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Batman: The Dark Knight Saga

Artist: Joe Matt (All)

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Title:	Batman: The Dark Knight Saga
Artist:	Joe Matt (All)
Media Type:	Paint - Watercolor
Art Type:	Splash Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	668
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Comments:	4
Added to Site:	12/27/2020
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Joe Matt is a long-time hero of alternative autobiographical comics. While his comic - Peep Show - issues forth in sad dribs and drabs, he supports himself inking and colouring mainstream comics; work that, I'm told, he despises.

This frontispiece, painting lovingly in gouache on the front endpaper of Frank Miller's collected The Dark Knight Sags (Deluxe Edition, 2015), successfully skewers Miller's dolorous reactionary 'masterpiece' AND Matt's peevish, cheapskate and poverty-stricken (through his own choice), life. Made me laugh, anyway.

Painting stages are from Joe's IG account.

Acryla Gouache, India Ink on endpaper of 'Batman: The Dark Knight Saga'
11" X 7.5"

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Geoff Art
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 12/27/2020

Great stuff and a novel idea for a commission. Love Joe Matt's work, wish he'd release more of his own stuff!

Ben Heywood
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 12/27/2020

Geoff Art wrote:

Great stuff and a novel idea for a commission. Love Joe Matt's work, wish he'd release more of his own stuff!

I know, right? Though, I suppose we all know what Joe is like - terminally lazy - so it may be a long wait...

Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 3/8/2021

What a fantastic idea and execution. Very amusing and DKR is still my favourite comic book, despite its overblown imagery. Anything that has cultural signifigance is always mocked. Lol. Considering how right wing Franks work always appears to me I would worry about him showing up at the artists door.

Satya Chetri
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 8/11/2023

Brilliant piece, lovely to see the coloring stages as well.

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