Kevin Maguire's variant cover for Batman 66 #2

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CBR have an exclusive peek at the cover, which shows what you can do when you don't have to worry about affording practical effects like freezing your heroes in a plausible looking block of ice....



And here is the original inked art, which is currently on sale on e-bay if you have scads of money (Which, *sob*, I don't)



Still, I like to think I got in there a couple fo years ago with this sketchcard from Sonny Strait


 

Comments

[darkknightjrk]

That's one of the things I'm enjoying about this book, definitely--it has the ability to go for far bigger action sequences than was ever possible on the show.

[icon_uk]

When the first issue starts with Riddler launching an attack from a biplane, and then has Batman running up a Batline between the Batmobile and the still-in-the-air plane, then yes, that's making the most of the new no-holds barred budget! :)

[joetuss]

Mr freeze looks like he hangs out at playgrounds after school gets let out :-s

[icon_uk]

From Robin's expression, he's having much the same thoughts....

[lego_joker]

For some reason, Otto Preminger's Freeze seems to remain the iconic 60s one for most people.

Me, I've always preferred George Sanders. He was sort of like Ra's al-Ghul, except entertaining.

[icon_uk]

I liked Sanders (and ye gods that voice was like honey on silk), but he lacked the sense of bitterness that makes the character interesting. He came across as TOO relaxed about his problem, that it was something akin to going outdoors in odd socks, annoying but not lethal.

[lego_joker]

I've never really understood the appeal of paying gigantic scads of money to own the original art for something - especially since it all tends to be in black and white. Can someone explain it to me?

[pyynk]

If it's an artist you're a huge fan of, illustrating a character you love, I definitely understand it. Even more so if it's an iconic piece.

[icon_uk]

Though it;s tough to outline reaons for ones likes and dislikes, I'll give it a try, since I have actually spent quite a bit on such things (though never that much for a single page)

It's something akin to autograph collecting I suppose, it's a tangible one-of-a-kind expression of something used in the production of a story I enjoyed, or of a character I like, or a piece of history.

My first piece of original art was this one. A combination of a favourite character by a favourite artist was hard to resist.

The fact it's in black and white actually increases the appeal in some cases. It lets you see what the artist did before the colourist had a go at it. It's perhaps the "purest" form of the artwork (though that's not to sell the value of a colourist short).

Plus, as a Brit, I usually saw comics in black and white through reprints and the like.

[superfangirl1]

Mr freeze have such magnificent eye bows.

[xamda]

Yes, he thinks they make him look cool.

[the_blue_padre]

I guess Mr. Freeze puns leave everyone cold.