Category Archives: ART OF BATMAN COMICS

Marshall Rogers’ iconic Batman

Posted on March 30, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

Until shortly before his death in 2007, Marshall Rogers drew a bunch of cool Batman stories and even elevated some weaker ones with his clear, smooth lines, yet he is mostly remembered and beloved for a relatively short run way … Continue reading →

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Neal Adams’ gothic Batman

Posted on February 19, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

Voted number one Batman artist by last year’s Comics Should Be Good poll, Neal Adams is God’s (or Satan’s, if you prefer) gift to fans who like their Batman stories devilishly creepy, diabolically vibrant, and moody as hell. Adams’ quintessential … Continue reading →

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10 Killer Croc designs

Posted on December 19, 2014 by I.M. Baytor

Of all the members of Batman’s rogues gallery, Killer Croc has got to be one of the most inconsistent. He has been written as a street smart thug with a skin disease, as a dumb superhuman monster, and even as … Continue reading →

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More gold from Batman #50

Posted on October 28, 2014 by I.M. Baytor

My post on Golden Age splashes a while back highlighted a great opening teaser page from Batman #50. In fact, that was only one of a handful of funky-looking pages in this (otherwise not exactly a classic) comic. So, for … Continue reading →

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Great Golden Age splashes

Posted on September 29, 2014 by I.M. Baytor

In my post about Mike W. Barr I mentioned that one of the many nostalgic elements in his acclaimed Detective Comics run was the inclusion of surrealist title pages teasing each issue’s themes and plot. Such opening splash pages can … Continue reading →

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