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Neil Gaiman says that this Andy Kubert image, shown as the cover of the forthcoming release of the "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" hardcover (due in July 2009), is NOT the real cover image for either volume of his 2-issue mini-series, which follows Grant Morrison's current Batman: R.I.P. storyline.There was a bit of controversy when it was first posted by colorist Chris Sotomayor, as plot points were allegedly revealed.So why is it that image used on the cover of the compilation? Is Neil obfuscating? Is DC?And if you've been reading the series and wondered where Batman got the idea for his funky duds...
The story (which was essentially a non-denial) originally appeared on MTV's "splash page" site then referenced — and linked to — in several other places. Then the item item disappeared.
Hmmmm.....
But here's the Google cache.
A couple of capsule reviews from The Miami Herald. It's not easy writing short!
The Alcoholic. Jonathan Ames and Dean Haspiel. Vertigo. 136 pages.Jonathan Ames is a successful performer, essayist and novelist of mostly noirish detective fiction. Aided by artist and American Splendor stalwart Dean Haspiel, he recounts his life of sexual ambiguity, substance abuse, and affairs of the heart and other organs. An unrequited boyhood crush and the unconditional love of a favorite aunt provide resonant and visceral emotional counterpoints. Haspiel's images are powerful and complementary. As with the best art, the reader is left wondering what's next.
The Amazing Remarkable Monsieur Leotard. Eddie Campbell and Dan Best. First Second. 128 pages.English expatriate and resident Aussie artist and writer Eddie Campbell's autobiographical Alec stories are finally collected later this year, but From Hell, the revisionist Jack The Ripper series with Alan Moore, is his claim to mainstream fame. This gorgeous new work, an entertaining collaboration with Brisbane attorney and writer Dan Best, is a colorfully frothy fantasy extrapolating a biography for the imaginary nephew of famed acrobat Jules Leotard, the original ''daring young man on the flying trapeze'' for whom leotards are named. His misadventures with an endearing supporting cast form a hilarious and astounding epic that culminates in the creation of (what else?) the first comic book superhero.
