Batman: The Long Halloween #8 pgs 9 & 10 DPS - Batman vs Scarecrow

Another nice add to your collection, Andrew!  

Thanks, James! Always can count on you to be the first comment :)

I have no life...this is true!

A fantastic DPS.   Love Tim's work on the series.  Congrats!

Thank you, Stephen! Much appreciated :)

Excellent!!!

Thanks, Michael :) 

Batman putting some fear into the master of fear. You'd be hard pressed to find a better Tim Sale DPS than this. It's a gem. 

He sure is :) Thank you, Jared! It was one of my favorite images from the series so I was super happy to snag it.

Beautiful page by Tim. He was running on all cylinders when working with Jeph. Batman riding into Gotham with the Scarecrow just perfect. The Long Halloween was the perfect vehicle to showcase Tim's art. Thank you so much for sharing!

Thanks for the comment, Nathan! Loeb with Sale was such a perfect pairing -- they produced some incredible stories together. It didn't really dawn on me until recently how much top quality work they churned out.

Awesome dps! Huge congrats for this great addition!

Thank you, Alessandro! Much appreciated!

The use of black on this DPS is impeccable. In black and white, it's almost as if lightning just lit everything and provided gorgeous contrast. Great addition Andrew!

Thanks, Eric! I totally agree, Tim absolutely nailed the shadows on this one. It's strange, I usually have a strong preference (color vs b&w) for OA pages, but with this storyline I am split on almost every page. I really love the coloring but at the same time, there are so many pages that feel like a master class in replicating the visual style of 40/50s film noir.

Very impressive !! Thanks for sharing !

And thank you for commenting :)

Man this is impressive, Andrew.  A beauty!

Thank you, Rob! Now time for me to get back to 90s X-Men art....

A masterpiece from a legendary issue!!

Thanks for the comment, Toni :) A legendary issue indeed!

Gorgeous double splash.  No one does Scarecrow like Sale, and I agree about the story maybe being the best Batman tale I've read.  

Thank you! Definitely on the same page re: Sale's Scarecrow -- I think he was the best to ever draw him.

Beautiful! Big congrats! 

Big thanks, Jason ;)

Uses the DPS so well with the horse running trying not to tip over and struggling on the left side while Scarecrow and Batman are pulling the momentum towards the right and down.

Apt description :) Thanks for the comment, Marcus!

Saw this up close a few times and always paused to admire,  like a moth to the flame, it's so gorgeous

Ah very cool. Where did you see it? I heard it went on a little roadshow before it got to me. Thanks for the comment, Steve!

impressive dps , not my favorite artist but beautiful art

I understand. It took me a while to really appreciate his art and how unique it was for the time. Thanks for the comment!

Fantastic DPS, certainly my favorite in Long Halloween. Like yourself I'm becoming more of a Tim Sale fan as time passes. I agree his art was perfect for the tone of that book. It really felt sinister and suspenseful to match the text brilliantly. Great pickup Andrew!

Thank you, Paul! Kind of you to say :) It's funny how our tastes shift as we age. I really was not a fan of Tim initially, and now I think he was one of the greatest contributors to the medium from his generation. 

Not too many DPS's across those 13 isssues. Love this page, I saw it in person at NYCC, a real show stopper!

Thanks, Sonu! Definitely not many. Took me forever to find one. Was shaking a lot of trees privately and in the end none of it mattered. Then, one day, it just popped up lol. I don't go to a lot of conventions so I hadn't seen it before XD

Shaking trees...Could work...They are paper producers.

All I got was splinters :(

Spectacular!

Thank you :)

Striding side by side with the great Dark Knight splash! Great piece, congrats!

Thank you! Much appreciated as always :)

Lucky lucky you what a truly iconic piece of Batman history amazing pick up!

Definitely feel lucky :) Thank you, Stan!

Love it

Glad you like it. Thanks for the comment, Ben!

Beautiful Crane example from a classic bat story. Hard to top that 

Thank you! I definitely have an affinity to Sale's redition of Scarecrow, so I was super happy I was able to pick this up.

Fantastic DPS! Congrats on such a gem!

Thank you, Jason! Much appreciated. Sorry for the late reply, I missed the notification! Very busy week :(

OMG! What a fabulous DPS from Batman: The Long Halloween! Stunning work by the incredible Tim Sale! I love how Sale drew the Scarecrow here, all flipsy and flopsy like a real hay-filled scarecrow would be. And putting the very solid Batman on the back of the horse is such a strong contrast. I love Sale's use of thick spots of black to contrast with his beautiful thin linework! This is such a classic piece of comic book history! Congrats!

Why thank you, Bill! You always have such thoughtful comments :)

Thats a tough question Batman asked, isn't it? I mean, the horse was doing the running. As we all know, scarecrows cannot run but are too ashamed to admit it.

Forget the Flash vs Superman race. Batman vs Horse is clearly the race everyone should care about. ;)

Just a pure stunner!  One of the best images from the story and that's saying something.  Perfect faceoff scene to get the DPS treatment!  Big, big congrats, Andrew!

Thank you! I love the story and super glad I got to snag this one.

Absolutely phenomenal Tim Sale piece!  For me, this would be a one and done example.  At least in terms of Long Halloween or Batman art.  Such an incredible talent and so sorely missed.  

Thank you, Eric! Sorry for the delayed response -- didn't see this until now! Yes, this piece very much feels like a good closer for my Long Halloween collection. Never say never though: this was a special story with lots of great pages!