The Daily Zombies: Batman 75th Anniversary Celebrated by The Poster Posse

Batman 75th Anniversary Celebrated by The Poster Posse

Posted by The Daily Zombies Saturday, July 19, 2014

In commemoration of the Dark Knight's 75th anniversary, the impeccable Poster Posse takes on Batman in a series of awe-inspiring tribute art to celebrate the remarkable history of the pop culture icon.

With merely days to go before what has been designated as "Batman Day" (July 23), DC Comics is firing on all cylinders to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the one and only Dark Knight. Undoubtedly one of the most recognizable icons across the globe, Batman has influenced numerous generations of creators since the Caped Crusader's first appearance in 1939's Detective Comics #27.

Here to commemorate the occasion in the one particular way, the talented folks from the almighty Poster Posse assembled to conjure a showstopping series of awesome images. If you are a self-respecting fan of Batman, head directly to Blurppy to check out these images via the links right below.

Poster Posse Project #10: 75th Anniversary Tribute to Batman: PHASE 1

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For a good selection of the awesome images conjured, check them out right below.

Adam Rabalais – USA

Andy Fairhurst – North Wales “This is inspired by and represents the 5 eras of Batman that have meant the most to me during my lifetime. From top to bottom,and in no order of preference, the bat signals are, Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns, Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy, Tim Burton’s two Batman films, Rocksteady’s ‘Arkham’ series of video games and last but not least the 1960 Adam West TV series.”

Daniel Nash – U.K.

Matt Needle – U.K.

Orlando Arocena – U.S.A. (Monochrome variant)

Rodolfo Reyes – Mexico

Sharm Murugiah – U.K. “The premise of the profile portraits suggests that anyone can be Batman. The nature of the character is to be everlasting as a symbol and to remain incorruptible. I feel like the Batman character resonates with so many people because he is just a man like me or you.”

Salvador Anguiano – Mexico “It’s just a cool Batman walking towards you, meaning business, just saying, in a very cool, low voice “There’s nowhere to hide punk!”

“Bat-Totem” by Simon Delart – France Simon was one of the, if not THE first artist to turn in work for this project. I’ve been DYING to share this with all of you for well over a month now! Simon chose the most iconic Batman characters from the past 75 years. From Bottom to top: 1) Bill Finger/Bob Kane – 2) Adam West – 3) Frank Miller – 4) Tim Burton/ Michael Keaton – 5) Bruce Timm / The Animated Series – 6) Christopher Nolan/Christian Bale – 7) Batman Arkham video games.

“Batman Beyond” by Salvador Anguiano – Mexico “Here’s my Patrick Nagel inspired piece. Batman Beyond is such a simple yet striking desing that I think it lends very well to the style created by Nagel, I tried to make it as 80s as I could, because you know… you can NEVER have enough 80s!”

“Beyond Nightfall” by Peter Gutierrez – U.S.A.

“HA HA HA” by Samuel Ho – Canada “HA HA HA” is my third installment of my Batman “gesture” series, Joker is the ultimate badass villian, he represents that little craziness in all of us.”

“The Jokers” by Robert Bruno – USA

“ARKHAM CELEBRATES 75 YRS of the BATMAN” by Orlando Arocena – U.S.A. “ARKHAM CELEBRATES 75 YRS of the BATMAN”….Vector Series WIP – (More to come but here are the first 3)- I decided to shift gears with this particular vector tribute. Its a portrait – based parody- consisting of the villains from ARKHAM poking fun at Batman. Dressed in the Batman period from my earliest memories…the 1960′s TV show. Keep both eyes open, this tribute might get pretty lengthy. Cheers and good luck in all that you do~

Thomas Walker – U.K. (Guest artist) “Through all the Batman incarnations I’ve always been more intrigued and invested in the character of Bruce Wayne, much more so than when he actually dons the cape. Scribbling down every facet of the character I was drawn to his origins and particularly the very root of the Caped Crusader’s inception; the murder of his parents, Thomas and Martha Wayne. I then looked for a way to visualise the genesis of the Bat Man, both through the loss of his parents and the motivation from Henri Ducard/Ra’s al Ghul (hence the quote). I wanted to challenge myself to create a Batman poster that didn’t actually feature Batman.”

Candykiller – Scotland

Juan Hugo Martinez – U.S.A. “Batman 75 years. This was such a great opportunity to to pay an homage to one of my favorite and ultimate comic characters. My main focus was to adapt everyone in a whole different way, while using inspiration from all the comics,animated series,films through out the 75 years of existence.”

Paul Shipper – U.K.

Doaly – U.K. - “This is a collection of sketches from various Batman universes as I reminisced during my exploration.”

Doaly – U.K. “For the two main pieces I wanted to visualise the cover of an original Batman graphic novel that looked closer upon the triggers that made the man.”

Rich Davies – U.K.

Robert Bruno – U.S.A.

Rodolfo Reyes – Mexico

Simon Delart – France Simon is back with his signature triangles. This time out he pays homage to the art of Jae Lee with a regular version and a variant version featuring a close-up with the triangle bat logo.