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DescriptionHop on, everybody, so we can jump a ride into Batober, Teen Wolf style! Arooooooo!!Knowing I’d only be able to swing one piece from this beautifully drawn series, I was holding out hope that I’d be able to grab a nice example of Mike’s architectural renderings, maybe some of his gorgeous wash work, some of his out-of-this-world shadowy atmospherics, and (if I was really, really lucky) perhaps even a brief glimpse of the Caped Crusader himself…? Good fortune smiled… You feel like you can almost reach back into the packed Gotham street in the top panel, thanks to the extra depth given to it by Mike’s grey washes. The shadows on the street side of the structures, to say nothing of the building in the distance that is completely wash, add an incredible dimension to the page. Just like his work on The Swamp Thing, where Mike’s lush and layered ink and wash transmuted the swamps from “mere backgrounds” into living and breathing characters with essential impacts on the story, Mike Perkins is nothing less than an alchemist on this project, sinking his time and stunning talent into the work to create a 3D Gotham; a place simultaneously seducing, supporting, and poisoning her dark protector. As everyone else has mentioned, these are enormous pages - about the size of a typical DPS. Wanting to get into the artist’s headspace a bit, I turned the page over to look at its blank white back. Seeing that enormous blank canvas (and knowing that was exactly what Mike had been looking at when he started working on the page) revealed the full scope of the task Mike had had in front of him when he created it. Good lord, that was a -lot- of white space to fill. Then I turned it over again to see the finished page. Then the blank back of the page again…. It was stunning to really consider the artistic lift in that manner; all the ink, all the wash… And then there’s that bottom panel, a “panel” which is slightly larger than a regular 11x17 splash page. Although the faces of the tenement buildings (laced with fire escapes) are beyond impressive, my favorite work on the page is the wash here, where the headlight lenses, windshield, and faces -through- the windshield are all sculpted out of the wash. Just unbelievable. Thanks don’t -begin- to cover it, Rubén. Find more of Mike’s artwork at comicbookartgallery.com ! Social/Sharing |
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M L 
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 10/2/2024
As usual, a fantastic choice of page from you Jason. Everything from this series has looked absolutely gorgeous.
Congrats! That last panel....
E DLS
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 10/2/2024
What an incredible page. In looking at the OA, I honestly believe that the story should never have been colored in the publishing. The first time I clicked on it, I really had to stop and think about what exactly I was looking at. My first instinct was to simply label it as photorealistic art. But that's just too easy and way too damn obvious. And really it's a disservice to the work. It's almost as if he took a series of photographs and inked over them. The shadows and textures (and details) are INCREDIBLE! And I love the touches of blue. Again, all the color this page needed. I have a wonderful love/hate relationship with these kinds of pages. Because even though I'm a cover and splash guy, seeing something like this always makes me feel like I'm missing out by not buying panel pages. Congrats on being so much smarter than me. And congrats on this brilliant piece of comic art.
Joseba Herrero
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 10/2/2024
WoW!! A fantastic page composition. A very intense ink, which gives it a very special atmosphere. Great piece. Congrats.
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
2 - Posted on 10/2/2024
If I had to put it all together and describe what I like best about Mike's work on this series, I think it's the look of the overall whole that impresses me the most. The effort he put into these pages, ably aided by having had more lead time than he has ever had on any other project, is simply beyond reproach. He essentially "built" 1930's Gotham (New York City) from the ground up, creating an atmosphere so realistic that the reader can't help but fall into this world right from the first page of the first issue. The basic framework of the city (ie, buildings, vehicles, clothing, etc.) is so SOLID and accurate that one can't help be pulled into the story whether they like it or not, and once you're in, you're in until the story concludes. That's how strong a hold this world that Perkins has visually created, has on you. I'm so glad you managed to get a page you loved so much, Jason, especially after the huge risk you took in waiting until the final issue before grabbing one!
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
2 - Posted on 10/2/2024
I wish I could ride
I'd pick you up and we'd go Bat in time
Dan wrote this for the Mike
I miss you like it was the very First Knight
And so it shows, in to Gotham, the inks washy
I never go alone and I got dreams Perkins drew it
My friends all say they know everything I'm going through
I drive down different roads but they all lead Bats to you
'Cause they don't know about the light in the panels
They weren't smiling at the art when Ruben sells
Didn't read the book with the comic art pictures
They don't know how much I miss you
I wish I could buy
I'd pick you up and we'd go bats in time
I'd write this oversized
I missed you like it was the very First Knight
Mark V
Member Since 2021
1 - Posted on 10/2/2024
Truly magnificent work by Perkins here and a great choice from the art I saw available. The amount of sheer technique Perkins brings to this page is pretty staggering. I probably read about 5% of all currently published Batman books but I'll add this to the mix, if only to marvel at Perkins's work.
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 10/2/2024
Outstanding! You're right...we got a great Bats, front and center, but the city takes no back seat! Way to set things up up top, then the middle panels progression, then BOOM. Love how the 2 in the car in that last panel are drawn only in grey tone...there, but not in comparison to the Bat-Man! And I don't think I knew these pieces were that big - wow. Must look that much better in person. Congrats!
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 10/2/2024
A gorgeous example from top to bottom and that image of Batman on top of the old school car is stunning, fantastic piece!
Mark Levy
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 10/2/2024
Awesome Architecture - Perkins up there with Marshall Rogers for architecture!
Anthony T
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 10/2/2024
Great page. As you mentioned in the description, everyting is beautifully rendered by Perkins. Really nice, congrats.
JN 80
Member Since 2016
1 - Posted on 10/3/2024
Wow..the tone and atmosphere of this piece. Incredible stuff
F M
Member Since 2005
2 - Posted on 10/3/2024
Great page, from the atmosphere and architecture to the Wolverine shot (sans claws) in the last panel but what I like best is probably that windshield indeed.
Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011
2 - Posted on 10/3/2024
I am totally fascinated and mesmerized by this page!! Mike Perkins brings his A game to everything he draws, but this page is next level. You couldn't ask for anything more, with the beautifully drawn city buildings and autos, the smoky misty feel, the men in the car, and then...the Cped Crusader himself! And you say it's huge too?! You must be over the moon with this one!! Well done!
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