Kissing the Knight
$150.00
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You notice the weight in Batman’s stance first — a low, grounded silhouette crouched against the cityscape, every muscle and fold of cape drawn with deliberate clarity. Opposite him, Robin is all leap and momentum, caught mid-air with a bright red tunic and a green cape that throws the composition into a lively diagonal. Together they read as a partnership of steadiness and agility: Batman’s dark, textured presence anchors the scene while Robin’s pose and warmer colors bring immediate energy and hope. Jim Lee’s careful rendering makes each costume detail tactile — the armor-like shading, the gleam on metal gauntlets, the weathered edges of the cape — which enhances the sense that these figures belong to a lived, urban world. The Gotham skyline and suspension bridge in the distance are painted in a dusky palette that gives the sunset air a dramatic, almost cinematic glow, suggesting a city both beautiful and fraught. There’s a reassuring familiarity here: protection paired with youthful drive. The image feels cinematic and heroic without losing intimacy — a straightforward, powerful moment of two allies ready for whatever the night will bring.
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About Gotham's Crusaders
Rendered and drawn by premier DC Comics artist, Jim Lee. Gotham's Crusaders is a new piece by Lee, created as development art, and featured in Wizard Magazine. Rendered by Jim Lee, Lee's style is noted for the definition and detail he incorporates into his superhero images. Each piece is hand-numbered and has been signed by Jim Lee.
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Jim Lee is a legendary comic book artist and publisher, known for his dynamic comic art and groundbreaking work at Marvel, DC Comics, and Image Comics. He gained fame with X-Men (1991), which became the best-selling comic book of all time, before co-founding Image Comics and launching WildStorm Productions. Lee later joined DC Comics, illustrating Batman: Hush, Superman: For Tomorrow, and Justice League, and now serves as DC Comics' Chief Creative Officer and Publisher. His superhero artwork and graphic novel illustrations have left a lasting impact on the industry, making him one of the most influential artists in modern comic history.
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Jim Lee, a world-renowned comic book artist, writer, editor and publisher, is now currently the Co-Publisher of DC Entertainment (DCE) alongside Dan DiDio.
Known for his incredibly detailed and dynamic artistic style, Lee is one of the most revered and respected artists in American comics. A veritable legend in the industry, he has received numerous accolades and recognition for his work, including the Harvey Special Award for New Talent in 1990, the Inkpot Award in 1992, and the Wizard Fan Award in 1996, 2002 and 2003.
Prior to his current post at DCE, Lee served as Editorial Director, where he oversaw WildStorm Studios and was also the artist for many of DC Comics' bestselling comic books and graphic novels, including ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER, BATMAN: HUSH, and SUPERMAN: FOR TOMORROW. He also serves as the Executive Creative Director for the DC Universe Online (DCUO) massively multiplayer action game from Sony Online Entertainment (SOE).
Jim Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1964 but moved with his family to St. Louis, Missouri when he was young. After graduating cum laude with a BA in Psychology from Princeton University in 1986, he started his professional career at Marvel Comics where his work on the X-Men continues to hold the all-time sales record for single-issue sales at an incredible 8 million copies sold in one month.
In 1992, he started his own production company, WildStorm Productions, and co-founded Image Comics, an independent comics company that quickly grew to become the third largest North American publisher. Two of his creations, WILDCATS and GEN 13, saw life beyond comics as a CBS Saturday morning cartoon and as a DTV animated movie distributed by Disney, respectively. In 1998, DC Comics purchased WildStorm Productions and Lee left Image Comics to join the DC Entertainment creative team.
In 2010, Titan Books released the 300-page artbook of Jim Lee s DC Comics work titled ICONS: THE DC & WILDSTORM ART OF JIM LEE. In 2011, Lee was integral in the launch of DC Entertainment s NEW 52 initiative, designing the new, more contemporary costumes for some of the DC universe s most iconic characters, including Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman.
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