Saddened by the news that comic artist Norm Breyfogle passed
away last week in Houghton, Michigan at the age of 58. I never met the man and
didn’t know that much about him, but I was very much a fan of his work. Throughout
the 90’s I collected Batman comics and amassed quite a back catalogue of the
Dark Knight’s 1980’s/90’s adventures starting with Batman #400 (1986) through
to #520 (1996) and Detective Comics #500 (1981) through to #700 (1996) Mr. Breyfogle
had a six-year run with Batman so his work features prominently throughout my
collection, making him one of the key figures during my time in Gotham City. I treasure those evenings spent reading Batman’s
post Jason Todd early Tim Drake encounters illustrated by Breyfogle, written by
Alan Grant. Not only did he illustrate countless stories featuring Batman’s
classic rogue gallery but numerous other that have since become classics in
their own right such as Anarky, Victor Zsasz, Cornelius Stirk, Amygdala and of
course the Ventriloquist who quickly became a key player in Batman’s world (introduced
during Grant and Breyfogle first collaboration together).
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Jones 2018. All images are copyrighted throughout the world.
That cover is fantastic! So striking.
ReplyDeleteI tried to think of a cover that inspired me, but I couldn't single one out and then thought this one, it wasn't a particularly special story but I thought that cover was poignant
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