Holy Sebbin Lebbin!
DC’s been doing some great variants for Batman’s 85th anniversary — but this one takes the Bat-cake.
Dig Nicola Scott’s cover for Batman #152:
Yeah, Adam West cast in Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns — the ultimate mash-up of the two most diametrically opposed versions of our hero.
If you’ve not been following this anniversary schtick, DC has been redoing famous Batman covers but instead casting screen versions of the Caped Crusader. For example, there was a San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Detective Comics #27 Facsimile Edition — in full Golden Age size — but with Christian Bale in his Batman Begins regalia:
Dan Mora
Batman begins. Get it?
Batman #152 is due Sept. 4 and this cardstock variant lists for $5.99.
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MORE
— DC Recasts Famous BATMAN Covers With Screen Versions of the Caped Crusader. Click here.
— Dig the Groovy BRONZE AGE Trade Dress for This BATMAN 85th ANNIVERSARY Variant Cover. Click here.
August 8, 2024
That is Bat-Tastic, Old Chum!
August 8, 2024
Strange concept considering that West detested Miller’s Dark Knight.
August 8, 2024
Gotta agree with you there. From a design point, there seems to be a lot of negative space too. Then again I’m not the market being targeted by modern comics and their covers. Give me a good old trade dress heavy cover of the 60s/70s any day. Throw in some floating heads…
August 8, 2024
So fun and man also really DIG THIS old CHUM… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IecMZNzLMfg
August 8, 2024
Very cool and I also dig this OLD CHUM! Cheers! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IecMZNzLMfg
August 8, 2024
Nice!
August 8, 2024
Um… The Batman of Dark Knight Returns WAS the Adam West Batman… Frank said so decades ago…