Ninja July 31st, 2008
I’m not sure how I feel about Drew Friedman’s take on Batman’s supervillain created for Vanity Fair. Yes, it’s George W. Bush as the Joker. Great execution, but I think the Joker is far scarier as is without the goofy W. factor.
via Boing Boing
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+ The Fun Never Stops!
+ Old Jewish Comedians
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Penguin June 28th, 2008
Really well edited and kind of funny battle between Val Kilmer and George Clooney. They use the other Batmans for good measure.
-Penguin
Related postsNinja March 21st, 2008
Sometimes I wonder…
My brother sent me these silly links. I have this suspicion that he may secretly (or not so secretly) be pursuing being Batman as a back-up career. ~__^
Penguin February 15th, 2008
Batman is my favourite superhero. It might be because he has no real powers or the fact that he has such a rich full backstory. Whatever it is, I can’t wait to see what the Japanese can do with him.
-Penguin
Related postsNinja December 21st, 2007
He haunts my dreams… Ok, maybe not. But I’ve been seeing Batman wandering the streets with Lindsay Lohan, needing to hit the gym, being name dropped by a presidential candidate, + now he’s got a movie poster out.
+ Batman and Lindsay (I think this was some fashion photoshoot)
+ Ad for Powerhouse Heathclub
Advertising Agency: Euro RSCG, New Delhi, India
Creative Director: Satbir Singh
Art Director / Copywriter: Gurdev Singh Sidhu
Illustrator: Gurdev Baljeet
via Ads of the World
+ Image above from The Batman Chronicles #11, written and drawn by Paul Pope, colors by Ted McKeever, letters by Ken Lopez. ©1998 DC Comics.
Texas Congressman Ron Paul tells Comic Mix that his favorite comic book superhero is Baruch Wane (Batman) from Paul Pope’s The Batman Chronicles: The Berlin Batman, #11.
via Comic Mix
+ Movie poster for The Dark Knight
And some stills to whet your appetite:
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Ninja November 23rd, 2007
A few friends wrote me saying that they could use a smile. So I give you this little piece from comic writer Kevin Church. The 1960s’ Batman TV show + Frank Miller’s Batman the Dark Knight Returns
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+ See more clips on Kevin’s blog
Ninja September 28th, 2007
Sorry, I couldn’t resist. ~__^
Last year, designer Mike Essl was working a book for DC Comics when he came across two unusual accents in Rā’s al Ghūl’s name—an a-macron and a u-macron. Well, he passed the word on to the boys of Hoefler & Frere-Jones. Since they are such thorough fellows, their OpenType edition of Gotham has got these accents (and others) well-covered in their Latin-X character set.
via Ask H&FJ
Links:
+ Order their catalog (Ninth Edition, Paperback, 60 pages)
+ Purchase Gotham
Ninja June 2nd, 2007
I’m tickled to learn that Chris Gardner has his own blog! He’s the illustrator behind House Industries type foundry (not to be confused with the self-made millionaire guy). Chris even did the revised Batman logo for DC Comics!* Here, Chris referenced the original 1940’s lettering and lovingly hand drew the type for the new logo.
+ Chris’ blog
+ interview with the little chimp society
+ buy the House Industries book
* Please note: this isn’t the pretty cool + bad ass logo done by Rinzen for Paul Pope’s Batman 100 (also put out by DC).
Related postsLimited edition lithograph prints. Signed + numbered.
