Batman vs the Joker

Matchhead1984 · 04-11-2008, 08:05 PM

friends...? I'm waiting for the movie.

sebzero11 · 04-11-2008, 08:16 PM

I like this! Very nice and clean with just the right amount of detail.
I love Batman's snarl.

Very nice, indeed.

Allegory Comics · 04-11-2008, 08:22 PM

I'm only a writer (with a casual art background) so take my advice however you want ... but I think the angle hurts this pic. It might have been better if you had turned it a little more to a face-to-face side veiw. Right now, all we're getting is 3/4 the back of Batman's head.

You have a lot of detail, and I think a close up side view like this could really showcase that, and give it a kind of Sam Kieth element to it.

Kind of like this ...

But also, just for fun, here's how he did his Batman/Joker.

It's good linework. Maybe a little heavy in the inks. But I'd like to see a pencils only side shot with some insane detail. That would make it more dynamic, I think.

Matchhead1984 · 04-11-2008, 08:49 PM

Here is another, older batman.

pi0trov · 04-11-2008, 09:04 PM

I really like this, and I think you made the right choice as far as the angle... Batman is so easily recognizable, even by just his silhouette, that you don't really need to show more of him than you already have.

The way you went, you were able to show more of the Joker's face/grin - which makes sense to me. I think, if anything, you could have cropped the image differently. If you had shifted the "camera lens" a bit to the left, showing more of the Joker, maybe having Batman cut off at the edge of the farthest "ear", it would've removed some of the dead wall space in the upper right and framed the image better.

Just my opinion, though. Awesome work, none-the-less.

xombey · 04-11-2008, 10:04 PM

i really like this 1. is it yours, or an example like the sam kieth stuff?

Matchhead1984 · 04-12-2008, 02:56 AM

This is mine, a few years back. I still need to scan it right and I really want to see it colored, maybe like the light blue light grey look...thanks for the comments. I will post some more work.

martin993 · 04-12-2008, 08:27 AM

Great stuff. I love the angle in the first one just because it's cool to see both of The Joker's batshit crazy eyes. Batman looks awesome and that background is cool.

And the movie's gonna rule!

Thunder Rat · 04-12-2008, 09:12 AM

Love the Batman/Joker pic.

GRIMSCRIBE · 04-12-2008, 11:05 AM

I love the Batman vs Joker piece, and think you show plenty of Bats in this composition. Coming in, as we do, over his shoulder, somehow pulls us into the drama rather than simply view from a distance as the two profile shots offered up. But hey, art is subjective, right. I like what you've done a lot. Including
the kneeling figure with fallen Robin. Good stuff, all.
Ron

xaltair · 04-12-2008, 12:58 PM

Nice, looks like the Joker's taking a beating.

Matchhead1984 · 04-12-2008, 06:53 PM

awesome! I do like the cinimatic angle too, I think that was what I wanted too. Thanks

04-11-2008, 08:05 PM	#1
Matchhead1984 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CA Posts: 94	Batman vs the Joker friends...? I'm waiting for the movie.

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04-11-2008, 08:16 PM	#2
sebzero11 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 387	I like this! Very nice and clean with just the right amount of detail. I love Batman's snarl. Very nice, indeed.

04-11-2008, 08:22 PM	#3
Allegory Comics Master Marlovian Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,633	I'm only a writer (with a casual art background) so take my advice however you want ... but I think the angle hurts this pic. It might have been better if you had turned it a little more to a face-to-face side veiw. Right now, all we're getting is 3/4 the back of Batman's head. You have a lot of detail, and I think a close up side view like this could really showcase that, and give it a kind of Sam Kieth element to it. Kind of like this ... But also, just for fun, here's how he did his Batman/Joker. It's good linework. Maybe a little heavy in the inks. But I'd like to see a pencils only side shot with some insane detail. That would make it more dynamic, I think.

04-11-2008, 08:49 PM	#4
Matchhead1984 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CA Posts: 94	Here is another, older batman.

04-11-2008, 09:04 PM	#5
pi0trov Peter Foglesong Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 1,198	I really like this, and I think you made the right choice as far as the angle... Batman is so easily recognizable, even by just his silhouette, that you don't really need to show more of him than you already have. The way you went, you were able to show more of the Joker's face/grin - which makes sense to me. I think, if anything, you could have cropped the image differently. If you had shifted the "camera lens" a bit to the left, showing more of the Joker, maybe having Batman cut off at the edge of the farthest "ear", it would've removed some of the dead wall space in the upper right and framed the image better. Just my opinion, though. Awesome work, none-the-less.

04-11-2008, 10:04 PM	#6
xombey Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,055	i really like this 1. is it yours, or an example like the sam kieth stuff?

04-12-2008, 02:56 AM	#7
Matchhead1984 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CA Posts: 94	This is mine, a few years back. I still need to scan it right and I really want to see it colored, maybe like the light blue light grey look...thanks for the comments. I will post some more work.

04-12-2008, 08:27 AM	#8
martin993 Plan 10 From Outer Space Join Date: May 2006 Location: Attackosaur.com Posts: 457	Great stuff. I love the angle in the first one just because it's cool to see both of The Joker's batshit crazy eyes. Batman looks awesome and that background is cool. And the movie's gonna rule!

04-12-2008, 09:12 AM	#9
Thunder Rat Exhausted from sitting... Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Third planet from the sun. Posts: 371	Love the Batman/Joker pic.

04-12-2008, 11:05 AM	#10
GRIMSCRIBE Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,998	I love the Batman vs Joker piece, and think you show plenty of Bats in this composition. Coming in, as we do, over his shoulder, somehow pulls us into the drama rather than simply view from a distance as the two profile shots offered up. But hey, art is subjective, right. I like what you've done a lot. Including the kneeling figure with fallen Robin. Good stuff, all. Ron

04-12-2008, 12:58 PM	#11
xaltair Boobies Master Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,315	Nice, looks like the Joker's taking a beating.

04-12-2008, 06:53 PM	#12
Matchhead1984 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CA Posts: 94	awesome! I do like the cinimatic angle too, I think that was what I wanted too. Thanks