Okay, I didn’t recognize the name until you posted the image, but Gi is well known for being able to not only draw things with perfect recall, but without making any construction lines – he just does everything with the first brush of ink, making him the envy of pretty much every artist alive.
Here’s a video he did for DC Comics Art Academy back in 2018:
Anyway, this is super cool – definitely plan to pick this up.
I just realized this is out next week. But I didn’t see anywhere I could pre-order this besides a certain major online retailer… I guess I’m going to have to try my LCS next week and hope they have it.
#5: Turkey — a real detective story, where Batman must engross himself in Turkey’s history and culture to solve an international mystery. Also makes the obligatory “Batman in Batman” joke.
#4: Brazil —perhaps the most critical story of the country presented, where Batman’s arrival presents him with a level of systemic corruption on par with Gotham’s own.
#3: Germany — a Batman vs. Joker story that ranks up with the best of them, where The Clown Prince tries his hand at ecoterrorism.
#2: Japan — a very manga-influenced story about the radical power of art.
#1: Russia — clearly a semi-autobiographical tale about growing up behind the Iron Curtain in the Cold War, and how mere whispers of Batman from the west could grow into legend.