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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #4, pg. 14 - Color Plate

Artists: Frank Miller (Penciller) ,  Klaus  Jansen (Inker) ,  Lynn Varley (Painter)

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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #4, pg. 14 - Color Plate Comic Art
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Artwork Details

Title: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #4, pg. 14 - Color Plate
Artist: Frank Miller (Penciller)
Artist: Klaus  Jansen (Inker)
Artist: Lynn Varley (Painter)
Media Type: Mixed Media
Art Type: Interior Page
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 473
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Comments: 19
Added to Site: 12/7/2023
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This seemed an odd choice for me but I just found the image and colors to be extremely compelling. I had seen a few of these color plates in person before, and knew from experience how luminous they are and how well they present. After ruminating on it a bit, I finally pressed the trigger and launched an offer. Thanks very much to JP for working with me on terms and time!

Now that it is in hand, the appeal has only grown. I'm never going to be somebody motivated to chase an actual pen-and-ink page from the books, so this is a wonderful commemoration for me of a seminal series.

The hero shot of Supes is fantastic, and the deep blacks and contrasting red/yellow gradients make for an excellent foil against each other. No Bats/Carrie, but we get the iconic television screens with Lola Chong, a nice shot of the mutants, and a couple panels of ol' Gordon. There is also the nice nod to Harlan Ellison, and let's not forget to pour one out for poor Dan Musk.

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Mister Miracle 
Member Since 2021

1 - Posted on 12/7/2023

Very cool! Congrats on the piece!

James S 
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 12/7/2023

Nice!  Is Cylops in the second-to-last panel?!  Dude gets around more than Spider-Man!

Rick W 
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 12/7/2023

Black night, black night,
I don't need black night,
I can't see Dark Knight.
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line
That I'm free, free to be me.
Black night is a long way from home.

Eranga Devasurendra 
Member Since 2020

1 - Posted on 12/7/2023

Wúnderbar, friendo! Regardless of whether it's pen and ink or not, always awesome to have a piece of comic history in your hands.

Marcus Wai 
Member Since 2005

2 - Posted on 12/7/2023

Your little color Miller tells you JP loves you so
You said your Lola only smiled on her TV show
Lynn Varley’s happy when your sorry head is EM pulsed
I hope you make it when the page is 38 years old

You're dripping like a saturated sunrise
You're spilling Janson’s overflowing ink
You're ripped at every page but you're a masterpiece
And Super tearing through the pages and the ink

Everything is blue
Art fills, warheads, mag fields
And now I'm covered in the colors
Pulled apart at the seams
And it's blue
And it's blue

Everything is grey
His hair, his smoke, his dreams
And now Gordon’s devoid of color
He don't know what it means
And he's blue
And he's blue

Bruce had a mission in the mourning
When Dark Knight came through
I know I've only felt religion when I fight with Supes
You got your Miller radiation 'til your boys shrink too
And I'm still faking Carrie’s mourning when she's not with Bruce

Eric Wenger 
Member Since 2012

1 - Posted on 12/7/2023

This is just a classic piece, and such a great add to your killer collection. Congrats!

Migs DC 
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 12/7/2023

The colours are amazing. What a memorable page!

Jordan Joanou 
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 12/7/2023

The colored art popped back decades ago, and they still do now. I always love how Lynn made Superman a black silhouette with only red color.  Congrats on a great addtion to your wonderful collection.

Derek Crabbe 
Member Since 2020

1 - Posted on 12/7/2023

*winks*

Stephen F 
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 12/7/2023

Congrats on a great example!

Joshua Tan 
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 12/7/2023

Beauty..... call me strange but I always preferred the colored pieces for DKR....

Ruben DaCollector 
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 12/7/2023

While I enjoyed the art style in this book at the time it was released, it wasn't until I got into collecting original art that I realized just how sparse and open for color it was, which immediately made me appreciate just how integral Lynn Varley's colors were to the project. I've since been of the opinion that it was the colors more than even the line art itself, that made the published book look as good as it did and still does. Unlike most original comic art, Dark Knight is a rare exception where the line art looks much better WITH the colors added. Congrats on getting such a memorable page!

1 - Posted on 12/8/2023

Nice brother!

artless artmore 
Member Since 2013

1 - Posted on 12/8/2023

Memorable page!  Love the colors, dialog, and everything else.  I should have grabbed one of these when they first hit the market (a familiar refrain, I know)

Tony Marine 
Member Since 2016

1 - Posted on 12/8/2023

Love Varley's color art for DKR!  Congrats!!

Kasra Ghanbari 
Member Since 2004
CAF Administrator

1 - Posted on 12/8/2023

Beautiful piece, congratulations!

Chris K. 
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 12/15/2023

Loved this one - great addition!

Sideshow Bob 
Member Since 2012

1 - Posted on 12/16/2023

Not only is it a great moment in the book, opening up the powerless and lawless Gotham City for the rise of the Sons of Gotham to subsume the Mutant gang, but it reminds you of the sacrifice that Supes makes in almost getting completely burnt up in the explosion. The hero shot is most apt. Varley's rich colors on this page in particular show the breadth of her palatte.  Impactful, indeed. Great score! 

K Gearon 
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 12/18/2023

Yeah, man LOVE that center shot of Supes against the launchflame background...classic stuff.  Congrats!

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