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Prelim & Finished Pencils for Much Ado About Nothing

Artist: Michael Netzer (Penciller)

6 Comments - 1,356 Views - 1 Like

Prelim & Finished Pencils for Much Ado About Nothing Comic Art

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Title:	Prelim & Finished Pencils for Much Ado About Nothing
Artist:	Michael Netzer (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pencil
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	1,356
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Comments:	6
Added to Site:	4/10/2011
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Description

I was going to wait until the inked version was ready, but since I saw this on the net already�

Joe Rubinstein set me up with Mike Netzer who took my vision of casting Batman and Catwoman as Benedick and Beatrice in the costume ball scene of "Much Ado About Nothing" (Act II, Scene I) and really ran with it. I really like the costume he came up with for Batman because it is reminiscent of the one Bruce's father wore in the Silver Age classic "The First Batman" (which I remember reading in one of the 100-Page Super Spectaculars DC published in the 70s). Also, the catty look he gave Selina is just perfect. The only change I asked for was to give Bruce's expression a bit more befuddlement.

Here we see Beatrice, who, depending on the interpretation, may or may not know that her partner is Benedick, insult Benedick thoroughly:

BENEDICK: I pray you, what is he?

BEATRICE: Why, he is the prince's jester: a very dull fool;
only his gift is in devising impossible slanders:
none but libertines delight in him; and the
commendation is not in his wit, but in his villany;
for he both pleases men and angers them, and then
they laugh at him and beat him. I am sure he is in
the fleet: I would he had boarded me.

BENEDICK: When I know the gentleman, I'll tell him what you say.

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Gal Schwartz
Member Since 2005

Posted on 4/10/2011

Beautiful prelim my friend ! I can't wait to see the finished illustration !

Will K
Member Since 2006

Posted on 4/10/2011

When I read Mike's description on his website, I could not think of any other person other than you to commission the piece.

Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006

Posted on 4/11/2011

Will K wrote:

When I read Mike's description on his website, I could not think of any other person other than you to commission the piece.

Yes, it did rather sound like something I'd think up, didn't it?

Michael One Minute Later
Member Since 2005

Posted on 4/10/2011

this is going to be wonderful

Marvel Two-in-One Guy
Member Since 2003

Posted on 4/11/2011

Wow! Gorgeous!

Mike Pascale
Member Since 2004

Posted on 3/25/2012

Good grief! This is beautiful. Mike is one of those rare breeds who gets better, not older. the anatomy is amazing (including the callipygian Cat!), the shading impeccable and the expressions spot-on. Congrats!

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