirts & Statues. Well, now they're going to make some action figures & they look pretty awesome! The first wave will feature Batman, The Joker, Scarecrow, & Harley Quinn. Oh yeah, the Joker figure will also come with a small Scarface Ventriloquist Doll . About the only information on these new toys right now is that they will be about 6" tall & heavily articulated. DC Direct has not given an exact release date yet but stay tuned to the Bat-Blog & we will let you know. In the mean time here's some pictures to totally drool over, ha! ( Thanks to Guenter for the heads-up! )
Anyone who collected or grew-up with the Batman Comic Books of the 1980's and 90's will instantly recognize this artwork done by Norm Breyfogle. In fact, he's really famous for his version of the Batmobile Car that you can see in this picture. This is a commissioned piece done recently by him ( Please click on the above image for a larger, more detailed, picture ). I love the fact that it has the Ventriloquist & Scarface Villains, way cool! But, unfortunately, he won't be doing anymore bat-sketches for awhile because he is seriously way too busy with his new job. He will be drawing not one, but two, Archie Comics in the near future. Well, not 2 issues, but 2 complete titles...every month. The workload will be totally crazy! But you also know he's gonna do a very good job & I can't wait to see it.
I got this hilarious photo the other night from Chuck Dixon & it totally cracks me up! Recently he went to the 2009 Mini-Mega Con in Orlando, Florida. This is one of those comic book conventions I would really love to go to. While there, Chuck met "The Ventriloquist & The Dummy, Scarface". WOW! This costume is pretty awesome! I wanna thank Chuck for the photo, it really brightened my day. I love when Comic Book Fans get really into the characters they love. Cosplay is just one way they show they care, that's cool. Oh yeah, and for a few Bat-Blog Readers who might not know, Chuck Dixon was a MAJOR Batman comic book writer for many years during the 90's. So it's cool he got to meet "The Ventriloquist & Scarface", ha ha! Hey, if any other Bat-Blog Readers have any fun comicon or cosplay photos then please be sure to send them in! Our e-mail button is ALWAYS on the top right-hand side of this page.
