DC & Marvel Should Capitalize On The “Black, White And…” Format

Comics beautifully blend fantastic writing with incredible artwork that emphasizes every narrative beat. The comic medium is so unique, allowing artists to present and pace their stories however they like, using panels, gutters, and page space to manipulate and construct the comic’s format. Colorists can make or break comics, and most colorists only enhance a comic’s presentation. However, DC Comics experimented with black and white comics when they released Batman Black and White in 1996.DC gathered their best pencilers and inkers and placed them on the Black and White miniseries to craft anthology stories that focused on Batman and his supporting Gotham characters. The book was a massive success that proved a comic could sell and perform without color. Decades later, DC took one of their most popular characters at the time, Harley Quinn, and published a similar miniseries that explored Harley’s world and relationships in an anthology. However, these Harley book were published in black and white… and red. Emphasizing Harley’s red costume, Poison Ivy’s red hair and any other red object, the comic visually popped.RELATED: 25 Darkest Batman Comics On DC Universe Infinite, Ranked (October 2023)

Comics beautifully blend fantastic writing with incredible artwork that emphasizes every narrative beat. The comic medium is so unique, allowing artists to present and pace their stories however they like, using panels, gutters, and page space to manipulate and construct the comic’s format. Colorists can make or break comics, and most colorists only enhance a comic’s presentation. However, DC Comics experimented with black and white comics when they released Batman Black and White in 1996.

DC gathered their best pencilers and inkers and placed them on the Black and White miniseries to craft anthology stories that focused on Batman and his supporting Gotham characters. The book was a massive success that proved a comic could sell and perform without color. Decades later, DC took one of their most popular characters at the time, Harley Quinn, and published a similar miniseries that explored Harley’s world and relationships in an anthology. However, these Harley book were published in black and white… and red. Emphasizing Harley’s red costume, Poison Ivy’s red hair and any other red object, the comic visually popped.

RELATED: 25 Darkest Batman Comics On DC Universe Infinite, Ranked (October 2023)

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