Batman Family No. 19 Cover by Michael Wm Kaluta
Batman Family stands out among the late 1970s Batman books. The last few issues, oversized dollar comics, featured the work of Michael Golden, Jim Starlin, Marshall Rogers, P. Craig Russell, and this fellow, Michael Wm Kaluta. The published version pulls most of the artwork off the black plate for a white-out day scene. I wondered what the exact opposite might look like. Here’s a recoloured version.
The published version.
Kaluta’s rough.
Scan of original art.
Cleaned-up art.
Re-created trade dress added.
New colour version.
Mr. Kaluta saw the new version on facebook, and commented, “I love this new color!!! Thank you for posting!”
Made my day.
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