My favourite ever American cover by far. Just looking at it now, i can still feel the morbid fascination over the lil' guy i had when i was four as well as nostalgia. And i got to thinking how i'd like to see modern artists do their take on it. So, the idea is to send the image to an artist and let them get on with it - as long as the three characters are there, and doing what they're doing, how they go about it is totally up to them.
Monday, 5 January 2015
Batman 186 (B) Staz Johnson
VERY pleased to be posting this up!
Back when i initially approached Staz with a view to having a go at this project, he came back to me with "do you mind if i do it in the style of the 60's ABC bubblegum cards?" Mind? Of course i don't mind - (A) One of the appeals of this undertaking is to see folk go their own way with the basic three elements of the image and what they do is up to them, (B)i was semi-obssesed by those cards back then.
So i was very happy to receive this prelim for approval.
Loved it just at this stage, but was even more blown away when the finished piece arrived!
Love how Staz has maintained the basic positioning of the figures, while changing the angles, love the teethwork on all three, love the creepiness of the lil' fella, love the grey giving everything weight, especially love the very authentic Bat-caption. Staz - you the (Bat) man!
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