The Bat-Man: Second Knight #3 p.38 - Superman Stops Bat-Man’s Beatdown! Straightman

The Bat-Man: Second Knight #3 p.38 - Superman Stops Bat-Man’s Beatdown! StraightmanNOTE: These pages measure 16. 5" x 21", slightly larger than twice up size! This page shifts the energy in a powerful way, catching the exact moment Superman steps in and brings BatMans fury to a hard stop! Perkins leans into a bit of contrast here, where the shadows on BatMan make him look like a coiled weapon still buzzing from the fight, while Supermans cleaner line work gives him an almost immovable calm. The closeups are fantastic: The closeups

exuding both allure and mystery

as he takes down the Man Without Fear with nothing more than

which highly intensifies the wonderful high contrast work

It's also always such a pleasure to be able to study all the beautiful line weight variation Salinas used in his feathering

anchoring a montage that encapsulates the Dark Knight’s world

Brian Bolland influenced hyper-detail that Ethan Van Sciver is famous for

and the black and red areas of the German flag motif being colored with marker

personal warmth of Julie’s reaction makes this a premier display piece

Karma wakens to find herself among the homeless

Great page featuring Carnage in every panel

This is one of only TWO REMAINING PAGES we have left from Perkins' run on the Brubaker run

speaking about having defeated Gods and Monsters