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Scott McDaniel - A Nightmare in Gotham [Batman Scarecrow] after Escher

Artist: Scott McDaniel (Penciller)

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Title:	Scott McDaniel - A Nightmare in Gotham [Batman Scarecrow] after Escher
Artist:	Scott McDaniel (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pencil
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	4,575
Likes on CAF:	0 1
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	13
Added to Site:	6/21/2012
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Last year I commissioned Scott to draw my take on “Death in the Family”. I was completely blown away and thought it would be very difficult to beat. Well this year his commission list opened up again and I contacted him with two ideas….one somewhat straight forward and the other totally twisted and complex…..Scott picked the challenging idea.

I call it “A Nightmare in Gotham” and it heavily relies on one of Scott’s strengths….Perspective. It features Batman having a Scarecrow fear gas induced nightmare in the style of M.C. Escher. The setting has stairs going everywhere, with platforms and various tragic “scenes” from Bruce’s life, and can be viewed in any orientation.

First Scott built the structure to hold all of the elements. Due to the scope of the project he used (2) 11x17” boards.

Next he added the “Scenes” from Bruce’s life which include:
The Death of Jason Todd
The Death of Bruce’s Parents
The Death of Dick Grayson’s parents
Bane breaking Batman’s back
Barbara Gordon being shot by the Joker (note the cuff links)
A bat
A Cataclysm batcave with a wrecked Batmobile
And a T-Rex bursting thru the wall

Then he added the villains….Batman has the best villains hands down. They include:
Scarecrow, Penguin, Harvey Dent & Two Face (flipping the same coin), Killer Croc, Deathstroke, Red Hood, Bane, Harley Quinn, Joker (with a laughing fish), Hush, Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, Ventriloquist & Scarface, Deadshot, Talia, Clayface, Catwoman (riding the T-Rex), Ra’s al Ghul in the Lazarus pit….and the Mad Hatter dipping his toe in the Lazarus Pit.

The final product is stunning! I highly recommend getting a commission from Scott. He is professional, courteous, and super easy to work with.

Check out his site www.scottmcdaniel.net for more details.

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Jerry Livengood
Member Since 2008

Posted on 6/21/2012

Ummmmm......I don't know what to say.

Marvel Two-in-One Guy
Member Since 2003

Posted on 6/22/2012

Good gravy. This is mind blowing. Wow. You will have a hard time topping this.

Mike W
Member Since 2007

Posted on 6/22/2012

Unbelievable!!!! Congratulations on a really special piece!!!

Brian Jones
Member Since 2005

Posted on 6/25/2012

Amazing!!! Congrats...love this!

Dimitrios Z
Member Since 2011

Posted on 6/29/2012

The detail is phenomenal. I love Scott's work and reallly appreciate you sharing this with us. Keep it coming and Congrats!!!

Alan N
Member Since 2004

Posted on 7/1/2012

Awsome!

Icon UK
Member Since 2005

Posted on 7/2/2012

Bathistory as Escher print... Amazing!

Gal Schwartz
Member Since 2005

Posted on 7/16/2012

Outstanding piece ! You're pushing Scott to his limits and then making him break through them !

Bo Roberts
Member Since 2004

Posted on 1/30/2013

Yes, this is really incredible! It must have been amazing to work with Scott on this. It would be cool to see some of the prelims. When will you get inked? framed? :)

Joseph Vaughn
Member Since 2012

Posted on 8/19/2013

Escher would have been proud... This is nothing short of spectacular!

Alex Johnson
Member Since 2006
Forum Moderator

Posted on 8/31/2015

Simply astounding. What a great idea! I reminds me a bit of Dick Sprang prints of the Batcave - always something new to find. Wonderful!

Anthony F
Member Since 2004

Posted on 8/31/2015

The detail is astounding, your commission request couldn't have turned out better!

Alex Johnson
Member Since 2006
Forum Moderator

Posted on 5/12/2016

That is such a great image. What a terrific drawing and I'm really impressed by what Scott has done. Congratulations.

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