Gotham is always best with snow falling and the icy chill of death on the wind. David is a primary school teacher who tries his best to turn every math lesson into a discussion on the latest pixar film. This week we are going to break down what we believe to be the best batman covers from each era of comic book history so expect this to be broken into four different parts encompassing. The greatest comic book covers of the dark knight by neil gaiman, brad meltzer, alex ross and frank miller 2005, hardcover, revised at the best online prices at. In case youre just joining us, we asked top artists to name their favorite detective comics covers as part. He does not hold any superpowers, as opposed to the likes of superman or green lantern.
In honor of the seventyfifth anniversary of batman, were doing four straight months of polls having to do with batman. Batman appears on some of the most famous comic book covers of alltime, but which ones are his most iconic. Any list claiming to compile the 15 best superhero comic book covers is doomed from the getgo, since. Batman s best covers last updated by on aug 18, 2014 07. Early batman covers were impressively willing to break the fourth wall on more than one occasion, and this robinson cover is one of the more interesting attempts at this approach sadly, the first page of the comic did not feature penguin on it, thats the sort of thing that comic book publishers would not be able to coordinate until decades later. The greatest comic book covers of the dark knight at. Greatest joker comic book covers of all time youtube. The top 100 most industry changing comic book covers of. I remember seeing it as a wall book at a comics kiosk at the late, lamented u. A click on the cover leads to the large cover view, a click on the issue number to the issue data. The top 100 most industry changing comic book covers of all time. Future installments will deal with batman creators, villains and stories, but this month will be about batman covers.
After making a triumphant return in the earliest issues of the prestige format series, batman. These are the comics that belong on any batfan s shelf. Vintage batman comic book price guide for issues from to find out. Do you ever filter through hundreds of search engine results in an effort to find some of the greatest covers ever made. The top 25 best batman comics and graphic novels ign. The catwoman is an adversary to batman with a keen interest in theft.
Cbr senior writer brian cronin has been writing professionally about comic books for over a dozen years now at cbr primarily with his comics. My choice is relatively new and obscure in the best batman covers lists of the internet, but i think it captures everything you want in a batman cover. Perhaps the greatest batman artist of alltime, this collection of stories drawn by neal adams also works as a strong collection of kidappropriate batman stories period, as these early 1970s comics were designed for children at the time and, due to neal adams involvement, they all look really awesome for readers of any age. I absolutely love comic book covers, so in this video i rank the 5 greatest imo joker covers of all time. Lame choices abound so here is my fantasy anthology. Jason serafino is a contributing writer at complex who covers movies, tv, and comic books. Volume 1 001200 201400 401600 6017 annuals volume 2 annuals volume 3 annuals specials see also detective comics covers, legends of the dark knight covers, shadow of the bat covers, gotham knights covers, list of batman titles, variant covers.
See more ideas about batman, batman comics and comic book covers. It what was his first ever cover featuring the enduring icon batman, mcfarlane got to show off some of his more unique qualities and sensibilities that would go on to. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The claws give him the scary demonlike quality so many covers imbue, while the scattering leaves give a sense of the chilly atmosphere. Mar 30, 2014 75 greatest batman covers of alltime master list comics should be good. Its also his best known and most widely homaged piece. These covers are as synonymous with batman as murdered parents and shark repellent. Catwoman covers from the golden age these are all the comics that catwoman appeared on the cover from batman 001 the cat to detective comics 211 the jungle cat queen. The repeating 300 is a striking visual with one of the best covers of spiderman in the black costume which makes sense because this issue also has venoms. Back in 1940 when she debuted she was known simply as the cat. The best comic book covers of 2017 by john martin 122517 12.
Mark hamill, as well as comic book creators neil gaiman, alex ross, brad meltzer. Batman and detective were practically horror comics during much of the early 70s and this issue and cover are prime examples. Rare comic books, batman comic books, vintage comic books, vintage comics, comic book covers, comic books art, comic art, book art, wolverine comics. Vintage batman comic book price guide for issues from to.
The 25 most iconic comic book covers of all time ign. Best batman stories of the 1970s bronze age comic books. These are the comics that belong on any batfans shelf. With that out of the way, here are the 25 best and most influential batman graphic novels of all time. Ive always been way dissappointed in the dc anthology tpbs like greatest batman stories ever told and batman in the seventies. Not only does watchmen top a number of best of comic book and graphic novel lists, but this alan moore story actually graced time magazines list of the best novels of all time. Comic book cover art is its own specialized form of entertainment.
Batgirl on cover of detective comics batman comic books, comic book. Though a bit derivative of earlier works, i enjoyed seeing supporting characters from the 1970s return. As you might be able to guess from that striking cover, batman 880 is a joker story. A stark, simple cover before that was really a thing in comics, this cover showcases a minimalistic approach has become much more popular in the last few years. This is without question one of the most iconic covers to appear in batmans volume. Ever wonder what are some of the best comic book covers of all time.
1528 1579 1387 661 362 1150 663 154 483 137 765 681 932 1412 1170 109 1376 1276 309 1657 754 1228 1610 1142 1330 542 614 562 662 1517 1558 794 1186 213 1600 332 659 315 470 995 1168 338 1395 856