Okay now. Im not really a fanatic for Batman goodies. But after purchasing a couple of second-hand graphic novels featuring Batman (Dark Knight Returns, Kingdom Come and The Killing Joke), I suddenly found myself googling the web for anything about Batman.
The image on this blog entry is one of Jim Lee's art works. Jim Lee has been known to be an artist for the XMen series. Remember the cool-art in marvel cards a few years back? (I know, I know, I know. I kinda violated the "place image on the left and text on the right side" convention., but oh well... let me redeem myself by placing the other images on the left side of the text)
And speaking of Batman, I just realized that I still have some batman memorabilia athome. I still have the batman toy that was sold during the opening of Michael Keaton's(or Tim Burton's) Batman.
This is yet another artwork by JimLee. But I feel that I need to post the original text that accompanied these images.So here it is:"Art by Jim Lee and[and Scott Williams?] from Batman #608 [second printing], December 2002. Copyright DC Comics."
The images posted here were downloaded from wikipedia.com.
But enuff of this image-licensing-insecurities, lemme get back to my topic....
The reason I was fascinated by the whole Batman thing is that he is an ordinary human. He was(or is) not a mutant like the members of XMen, nor was(or is) he a demigod or a superhuman like the other members of the Justice League. He's flesh and bones.
Now now now. I've heard or at least read about the gay issues sorrounding batman and his boywonder sidekick,
but who cares? If you ask me, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson may be gay lovers too.
Come to think of it, perhaps even Chip and Dale!
3 comments:
I don't think that drawing represents Batman very well. Like what you said, Batman is not super-human, but in that drawing he looks like one. Just my opinion, of course.
There is hardly a better drawn Batman (and Superman for that matter), than when done by Jim Lee.
His work on the Hush books has spoiled me forever. If you haven't already, look for trade paperbacks (a.k.a graphic novels) of those ... excellent story and artwork.
Also, if you aren't familiar with Michael Turner's Batman, check him out ... another good rendition.
By the way, what did you think of Kingdom Come? (Alex Ross ... if only I could afford to buy your artwork!).
Frodo and Sam, Starsky and Hutch, those two guys from Miami Vice. Lots and lots of gay partnerships dotted throughout history.
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