[Comics] Your definitive Batman Artist

Who do you feel is the definitive Batman Artist?

  • Bob Kane

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Dick Sprang

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Neal Adams

    Votes: 4 26.7%

  • Jim Aparo

    Votes: 3 20.0%

  • Frank Miller

    Votes: 1 6.7%

  • David Mazzuchelli

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Norm Breyfogle

    Votes: 2 13.3%

  • Bruce Timm

    Votes: 5 33.3%

  • Jim Lee

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Greg Capullo

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
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Covar

Covar

As the title and Poll state, who is your definitive Batman Artist? Shamelessly ripped off from a CBR poll, I was surprised by the results from that site and thought it might be interesting to see the Halforums breakdown (which I suspect will be quite different).

So have at it, I'll place my vote in a bit, once some others are in.
 
sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

I'm proud that you have Breyfogle on the list. Man that was 25 years ago.

But to me Adams and Aparo were the "Classic" Batman look, Norm was just my fave.[DOUBLEPOST=1351790806][/DOUBLEPOST]
 
Bowielee

Bowielee

When I picture Batman in my head, it's always the Aparo version. I LOVE that Arkham city had that style of skin for Batman.
 
Bowielee

Bowielee

Andy Kubert is also conspicuously missing from that list, as well. I hate his art style, but he was a pretty prominent artist for Batman.
 
ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Man, I had to google Jim Aparo and Neal Adams because I swore that the pic Bowie posted was Neal Adams. They both have a very similar style in drawing Batman. Different storytelling techniques as far as the comic form itself, but very similar art styles for Bats.
 
Adam

Adam

Bowielee said:
I said pre-siege perilous.

View attachment 8753[DOUBLEPOST=1351814659][/DOUBLEPOST]And actually, my orignal post was wrong, I meant Arthur Adams.
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I knew what you meant, but Psylocke is a crazy asian assassin in most people's minds now, and not the sheltered British waif she original intended to be. My preference for her in that stage was her armored uniform which didn't last too long.



I did like the Crimson Dawn red tattoo across her eye though after the Siege Perilous.
 
Frank

Frank

No Frank Quitely Covar? What the hell?[DOUBLEPOST=1351830837][/DOUBLEPOST]Seriously though, Jim Aparo is the Batman I remember growing up with and is still how I think of Batman.
 
Espy

Espy

On this list I'd say Neil Adams tied with Norm Breyfogle. Personally I have a hard time deciding between Kelly Jones and Matt Wagner.
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ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Oh man, Kelly Jones. I LOVE their work. It's so creepy, gothic, twisted. So great for horror, like Sandman, and really getting across Batman's menacing side.

My ONLY complaint about his Batman are those long flipping ears. He does it in all his work.
 
Espy

Espy

ThatNickGuy said:
Oh man, Kelly Jones. I LOVE their work. It's so creepy, gothic, twisted. So great for horror, like Sandman, and really getting across Batman's menacing side.

My ONLY complaint about his Batman are those long flipping ears. He does it in all his work.
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I love the big ears :) Jones has this great exaggerated horror style that takes after the master, Bernie Wrightson (whom everyone here should know and love). I know that he isn't everyone's cup of tea but I love his work so much.
 
Zappit

Zappit

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I gotta go with Adams. This guy introduced the realistic style that is the industry standard today. He just drew a really badass Batman, a version and style that would carry on for years to come.
 
Espy

Espy

Hey, is she gonna use that soul taker sword to smack people with the flat of it? Cool. As long as she doesn't ever, you know, cut anyone with a edged weapon.
 
Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Frank said:
I change my vote to whoever did this:



This looks like mankind's greatest achievement.
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Calling it right now, Alfred will be voiced by Keith David. He just looks...Keith Davidish.
evilmike said:
Batman needs to be extreme considering the new adversaries that he must face:
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....Professor Pig? Really? This is the villain they expect kids to enjoy? Yeah, because a guy who's known exploits are modifying humans to be mindless genderless walking bombs is gonna FLY by. The Joker gas was all-ready a stretch, I don't see how they'd get away with that.
 
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