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Batman Detective Comics #52 variant cover.
Published in January 2015
editor: Rachel Gluckstern
Every beautiful Batman cover that one wants to see has already been done. As someone who didn’t grow up with American comics, it was a huge challenge. At the end, I decided to focus on the environment Batman is in, rather than the character himself, hopefully to put emphasis on mood rather than action of the superhero.
awards and recognitions: Society of Illustrators 58 (2016), Spectrum Fantastic Art 22 (2015)
(original drawing is: SOLD)