The figure stands about 6 ½ inches tall and he has 14 points of articulation. DC Direct did a Cooke Batman back when they did their New Frontier line, but that one was one of the line’s weaker figures, and it was also based on Batman’s ‘50s design, so this figure, based on a more timeless design is far overdue.īatman is figure 1 in the Darwyn Cooke sub-set of DCC’s DC Comics Designer Series, released alongside Supergirl and Harley Quinn. Today, I’ll be looking at Batman, a character Cooke illustrated quite frequently. The figures are nothing if not a very nice tribute to all the awesome things Darwyn did during his career. As fate would have it, this was also the year that DC Collectibles decided to devote a sub-set of their Designer Series to Cooke’s work, with the figures arriving just over a month after his passing.

We’ve got all 23 covers to show you.Earlier this year, we lost Darwyn Cooke, one of my favorite artists in comics. These all look incredible and we can’t wait for them to hit the shelves. These covers are each a work of art! Christmas wish list, anyone?” – DC Each is in landscape format – aka horizontal – and has a mix of old and new, classic and contemporary looks for your favorite super heroes!

These become instant collectibles for any Darwyn Cooke fan! And you know you’ve got something special – something extraordinary – when Darwyn Cooke not only draws the cover for an ongoing series, but is also the cover artist AND the interior artist for a final issue!Ĭooke first appeared as a variant cover artist for Star-Spangled War Stories Featuring GI Zombie #1 when it launched, which led to him continuing as the ongoing cover artist for the series! What’s next for Darwyn Cooke? We’re proud to announce that each title in December’s Variant Cover Theme Month will exclusively feature artwork from this master illustrator. And then sometimes we see Cooke’s trademark graphic style appear while he serves as a guest cover artist for an ongoing series.

“Every once in awhile, we get the fantastic opportunity to see legendary comic book artist Darwyn Cooke draw a variant cover for a single issue. The legendary artist Darwyn Cooke (a BIG favourite here at ACE), is starring as the theme for DC‘s December variant comics!

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