The Bat-Man: Second Knight #3 p.01 - Splash!

The Bat-Man: Second Knight #3 p.01 - Splash!NOTE: These pages measure 16. 5" x 21", slightly larger than twice up size! NOTE: Page is currently in public exhibit, so shipping will wait 'til August. Mike Perkins opens the final issue with a haunting, tightly framed splash that immediately sets a visceral tone for this 1939 set noir. The image is dominated by a gruelling close up of the Bat Man, where the illustrative realism of his grit and determination is on full display. Perkins uses a heavy,

This breathtaking original painting by legendary pulp artist Rafael DeSoto was published as the cover to The Eagle and the Wind

In the rain soaked shadows of a gaslit Gotham

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A very dynamic composition coupled with gorgeous organic inking and ink wash

The composition is pure chaos and destruction

I love her socks and the way Perkins used wash tones to delineate the lip marks

the leader of The Ravagers

Mike Perkins was tasked with relaunching Deathlok a Marvel

as she recounts that she believes Levi is still alive and we see flashback images from previous issues of this run

The way Perkins illustrated Swamp Thing's  walk through the fire is brilliant

The opening panels are particularly striking