Nick Dragotta - Absolute Batman Issue 1 Page 11

congrats on getting a page from the first issue of Nick's most widely popular/mainstream title to date! Like you I absolutely loved East Of West, still one of my top indie comics ever released.  was hoping to land an original cover from the series myself but hasn't worked out yet, too bad the interior art was done digitally (I have seen people commission specific interior pages for him to recreate though which is a cool idea). 

Those last two panels....

Amazing storytelling!  The onomatopoeia is cutting away from the linear story with Bruce's trauma in hearing gunshots ring with his workout punches in between his memories of that fateful day. 

Not just a page, but what a page - depicting a pivotal moment. This page is so filled with meaning, story, and emotional content, I daresay this beats a standard hero shot page. Congrats on this well-chosen pick up.

Can't wait to see this in a museum someday. Congrats on a gorgeous page of storytelling and a piece of comics history. 

It's been so fun seeing Nick get his due lately with the success of Absolute Batman, and wonderful to see this page land with you. A huge scene in establishing who absolute Bruce is. I love the intercutting of the heavy bag with the lion.

One of the more underated things about Dragottas cartooning is the paneling, and his expert knowedlge on when to keep it simple and when to showcase detail.

This page has a whopping 15 panels, over double the amount that ususally will grace a standard comic page. Thats got to be a gargantuan thing to read in a script, but he uses his skills of simplicty and detail in tandem to say so much in so little space.

Just a fantasticaly done page in a really strong series.