Відео

those were pretty great!

Definitely wish he'd been able to do more! A long run on a book would have been legendary!

He had a great setup- imo, as good as Batman's.

I can see that- it looks so much cleaner than the older ones!

You're not the first person to suggest him!

Big fan of his, especially the earlier stuff with Rogers and Byrne! Will definitely get more into featuring inkers down the line!

@@samhighvoltage thanks so much for checking it out!!!

Have to check out that series on max!!!

Sounds like an awesome collection!!!

Adams' version is definitely a big step in Batman's visual evolution- and I'm being a little hyperbolic with my title. But Rogers' run really solidified the character and Gotham. Adams' batman output was a lot spottier than I'd thought before looking into it- my take is that rogers and englehart took a lot of what they'd seen about batman in the late 60s and early 70s, how it gad started to move away from camp, and formalized that into the approach to the character that was the blueprint until Miller came along.

Awesome! Barring any work emergencies, should have the next vid tmrw!

I hope they do publish that! And I'm glad the video finally made it's way to you! Should have the new one up in a couple of days- looking at Norm Breyfogle's work!

Absolutely! That book is way better than it deserved to be- the characters are great, and the designs have aged really well!

@@benjaminmorsecomicbookarti3793 That is the TRUTH!🔥🔥

@@africansuperhero 100%!

I know. That was so weird, man. Any time they can throw in something like that, or Harley and Nightwing, it's always going to happen.

@@benjaminmorsecomicbookarti3793 Thank god Paul mostly kept Bruce in check.

@@callmejacob3234 Agreed! A few of the pairings they introduced in the DCAU were great- loved Hawkgirl and John Stewart, but so many seemed really out of left field.

@@benjaminmorsecomicbookarti3793 I really liked Batman and Wonder Woman. I also liked Bruce and Andrea. Andrea is probably my favorite Batman love interest next to Silver St. Cloud.

@@callmejacob3234 Andrea was great- was cool that they brought her into the comics a bit in that Tom King miniseries. I think that wasn't in continuity (it seems like a very direct follow up to his Batman run), but hope they bring her in.

Good point! I remember reading that now that you bring it up, should have noted that!

That would be awesome to see!!

I'll read it that way next time! Thanks!

@@Dkalban thanks! I'll take a look at that!

@@benjaminmorsecomicbookarti3793 Okay :) It may have been a perfect storm on my end of the sound mix, my AC, and my laptop speakers. ^^; but better safe than sorry?

Thanks!! I agree- he's one of the best, and those 3 shows were GREAT!

@@benjaminmorsecomicbookarti3793 your welcome and yep. I am glad you like those shows as well.

@@Chaosic 100%!!

@@benjaminmorsecomicbookarti3793 👍

Yeah- what a cool coincidence!

I believe you can order direct from dc's online shop, or through your local comics shop- it's in preorder now, and is supposed to ship in August of this year!

I might have had that one too!

Absolutely!!

I'm not 100 percent sure on that- I know Englehart had an at times fraught relationship with DC, but I don't think Rogers did. I certainly wish he'd stayed longer- that we'd have as many issues by Rogers as we do Breyfogle, Nolan or Aparo!

Yeah- he's one of the all time greats!

Absolutely!! That's probably the first time I saw his stuff!

Definitely planning to do a Toth ep!

I'm sorry to hear that happened!

Thanks so much!! I looked around a bit for the correct pronounciation on Giordano and couldn't find anything that seemed right!

100 percent!

I've grown to like it! Actually was working at a theatre when it came out- I lugged the film canisters up to the projector a few days early to check it out!

@@White_Tiger2169 you're right- I should have noted that!!

@@eliasscorsone3220 from what I've read, and seen of his early work- while he certainly improved over time, a lot of his talent seems natural!

@@benjaminmorsecomicbookarti3793 "Talent" sure, but what was/is his routine? What is his studio like?

@@eliasscorsone3220 Aside from the mentions in interviews, I haven't seen a lot of process stuff from him! I'll look into that!

