Batman in Barcelona: Dragon’s Knight New Adventure at Casa Batlló, A perfect Visual Mix |
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| Written by rubin |
| Thursday, 03 September 2009 01:42 |
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 “I love this city and a
character so gothic as Batman fits right in here, said Californian Waid. Batman
and Barcelona are a prefect visual mixture”. The writer has avoided making a
tourist guide, even though Batman goes through different locations in the
comic’s frames. This new edition, which has been released today in Spain, Italy and the United States coincides with the opening of the Comic Salon, it is a reinterpretation of the myth of Sant Jordi and the dragon and the story happens during the Diada (Catalan national day). Batman confronts villain Killer Croc far away from Gotham City. Both cities share a gothic style of architecture that goes well with the character. Jim Lee on the process of making the cover: "I wanted to pose Batman more upright, almost in parallel to the spires of the magnificent Sagrada Familia and took an artistic liberty of posing him on an arch "erected" entirely so he would be on the same height as the cathedral. I made the cape more cloak like, made of heavy material, billowing in the wind and spotted the blacks in horizontal swatches of triangular shapes to contrast with the more up and down vertical lines of the spires and the torso and legs. Batman can not be bigger nor more imposing than the cathedral but reflective of its power and majesty." "Spain has a big tradition in publishing and love for American comic books," Olmos told CBR News. "But it's also a very diverse market that sees editions of manga, French BD and comic books created in Spain. Click on logo below to add this article to your favorite Social Website ~ |
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