The Bat-Man: Second Knight #3 p.26 - Nightmarish Scarecrow Montage! Kraven

The Bat-Man: Second Knight #3 p.26 - Nightmarish Scarecrow Montage! KravenNOTE: These pages measure 16. 5" x 21", slightly larger than twice up size! This page is a perfect fear spiral. Perkins opens with that chilling Scarecrow closeup, then cuts straight to BatMans goggled eye behind the gas mask, visually tying hunter and target together. The gunshot that follows isnt just a hit, it shatters the oxygen bottle on his rig, and you can feel the panic as he claws the mask off. In doing so, he breathes in exactly what Crane

a connoisseur of dynamic action storytelling

By placing them side by side

after several years of stubbornly avoiding it

And the inks really sell the mood

inking the great Sal Buscema on Marvel Team-Up #88

which really highlights the incredible detail in his muscular anatomy and stone Right Hand of Doom

fairy-like nude female figure emerging from the canvas itself

Perkins opens with a flurry of panicked faces and flying debris

Poignantly written and beautifully drawn 8th page of an 8 page short story featuring Diana and Bruce

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Why This Piece is Special

The tragic death of Glen Bateman