In observance of International Cat Day

We just learned that August 8 is "International Cat Day". Here's a small gallery of pictures in celebration!

Happy Batman Day!

Some say it's on the third Saturday in September. Others say it's on September 21. Whatever the case, Batman Day is as mysterious as the Caped Crusader it is named after! And we're celebrating it with this gallery of fine art portraying Batman along with his friends and foes!

Musical Monday with Eartha Kitt

On September 14, 1967, the third and final season of the ABC "Batman" television series debuted. In the season's 14th episode (which aired on December 14 of that year), Eartha Kitt made her debut as Catwoman, taking over the role from Julie Newmar.

It's a little known fact, however, that Kitt established herself as the perfect Catwoman in 1954... when she performed "I Want to Be Evil".

Take a look, and I'm sure you'll agree that it looks like a young Selina Kyle who's deciding what direction she wants her life to take.



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Happy birthday to Julie Newmar!

Catwoman turns 85 years old today!

Happy International Day of the Woman!

Here are some -woman (and -lady) pictures!



By Alan Davis

By Milton Caniff

By Gil Kane

Picture Perfect Special: In the dark, all cats are gray...

... especially if one of them is Catwoman!

Here's a selection of illos of Batman and his oldest and most dedicated "frenemy." (Comics Trivia: On at least one of an infinite number of alternate reality Earths, were marrued after she gave up her thieving ways and he hung up the Batsuit. Their daughter grew up to be the suerpheroine, Huntress. That Bat and Cat are portrayed in the last three drawings.)

Click here to read reviews of graphic novels starring Catwoman over at Cinema Steve.

Mohammed Monday: Did you feel the earth move, too?

Today's Mo-toon recalls the "Boobquake" event from last year while reminding us of the root cause of the destructive earthquake that hit Japan this past week. (Click on the picture for a larger, legible version.)

At this point, it's unknown which immodest woman caused that earthquake, but the Tectonic Tuesday research project will soon identify the culprit.

Meanwhile, here are a few likely suspects....

Milla Jovovich

Halle Berry

Jennifer Love Hewitt

Batman's notorious foe, Catwoman!

Picture Perfect Wednesday:NananananananaBATMAN!

Yesterday, it was 45 years ago that the "Batman" TV show debuted on ABC, with Adam West as Batman, Burt Ward as Robin. Yvonne Craig later joined the heroic line-up as Batgirl. Legendary iconic television performances as recurring villains were provided by Cesar Romero (as The Joker), Frank Gorshin (as The Riddler), Burgess Meredith (as The Penguin) and Julie Newmar and Eartha Kitt (as Catwoman, at various points).

The new Batgirl (secretly Commissioner Gordon's daugther, Barbara) was created by DC Comics editor Julie Schwartz and artist Carmine Infantino at the request of the show's producer, William Dozier, for its third season. Dozier envisioned Batgirl in her own spin-off series, a plan that never came to be.

The failure of the spin-off series to materialize doesn't change the fact that version of Batgirl remains the coolest version. Within the next month or so, I'll be reviewing the book reprinting her comic book adventures from the 1960s and 1970s, but in the meantime, here are some recent portrayals of her.

For more pictures from the classic Batman television show, check out this post at Cinema Steve.

Monster Week with Chris Samnee

Artist Chris Samnee (who drew the above illo of Catwoman about to be in big trouble) celebrated Halloween by posting portraits of Universal's classic horror monsters at his blog. Click here to check out all the horror!