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F1uke
04-15-2009, 08:49 AM
http://comicsmedia.ign.com/comics/image/article/972/972829/batman-robin-2-cover-debut-20090414035013455.jpg


I don't know how I feel about this yet, I don't really like it. Hopefully it will be better when it is inked..
dreyga2000
04-15-2009, 08:51 AM
Hmph... I was expecting more... furthermore where is Robin??
4thHorseman
04-15-2009, 08:56 AM
God Quitely's people are ugly.

Terrible cover.
Karl O'Neill
04-15-2009, 09:04 AM
Not bad.

wonder who the mystery villain is?
Alexx1
04-15-2009, 09:04 AM
I agree that cover's not appealling. I don't get people's fascination or appreciate for his work. I've never liked any of it.
SpideyZERO
04-15-2009, 09:34 AM
Yeah. It's just ok
B. Kuwanger
04-15-2009, 09:46 AM
It should look a lot better colored, but I do love Quitely's style. That Batman looks very cool.
Karl O'Neill
04-15-2009, 11:24 AM
Try this instead.

http://dcublog.dccomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/bmrob-cv2.jpg
hurk
04-15-2009, 12:17 PM
I'm not sure what to expect. Quitely is hit and miss for me. His New X-Men run didn't do it for me, but I enjoyed his work on All-Star Supes.

I'm not particularly happy with these first two covers, though... personal preference, but for me, it feels like he won't translate well to the Bat-Verse.
F1uke
04-15-2009, 12:18 PM
Try this instead.


A little better, but I'm still not a fan of it, and I loved the first one.
SpideyZERO
04-15-2009, 12:18 PM
Um...it looks even worse, especially the blue
HeckBoy
04-15-2009, 12:22 PM
Wow, that's really blue and bright. I was expecting something darker since I thought the image on the cover was happening at night. Anyway, Quitely is hit or miss for me too. Sometimes his people look pretty okay, and other times they look just weird.
robbieglenn
04-15-2009, 12:23 PM
this Batman and Robin is getting worse and worse for me
HopeLantern
04-15-2009, 12:33 PM
I'm not sure what to expect. Quitely is hit and miss for me. His New X-Men run didn't do it for me, but I enjoyed his work on All-Star Supes.

I'm not particularly happy with these first two covers, though... personal preference, but for me, it feels like he won't translate well to the Bat-Verse.

Quoted for truth. I feel the exact same way. The Bat-verse is really too... "dark", I feel for Quitely's art. I'm really starting to wish they go with another artist for this series.
Adam K
04-15-2009, 12:44 PM
Actually, I think it looks great. Judging by what Morrison's been saying about the book and it's themes and content, I'd say Quitely is going to be perfect.
Seraku
04-15-2009, 12:55 PM
. The Bat-verse is really too... "dark", I feel for Quitely's arthave you been reading any of the interviews with Morrison?
numberONE
04-15-2009, 01:42 PM
Not a fan.

Seems like BATMAN & ROBIN is going for the bright and colorful look. Yellow, now blue...what next? Pink?
AJM
04-15-2009, 02:25 PM
This looks exactly as Morrison promised - a sort of neon goth-style Batman & Robin, and Quitely's the perfect artist for that sort of mood. I recently read Batman: Scottish Connection for the first time and it's great. If you haven't read it, i recommend it, it'll give you a good idea of how this title might look. Which will be amazing.
HopeLantern
04-15-2009, 02:35 PM
have you been reading any of the interviews with Morrison?

You're right...he did say numerous times he was going for a lighter Batman. I guess I'm just not used to it. I stand corrected.
NickGuy
04-15-2009, 02:40 PM
what a bad cover. it looks like quietly rushed on batman.


god damn, i wish they would hurry up and sort out ASBAR.
West Mantooth
04-15-2009, 02:48 PM
Try this instead.

http://dcublog.dccomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/bmrob-cv2.jpg

Man that looks amazing! It feels like a different Batman. This isn't supposed to be Bruce's Gotham that's supposed to be drenched in years and years of pessimism. This a new Dynamic Duo that thinks they can make a difference but will ultimately fail.
daredevil1990
04-15-2009, 02:57 PM
Was going to say I can't wait to see it coloured, it looks pretty damn cool I reckon. I definately liked the yellow better than the blue, but it's still a great cover. I love Quitely's style and as far removed as it might be from typical Batman stuff, that's exactly why I can't wait to see it, something different and unconventional. I mean I'd much rather not like something becasue it was too different than because it was more of the same.

Yeah, this post sounds really negative, it's not though, haha. Can't wait for the previews of the interiors, I think this will be a fantastic book.
hurk
04-15-2009, 05:14 PM
Is Quitely doing the entire run? I seem to remember reading he's slow so he'll only be doing the first four issues, or rotating through arcs or something.

Can anyone confirm that?
AJM
04-15-2009, 07:31 PM
Is Quitely doing the entire run? I seem to remember reading he's slow so he'll only be doing the first four issues, or rotating through arcs or something.

Can anyone confirm that?

There's 4 x 3-issue arcs and he's doing the first and last, apparently. Rumour is the Joker returns in the final 3 issues...
Jake V
04-15-2009, 07:45 PM
Doesn't look like Jamie Grant is doing the coloring, which is a little disappointing, the coloring shown isn't bad by any stretch.

Quitely is probably the best sequential storyteller working in comics today, so to judge his arc by only the covers is kind of missing the point of what he does and what a comic book is. Really looking forward to this.
daredevil1990
04-18-2009, 10:12 AM
looking at this cover again, I think I know what it is that's off putting. It's hte fact that the backgroudn is sky blue, making it looks like Batman's gonna be operating in the day timeor something like that. And each time I see this cover I like it a little mroe. It's weird but it works, can't wait to see what Quitely's Gotham will look like.
nepenthes
04-18-2009, 11:49 PM
Not a fan.

Seems like BATMAN & ROBIN is going for the bright and colorful look. Yellow, now blue...what next? Pink?

Pink neon to be exact. I'm not joking. Morrison talked about replacing dark shadows with silhouettes over neon in an interview :cool:

edit - http://au.comics.ign.com/articles/961/961488p1.html
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=20487
Name Already Taken
04-19-2009, 12:06 AM
Don't judge a book (or comic) anyone at first glance? The style may not be what you're used to, but it has been pretty obvious to anyone who has followed Quitely's work from Allstar Superman. You either like it or you don't, especially after the solicits from this title were initially released.

It works or doesn't. The art may or may not agree with most people. Too aged or craggy, or what have you and may suit preference. Quitely's art has a polarizing effect on many people. Hopefully it won't affect the story too much, and how people judge it. For emphasis:

This looks exactly as Morrison promised - a sort of neon goth-style Batman & Robin, and Quitely's the perfect artist for that sort of mood.

His view and portrayal for this series can be found here~

http://comics.ign.com/articles/961/961488p1.html

May shed some light on what to expect. Art criticism aside on the covers, it is well worth a shot, esecially if the reader previously enjoyed #666.

" ...'Batman and Robin' mostly features all new characters, villains and situation – although some were previously glimpsed in Batman #666 - but it builds on everything that's gone before. ..."

Personally, that gets my interest for the title.