I came across this graphic the other day on the Internet & thought it was pretty cool. This is a penciled illustration for the cover to a new children book that will be published soon by Stone Arch Publishing. Of course it will probably be inked & colored, this is just an example of what the cover will look like. The drawing was done by Shawn McManus & the book will be written by Matthew Manning. Now, of course, the drawing-style & story will be like the 1990's Batman: The Animated Series. I thought that was kinda cool...to bring that genre back. The book's title will be "Two-Face's Double Take". Look for it later this year ( Be sure to click on the artwork up above for a larger, more detailed, version ).
Here is an amazing graphic showing the cover art for the soon-to-be-famous BATMAN # 700, Yes WOW! 700 issues!! The artwork was done by the Artist David Finch & is totally amazing! ( Click on it for a larger version ). Now, to celebrate this event, I made 2 special Batman 700 Wallpaper Backgrounds you can use to brighten your desktop. The 1st one is the "Digitally-Colored Version" & the 2nd one shows the raw pencil drawing ...both, totally beautiful!
Brand-New Fans of the BAT-BLOG ( where have you been? ) will soon discover that we post a few FREE Batman Backgrounds every week. We call it "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday!". Yeah, I know, it's corny but easy to remember. But anyways, recently I was inspired by some Batman-related Comic Book Covers so that's where these new graphics come from.
The 1st one uses artwork from the cover to the new BATGIRL #12 ( Art by Ardian Syaf and Vicente Cinfuentes ). This issue will be out in August, 2012.The 2nd one is from BATMAN: ARKHAM UNHINGED # 5 ( Art by Dave Wilkins ), also coming out in August.
Comic Book Fans might be noticing all the variant covers for recent DC Comics titles. It's apart of their "75th Anniversary" event. Well, be sure to look out for Detective Comics # 866 because it's variant cover will be drawn by Artist Walt Simonson & it's an homage to the Golden Age Batman. The inspiration is the iconic cover of Detective Comics # 69, which was originally drawn by the legendary Jerry Robinson. It features a sinister-looking Joker looming over the Dynamic Duo ( Click on it for a larger version, it's so very pretty! ).
Oh Yeah! The COVERED Blog is a website where they ask other Comic Book Artists & Graphic Designers to re-create some classic comic book covers in their own unique style. They usually show the original book next to the new piece & it's always very clever. This is such a great concept that I wish I would have come up with the idea, ha! Here are just a few examples that are Batman-related. There are many more at the site which you can visit by clicking HERE!
OK, if you're hitting the Comic Book Shop today then you need to keep an eye out for this baby! This is the cover to the "DC Retroactive 1970's BATMAN #1" One-Shot. I love the old DC Comics logo, & speaking of that, I also love the 70's BATMAN logo too ( Click on the above graphic for a larger photo ). You see, these are the comic books I grew-up with & it's just nice to see them again. Of course back then they only cost 25 cents, "Holy Inflation, Batman!" This one-shot issue features both a brand new story and a classic story by Len Wein, originally published in the 1970s. It also features art by Tom Mandrake, John Calnan and Dick Giordano.
Oh yeah, for a teaser where you can read the 1st few pages for free, click HERE!
Yesterday was "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday" here at the BAT-BLOG but since I was wayyyy too busy to post anything I'm gonna share some BATMAN WALLPAPERS today. They both sort of celebrate 2 brand-new Bat-Products. So, here we go! The 1st one is a mock-up that uses the graphics of ALEX ROSS' cover art to the brand-new soft-cover edition of "ROUGH JUSTICE, The DC Comics Sketches of Alex Ross" edited by Chip Kidd. Then, here's a nice close-up photo of HARLEY QUINN from the new DC Comics Bishoujo Statue by Kotobukiya ( Japan ).
