Creator Profile #2 Marshall Rogers

Hey there friends, another edition of the ultimate comics blog is here for consumption!! This creator profile features one of the best Batman artists of all time, Marshall Rogers. While he is best known for his work on Batman, Rogers, who had a background in architectural design, drew Gotham city with such a moody accuracy, that it became just as big a character as the dark knight himself. He and writer Steve Englehart did a mere six issue run on Detective Comics in the mid seventies and each issue is now considered a classic having been reprinted several times. His moody solitary Batman was the perfect counter to the maniacal Joker and his laughing fish of issue #475. Later in 2005, he would once again team-up with his old pal Englehart and do a limited series called Dark Detective in which Batman thwarts the Joker's plot to run for office. Aside from his work on Batman, Rogers did many fill-in issues and covers for Marvel and DC respectively. He did moderate runs on Mister Miracle for DC as well as an underrated run on Marvel's Silver Surfer in the late 80's. Rogers was a warm and friendly guy; I was fortunate enough to meet him a few years back, and he was very giving with his time and artistic gift. Sadly Marshall died suddenly in 2007 and the comics community lost one of the best artists of the seventies, as well as a premiere Batman creator. That's it for today true believers, but i'll return very soon with more great comic facts for you!!! Peace, B.M.T.