Because of its exceptional size, this book is available for individual ordering only and cannot be combined with other books, with the exception that you can pair it with up to two other Artist Editions.
Brian Bolland-Batman: The Killing Joke and Other Stories & Art Gallery Edition
The art of Brian Bolland has been a high-point for comic fans for over forty years. Scanned at actual-size from the original art, this deluxe, hardcover collection follows Bolland’s career featuring his DC Comics work from his early 1980’s covers and stories to his current covers. This once in a lifetime gathering of Bolland’s art comprises the finest presentation and the definitive compilation of his body of work.
This will be a 280 page, large-format (13” x 20”) hardcover book that will include three 2-page foldouts and seven vellum inserts, with similar paper stock and production values to the previous Graphitti Designs Gallery Editions. Besides featuring the complete Batman: The Killing Joke story from 1988, the BRIAN BOLLAND-BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE and Other Stories & Art Gallery Edition will also include:
- Afterword by Brian Bolland
- Introduction by Richard Starkings
- An Innocent Guy from BATMAN: BLACK & WHITE #4 (8 pages)
- Certified Safe from MYSTERY IN SPACE #115 (7 pages)
- Freeway of Fun Fear! from THE OUTSIDERS #18 (8 pages)
- The Princess & the Frog from HEART THROBS #1 (5 pages)
- The Prince & the Witch from HEART THROBS #1 (1 page)
- Story pages from JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #200 (5 pages)
- Story pages from BATMAN #400 (9 pages)
- More than 100 pages of black & white and color cover art from WONDER WOMAN, CAMELOT 3000, ANIMAL MAN, ROBIN, BATMAN…and much more.
- Miscellaneous art and pin-ups including the two-page spreads of CAMELOT 3000 and GREEN LANTERN CORPS from DC COMICS WHO’S WHO.
- Gallery of assorted UK, convention, pencil roughs and preliminary artwork.
- A new Digital Gallery section showcasing Bolland’s current work, annotated by Brian.
