Probably my last Christmas posting... and it's Robins all the way... pretty much

[icon_uk]

Before I head off to enjoy Christmas with my family, I thought I'd share some new images with my s_d family... and it being Christmas, it's Robin time! (As I've mentioned before, the European robin is a bird aassociated with winter and Christmas, not spring.

So first up this cute little sketch from Fred Hembeck, as Santa finds a new elf (He already has the shoes for it!)



"So let me get this straight; I still have to run around rooftops, but only once a year, no one will laugh at my outfit and no strange bad guys will want to tie me up and hold me prisoner?"

"Yup, now shut up and get in the sack"

Oh. and don't forget there's always time to pick up that last minute perfect present for your loved one.



Tim is probably fervently hoping he gets taken backed and swapped for store credit....

This is a recent pick up, a preliminary sketch for a possible (though ultimately unused) cover for Nightwing #4 by Eddy Barrows. I love not just the motion, but the blissfully happy smile which Dick has as he soars through the sky (Though whether that's due to proximity to Babs I leave to your own individual tastes!



And this last piece is my Christmas gift for this year from my too geneours friend, who really does spoil me ROTTEN!

Several years ago, DC produced a special lithograph highlighting the history of Robin. Complementing a reprinting of Dick Grayson swearing his oath of loyalty to justice and Batman were four new images of Robin though the ages, model shots from through the decades as it were.

Though each different picture was done in a different art styles highlghting four of the very different looks which Robin has had through the years (Dick Grayson by Kane/Finger (1940's) and Infantio (1960's) and Tim Drake by Jim Aparo and Tom Grummett (1990's) they were all pencilled and inked by the legend that is Jose-Luis Garcia-Lopez, who catches their looks splendidly.


Freaking awesome isn't it? :D

And just in case a legality scan is required, or even if it's not, I end with this weirdly disturbing cover to Batman #45

Comments

[damar148]

The last looks like a rather disturbing Joker prank and the family is only seconds away from shrieking in pure terror.

[icon_uk]

They're shrieking? You don't want to know where the Joker inserted the springs!

[damar148]

My mistake for thinking the situation was less horrible, as I assumed Batman and Robin were already dead.

[icon_uk]

Considering where I was envisaging the springs as being, I'm not sure being dead wouldn't be preferable for them.

[kenn_el]

"When I asked for a Dick-in-a-box that's not what I meant."

[icon_uk]

Icon_uk adds that to his list of "Things not to Google on Christmas Day".

[superfangirl1]

*lol*

I wouldn't mind one. ;)

[whitesycamore]

I'm going to overlook the obvious, and comment on Harley's disproportionately long neck instead.

[icon_uk]

Ah fair point, something of a blindspot for me, as you might imagine... though looking at it again, Harley probably has a couple of blindspots too.

[perletwo]

I was distracted by her legs. I usually think of Harley having a wee pixyish build, more like Kitty Pryde than a supermodel.

[icon_uk]

It's the stilletto heels perhaps?

[perletwo]

...no, I think it's the leg-to-torso ratio. I think of it as being more 60/40 than 70/30.

[sleepymax]

Damn, those Lopez and Grummett pencils are BEAUTIFUL. I really miss that costume.

[icon_uk]

Agreed, they should never have messed with it (But those aren't Grummett pencils, they're both Garcia-Lopez, the guy is a chameleon when he wants to be.)

[sleepymax]

That's some very impressive mimicry on his part.

[blackruzsa]

The get-in-the-sack comment took me three reads to understand.

DAMN IT, GUTTERED MIND!

Also, in light of this Robin Christmassing... some Marcus To!

[icon_uk]

I confess a multiple meaning to "in the sack" had completely failed to register with me, I was just thinking of Santa with his sack... HONEST!

And that's a cute Marcus To pic...

[blackruzsa]

I've obviously not seen enough of Santa lately.

[greenmask]

Hope you had a good'un, icon!

[icon_uk]

I did indeed thank you, and likewise to yourself I hope.

[greenmask]

I roasted a turkey for eleven! And it went grandly. :]