Framed
Actual printed page
Location: Gone But Not Forgotten
Artists:
Don Newton
(Penciller)
,
Alfredo Alcala
(Inker)
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This is an absolutely wonderous Batman splash from my favorite Batman era! Don Newton was a great penciler, with his strengths being his great storytelling, which leads the eye around from panel to panel seamlessly, very solid anatomy and spotting his blacks wonderfully to make for great composition. Newton did NOT have anything about his actual line that stood out, though, so he was actually the perfect type of penciler to have a highly stylized inker working with him. During the early 80's, the Bat books had some of the most beautiful finished art of any title ever published, and regardless of whether it was Newton, Hoberg, or even the legendary Gene Colan penciling the books, the one common denominator and the singlemost reason for the books having that delicious and hugely atmospheric look, was that the stupendous Alfredo Alcala was the embellisher. He was the glue that held the look of the books together regardless of changing pencilers, and more than anyone else, is responsible for the final overall look of those books. So kudos to both men, whose work is dearly missed, and kudos to you, Larry, for owning such an incredible piece of the Batman mythos!
Wow, Don Newton's work was so good and so underappreciated. He left us much too early. Congratulations!
Yowza! Gorgeous full-figure Batman swinging through Gotham by Newton! Love it!
My all-time favorite Batman artists:
1) Irv Novick
2) Don Newton
3) Neal Adams
However, Don Newton with Alfredo Alcala is SUCH a sweet combination. I really push on the 'Irv Novick at #1' take. Alfredo's blacks are never 'just black', they had life and texture. What a beautiful page.
As good as it gets...
Outstanding piece. The colored page does not do the pencils and inks justice. Sublime.
What a superb piece of illustration from a "gone too soon" Fantastic Artist. Congrats!
This is the best Batman splash I ever seen!!!! Super Top!!!
Newton was a fabulous artist and this is a beautiful example of this work. Alcala was perfectly suited for Newton. Your description of the art is so insightful.