Art For Art’s Sake #308 – José Antonio Muñoz’s Batman

Take 5, pour yourself a cup of something nice, time for Art For Art’s Sake, our weekly look at some bloody lovely comic art–

This week we end with José Antonio Muñoz‘s stunning work on a Batman story. Seriously, stunning–

See what I mean? But first…

Speaking of stunning – Don Rosa‘s invention here is sublime – A Matter Of Gravity

Blade Runner commission – Daniel Warren Johnson

TMNT from Matteo Scalera

— and Eric Talbot

Michael W. Kaluta – Dr Strange commission

Frank Cho – Emma Frost of the Hellfire Club

Walter Simonson – ‘Conjunction of the Million Spheres’ – from Michael Moorcock’s Multiverse

Declan Shalvey – Mystique

William Stout

Goran Sudzuka – Red before Black

Sam Kieth

Supergirl – Kevin Nowlan

Marguerite Sauvage

Mike McKone – Rogue

Sergio Aragones

Demon issue 1 cover – Matt Wagner and Rich Rankin

Brian Bolland

The X-Men by Justin Moritat (2025)

 

And to end today…

The Devil’s Trumpet – by Archie Goodwin and José Muñoz, from Batman: Black & White #1 (1996) – stunning stuff.

José Antonio Muñoz is an Argentine artist beyond compare, his stark, expressionistic b&w artwork a particular influence on so many, including Keith Giffen, Frank Miller, and Eduardo Risso, with his most famous work, the hardboiled graphic novels serie Alack Sinner (with writer Carlos Sampayo) a must read for anyone interested in seeing comics done with incredible style.