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Batman Art

August 2nd 2008 01:20
The Art of the Bat

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Batman in watercolours



As the world goes bat crazy again with the release of the Dark Knight I feel compelled to share some of the art that has been inspired by Bob Kane’s seminal superhero.

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Meet Bob Kane



Since first appearing in Detective Comics #27 way back in 1939 the character of the bat has weaved its way to become a dominant fabric of the pop culture universe. Reincarnated numerous times, in various guises throughout his comic book history the Bat has gone from a traditional caped crusader all the way to a psychotic, vengeance obsessed vigilante.

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The Early Bat


From Wikipedia, Batman’s co creator Bill Fingers recalls that Bob Kane “...had an idea for a character called 'Batman', and he'd like me to see the drawings. I went over to Kane's, and he had drawn a character who looked very much like Superman with kind of ... reddish tights, I believe, with boots ... no gloves, no gauntlets ... with a small domino mask, swinging on a rope. He had two stiff wings that were sticking out, looking like bat wings. And under it was a big sign ... BATMAN.”

Batman in the rain
The Weathered Bat


From this rudimentary beginning the bat evolved into the dark figure in the night that we now associate him with. Of course a hero is only as good as the villains he is pitted against and in this case we have some of the most memorable and diverse ever to decorate a the pages of a graphic novel.

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The Batman in his cave


The demented Joker, the twisted Riddler, the schizophrenic Two Face, the seductive reciprocating Cat Woman and the deformed, homicidal Penguin are just a few of the unforgettable quarries that batman has had to face repeatedly.

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The Joker arrives


Arguably in the year 2008 the Batman is now at the peak of his popularity. Another film is on the way, countless comic books are being churned out and several animated series airing. The fan boys and professionals both will continue to be inspired by this emotionally scarred, ferociously intelligent terror on the cityscape at night.


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The Bat and the trickster at it again


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The Bat evolves


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The Bat gets real


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The Bat Kiss Off


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