Batman TAOD 51

Whew. This was a cake walk after last issue's project, especially because I had such a great idea to work with. Here's the cover, y'all. Enjoy:

Batman 51: Bruce Wayne, Auf... by ~justplainruk on deviantART

Video commentary: http://tinyurl.com/taod51

Audio commentary: http://tinyurl.com/taod51-audio

Batman TAOD 50

Hiya, guys. This was a massive project, and I hope you enjoyed seeing something a little different to celebrate Batman: The Ace of Detectives's 50th episode.

Batman TAOD 50 Official Ver. by ~justplainruk on deviantART

If you'd like to see or hear how the project went from sketch to completion, hop to it and click these here links:

Video: http://tinyurl.com/taod50

Audio: http://tinyurl.com/taod50-audio

- Adam

Batman 47: The Principal Move In a Game of Chess

Howdy all. Been awhile since I posted last, and for that, I'm sorry. Anyway, here's a closer look at the cover for Batman 47, before it got all Pendantified:

Batman 47: The Principal... by ~justplainruk on deviantART

If you'd like to view the video commentary for this cover, you can do that here.

If, however, you'd just like to go the audio route with the commentary, well, you can do that here.

If you'd like to skip both options and think I'm an idiot for putting two versions of the commentary out on the Web, well, then you can go right here.

Thank you, and good night.

- Adam

Batman TAOD 45

Hope you like.

Batman TAOD 45 Cover by ~justplainruk on deviantART

Video commentary may be viewed here, if you're into that sort of thing.

Batman 43, Ex Tempus 5

Batman TAOD 43, Ex Tempus 5 by ~justplainruk on deviantART

For audio commentary, checka-check this link.

For video, try this one.

And listen to the episode for yourself to hear Elizabeth's sexy cooing as Pam Isley! Yowza!

Batman 38: A special treat!

Click here! (and enjoy!)

Batman: The Ace of Detectives, Issue 30 (Vindicatum 5)!

Here 'tis, viewers. Enjoy!

Commentary is available hyaw.

~ Harley says hi. ~

Batman: The Ace of Detectives, Issue 29 (Vindicatum 1)!

Excited about part 1 of Vindicatum yet? No? Well, get excited, darn it! And then you can take a look at the cover I made:


Commentary is available, and may be found at: http://www.zshare.net/audio/134741756786567c/

The sketch which I mention in the commentary may be viewed on my DeviantArt account here.

~ Harley says hi. ~

Batman: The Ace of Detectives, Issue 28!

Greetings again, all. Been a while since I made a post, I know, but there isn't a whole lot one can do on this blog in between covers that won't invoke the wrath of the Spoiler Dahaka (even worse than the Assassins!). To that end, here's the cover for 28, before it got all Pendantized:


Commentary, as always, is available, and can be found at the following address: http://www.zshare.net/audio/11992353e418721a/

I'll have something to show you again—hopefully, sooner rather than later this time.

~ Harley says hi. ~

Batman: The Ace of Detectives, Issue 27!

All right. I said a crap-ton more in my audio commentary than I'd ever care to type, so why don't you head on over there and listen to the (nearly half-hour) of self-indulgent madness. I'll even give you a little trivia about each and every character in the pic, too, so it won't be a total time-sink for you!

Commentary for this cover is available here: http://www.zshare.net/audio/10648528b6114d46/

Pendant Preview: Batman: The Ace of Detectives, Issue 27!

This is non-spoilery, so no one needs to worry about the Assassins. Just thought I'd show you my first couple of sketches for the Batman 27 cover—the final cover, by the way, looks nothing like these. My first thought for the cover, since it is essentially the end of this story arc, was to show various scenes and/or characters from the past episodes. Thus, we begin with this:


A GCPD badge and a spent shell casing; a small grouping of Harley (my first attempt at her), Riddler, and Mr. J; and a rather odd-looking Dr. Hugo Strange.

I thought M. Siero Garcia, the voice behind GCPD Detective Renee Montoya, might like this sketch of Montoya I did in anticipation of a "flashback" sort of cover. In my humble opinion, it looks a heck of a lot better than the Montoya who appeared on my Batman 25 cover—but that's just me.


And finally, the last sketch before I got my new idea—a scene from what I believe was episode 5 of TAOD: Harley, Riddler, and Joker standing around just after Riddler put the ol' lead to Misty's boyfriend Bill Vogel. Catwoman's peeking in through the window there. There's nothing I really like about this particular piece—it's my second attempt at Harley, and she looks half-decent. Joker looks old, Riddler just looks...no...and this marks my first attempt at Catwoman, which is just all right, in my opinion.


I meant for there to be a blood spatter on the wall under the window. That would've been taken care of with a custom Photoshop brush from a DeviantArt user. I would've added a little smoke from the gun there as well.

So there you go. Those are bits from my first few cover attempts on Batman 27. The final product, which I have finished and sent off to Jeffrey for full Pendantization, will be made available here, Pendant's site, my personal journal, and my DeviantArt account on Wednesday.

Batman: The Ace of Detectives, Issue 26!

Just in case anyone missed this, either on the board or on TWIP, here's the commentary for the Batman 26 cover.

...What? That's what this thing is for, right?

Écoutez- vous, s'il vous plaît!

~ Harley says hi. ~

Batman: The Ace of Detectives, Issue 25!

I know, I know, this is kind of a step backward. But hear me out: I just got around to recording an audio commentary on this cover a few days ago. If you're the type who just can't go without some bit of trivia for every Pendant cover that comes along, this one's for you. The art's nothing to write home about, but you can still listen to yours truly ramble on about it for a few minutes.

Listen and learn, ladies and germs!

You can check out the "better" sketch of Montoya I mentioned in the commentary on my DeviantArt account here.

So long for now!

~ Harley says hi. ~