Mikel Janín cover for Batman #10 is quite remarkable in how it evokes notions of 18th and 19th century Gothic novels. The way the Fortress of Santa Prisca withstands the waves of a stormy sea, brilliantly captured in grey tones, will immediately remind readers of book covers such as Bram Stoker's Dracula or Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto. The grim looking Batman towers over everything here, further emphasizing the Gothic spirit of Janín's cover.
The only element here feeling a bit out-of-place is the cover's orange background, which unfortunately contrasts with the darker colour tones of the cover and disrupts its coherence.
All in all an excellent cover, which by the way comes with a comic that is an absolute blast as well.
All in all an excellent cover, which by the way comes with a comic that is an absolute blast as well.
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