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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Introducing Batman's Li'l Gotham

I've said before that Dustin Nguyen is one of my favorite artists working comics today. His storytelling is sound and his work in arenas like Batman or WildC.A.T.s 3.0 is brooding and moody. But he's got another side to his work -- a side that proudly hangs over my TV in my living room -- in the form of pretty adorable, stylized watercolor versions of fan-favorite characters.

Now, DC Comics has announced via The Source that they're putting those stylized characters to use in the form of their latest digital-first comic project on Comixology, entitled Li'l Gotham. The series will coincide with major holidays, with the first chapter debuting tomorrow for Halloween. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's editions will follow. No price point was given in the announcement, but it's assumed that it will retail for 99 cents per installment like all of DC's other digital exclusives.

“This has been a passion project of mine for some time now, and for anyone that’s followed my work, I’m sure it’s more of an ‘its about time!’ Nguyen told The Source. “The look and style is a slight departure from my usual (think the exact opposite of serious), but the idea has always been the same—to take our favorite existing Gotham characters, place them in fun scenarios without having to be tied to just one continuity or look and feel. It’s basically a Batman book for fans, by two huge fans.”

Nguyen will be joined by by frequent collaborator Derek Fridolfs, who will co-write the series. “At times in various platforms, Batman has been extremely dark and taken very seriously. So respectfully, we’re going in the opposite direction and having a bit of whimsical fun with a whole city of characters beloved by fans and especially ourselves. Li’l size...big enjoyment," said Fridolfs.

And yes, that image does indeed seem to have Cass Cain, Stephanie Brown, and Barbara Gordon as Oracle.

Oh, and here's the print I've got hanging in my apartment. I recommend you snag it should you run into Dustin at a convention:

Joey is IGN's Comics Editor and a comic book creator himself. Follow Joey on Twitter @JoeyEsposito, or find him on IGN at Joey-IGN. He loves superhero pets so hard.


Source : ign[dot]com

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