Can you name your top five female Batman artists? Yesterday DC solicited four new statues and one figure for January 2014. Among that list is Nicola Scott’s Batman Black and White Earth 2 statue design. Scott mentioned on her Facebook that she is the first female to design a Batman B&W memento. I did some research and it looks like she’s not wrong. Someone with too much free time on their hands (coming from the guy writing about Batman statues) updates the Batman Black and White wiki page (not the most creditable source but it’s all I could find) and it looks legit, unfortunately.
Here’s a list of creators:
Neal Adams
Neal Adams – Man-Bat
Jim Aparo
Jock
Sergio Aragones
Lee Bermejo
Lee Bermejo – Joker
Simon Bisley
Brian Bolland
Brian Bolland – Penguin
Cliff Chiang
Darwyn Cooke
Tony Daniel
David Finch
Patrick Gleason
Kelley Jones
Bob Kane
Sean Murphy
Sam Kieth
Andy Kubert
Joe Kubert
Jim Lee
Jim Lee – Joker
Jim Lee – The 52
David Mazzucchelli
Ed McGuinness
Mike Mignola
Mike Mignola – Variant
Frank Miller
Dustin Nguyen
George Pérez
Paul Pope
Frank Quitely
Eduardo Risso
Marshall Rogers
Alex Ross
Steve Rude
Steve Rude – Catwoman
Tim Sale
Bruce Timm
Ethan Van Sciver
Matt Wagner
Then I got to thinking about a female artist that could design a comparable remembrance of the caped crusader. I’m drawing a blank, and there’s no “Female creators that have worked on Batman comics” wiki page to reference. There’s a history of female Bat-editors that have guided the character but a smaller list of female artists and writers for that matter. It makes me sad to think the “man” in Batman is taken bit too seriously.
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It would have been hilarious if she gave him HUGE boobs and a big ass…Just saying…
Female creators that have worked on Batman comics: Becky Cloonan.
Becky Cloonan did an issue of Batman when Capullo to a short break between arcs. Great issue, btw.
Jay: “A” Woman has worked on Batman. becky Cloonan was the first female artist to draw a regular issue of a Batman comic.
Amanda Conner has definitely done some statues of Catwoman and Power Girl.
Is it just me or is The Batman wearing a black cocktail dress? Earth 2 must be an interesting place!
Don’t forget Adrienne Roy … as a colorist, she probably holds the record for having her name in more Batman comics than anyone else … with the exception of Bob Kane …
Mary Mitchell drew the wonderful Batman: Gotham Nights miniseries (and its sequel) in the 90s.
I’ve written before about how the number of women who have drawn Batman comics is incredibly small. Scott (also did a chapter of the digital first Legend of the Dark Knight) Becky Cloonan and Mary Mitchell. Here’s the post:
http://dcwomenkickingass.tumblr.com/post/24566678923/batman12
Ramona Fradon drew most of the 70s Super Friends series, so while she never drew “Batman” the series, she drew Batman the character many times.
Also, I think she drew him in The Brave & The Bold but I’m uncertain.
Wait, “first female to design a Batman B&W memento” – seriously? Do you know who the first Albanian-American was to win the Ms. New Jersey Contest?
While I love Nicola Scott’s work, I really didn’t care for her work on Earth 2. Maybe it’s the costumes, maybe it was the deadlines she had to keep, but this costume is even more unflattering in black and white(as well as gray).
I believe that Jill Thompson worked on Batman B/W vol 3.
Ramona Fradon worked for Bob Kane as one of his ghost artists. Supposedly, one of her first jobs was inking a Batman story.
Did Batman steal Nightwing’s sticks here?!? wtf…
Can anyone think of any female Bat writers?
Devin Grayson, for one. Louise Simonson wrote the Batman: Gotham Knight novelization.
SRS
@henrybarajas – Here you go! http://dcwomenkickingass.tumblr.com/post/49861289534/meet-the-newest-woman-to-write-batman
Thanks Sue. Great interview btw :)
Meh. I wish it wasn’t Earth 2. Heck, a Black and White Catman from Scott’s Sinister Six run would have been more interesting. A Wonder Woman statue based on her art would be amazing. She is a very underrated artist.
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