Rogers is of course best known for the seemingly-endless cape sported by our hero. "No capes!" was not a slice of advice toward which Rogers's Bruce Wayne adhered. Instead, he seemed to have a garment that flowed (sometimes endlessly) in its own way, depending on how much room was in the panel.
I am happy to own the Legends of the Dark Knight: Marshall Rogers hardcover. In addition to the aforementioned 'tec run, it also reprints the Batman: Dark Detective mini-series and some other goodies. There is a newly-issued version of this material; I'd recommend any collection you can get yer mitts on!
Doug, you never fail to find some excellent artistic examples! And today is no exception.
ReplyDeleteMarshall Rogers may be my favorite Batman artist; at any rate he ranks quite high on my list. Your images show why. Take that image above, third from the bottom. Love the visual contrast between the rough, sketchy marker-rendered background buildings and the sharp, detailed figure of the Bat. Magnificent.
Oh, that Steve Englehart/Marshall Rogers era on "Detective Comics" was, although brief, stellar. And speaking of which, have you read the story they did years later, not long before Rogers' untimely passing? A six-part miniseries entitled "Batman: Dark Detective". It made for a pretty satisfying reunion of a great creative team...