@@benjaminmorsecomicbookarti3793 Much appreciated! I love the idea of "cracking the code" of how to improve. I wonder if he has adhd or autism spectrum, or some hyperfocus for illustration (which would be cool for us neurospicy people to have a hero). His work is just so clean.

@@eliasscorsone3220 His work is definitely very clean- he must have really impressive focus!

Awesome- glad you like his stuff! You're right- TONS of energy in these pages!

I saw that image when I was researching- I'd have included it if I could find it at a higher resolution!

I am a big fan of Garcia Lopez! and you're right- there certainly do seem to be a lot of great artists from those places. Love Jiménez's work- one of the greats.

@@benjaminmorsecomicbookarti3793 So glad you like Jorge Jiménez. He is incredibly talented. And he has a style that tends to appeal to almost everybody. Have you seen him? Besides pictures you can find interviews here in UA-cam. Some, if not most, are of Spanish News Channels. I ask because I wonder if you ever imagined him to be the way he is. ...I thought he´d be just a regular guy and truly impressed me by not being one at all when you think of a comic book artist. In fact, check a video (from DC) titled Visionnaires featuring Jorge Jiménez where they go in dept into his professional life. Please do a video about him. PS So glad he can have as credits the designs of Superboy (Jon Kent) and Punchline.

@@justicierodelaliga I definitely have making a video about him on my list! His work has evolved a bit over the last few years (he's changed up his rendering and linework a bit) that would make it interesting to cover!

Absolutely! I've spent years tracking down the issues he's done interiors for!

@@benjaminmorsecomicbookarti3793 I recently was able to re-read the very short run of Hercules Unbound, and three comic legends worked on the 12 issues of the book; JL Garcia Lopez, inked by the legendary Wallace Wood and the run was finished by the great Walt Simonson. Woody's skills were beginning to diminsh, but the art was still dynamic.

Thanks so much! Hoping to have a new one in the next few days!

It really is! Read that in the Modern Masters issue abut JLGL!

I totally agree with what you're saying- the move towards the darker Batman started even in the early 60s, and I'm being a little hyperbolic with my title. But it kind of came out of the research I did on this. The first thing I think of as far as redfining Batman's world in the 70's is Adams and O'Neil- but their output was a lot spottier (in terms of timing, not quality, of course!) than I realized. They had a great stories here and there, but jumped around a lot, and it wasn't really a "run" that built up momentum. And Aparo- probably my favorite Bat-artist- was still on Brave and Bold for such a long stretch, not really on one of the Batman flagships. I'd never been a big Rogers/Englehart fan as a kid, and their run certainly didn't last that long- but it was always something I'd read about as what other teams looked at as a good baseline for the 70s "darker" Batman. But when I finally checked it out a few years ago, I can see what the fuss was about- it was seemed like it was kind of the first time all the cool things that had been happening with the character post Adam West came together, both in art and writing tone, and really took shape over a few arcs. Thanks for your comment- and some of those artists who you listed will definitely be featured in a new video soon!

The Batman being portrayed as a dark figure started with Detective Comics #27. Any other time you want to point to him becoming a dark figure is simply a return to the darkness of his first appearance.

@@ChrisLawton66 Of course. I DID say "...turn Batman *back* into a dark figure" in the original post.

@@macsnafu yes, you absolutely DID.

@@ChrisLawton66 I agree- it all stems from there!

Yeah- everybody has their favorite artists in terms of style or storytelling, but it's always seemed like these were the perfect versions of DC's heroes!

There are many others I can mention in the same league: George Pérez, Ramona Fradon (in the Super Friends comics and design for the cartoon) and the current Jorge Jiménez.

@@justicierodelaliga I really don´t know what people sees on Jimenez art. It´s my personal opinion, of course. I´ll say one of the best DC comics artist right now and for the last 10 years, is Ivan Reis.

Yeah, his Superman has yet to be matched. Somehow it looks like every good live action version of Superman at the same time- total perfection! And thanks so much for checking out Scarlet Twilight! Working on the sequel now!