Here’s something I did up for Project Rooftop’s Batman 2.0 contest. I didn’t quite make it after succumbing to my darling little walking disease vector, however. I’m pretty happy with the way the costume so here it is.

I made an exercise for myself where I would try to redesign existing characters, giving each one a different style. Drawing old characters is an interesting challenge; all the superficial elements are already there so it forces you to think more abstractly. I started with Batman, of course. I love that the DC characters are so graphic, almost like they’re logos themselves. I made this one pointy and angular but a bit rubbery and goofy at the same time. It ended up more Timm-ish than I had intended but I think it’s a hard thing to avoid when unless you go more realistic.