I had never seen this work of JB's before, and I think it just may be my favorite! Is it already in the gallery, and I've just missed it? Can anyone tell me where it was published (if it has been)?

I think that it is from one of the two sholastic books JB did one had the Riddler the other Mr. Freeze.
Shaun

Page 34 of The Copycat Crime.

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DADDIO

Thanks, guys. That may not be one of his more well-known pics, and certainly not dramatic, but to me, that is what the Batman is all about! I sure wish I could see it in color! ( cough -Greg Cordier- cough cough )

Yep it was on ebay a bit back by Jim.

and there are a few other pages from those books for sell on Jims site here:
http://www.whatashock.com/doasales/byrne7.html


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Or anywhere. They should still be able to order the dern thing. Its only about $6 for both books, and you can let yer kids read them!


DADDIO

This page is up for sell there too:

Obviously not exactly the one you liked, but kinda close.


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Thanks for the info, guys. Darren, I'll head out to the bookstore tomorrow or Thursday. Dwayne, original art is way out of my price range, but thanks for pointing that out anyway.

Such a refreshing change from the brooding, mentally-disturbed ninja.

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its just 50 bucks!
And its all one of a kind...
But you're better off not buying, because once you start you can never stop!


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DADDIO

Man! These posts are some of the best JB pages I've seen!

Notice [Art Professorial Voice] how, in each one, with no words, you get the whole story, the characters, the mood, and a ton of information in the clearest, cleanest drawing style, with just enough rendering and black to make the picture richer and prettier, without obscuring any of the information.

Why aren't they reproducing these pages as handouts wherever they teach comic art? Damn, I would.

That's it. JB should do Batman on a permanent basis. Or keep doing these books.

I actually dont like Johns Inking on these pieces but the layouts are great-
just check out the creative panel formation on one like this one:



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Dynamite!

JB once mentioned an idea he had for a series called "Batman and Robin," which, in an apparent lapse of brain activity, got shot down by a DC exec (I believe was Jeanette Kahn).

But wouldn't a series like that be perfect? Along the lines of the black & white story collected the the Batman Black & White Volume 2, with the kind of pages posted here on this thread. Have Mike Carlin edit it, put some nice, bold, simple covers on it, give it a good, simple logo (the old style logo, maybe streamlined just a hair), sell them in comic shops, newsstands, barbershops, Barnes & Nobles, Borders, and (JB's idea) check-out lines at supermarkets, maybe toy stores...