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Category Archives: COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS
12 slapstick Batman covers
It’s been a while since I last browsed through the Grand Comics Database in search for neat cover patterns like Batman’s encounters with angry animals or his freaky sartorial choices. So today I bring you a dozen covers with the … Continue reading
10 great Catwoman covers
The thing about Catwoman is that, even though she has starred in plenty of cool stories, she has often been settled with lame art. Notably, many of her covers are little more than anatomically dubious cheesecake… so I figured it was … Continue reading
10 covers where Batman tries bizarre costumes
As a fan of covers that jump at the reader, I’ve been trying to figure out what kind of themes provide cool visuals. For example, I really dig covers where it looks like Batman is about to get shot. Another … Continue reading
10 covers with Batman attacked by animals
Batman comics have given the world plenty of awesome covers, whether by cleverly playing with their logo or by featuring terrifying depictions of the Joker (well, most of the time anyway). What is astonishing about Bat-covers, though, is not how … Continue reading
Gunning for Batman – part 2
While Batman getting shot at may by itself generate some kick-ass covers, over the years several artists have gone out of their way to make such a premise even more rock and roll. A recurrent strategy has been to come … Continue reading
Gunning for Batman – part 1
In the past, I have expressed my passion for covers that feature the Joker at his most creepy and surreal, as well as covers with some kind of visual twist involving their logo. But just in case you think I’m … Continue reading
More covers that play with the logo
Ok, I’ll call it: as far as Batman-related covers go, nothing will ever beat Lucha Libre #774. And yet, many have tried, some have even come close. Last week I wrote about my soft spot for covers that have fun … Continue reading
Messing around with Batman’s logo
In my world-changing countdown of Ed Hannigan’s Batman covers, I mentioned how much I love it when he put a spin on the series’ logo. Yet Hannigan, God’s gift to cover artists that he undoubtedly is, was hardly the only … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Tollin, covers, Dick Giordano, Keith Giffen
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Top 10 Batman covers by Ed Hannigan
In a world of uncertainty and subjective truths, inexorably spinning towards its entropic doom, there is one unshakable idea we can all hold on to: Ed Hannigan is one of the greatest cover artists to have ever graced Batman comics … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Tollin, covers, Dick Giordano, Ed Hannigan
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Terrific Joker Covers – part 2
Having already highlighted some incredible Joker covers, in this post I will further showcase the versatility of the Clown Prince of Crime as an attention-grabbing front man… For one thing, his presence can just as easily be whimsical as it … Continue reading