Some of the logo Bat shirts...

I was cleaning out my dresser drawers and trying to organize it.  As I was trying to sort out the various shirts, I placed most of the Batman logo t-shirts on the side...

There was a bunch I didn't get in the shot as well as the non logo shirts, the ones with Batman on it or a comic book cover or something other than the logo.

Batman Vinyl Pop

My current collection of Batman POP! Vinyl Figures.  There are a lot of variants out there so it's hard to get them all but I have three so far.

Adam West gets his star

This isn't my picture but it's such a great picture that I hope the author of the photo doesn't mind if I use it.  If I had the money, I think I would have headed out to Hollywood to witness this in person.  Adam West got his star on the Hollywood walk of fame today April 5, 2012.  Hopefully he'll be at the New York Comic Convention later this October.  It'll be pretty cool to meet him again.

Batman @ Kawaii Kon 2012

We went to the Kawaii Kon this past weekend.  We usually go only one out of the three (four?) days and see our pals Jon J. Murakami and Sam Campos at their respective booths.  It's always great to see all the costumed characters running around but this year there was a couple of guys dressed as Batman and Bane from the Dark Knight Rises.  One of the highlights of the "Kon" for me.

I did think it was interesting and actually great that there were a lot of non-anime/manga related characters at this years event.  Don't think it'll happen but I think that the con could grow bigger if it opened itself up to more genres.  Still, had a good time this year at the event.

Justice League: Doom

Justice League Doom!
I picked up my copy of Justice League Doom early this morning before work and couldn't wait until I got home to watch it.

Based on the JLA Tower of Babel story line from 2000, this was another animated movie from the DCU.  The animation was beautiful, seemingly having an anime influence (IMO) and yet at the same time, different than the designs from the other DCU animated movies.  The one thing I really like about these movies is that there is a bit of familiarity in the animation but at the same time each one has it's own style and often times, reflecting the art work of the original artists.

I really enjoyed the story, they of course had to modify it to fit in the time frame allotted but still a great adaptation.

A great documentary on the late Dwayne McDuffy as well as a memorandum to him at the end of the film was also a nice add to the combo set.  The only thing I was a little disappointed about was that the set did not include a DCU short.  Maybe I got spoiled but it was one of the things I looked forward to in these releases (other than the feature itself).  Hopefully the next release has one in it...maybe an Aquaman story...

Batman TV

The television in the computer room "died" a few days ago.  It was an old 13" TV/VCR combo set that I've used for a while.  I was considering getting a new flat screen HD TV but realized that I didn't really need an HD TV in that room and I already had a good one in storage.

I bought two Batman Kidstation TV sets from ToysRUS back in 2005.  The first one I've used in my bedroom since I got it but the second one was supposed to be a backup if the first one died and just as a collectible.  I wasn't sure if I wanted to open it at first, it was kind of nice thinking it was never opened, still factory sealed and it's been waiting to be used for 7 years.  Hopefully they both last for a very long time...

Batman footwear

My new Batman slippers (the middle one...flip-flops if we must) came in the mail today...I ordered 3 pairs, one for the car, one for the house and one to keep...LOL!

Just need to get more Batman socks and I'm all set...
I got only one pair of the Converse shoes left though so I may have to get some of the newer ones before they disappear too...

(vVv)

The Dark Knight Rises

It's been a while since I've been here...but with the countdown at less than 6 months away, I thought I'd try to start up again...