Tag Archives: Batman

Mix ‘n’ match heroism

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Wim Lockefeer

Brazilian guerilla artist Butcher Billy (him of the Charming Man Of Steel) uses quite iconic imagery from the clash of the titans in Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns to tell that only slightly less earth-shattering story of the confrontation between … Continue reading →

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Heroic words of wisdom

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Wim Lockefeer

I’m always interested in projects that combine elements of popular or geek culture to create new visual designs. Heroic Words Of Wisdom is such a project, which has been around for a while but only just popped up on my radar … Continue reading →

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New Batman Stamps from USPS

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Wim Lockefeer

On October 9th, the US Post Office will issue its contribution to the 75th anniversary of the Caped Crusader : a limited edition set of 8 different stamps, showcasing Batman’s representation across the “ages”. A special round stamp with the … Continue reading →

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Styles and characters

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Wim Lockefeer

Finnish cartoonist Jaakko Seppälä created this overview of ten iconic comic characters as drawn in each of their typical styles. Left to right, we see Albert Uderzo (Astérix), Bill Watterson (Calvin), Carl Barks (or another Donald Duck artist), Hergé (Haddock), … Continue reading →

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Batman and Superman are creepy

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Wim Lockefeer

When Ian Gordon saw these shirts in a downscale market in Kuala Lumpur a couple of years ago, he was sure that DC would never license their characters for creepy spinoffs like these. How wrong he was… (Reproduced with permission)

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Fruit ‘n’ veg are the real heroes

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Wim Lockefeer

Even though you can tell that this was done in an ad school (there are no inches of copyright information to start with), I thoroughly dig these ads promoting healthy food.  Not only are the visuals very creatively imagined, the … Continue reading →

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Be the hero, wear the hood

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Wim Lockefeer

Even though they’re gramatically borderline pidgin, I like the art (and the message) in these pro bono campaigns by Aquatro (Brazil).  Artwork by Dudu Fonseca. (via Ads of the World)

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Red Bull gives you wings (even if you have powers)

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Wim Lockefeer

New York designer Diego Fonseca created these mockups for Red Bull energy drink cans adorned with the colors of celebrated Justice League members. I doubt whether these will ever be realised.  After all, the Flash already has wings, and the … Continue reading →

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Credit where credit is due : Bill Finger

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Wim Lockefeer

To support the cause to get Bill Finger recognized for his contributions to the Batman mythos (which was and still is much of a collaborated effort and not a “created by Bob Kane” affair), Ty Templeton created the strip above. … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate Batman

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

You have fan fiction, and you have fiction produced by fans that hits harder than anything official featuring the characters involved. The least you can say about The Deal, a quite disturbing Batman-story by Daniel Bayliss and Gerardo Preciado, is … Continue reading →

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