Bagley on Batman

by E. Christopher Clark | Tuesday, April 21, 2009

detail of a drawing of Batman and Wonder Woman done by Mark Bagley for DC's TRINITY series

I’ve been following Mark Bagley’s career since his days on New Warriors, and I think he might still be my favorite comic artist of all time, even all these years later. So, the news that he’ll be doing a 3-4 issue run on the flagship Batman book is excellent, as far as I’m concerned. And the fact that he’ll be paired with writer Judd Winick (who I, admittedly, know about only because of The Real World, and not because of his comics writing) makes the project sound even more enticing.

Bagley spoke with Newsarama about how his version of Batman will be different from those of the artists who have preceded him.

Batman is so frickin’ iconic, that even at my best I don’t feel comfortable with him. This Batman gives me a bit of wiggle room visually, and I’m a little more relaxed because of it. ...[I]t is a different person under the cowl, so naturally I’ll approach the drawing of the character in a way that reflects that.

Very interesting. Will you be checking it out, Fivers?