Who is the Best Batman Artist? My Choice is…

Recently iFanboy asked readers…

Who is your Batman and what does he look like? Is he a living shadow or a figure in blue and gray? Are the ears of his cowl short little nubs or do they climb like spires?

You tell us.

Then we’ll tell you who was nominated the most.

No lists either. Just one pick per person. And make your case!

Deciding who is my best Batman artist is tough.  Because of the long history of the character and the number of amazing artists who’ve worked on The Dark Knight, it is not an easy task.  Let’s take a look at some of my favorites and see if we can reach a definitive “best Batman artist.”

• Neal Adams: Many consider Neal Adams the best Batman artist.  He is the artist who brought Batman out of the Adam West age of “Bam! Pow!” stories and made the Batman more of a Dark Knight avenger.  His Batman had a more realistic look than in the past.

• Marshall Rogers: Rogers’ Batman was more less realistic looking than Adams, but not full out cartoony.  I loved Rogers’ run with the character back in the 70’s.

• Mike Zeck: Zeck’s Batman was big and tough and someone whose presence would strike fear into the hearts of evil-doers because he looked like he could and would hurt them.

• Frank Miller: The older, tough Batman.  The Batman who went toe-to-toe with Superman and won.

• David Mazzucchelli: The Batman Year One artist.  Mazzuccheli’s style made every line count.

• Kelley Jones: Jones drew the Batman that was scary.  He was scary not because he was physically imposing, but because he was The. Bat. Man.

These are the top 6 artists who come to my mind.  There were others: Jim Aparo, Norm Breyfogle, Brian Boland, Eduardo Rizzo, John Byrne… the list could go on and on.  But let’s get back to the task at hand… picking my favorite Batman artist.

Drumroll, please…

And the award for Zablo’s Favorite Batman Artist goes to… Marshall Rogers.