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| Jerry Robinson: January 1, 1922 - December 7, 2011 |
The world lost a comic book legend this week when Jerry Robinson passed away at the age of 89. Like many, I was sad to hear of his passing.
Robinson's work in Batman lore is phenomenal. He was there almost from the beginning, and his contributions to Batman's mythology include having a hand in the creation of two of Bruce Wayne's most trusted allies, Alfred and Robin, as well as the villain Two-Face and, perhaps the most famous of all, his arch-nemesis The Joker.
As our friends over at Batman-News.com pointed out, without Robinson's work, we likely never would have had The Dark Knight. I'm going to take that a step further: had these characters never existed, 1989's Batman and Batman: The Animated Series wouldn't be nearly the body of work that they are today.
To say "thank you" to Mr. Robinson, we're going to be hosting a Joker Week from December 26 - 30 where we'll be posting any artwork you'd like to send us (obviously, within appropriate guidelines -- be smart). Fan art, redesigns, reimaginings of the Joker are all fair game. Because of the Holidays, anything you want to send must be received by Friday, December 23 at 6:00 PM MST. Send your work to superheroofthemonth@gmail.com. Any thoughts on your piece are welcome, as are thoughts on Robinson's work.
