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Batman wallpaper available in high-res here.




Oh, Betty!




Seriously, if this was just fan art by some random artist, would anyone have reposted it today? I mean, it's almost as ridiculous as getting excited over the news that George Lucas has written 50 hours of scripts of a Star Wars series.





Kate Beaton mocks a mermaid cover. (Speaking of, Hark! A Vagrant! can now be preordered for 37% off Amazon.)

Super Hero Pictograms

Some of Tedyy Hahn's 15 super hero pictograms.

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Panel from Detective Comics #421 (December 1971).




Meet new Daredevil artist "Lanky" Frank Miller circa 1979.




Lots of fun in this 1500-panel scan of Wham-O's Giant Comics.





Magician by Jared Joslin. Via.






Hearing trumpet and labyrinth by Leonora Carrington. Via these sites.

*Buy magician posters at Amazon.

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Sean Hartter guesses what Bane's mask looks like.




Panel from "Death's Bridegroom."




Flyer by Ben Zhu for Gallery Nucleus's upcoming Harry Potter show.




Cirque du Soleil/Zumanity poster by Casey Weldon on sale here.

*Buy circus posters at eBay.

Tim Burton art show at LACMA

A few highlights from an enormous gallery of photographs from the Tim Burton exhibition at LACMA.

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Link roundup

1. A video game review with a clever twist. Read the review and then click on the button just below.

2. Batman comic by Chip Kidd and Tony Millionaire.

3. 2011 Nebula Award winners announced.

Thomas Hardy as Bane

Image of Thomas Hardy as Bane (by way of a Marilyn Manson video) uncovered via some arcane manner by hardcore fans. Here's the official site for The Dark Knight Rises.

*Previously: Anne Hathaway as Catwoman.

*Buy Bane sketch cards at eBay.

Gotham City Impostors

Destructoid has a preview of Gotham City Impostors. The companion comic is available at Amazon. Via.

Batman Black & White Statue: Batman By Sergio Aragones (yes, really)

Batman Black & White Statue: Batman By Sergio Aragones:

DESIGNED BY SERGIO ARAGONES
SCULPTED BY JIM SHOOP

BATMAN GOES MAD!

This latest statue in the popular Batman Black & White statue series is designed by Sergio Aragonés with a classic MAD look!

This cold-cast porcelain statue measures approximately 6.5” high x 7.5” wide x 4” deep, is painted in monochromatic tones, features a Bat-logo-shaped base and is packaged in a black and white box.

Limited Edition.

On sale January 18, 2012 * Statue * $90 US

Via.

I don't know if they're related, but here's a Batman story by Mark Evanier and Sergio Aragones.

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Classic enemies by Anna-Maria Jung up for vote at Threadless.




Baby Thundercats by Lapuss also up for vote at Threadless.




The Tower by Graham Pilling on sale here.




Batman by Greg Capullo.




deadmau5 concert poster by Leah Tiscione and The Uprising.

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Batman paper toy

Batman paper toy available for download. Via.

*Buy Japanese Batman toys at eBay.

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Wild West poster by Thomas Perkins for Decoder Ring Theater (Where you'll find newly made pulp podcasts).




Humphrey Bogart is Batman by Sean Hartter.




Thor by Natalie Nourigat.




Free Comic Book Day poster by Darwynn Cooke. (Here's Comic Alliance's picks for the best free comics.)





The Call of Cthulhu and Paradise Lost posters by Florian Bertmer on sale in various colorways.

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Samurai Jack and Aku via these sites.




Strikeforce: Morituri ad circa 1986. Via.




Batman by Matt Taylor.




Piachu by Pavel Lagutin. Via.




Tintin short first by Dan Hipp.

*Buy Samurai Jack toys at eBay.

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Illustration by Owen Freeman for a short story by Stephen King.



Spy vs. Spy by Jason Chalker.



The Wise Little Hen poster by Tom Whalen for Mondo.



Sam the Eagle convention sketch by Dave Perillo.



Baticorn convention sketch by Brianne Drouhard.

*Buy Spy vs. Spy toys at eBay.