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Shawn Crystal Absolute Batman #10 Cover

Artist: Shawn Crystal (Painter)

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Title:	Shawn Crystal Absolute Batman #10 Cover
Artist:	Shawn Crystal (Painter)
Media Type:	Paint - Acrylic
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	91
Likes on CAF:	13 14
Comments:	8
Added to Site:	12/11/2025
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Shawn Crystal has created a growing body of amazing painted covers and commissions over the last several years. It's been great to see his unique cartooning blended with surprising color palates - creating striking and unexpected visuals. I saw this cover in person at NYCC and was blown away, but I didn't pull the trigger because of already being overbudget on original art for the year. After weeks of debating, I finally decided I couldn't close out the year without this in my collection. It's a great variant cover for one of 2025's hottest comics.

One difficulty with Shawn's amazing paintings, is the scans never do them justice. The colors, for some reason, just don't pop the way they do in person. I tried adjusting some of the levels and got it closer but just couldn't get the magenta to stand out like it does in person. Thanks to Shawn and Jason at Essential Sequential for making this happen.

11x17 acrylic paint

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Stephen Paras
Member Since 2024

1 - Posted on 12/11/2025

Absolutely loved this variant and I love seeing the full art now. Congrats on an awesome piece!

Joshua Matthews-Sims
Member Since 2022

1 - Posted on 12/11/2025

Congrats on this get. The way he did the wings here is just awesome

Joe A
Member Since 2019

Posted on 12/11/2025

Joshua Matthews-Sims wrote:

Congrats on this get. The way he did the wings here is just awesome

Thanks! The magenta on those wings really pops and is much brighter in the original. I wish I could have captured it here!

Joshua Matthews-Sims
Member Since 2022

1 - Posted on 12/11/2025

Congrats on this get. The way he did the wings here is just awesome

Kavi H
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 12/11/2025

Awesome painted cover! Pieces like these are really tough to scan so I empathize with that. Still looks pretty damn good here too though, congrats!

Abraham Martinez
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 12/11/2025

Shawn's work is dynamic and colorful, congrats

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 12/12/2025

Wonderful visual storytelling with Crystal's take on the hottest character in all of modern day comics. His style is not shadows, so he uses the colors and lines that emphasizes how different this Batman is from all the prior versions.

K Gearon
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 1/22/2026

I've seen this one in person and it's a stunner! Shaw's color work is next level. Congrats!

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