Miscellaneous Content: the Blinko logo

While looking at a scan of some old production documents for Batman Forever I came across this logo in the bottom corner of one of the pages. It was tiny and when I blew it up it was pretty pixellated.

Now "Blinko" was the codename that was used while Batman Forever was in production. The name Batman Forever didn't come along until (I think) the later drafts of the screenplay (it was possibly Akiva Goldsman's choice but I can't verify that). The Batchler's first draft was simply titled Batman III.

Anyway, I was fascinated with this logo. I love how the question mark is neatly incorporated into the text to hint at the Riddler's inclusion. It's a nice little piece of Batman Forever history that's been basically lost and I wanted to preserve it for future fans.

I don't own any production documents for the movie (just the press kit) so I couldn't rescan it but I set about using my limited photoshop knowledge to recreate it. So here it is at a higher resolution.

And here's my final version that softens the edges and gives a bit of texture to the picture.

Batman Forever Merchandise Review - Candy Heads

Remember these candy heads? I sure do.

Batman Forever Merchandise Review - Bruce Wayne figure by Kenner

And now here's the one I've been waiting to show for ages. My video review of the Bruce Wayne figure by Kenner. Hope you enjoy it. Will be getting through more figures in the line soon.

Video Advertisements: Toys

I'll be getting around to reviewing some of these in the near future. In the meantime, here's a selection of adverts for the Batman Forever toy line.

Batman Forever Action Figures

Batman Armor Set

Toys R Us

Microplayset

Batman Forever Merchandise Review - Glass mugs by McDonald's

Next up, we take a look at the fantastic mugs from McDonald's.

Batman Forever Merchandise Review - 2 inch Plastic Figures from Applause

Going to be posting a few more videos over the coming months looking at all sorts of merchandise from the Batman Forever movie. Here's the first episode, enjoy!

External link: Fthismovie reviews Batman Forever

Surprised and pleased to see one of my favourite podcasts - fthismovie - has just done a podcast on Batman Forever.

Regular hosts Patrick Bromley and Adam Riske were pretty complimentary about it. I've got to agree with Adam Riske in particular - it may not be the smartest or most respectable Batman movie but it is the most fun.

Check it out here:-
http://www.fthismovie.net/2019/06/ftm-496-batman-forever.html?m=0

Cards: Metal Fleer Batman Forever cards 56-60

Back the Fleer cards. Great selection here for a change.

Magazine article: Comic World #41

An interesting little primer by Pete Taylor for the then upcoming movie. Not quite sure how or why they managed to put one of the prototype Batmobile so prominently at the bottom of the page.

Video Advertisements: VHS release and TV premiere

Here's two adverts for the VHS release of Batman Forever and an extra bonus advert for the UK TV premiere.

VHS release

UK TV premiere (Circa 1998)

Toys: Kenner Action Hits 1995 catalog

Here's a nice little booklet showcasing all of Kenner's toylines from 1995. I've deleted all the other pages apart from the Batman Forever ones.

Most figures are as they appeared in the shops except for a couple of Robin figures that have very different hairstyles. Deluxe Martial Arts Robin also has a black and gold colour scheme whereas the final product was red, green and silver. Weirdly, the hairstyle one that one is correct.

Miscellaneous content: TW Kids Batman Forever audiobook

In addition to the audiobook read by Rene Auberjonois, another audiobook was released to coincide with Batman Forever.

Released by TW Kids it was 1 hour long and released on a single tape cassette. It's more of an audio drama than a narrated book. Accompanied by audio effects and music.

When Batman & Robin was released in 1997 they did a similar audio drama on CD (though that was only 35 minutes long).

Anyway. it's an interesting listen and hard to get a hold of. Hope you enjoy it.

Magazine article: Starlog #218

Starlog's comprehensive interview series for Batman Forever comes to a close with an interview with Jim Carrey about playing the Riddler. No great behind the scenes stories I'm afraid but it is interesting to note that again the articles ends with a mention of a project that never happened - Revenge of the Mask - which would have reunited him, Cameron Diaz and director Chuck Russell. Whatever happened to that?

Cards: Metal Fleer Batman Forever cards 51-55

And finally we're getting to some good ones. "Split Personality" might be my favourite of all the cards. It's such a neat idea. And really well executed.

Promotional Photos: Batman and Dr Chase Meridian

Want to see some funny photos of Val Kilmer and Nicole Kidman in some awkwardly posed promotional photos? Of course you do. Who wouldn't.