BATMAN #197 Cover Recreation! Sensational 60s Fun!

 I was recently commissioned to recreate the famous cover to BATMAN #197, but in the style of the 90s BATMAN-THE ANIMATED SERIES!

It was so much fun reinterpreting the art of master comics artist Carmine Infantino, trying to evoke his perfect composition and sense of drama!

The goal was to also retain the original "pop art" colors, as seen on the original 1967 comic book cover!

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BATMAN-MASK OF THE PHANTASM Style Guide Art!

Here are a few of my pieces created for the BATMAN-THE MASK OF THE PHANTASM animated movie style guide! A style guide is a big book of approved images that companies and interested manufacturers can use on merchandise, and many of my drawings ended up on posters (see below), magazine covers, towels, toys…..Click images below to enlarge!

Images below: It's me, posing with a few posters and magazines that made use of my designs!

Below: My art used on buttons, and even curtains!

Batman's Harley Quinn! A Very Special Commission!

A pal of mine recently came to me with an idea for a very special commission! He wanted me to create a custom image of Harley Quinn, the Joker's gun moll! However, he wanted to see HQ invading his daughter's school grounds, painting up a rock with some special birthday messages for her! After the work was completed, my pal would then paint the actual "message rock" to match the graphics seen in my artwork! Click below to enlarge each image! 

Below: Starting out, with this rough pencil sketch pose!

Below: More elements are roughed in, Harley's pose is modified...

Below: More detail added to both Harley and the "message rock!"

Below: My final pencils, adding text to the rock, as well as Harley's costume details, etc..

Below: My final inked drawing, with added background, including the main portion of the school building!

Below: The final, Photoshop-colored version!

Below: Harley strikes again! The "real life" painted rock!

"Crime Fighter Robin!" Kenner Action Figure Package Art! Batman! DC Comics!

Another one of my pencil illustrations for the folks at Kenner Toys and DC Comics! This time, it's the art for the "Crime Fighter Robin" action figure package, with the spotlight on the Boy Wonder in blazing action, zooming in on his special custom go-cart! Lots of fun! Click to enlarge!

Batman's Robin! Trading Card and--Nightlite?! BATMAN:THE ANIMATED SERIES!

This has to be one of the oddest uses of my art! On the left, below, is artwork I produced in the 90s for a BATMAN:THE ANIMATED SERIES style guide for DC Comics, used here on a trading card. On the right is a 3D bas-relief plug-in nightlite made from the design! Ya never know....Click to enlarge images!