CBI Archive
2/26 - If Only…
- by Brian Cronin
- in If Only...
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 at 4:35 PM EST
Updated: Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 at 4:35 PM EST
All of Shane Davis’ art was this charming, and filled with personality.


Why only give the joke characters personalities?






13 Comments
Josh
February 26, 2008 at 4:39 pm
JLA-Babies???
Chris S
February 26, 2008 at 4:49 pm
I don’t know who I like better: Lil’ Batman or Lil’ Red Arrow.
Misia
February 26, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Heh, the “Superman-high-on-magic-kryptonite” issue. It was hilarious. One of my favourite things is that in Superman’s drugged-up vision, Bat’s little bat-chest has googly eyes!
Apodaca
February 26, 2008 at 5:46 pm
I love that Red Tornado is a lego man.
The Funk Doctor
February 26, 2008 at 5:52 pm
“Why only give the joke characters personalities?”
Because only big names are allowed to have any sort of fun with major characters at the Big Two. Anyone else trying it would be ‘disrespectful’.
Brian Cronin
February 26, 2008 at 6:37 pm
But Shane Davis was marketed for Superman/Batman as “superstar artist Shane Davis,” so certainly a “superstar” should be able to have more fun with his comics than to draw them mostly in a faux-Jim Lee/Mike Turner style.
Rich
February 26, 2008 at 7:56 pm
And this is from what book? Please?
Misia
February 26, 2008 at 8:31 pm
It’s from Superman/Batman 46, it came out last week. Supes and Bats are still collecting all the kryptonite that lies around, they find a magic variant of kryptonite…and Supes gets HIIIIGH, complete with munchies and ADD. Those bits are hilarious.
Ron
February 27, 2008 at 12:47 am
Batman is not a joke character.
kelly
February 27, 2008 at 12:54 am
wwf~~~~
Rich
February 27, 2008 at 6:26 am
Thanks Misia!
J Town
February 28, 2008 at 9:28 am
Reddy as a Lego is awesome. Love the “googly-eyed” bat symbol as well.
Justin Davis
February 29, 2008 at 10:33 am
And now I want to buy Superman/Batman.
That’s new.
I don’t want to see Shane Davis start working solely in this style, but I’d love to see him loosen up his regular style more. The best thing here is that this shows he’s playing with some diversity in his art. Keep an eye on him.