In this ongoing series of examining the art of the Iconic Batman we return to the work of Greg Capullo as it appeared in Batman #4 of the New 52 written by Scott Snyder.  To provide a little context, Batman goes beneath the streets of Gotham City in search of more clues to the Court of the Owls.  As Bruce Wayne, Batman's great, great grandfather, Alan Wayne had built most of the great towers to Gotham City.  Alan Wayne's lifeless body was found in the sewers…

Tags: alan wayne, batman, bruce wayne, court of owls, gotham city, greg capullo, scott snyder

The Dark Knight #4 is credited with Paul Jenkins as writer and co-plotter, with David Finch as penciller/co-plotter.   The issue opens with Batman finally entering Poison Ivy's lair, only to be attacked by her many plants. While there, Alfred is in communication with him, informing him that Wonder Woman returned his call and let him know the Justice League has their hands full taking care of the Arkham inmates who escaped on his watch. His inner monologue tells the reader he knows Ivy isn't…

Tags: alfred pennyworth, arkham asylum, batman, batman: the dark knight, david finch, dawn golden, deathstroke, dollmaker, flash, jaina hudson, james gordon, joker, justice league, paul jenkins, poison ivy, scarecrow, two-face, white rabbit, wonder woman

  Shipper Spotlight is a monthly editorial by your very own Shipper-expert, Stella.  Each month I will take a look at the developing and new relationships (romantic, familial, platonic, and team-oriented) that appear in the Bat-books.  How are these relationships progressing?  Which are portrayed well?  Which should never exist?  What is my pick for SHIPPER OF THE MONTH?  Stay tuned each month for this serious look into the world of fictional relationships.   The Shippers as they stand now after issue #3 (ie. the month of…

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On the heels of last week's post, Dean Fraser is back with his version of the new bat-suit appearing in the New 52 for Batman. First the original, and then the updated version.       What do you think? Leave your comments below.   Posted by Dustin Fritschel

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    In this, the third installment of our ongoing series, we are going to take a look at the art of Patrick Gleason.  The above image was taken from Batman and Robin #3 which was entitled “Knightmoves” and was written by Peter J. Tomasi.  Gleason pencils were aided by the colorist John Kalisz and the inker Mick Gray.  
This was perhaps my favorite panel thus far.  To provide a little context, Batman is out “heightening” the defensive…

Tags: batman, batman and robin, john kalisz, mick gray, patrick gleason, peter tomasi, tim burton, wayne manor

  Our friend Sean Hartter is back yet again. This time, he steps away from the art referring to film and seemingly takes a stab at the comics. What to me seems like a different take on the caveman Batman we saw in Grant Morrison's Batman: The Return the Bruce Wayne. What do you think?     Posted by Dustin Fritschel

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Batman #4 kicks off where issue #3 left off Batman caught in the explosion of the Court of Owls most recent hideout set off by their assassin Talon.  While he is escaping Batman runs through an internal monologue first talking about the real danger of trip wires not being in the initial blast but the aftermath, this takes place while he is avoiding falling debris.  As he escapes his monologue continues  talking about the nursery rhyme about the Court of Owls and recapping the events of last…

Tags: alan wayne, alfred pennyworth, batcave, batman, batman: gates of gotham, bruce wayne, court of owls, dick grayson, greg capullo, james gordon, scott snyder, talon

I was sent over an amazing piece of art that is a cover of a cover of Batman #400. If you are forgetting the source material, let me refresh your memory.     The original was done by Bill Sienkiewicz back in 1986. Artist Craig Stuckless used inspiration from both the Nolan films and this cover to make an awesome piece of art.     You can check out some of Stuckless'…

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Batman and Robin is written by Peter Tomasi and drawn by Patrick Gleason. The third issue skips ahead to a night in the Batcave, where Alfred and Damian sit playing chess. Damian is complaining bitterly about Bruce being outside heightening perimeter defenses on the manor and the addition of a dog to the family.   Alfred gives Damian a bit of advice which relate both to the challenge Batman is facing and the game they're playing. "In this game you'll always…

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Issue four of Tony Daniel's "Detective Comics" begins seventy two minutes ago in Crime Alley with Batman interrogating a police informant by the name of Raju as to the whereabouts of Dollmaker's hideout.  We then cut to Gotham City PD where Harvey Bullock and an Internal Affairs officer named Forbes discuss the probability of Batman possibly being a cop killer as the oversee the clean up of the police officer killed at the end of last issue on the GCPD roof.  They discuss who…

Tags: arkham asylum, batman, bruce wayne, charlotte rivers, crime alley, detective comics, dollmaker, gcpd, harvey bullock, james gordon, jim lee, joker, olivia carr, penguin, sebastian hady, tony daniel