ROBIN’S RECKONING: Dig This Fab, UNSEEN BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES Episode Print
DESPOP TUESDAYS! A week ago, DESPOP TUESDAYS was devoted to Des Taylor’s groovy print celebrating the Batman: The Animated Series episode The Laughing Fish, which adapted both the 1977 Steve Englehart/Marshall Rogers story of the same name, as well as 1973’s Batman #251, by Denny O’Neil and Neal Adams. It was one of six licensed prints that Des sold through Bottleneck Gallery in Brooklyn a few years back. Those went as quick as the Batmobile, but artist’s proofs are available at the Despop website. Here’s the thing, though: Des did six other prints that were never produced — and you’ll get to see each of them over the next several weeks, dubbed THE UNSEEN DESIGNS. We’re starting off with Robin’s Reckoning, the seminal two-parter from 1993 that gave us the show’s version of the Boy Wonder’s origin. The episode was written by Randy Rogel and directed by Dick Sebast Dig this: Des’ design is deceptively simple, with an aggrieved Robin front and center, haunted by his memories of his parent’s deaths. Moody and evocative. For the artist’s proofs for the six prints that were produced — each measuring 18″ x 24″ — click here. — Want more DESPOP TUESDAYS? Come back next week! Want a commission? Buy prints? Buy Des’ comics? Check out his Despop Art website! — MORE — THE LAUGHING FISH: Always a Classic — in Comics or Animation. Click here. — Dig These Three New DC SUPER SODA Flavors to Quench Your Mind. Click here. — DES TAYLOR is the man behind creator-owned comic properties Scarlett Couture, The Vesha Valentine Story, The Trouble With Katie Rogers and a new property in the works The Blue Lotus Strikes. His client list includes DC Comics, La Perla, FHM, Cosmopolitan, Universal Music, ITV Studios America and many more. When he’s not working on his own properties or churning out commissions, Des spends his spare time… working some more, hating Arsenal and raising his two baby daughters, Scarlett and...
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