The dark knight returns, part of the holy trinity of modern graphic novels along with moores watchmen and v for vendetta which transformed the world of comics to cater for a mainstream adult audience. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. The resolution of this file is 843x960px and its file size is. Jim steranko is one of the most adventurous comic book artists to ever grace the medium, and his work at marvel comics is of particular significance. Mar 16, 2020 more classic and contemporary comic book covers and art of the marvel universe vol ii check out vol i. New listing sexy mary jane amazing spiderman original art scott dalrymple. Mar 11, 2014 but hes best known in comic circles for his artist writer creation batman. Catwoman batman comic book dc comics the new 52, png.
Simon at has been reimagining classic comicbook images for a few years. Perhaps no artist better defines the golden ageera of batman than dick sprang. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. During this time, he cocreated the villains ventriloquist and ratcatcher with writers alan grant and john wagner, and the characters anarky, jeremiah arkham, victor zsasz, and amygdala with.
One of the longesttenured artists in batman history, aparo drew a fundamentally sound yet dramatic batman who was constantly in fullon superhero mode, whether in teamups with other characters. Sep 19, 2018 this new batman comic shows his penis, and everyone is freaking out. Inside the studio of legendary comic book artist alex ross. The item you will receive will be of equal quality to the one pictured. The killing joke by alan moore and illustrated by bolland himself, he was already well versed in doing covers and interiors in the uk and also for dc comics in the us. Legendary video game cover, comic book artist bob wakelin. He does not hold any superpowers, as opposed to the likes of superman or green lantern. These are the 15 greatest batman comic covers of all time. The greatest comic book covers of the dark knight hardcover may 1, 2005. This wasnt the dark, lanky, guntoting batman of the early bob kane comics. Jack kirby jack kirby is widely regarded as the king of comics, with a career in comics that started in. He made a name for himself on judge dredd and was the first talent in dc comics british inv. He has also illustrated stunning covers for dc comics titles including batman, nightwing, catwoman as well as interior art for swamp thing and john constantine, hellblazer from vertigo.
Every now and then, though, a batman comic cover comes along that manages to not only sell the story within, but complete the nearly impossible task of capturing batman. User emokhan uploaded this dc comics catwoman batman comic book dc comics the new 52 png image on august 16, 2017, 6. Sprang drew batman as a barrelchested, squarejawed, eversmiling hero. Jan 21, 2018 legendary video game cover, comic book artist bob wakelin passes away. Here are your picks for the 75 greatest batman covers. An italian illustrator and designer, matt was previously a designer and concept artist for vfx studios factory.
Index status cover scan status 1195 covers for 715 issues available. Greg capullo is a master comic artist and penciller who is best known for his work with xforce, angela, spawn and batman. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine. Originally named the batman, the character is also referred to by such epithets as the caped crusader, the dark knight, and the worlds greatest detective. Kelley jones came to the batman titles in 1991 when he did the acclaimed graphic novel, red rain, with doug moench it told the story of batman versus dracula. The 25 greatest comic book artists from the last 25 years. A click on the cover leads to the large cover view, a click on the issue number to the issue data. Batman comic books, free comic books, vintage comic books, vintage comics, comic book covers, comic books art, comic art, book art, book cover art.
Theres so much amazing talent in the world of comics and superheroesparticularly in the realm of art and design. See more ideas about marvel, comic book covers and marvel comics. However, t his comic is new, unread, bagged and boardedunless otherwise noted. Jock is the pseudonym of british comics artist mark simpson, best known for his work with andy diggle on the cult british comic 2000 ad and vertigos the losers. And in a time where many superhero comics featured crude, rushed artwork. Though only 96 pages long, i could not put the book done until i finished it and read cowriter david mazzucchellis afterword comic narration. Alex ross is one of the worlds most preeminent and wellrespected comic book artists. Thats especially true of batman comic covers, of which there is no shortage of uninspiring efforts. Hes been called the norman rockwell of comics and has put his imprint on superman, spiderman, aquaman and captain america.
In honor of the seventyfifth anniversary of batman, were doing four straight months of polls having to do with batman. Pin by zam on mike mignola artist mike mignola, batman. Comic book artists comic book characters comic artist comic character comic books art mike mignola art street art comic kunst comic styles the many faces of mike mignolas hellboy inspired by a sketch in 1991 mike mignolas hellboy has appeared in comics, films, animation, video games, novels, toy lines, and even heroclix. Christopher jones is a comic book artist who has worked on dc\s young justice, the batman strikes. Aug 18, 2018 an artist in india is challenging sexist drawings of women in comic books, by reimaging male heroes. Before anyone cries outrage at why george perez and walt simonson are not on this list, despite continuing to produce amazing work, please remember that were just talking about seminal works from the last 25 years. Greg capullo also published his own creatorowned comic, the creech, published through image comics.
Combining surrealism, pop art, op art and other eyegrabbing. His overthetop, horrorinfused drawings were found to be ideal by dc for batman covers, so they soon hired him as the regular cover artist for detective comics. Now, its time to present 26 of the absolute best comic book covers of all time. Batman year one collects batman issues 404407 into one remastered collection, complete with bonus features of extra artwork, preludes, afterwords, etc. This is our collection of comic covers illustrated by neal adams.
