The Bat-Man: Second Knight #3 p.09 - ‘Tis the Season Logan

The Bat-Man: Second Knight #3 p.09 - ‘Tis the Season LoganNOTE: These pages measure 16. 5" x 21", slightly larger than twice up size! A shift in tone brings us to a snowy, winter bound Gotham, where the holiday season offers a stark contrast to the city's underlying tension. The top tier is a beautiful example of Perkins environmental storytelling, using crisp brushwork to define the festive lights and city streets. By framing the scene through the busy activity of citizens and period accurate vehicles, he

the beloved Mazzucchelli run in general

it would be worth roughly 3 to 4 times what it is now

This is the 6th of an 8 consecutive page sequence featuring the battle against the Kiss of Death

this too is in a dream

and the look on Lloyd's face in panel 4 is priceless

Appearances by Native American characters

It’s the kind of scene where you can almost hear the soft hum of a house settling during the night in the dead of winter

Mike Zeck was already a superstar

moody calm

This print features the Blighty cover art that Mike Perkins illustrated for the first issue of the Union Jack mini-series he did in between story arcs of Ed Brubaker's Captain America run

Murky ink washes in the background perfectly mimic the suffocating atmosphere of the gas

seeming to make Lois feel unsettled