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12-01-2015, 01:34 PM
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The Art of Batman/TMNT
i'm really happy with Freddie William's art that i've seen for the upcoming Batman/TMNT cross-over.
though recently i've been looking into the Art of Sean Murphy, since there is talk that he will be filling in on Batman when Artist Greg Capullo takes a break. Sean's already done plenty of Batman art which has a nice gritty look to it     but then i was nicely surprised to see he made a piece of Ninja Turtle art as well i'm looking to see if i can find anymore TMNT art that he might have made, but so far this is it.   it just got me wondering what the Batman/TMNT cross-over might have been like had he don the art for it? and then i started imagining if the cross-over does well, might we see more Batman/TMNT in the future? it's just me letting my imagination get carried away. but i thought that art was pretty cool and wanted to share it.  ....i will say i think his Ninja Turtles look a lot better in color (which is ironic considering their roots)
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12-01-2015, 02:03 PM
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Murphy's stuff is pretty awesome. I love the use of solid blacks which I think would work well for TMNT. It has a certain kind of raw look which I like. However, I'm not crazy about artists giving the TMNT Shell abs but over all his TMNT look pretty neat.
I do love Freddie's interpretation so I'm happy with what we're getting and I also love his watercolor look even though it may be a bit on the colorful side. I'd go with a more earthy color pallet. His black and white stuff is gorgeous though. |
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12-01-2015, 02:15 PM
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hahaha! i was pretty taken aback by the Shell abs myself  i was really thrilled when i saw the interior art for the Batman/TMNT #1. and the painted look of the Turtles was a welcome surprise.  as far as an earthy color pallet goes, i have a penchant for earth tones myself so i always welcome them into anything!
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12-01-2015, 03:07 PM
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His Turtles looks all kinds of bad with the plastron abs and way too small carapace, the heads are okay, though. But, his Batman stuff is pretty cool.
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12-01-2015, 04:12 PM
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The small carapace is another thing that escaped my attention. Are Donnie's butt cheeks sticking out?
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12-01-2015, 05:13 PM
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Now I see why Bay puts pants on them.
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12-01-2015, 05:28 PM
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12-01-2015, 05:31 PM
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He's an amazing artist, I really like his style. His turtle "design could use some tweaks, but he puts the current batman/turtles art to shame. He's one of my favorite artists at the moment - him and Stuart Immonens' current Star Wars work...
 If you haven't taken a peak at issues 9 through 12, do yourself the favor. It's brilliant. The interiors are off charts. Spoiler:
Turtles are a challenge to do in a more realistic style in general, I think. They work best stylized, not so well IRL. Last edited by Commenter 42; 12-01-2015 at 05:41 PM. |
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12-01-2015, 05:37 PM
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i think if he draws more Turtles he'll improve? i absolutely love his Batman art. i also just read a story he did with Grant Morrison called 'Joe the Barbarian' that had really great art!
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12-01-2015, 05:42 PM
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Yeah, I don't think he's posted anything else...it takes time to get a handle on them... I like that his style is refined but still aggressive, and he thinks in light and shadow, not line art. |
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12-01-2015, 06:32 PM
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i absolutely LOVE Neal Adams art! but that variant cover he did for Batman/TMNT (guessing it was his first time drawing the Ninja Turtles?) but there was something amiss about them. there's definitely a lot of emotion in Murphy's art! i was really bummed when i heard Capullo was taking a few month's off Batman. the more i'm seeing of Murphy art i'm really hoping it's true about him filling in. Quote:
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12-01-2015, 09:00 PM
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Why are their shells so tiny? ...Like they've outgrown it and now have their butts sticking out? O_o
Great artist, but the rigid jaws are kind of derpy. I guess i'm not really a fan of his turtles. |
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12-02-2015, 10:37 AM
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hahaha! OMG! when i first saw his TMNT i honestly didn't even notice the tiny shells with their butt cheeks hanging out for all to see!!  i really like his art style and mood, but that Ninja Turtle anatomy (specifically the lovely turtle lumps) are revoltingly unnecessary!!! (_Y_) wut'cha gunna do with all that junk ..... all that junk ....
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