Batman comic book covers

Feb 5, 2020 trying to post high quality images only my personal favourite comic book covers of all time that feature batman see more ideas about batman comics, batman comic books, comic book covers. With that out of the way, here are the 25 best and most influential batman graphic novels of all time. They tend to be direct tributes, although occasionally there are. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. The best comic book covers of 2017 by john martin 122517 12. Index status cover scan status 1198 covers for 715 issues available.

Future installments will deal with batman creators, villains and stories, but this month will be about batman covers. During this period, batman has taken many forms wearing several different costumes, and adopting various styles of appearance. Comic book covers presented at cover browser are republished within a. Nov 01, 2017 this is a tag video started by colten atkins to show off your top 10 batman covers.

Of course, i was always going to buy any issue of batman that i came upon anyway as well as just about any comic book i could find. As such, nearly every superhero was created in this time period. Batman has been a fixture of dc comics for almost 80 years now. In honor of the seventyfifth anniversary of batman, were doing four straight months of polls having to do with batman. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics, the series which began in 1940. Mar 22, 2014 future installments will deal with batman creators, villains and stories, but this month will be about batman covers. Of course, for many years, batman covers were as bright as any other comic book heroes, but as the 1970s rolled around, the covers became dark and more distinctive again. The comic was promoted as a companion piece to millers legendary the dark knight returns, and mcfarlanes cover which shows batman and. The top 100 most industry changing comic book covers of all time. Homage covers the largest portion of covers that pay homage are usually honouring the work of previous comic book covers. Batman proved to be so popular that a selftitled ongoing comic book series began publication with a cover date of spring 1940. Batman comic book covers becoming limited edition posters.

Click on any cover to go to the discussion about that batch of covers. Batman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero batman as its main protagonist. In the name of his murdered parents, bruce wayne wages eternal war on the criminals of gotham city. Geoff johns and gary frank bring the dc and watchmen universes together. These are the comics that belong on any batfans shelf. Comic book artists have been especially able to work well with shadows with the character, as his distinctive looks really pops when it is in silhouette. See more ideas about batman, batman comics, comic book covers. Volume 1 volume 2 batman and robin annuals see also variant covers. Here at comic basics weve assembled a comprehensive list of the 100 most industry changing comic book covers of all time. But, instead of just a bunch of cool batman art, this show will be comprised of 18 memorable batman comic book covers from history, blown up and recreated as limitededition screen printed posters. Legends of the dark knight comic book series, which primarily concentrates on early tales of batman that are not necessarily considered canon, but have also been used during major crossover storylines such as batman. Jul 12, 2019 book riot has talked about the best comic book artists working today and what makes a great cover in general. Batman proved to be so popular that a selftitled ongoing comic book series began publication with.

Bodysuit deadpool marvel comics merc with a mouth sword weapon. The original superman, batman, and several marvel universe characters originate from this time period. Comic book cover art is its own specialized form of entertainment. The dark knight made his debut all the way back in 1939, making a huge impression as he spread his wings across the cover. 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 comic covers, batman and comic book covers. 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 issues contain two stories, one about the batman we know and love, the other about a comic book about batman. He does not hold any superpowers, as opposed to the likes of superman or green lantern. But which are the best and coolest comic book covers in the history of comics. The top 25 best batman comics and graphic novels ign. One of the great things about the comic book industry is that there are so. Home labs random about this is the sister site of vintage ad browser.

The top 100 most industry changing comic book covers of all. Four new series set in the world of the vertigo classic. One of the great things about the comic book industry is that there are so many comic book covers for us, as designers to look at. 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 ebay. This promotional comic book has been featured in comic book marketplace magazine. America daredevil fantastic four flash green lantern hulk iron man justice league.

Batman and robin volume 1 variant covers batman and robin volume 2 variant covers, batman and. Dc comics batman has been a fixture of dc comics for almost 80 years now. After making a triumphant return in the earliest issues of the prestige format series, batman. Comic book covers presented at cover browser are republished within a fair use context. Here are your picks for the 75 greatest batman covers of alltime. Bruce waynes parents are murdered by a cheap crook, and young bruce vows to avenge their deaths by warring on all criminals. The legend of the batman who he is and how he came to be.

The top ten batman covers from each era part 2 the silver. Batman comic books covers, scans of batman comic books. The top ten batman covers from each era part 1 the golden. This is one of the first comics i ever remember seeing on the spinner racks and one of the first indications that maybe batman doesnt get out of all the traps like he does on tv.

This page contains all cover art images in the database for this particular comic series. This era is iconic because it is near the birth age of comic books. This list contains some of the more obvious covers amazing fantasy, brave and the bold, action comics, etc. A click on the cover leads to the large cover view, a click on.

This 1941 comic was the second issue of dc comics then called nationals book that contained both superman and batman stories in it. It remains one of the most straightforward and iconic covers in the series, relying on shadow and darkness to drive home the point almost as if robin was the last. Though far simpler than some of batmans other greatest covers, the content speaks for itself. Comic book covers are often beautiful works of art. Now, its time to present 26 of the absolute best comic book covers of all time. Feb 5, 2020 trying to post high quality images only my personal favourite comic book covers of all time that feature batman see more ideas about.

The batman and robin figures were photostatted on to the cover from a drawing for a detective comics story layouts by ed kressy and finishes by dick sprang, this was during the time when sprang was being taught how to draw batman and robin by kressy and the caricatures of adolf hitler, benito mussolini and hideki tojo were done by stan kaye. It remains one of the most straightforward and iconic covers in the series, relying on shadow and darkness to drive home the point almost as if robin was the last shining part of batmans life. Batman appears on some of the most famous comic book covers of alltime, but which ones are his most iconic. Batman comic book covers for all batman comic books for sale.

Covers on this page in red 125 2650 5175 76100 101125 126150 151175. Because i am terrible at ranking things, ive just put them in chronological order. This was the first issue of the series to be titled worlds finest comics, the title it would retain for the next 45 years. Volume 1 001200 201400 401600 6017 annuals volume 2 annuals volume 3 annuals specials see also detective comicscovers, legends of the dark knightcovers, shadow of the batcovers, gotham knightscovers, list of batman titles, variant covers. One of the keys to a great cover is unsurmountable danger, that palpable. The crazy dick sprang detective comics covers from 1990 a. These covers are as synonymous with batman as murdered parents and shark repellent. Batman is the best batman dc comics comic book cover batman comic books. The comics from this time usually explain the creation and early stories of many superhero characters. This is a tag video started by colten atkins to show off your top 10 batman covers. Cbr senior writer brian cronin has been writing professionally about comic books for over a dozen years now at cbr primarily with his comics. Batman meets commissioner gordon face to face for the first time.