Batgirl and Joker: Hours in Madness, Seconds till Death!

(G; Superhero) Two mortal enemies continue their battle for Gotham's soul.

Faux Cover: Batgirl and Joker

About This Faux Cover

Custom art for Hub Comic's annual exhibit Dark Knight on a Dark Night. The Batgirl is Yvonne Craig from the 1966 Batman television show. The female Joker is based on cosplayer Kseniya's 2014 photo set on Deviant Art.

It's a mashup of genders and comic book companies. The scene is inspired by DC's cover of Batman Family Giant #9 by Ernie Chan and Vince Colletta (1977). I based the design on Marvel's cover shell, specifically Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #9 by Jim Steranko. The collage technique is based on Jack Kirby's.

Poster art, no type

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About This Poster Art

This started out as typical colored line art. The watercolor look comes from pasting high-resolution textures into color flats, then adjusting in Photoshop. Side-by-side, I liked this drippy no outline version better.

Poster: Batgirl Is The Night

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About This Poster

The intricate art called for a simple design. Typography are colors picked up from the illustration, and the fonts inspired by legendary '60s DC letterer Ira Schnapp.

Story Notes

In addition to my normal Dark Knight on a Dark Night submission, I also had the honor of designing a poster promoting the event.

Dave M!