Darwyn Cooke is one of my favorite comic book artists (and authors) working in the industry today. His style is simplistically complex. It's like going back to the comics you loved as a kid and actually being able to recapture that magic and awe. He creates comics for grownups that a kid can read. Let me show you some of his art. Here, from his The New Frontier book (an alternate history take on the origin of the Justice League of America) is Superman:
Somewhat recently he restarted Will Eisner's The Spirit (which Frank Miller is turning into a movie). He did the first 12 issues, which are out now in a trade collection. He captures the whimsy of Eisner's Spirit while embuing the comics with a new and vigorous life.
Love it. And so I leave you with this Batman drawing and a video interview of the creator himself. Enjoy. And, no, I can't provide a link to Mr. Cooke's website because so far as I can tell, he ain't gots one.
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