DESPOP TUESDAYS!
Last week, we showed you Des Taylor’s versions of the famed 1966 Batman and Robin rooftop pinup in glorious black and white. If you missed it, check it out — because even an artform that’s based in four colors sometimes looks killer diller in 1940s-style monochrome.
That exercise was such a gas, we’re bringing it back with 13 more illos from both DC and Marvel.
Swell!
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MORE
— ROOFTOP NOIR: The Classic BATMAN and ROBIN Pin-Up as Cinematic Gold. Click here.
— BATMAN AND ROBIN ON THE ROOFTOP: What if the Famed ’60s Pin-Up Was Done in the 1980s? Click here.
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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 Leia-May.
October 21, 2025
There’s just something about black and white, and Des captures the mystique well. I’ve recently seen Cinema Force videos on YouTube that make a strong case for the 1989 Batman, 1994 Shadow, and 1996 Phantom films to be better in black and white. So I pulled out my Phantom blu-ray, scaled backed the color and watched. While I still prefer it in color, I have to admit they have a point, as grayscale gives it a darker, often noir feel.
October 23, 2025
Seeing Catwoman and Marvel’s Black Cat here, makes me realize how much I’d like to see Des take on Harvey’s Black Cat.