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Aquaman 61 Story Page 10 by Don Newton and Bob McLeod
Artists: Don Newton (Penciller) , Bob McLeod (Inker)
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DescriptionIt’s been some time since I had uploaded a new Don Newton piece so here is one.A great team up action page between the Bat and Aquaman fighting Kobra. The first panel establish the evil device used by the villain for his nefarious plans ;) The second shows Batman pointing a mean finger at Kobra who seems quite unphased. Great use of light in this one by Newton (with that diagonal splitting the panel upwards). But that can equally be said for the whole page. Then a great action panel of the Bat kicking’s the villain. I love the realistic staging of the scene here, with Batman body actually looking like someone throwing a kick, with his right arm disappearing under his recoiling cape to give him more balance and stability and the vil-lain clearly feeling the impact. CHOOM indeed. The fourth panel, indicated by the overlapping word balloon, sees Kobra preparing his coun-terattack and you have got to LOVE that his whip takes the form of a reptile’s tongue. Typi-cal Bronze Age cheesiness but you can’t fault Kobra for not staying in character ;) Batman is ka-thwudded by Kobra ssssssssssssslipery attack in the next panel as we get anoth-er great full body shot of the hero. And lastly, an amazing close up of the title hero looking worried at the fight. The page would have been great with he Bat alone but this is clearly the crown. When you look at Newton’s Batman, you will find he was an influence on Alan Davis’(and his art, really). I will repeat again that this is the best type of inkers for me here with Bob Mcleod providing lush inks over Newton’s pencils staying true to his line (Bob’s inks are often quite recogniza-ble and apart from the Bat profile in panel 2, I see more Newton art than McLeod’s on this page) as opposed to the Alcala type of inks which would engrave Newton’s line in stone whereas he was an artist whose style was all about fluidity. Lastly, this issue is part of the famous Death of a Prince storyline which is a plus as that run by Skeates and (to a lesser extent) Michelinie still holds up as a great read to this day. Social/Sharing |
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Marcus Wai 
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 1/14/2025
Great Newton Batman action page! Aquaman seems more like a bonus in this page with that senastional close up.
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 1/14/2025
I love the Batman image in the 3rd panel! For a character whose background includes martial arts training, you rarely ever see artists draw him in traditional martial arts poses. It's a great Batman page, but nice to get an Aquaman cameo appearance along with it. The McLeod inks are really nice and complimentary, too, though still not as high level as the stupendous Alfredo Alcala's inks! All hail Alcala! 😜
Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 1/15/2025
So beautiful! Congratulations!
Toni S
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 1/15/2025
I loved always the way Don Newton used to draw Batman! Excellent action page!
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 1/15/2025
fantastic! always great to see more great Don Newton artwork. congrats!
Will K
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 1/15/2025
Alfredo Alcala is my favorite inker on Newton's Batman. But it would really interesting to see Newton/Alcala on Aquaman. Bob McLeod was pretty respectful to Newton's pencils.
Lloyd White
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 1/16/2025
Great page by Newton--it doesn't get much better than this!
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