For simplicity, we are noting the pencil artist credited with the cover. February 27, 1960 september 24, 2018 was an american artist, best known for his comic book art on dc comics batman franchise from 1987 to 1995. Detective comics has had a varied rate of publication from quarterly to monthly and has varied between an anthology series and single stories. Still, here are some of the best looking, original, or our just plain favorite covers weve seen in comics in the last 25 years.
The comic was promoted as a companion piece to millers legendary the dark knight returns. Home labs random about this is the sister site of vintage ad browser. Graphic collectibles comic art original comic art for sale. I remember seeing it as a wall book at a comics kiosk at the late, lamented u. Alexs work has celebrated the 60th anniversaries of superman, batman. Volume 1 001200 201400 401600 6017 annuals volume 2 annuals volume 3 annuals specials see also detective comics covers, legends of the dark knight covers, shadow of the bat covers, gotham knights covers, list of batman titles, variant covers. May 18, 2017 comic book artist, frank cho became a superstar with his harley quinn cover b variants in 2017 and its a pleasure to show off chos best artwork in comission work, sketches and hilarious spoofs. Dc comics art, old comics, comic books art, book art, comic page, batman and superman, cover art, manga anime, sci fi find out more about the key legion of superheroes comic books, in adventure comics and other dc comics. Because i am terrible at ranking things, ive just put them in chronological order. Facebook twitter tumblr those who have been enjoying the currently unfolding their dark designs story arc in the pages of batman should be interested in the news were reporting today. Arguably mcfarlanes most famous cover, created while the artist was at. Blocking a user will prevent that user from commenting on your posts and messaging you. From original superman comic art and spiderman comic art, to original xmen comic art and batman comic art, graphic collectibles carries it all. The 10 greatest comic book artists of all time creative bloq.
Batman 251 cover original comic art cgc comic book. He started just posting his collectible action figures in positions resembling memorable comic moments. Adam hughes, one of the most coveted comic convention sketch artists today, is best known for his cover work on titles like wonder woman, tomb raider and catwoman. Comic book artists have been especially able to work well with shadows with the character, as his distinctive looks really pops when it is in. Ross followed this up with the bestselling kingdom come for dc comics, followed by work on superman, batman, wonder woman which is.
Local comic artist alan quah has just become the envy of all batman fans out there as he was commissioned to design the front cover of dc. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and more. Batman, hunchback, operation wolf and countless others. This new batman comic shows his penis, and everyone is. I asked his thoughts on the final hammer price of his iconic cover to batman 251. To celebrate the last 25 years in comics, were looking back at the greatest comic book artists from the last quarter century. This is a 100% authentic signed 11x17 photograph that has been personally autographed by artist mark bagley. His big break came in 1993 with marvels, a limited series that took a realistic look at marvel super heroes by presenting them from the point of view of an ordinary man.
May 01, 2005 this is a very well presented, large hardback book of high quality, with a dustjacket. Future installments will deal with batman creators, villains and stories, but this month will be about batman covers. It is a 11x17 photograph of the cover of the comic book that has been autographed. A veteran of the industry capullo has worked with marvel, image and dc. Brian azzarello and artist lee bermejo license to include images of the wayne family jewels, among other more adult content. Book riot has talked about the best comic book artists working today and what makes a great cover in general. The owner, mitch itkowitz, has been in the business of selling originalvintage comic art for over 40 years. Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Dec 22, 2018 in the world of comic book artists, alex ross is a superhero.
Comic book covers presented at cover browser are republished within a fair use context. Batman and detective were practically horror comics during much of the early 70s and this issue and cover are prime examples. The front cover of a new batman comic book was designed by a. A big thank you to our facebook followers for helping find all the covers. Batman proved to be so popular that a selftitled ongoing comic book series began publication with a cover date of spring 1940. Here are your picks for the 75 greatest batman covers of alltime. Uk online comic shop the best place to buy comic variant covers. Alex ross official online store prints, posters and hard covers for. Batman pinup 1984 jerry bingham pencils and inks price. Apart from comics, capullo has been involved in several projects such as pencilling for the iced earth albums the dark saga and something wicked this way comes, the korn album follow the leader and the disturbed album, ten thousand fists. In 1943, kane stopped drawing the batman comic books entirely as national had launched a batman comic strip.
Though most american comic book fans will recognize his beautifully detailed cover to batman. Like all batman artists of the time, sprang went uncredited as a ghost artist for kane. Welcome to the graphic collectibles online gallery of original, collectible comic artwork. This week we are going to break down what we believe to be the best batman covers from each era of comic book history so expect this to be broken into four different parts encompassing. Batman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero batman as its main protagonist. Batman comic cover, batman comic books, batman comic art. Batmans attempts to track down more clues to the murder of anton karoselle at the file room of dr. Jul 12, 2019 book riot has talked about the best comic book artists working today and what makes a great cover in general. In several cases, there is also an inker and colorist whose work helps make the cover shine. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Ray had already become the cover artist on worlds finest comics, which featured batman and superman in it, and had become one of the main superman and action comics cover artists, as well. There are a million ways to paint the joker as a psychopath, but its hard to think of a better one that shows him, as he is in this issue, as a man who has finally become a walking psychological nuclear time bomb.
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