Posted By Dan Greenfield on Sep 21, 2025 | 3 comments

SUNDAY FUNNIES WITH KERRY CALLEN!

We’re big fans of homage covers here at 13th Dimension, particularly when someone takes a classic image and modernizes it in someway. It’s a marvelous way to show a character’s staying power, while also conveying how adaptable they can be.

Batman probably lends himself to this treatment better than any other. Just dig this commission by Kerry, based on 1943’s Detective Comics #73:

And here’s the original, by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson:

“This cover commission was a request to switch all the characters with modern versions,” Kerry sez. “Costumes have gotten much more complicated over the decades!”

Boy, he’s not wrong. I’ll say this though: That modern Scarecrow, designed by Jorge Jimenez and partially inspired by the Arkham games, is one of the most terrifying ever.

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Want more SUNDAY FUNNIES WITH KERRY CALLEN? Come back next week!

Want a commission? Send an email to KerryCallenArt@gmail.com. You can also find other work at linktr.ee/kerrycallen.

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— BATDEVIL: The Great AMALGAM COMICS Character That Should Have Been. Click here.

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KERRY CALLEN spent much of his career as an artist and art director, developing product for Hallmark, but has also dabbled in comics for many years. As a freelancer, he creates work for a range of needs, spanning from Mad Magazine to children illustrations. He has two graphic novels available on Amazon worldwide, Halo and Sprocket: The Definitive Collection, as well as Dirtnap: Mystic Spit.