Joan Mundet, Jesús Redondo, Paul Gulacy, J. G. Jones, Salvador Larroca, Francisco Bravo, Julia, Renato Guedes, Ernie Chan, Agustín Padilla, Carlos López y Luis
Salvador Larroca
Ernie Chan y Paul Gulacy
Jesús Redondo y Julia
Paul Gulacy
Joan Mundet, Agustín Padilla y Renato Guedes
Renato Guedes
Paul Gulacy, Jesús Redondo, J.G. Jones y Joan Mundet
Renato Guedes
Ramón Pérez, Ernie Chan y Francisco Bravo
Lucas, Luis, Julia y Ernie Chan
J.G. Jones, Paul Gulacy, Julia, Renato Guedes y Ernie Chan
Tertulia durante "Café con autor" el viernes tarde
Sesión de firmas con los fans
Conferencia con Ernie Chan
Artículo de uno de los medios que se hicieron eco de la noticia
Conferencia con Ernie Chan junto a uno de las imponentes ilustraciones de Conan
Las actividades de la IX Semana Internacional del Cómic en la Costa del Sol tuvieron lugar del 16 al 22 de noviembre en Vélez Málaga. Este año han resultado de particular relevancia gracias a la presencia del artista internacional Ernie Chan, entre otros grandes como Renato Guedes, J. G. Jones y Paul Gulacy, además de autores españoles como Salvador Larroca, Jesús Redondo, Joan Mundet, Agustín Padilla y Patxi Idígoras.
Los artistas asistieron a diversas conferencias en distintas instituciones, atendieron gentilmente a los fans durante las tertulias y el encuentro el día de la clausura. Cabe destacar la mención especial otorgada al Salvador Larroca por parte de la alcaldía de Vélez-Málaga en honor al merecido premio Eisner.
OK, you might remember some photos the other day of Ernest's Batman Toy Collection. He has some really great stuff but 1 item made me sort of curious & I asked him about those. They were these "Custom Bat-Signal Light Covers". I wondered what they actually look like ON his truck & he was generous enough to take the time to shoot these very cool pics! Thanks Ernest. These Batman Light Covers are a very clever idea! I mean, some Car Accessory Company should totally make these! They look pretty cool during the day but when they are lit-up at night they're really great! The bat-shapes hold-up very well & I have to wonder if they project a bat-signal on to another surface, that's funny! I know the "night time" photo must have been hard to get but it turned out great, thanks! Readers, he even shot some pics of the trucks interior where he has Batman Floor Mats, Batman Steering Wheel Cover, & a Bat-Symbol Keychain hanging from his rear-view mirror. These are all items you can find at your local Auto Parts Stores ( I have some floor mats that are sort of like these, just a little different. I like the ones that Ernest has a lot better! ).
Our Buddy Zack was kind enough to send us some photos of his cool Batman Toy Collection. Well, part of it anyway. He explained that this is about 1/4th of his total collection & he plans to take more pics when he gets the time. But for right now all this stuff is pretty neat to see! The 1st photo is an over-all shot of 2 shelves on one wall & the other 2 pictures are close-ups of each shelf. Most of the collection looks like newer stuff from "The Dark Knight" movie and I also see some vintage items from the Tim Burton 1989 Bat-movie too! There are even a few items from the "Batman: The Animated Series" era...very cool! I imagine that one day he will have to move to another location because his collection has got too big, ha ha! That seems to be a major problem with ALL Batman Collectors. There is so much stuff that you practically need a HUGE warehouse to store it all. But for me that's what makes it such a great challenge. It can, literally, take an entire lifetime to acquire everything...it never ends & that's great! Most toy collectors end up finding every item in their category they collect & it's over. Not with Batman stuff!! Thanks for sending us these photos Zack. You have an awesome collection & I really like how things are displayed! As always I want to invite all Bat-Blog Fans to send us their photos of anything Batman-related!
Here's a recent Batman-Style Tattoo done by the Famous Tattoo Artist Josh Reynolds. It's a very detailed piece of art! ( Be sure to click on it for a larger, more detailed, photo ). Of course, it's CATWOMAN from the 1992 Batman Returns movie. The thing that's co cool about it is that it looks EXACTLY like Michelle Pfeiffer! Josh is really good at the "Photo-Realistic" tattoos. In fact, if you're interested in seeing more of his artwork ( both tattoo art & paintings ) then just click right HERE!
This post is just a random sampling of some funny Batman humor...ha ha! Be sure to click on the "comic strip" so it's large enough to read & thanks to everybody who mailed these in, you guys ROCK!
Last Halloween 2 friends of mine dressed-up as Batman Villains. Their costumes were really well done & here's the photos to prove it! Josh was Two-Face & Jenna was Poison Ivy. I have to admit that both costumes are extremely impressive! Good Job guys & thanks for the cool pics.
OK, I have said it a million times & I totally mean it, I love to see other people's Batman Toy Collections! It's always a game of "I got that, I want that, where did he get that?", ha ha! Here are some pics sent in to us by a Bat-Blog Fan named Ernest. He says that his main focus are the Batmobile Cars & just about anything with the famous "Yellow Oval" Batman Symbol Logo. I gotta say that there are some very cool items here! Of course it's almost impossible to pick out a favorite item here because everything is so awesome but I have to say that I really love the HUGE Remote Control Batmobile Car! I remember when it came out & I couldn't afford it at the time. But, someday, IT WILL BE MINE! Another neat thing to mention are the 2 Custom Driving-Light Covers that Ernest made. They are those 2 "Flat Yellow Circles" with Bat-Symbols cut-out of them that you can see in the bottom-center of the very last photo. They were made to fit the large Driving Lights on the front of his truck! These must look pretty cool all lit-up. Ernest, ya gotta send us a photo of that! In the mean time, I wanna thank you for taking the time to shoot all these great pics. Plus, you have the start of an amazing Batman Collection, keep it up! I want to invite ALL Bat-Blog Readers to send us photos of your collection...show us what you got!
