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Bat Hug
🕑 Added 2019-09-25 10:00:02 +0000 UTCI think at this point, it's commonly understood among comic book people that Batman can be caring and sensitive. In some portrayals of course, he's pretty one dimensional. But the best stuff seems to come out when Bruce is able to let some of his walls down. Dimensionality! It's usually easy to appreciate and it makes a nice narrative symmetry. A jerk can show a sensitive side. An outgoing person can reveal anxieties. A Batman can have a family.
This was a pretty simple image but I put some care into it. When you have limited elements, you gotta make the most of them as they tend to stand out very clearly. Using the right colors and the strong lighting gives this one some character. I've been getting into a lot of lewder drawings lately, so it was refreshing to show a softer side. It's been a while and I start to miss doing the family stuff.
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Mr Lit
Be as that may, Batman is still notorious for his "my way of the high way" approach to everything. People are starting to gravitate towards that. It's why I found White Knight so fascinating. Bruce takes that mentality to an absolute extreme and begins to understand why it's a flaw he needs to address.
xiakha
I imagine this scene sounds not unlike a balloon animal being made :V
Second of Many
Coincidentally, just yesterday I rewatched that scene from Justice League Unlimited where Batman comforts Ace as she dies, which is ultimately the best empathetic Batman scene ever. To me, that sense of empathy of so crucial to Batman and make up the best parts of some of my favourite runs of Batman, like Morrison and Snyder. Honestly, the complete lack of empathy of the current comics is a big reason why I don't read Batman comics at the moment, despite being my favourite superhero. You've done an amazing job depicting that side of Batman in this image. Even without showing his face, you've done a brilliant job at selling just how caring he is, especially to his family
Wanderjar
Hugs to all bats
