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Over at Mark Engblom's COMIC COVERAGE website he made a very funny observation about how on most of the Batman "Golden Age" comic book covers the artists always stuck Robin in the corner, ha ha! I'm only showing a few here for an example ( I "stole" this pic from his blog ) but he shows a ton more & the redundancy is what makes it so hilarious, they just go on & on! Here's a link to check it out:
Here's an amazing piece of art done by none other that the Super-Great FRED HEMBECK! It's sort of an homage to the Classic Golden Age issue of Detective Comics # 27 ( May, 1939 ), which was the very 1st appearance & origin of a strange new comic book character called "The Batman". It's rendered in Hembeck's hilarious "cartoon style" & is instantly recognizable. Be sure to click on the picture for a larger, more detailed, photo. Also, remember to check out his auctions on eBay where he sells these Classic Cover Artworks from time to time.
Here's an example of some really great comic book art! This is the original cover art to Batman's DETECTIVE COMICS # 815. It was done by Cliff Chiang. It's kind of interesting to see how it went from the black & white drawing to the colors they used when printing it. The main figure ( the bad guy ) & his victims are all rendered with black line-work while the background is done with a dark blue/gray color giving it a whole other feel, like as if it's "other-worldly" or "ghost-like"...a very nice graphic effect. We know many readers of this blog collect original comic book art just as passionately as the vintage toy & comic book collectors so please share some of your favorite original art. Send your photos today!
In Italy there's a popular comic book by Leo Ortolani called RAT-MAN which is a silly cartoon parody of Batman. For one of the covers he did an homage to the Classic Golden Age Comic Book Cover ( Detective Comics #27 ) which was the very 1st appearance of Batman. Most of the language is Italian so I can't read it but the artwork is really great. I love this parody, it's hilarious!
Fred Hembeck is one of our National Treasures! Lately he's been selling his artwork on eBay ( Just search for "Hembeck" ). Here's an example of one of his Classic Comic Book Re-Creations. On the right is the original cover to Detective Comics #398. On the left is his cartoon version...Pure Art!
