Illustration roundup

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.

Illustration roundup

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.

Illustration roundup

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.

Catwoman's outfit from Night of the Batmen

I mentioned how much I liked Plastic Man's look as Batman in Night of the Batmen. Catwoman looked pretty striking, too. A reader's comment sent me looking for the source. Turns out the costume was featured in Batman #210, in which Catwoman recruits eight new Catwomen:






That costume was also produced as a Mego costume:




You can find both the comic and the Mego figure at eBay.

Night of the Batmen (Plastic Man as Batman)

In last night's episode of Batman: The Brave and the Bold, "Night of the Batmen," Batman suffers a serious injury, and his fellow Justice Leaguers take his place patrolling Gotham. Green Arrow, Shazam, and Aquaman settle on their looks quickly, but Plastic Man tries out a few classic styles before settling on a pantsless look:











He has a fight with Catwoman:









And argues with the others as to who's the best Batman:





The end of the episode shows several more Batman volunteers:



*Buy Plastic Man toys at eBay.

Batman the Brave and the Bold Happy Meal toys, including Bat-Mite

New Batman the Brave and the Bold toys coming to McDonald's, including Bat-Mite, Gorilla Grodd, and Plastic Man.

*Buy Happy Meal toys at eBay.

Illustration roundup

Nexus VI poster by Brandon Schaefer for this weekend's show at Gallery 1988.



Carly Monardo imagined Marc Jacobs's spring collection in space.



Jubilee by Tradd Moore. Via.



Oracle by Pascal Blanche.



The Dark Knight and Carrie Kelley by Phil Noto.



Creature from the Black Lagoon by Jason Snair.

*Buy Carrie Kelley toys at eBay.