The 3 Batman Comic Book Pages you see here were a part of the CAPMA Promo Awards event. They offered a custom comic book story as a prize during the intermission. These were drawn by our friend Marvin Law who said, "It was an interesting challenge to draw a short story that was finished in just 3 pages, and featured no violence whatsoever." That is cool! Thanks Marvin for the update & sending the nice pics. Yes, the artwork is really great & I like how the entire story is told with NO words. The pictures just speak for themselves...great job! ( Readers, be sure to click on the above pictures for larger versions ). Bat-Blog Fans, if you would like to see some more amazing artwork by this talented artist then be sure to click HERE!
ASIFA-Hollywood has announced that Bruce Timm has been named one of the winners of the 2009 Winsor McCay Awards, granted in recognition for career contributions to the field of animation. The recipients will receive their trophies at the 2010 Annie Awards scheduled for February 6, 2010. Of course Mr. Timm is most know for his Art Direction in Batman: The Animated Series. Being that B:TAS is the VERY BEST Cartoon in the History of Animation, this award is well deserved! Congratulations Bruce Timm.
Here's a very well-done mash-up video combining VIDEO of the actors in the live action 1966 Batman TV Show with the AUDIO of "The Adventures of Batman and Robin" 1977 animated cartoon series. The thing that's kinda cool is that Adam West & Burt Ward actually did the voices for the cartoon, so it matches-up very well.
Ya' know, a lot of younger Batman Fans today totally forget ( or don't even know about ) how people back in 1989 went totally bat-crazy over Tim Burton's 1st Batman movie! I mean, it was almost equal to the craziness stirred-up by the 1977 Star Wars movie. People dressed-up like the characters, there were lines of people that went around the block, people camped-out for tickets for days, some theaters even dropped another movie so they could show "Batman" on more than one screen...it was crazy! Well, here's a funny vintage newspaper story I found on a website called "Fantastic Flashbacks". It shows a few Batman Movie Fans wearing THE JOKER make-up & costumes ( Jack Nicholson version ) at an opening in California. Now I plan to feature some more of this kind of news coverage from the past so if any readers have something similar then please let me know. In the mean time, if you're interested in visiting the "Fantastic Flashbacks" blog then do so by clicking HERE!
I received a very excellent photo in my e-mail box this morning from our friend Ed ( Be sure to click on the picture up above for a larger, more detailed, photo ). He wrote, "It's the box art for the 1967 Aurora Batcycle Model Kit. This comes courtesy of the Box-Art Den Yahoo Group. The Group owners take scans of plastic model boxes, regardless of condition, and restores the artwork. Once a week they offer high resolution scans for free download, or you can purchase high resolution prints from them of restored box art. The Batcycle was this week's offering." WOW! Thanks Ed, this artwork is completely beautiful!! Seriously, I love the Vintage Graphics. If any readers would like to join the group you can CLICK HERE for more details!
A Good Bat-Blog Citizen, named Ralph, sent us this amazing photo of the time he got to meet Adam West on the set of "Living in TV Land". Mr. West even wore a special Batman Cowl for the photo! Oh man, that totally cracks me up! Adam is known for having a very dry sense of humor & he likes to play a lot of practical jokes. Knowing what a HUGE Batman Fan Ralph is he must have been freaked out when getting this picture taken. It is pretty cool! Thank you Ralph for sharing this wonderful pic, it's great! ( If any other Bat-Blog Readers have met any of the actors or artists affliated with the Batman character then please send us a photo today! )
Otro gran invitado a la IX Semana Internacional del Cómic en la Costa del Sol ha sido el ilustrador J. G. Jones, el cual realizó varios dibujos para el club, como este imponente Darkseid.
Esta es la magnífica ilustración que nos ha dedicado este año Salvador Larroca para los amigos del club en la IX Semana Internacional del Cómic de la Costa del Sol.
Joan Mundet, Jesús Redondo, Paul Gulacy, J. G. Jones, Salvador Larroca, Francisco Bravo, Julia, Renato Guedes, Ernie Chan, Agustín Padilla, Carlos López y Luis
Salvador Larroca
Ernie Chan y Paul Gulacy
Jesús Redondo y Julia
Paul Gulacy
Joan Mundet, Agustín Padilla y Renato Guedes
Renato Guedes
Paul Gulacy, Jesús Redondo, J.G. Jones y Joan Mundet
Renato Guedes
Ramón Pérez, Ernie Chan y Francisco Bravo
Lucas, Luis, Julia y Ernie Chan
J.G. Jones, Paul Gulacy, Julia, Renato Guedes y Ernie Chan
Tertulia durante "Café con autor" el viernes tarde
Sesión de firmas con los fans
Conferencia con Ernie Chan
Artículo de uno de los medios que se hicieron eco de la noticia
Conferencia con Ernie Chan junto a uno de las imponentes ilustraciones de Conan
Las actividades de la IX Semana Internacional del Cómic en la Costa del Sol tuvieron lugar del 16 al 22 de noviembre en Vélez Málaga. Este año han resultado de particular relevancia gracias a la presencia del artista internacional Ernie Chan, entre otros grandes como Renato Guedes, J. G. Jones y Paul Gulacy, además de autores españoles como Salvador Larroca, Jesús Redondo, Joan Mundet, Agustín Padilla y Patxi Idígoras.
