Cameron Stewart is the next artist on 'Batman and Robin'
53 Posted on Sep 11, 2009 in articles by Conor Kilpatrick |
Originally, Frazer Irving was supposed to follow Philip Tan as the artist on Batman and Robin (before the triumphant return of Frank Quitely) but today DC has announced that Cameron Stewart will be handling art duties instead. Here's a look at the cover to Batman and Robin #7, penciled by Stewart.
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also, Squire is back! that's great! I love Squire and the Knight, they're totally underused characters
Posted by mikegraham6 on 09/11/09 at 01:11 PMAwesome! Stewart is one of the few artists that gets Morrison, so it will be great to see them work together again.
Posted by PraxJarvin on 09/11/09 at 01:16 PMDamn I was looking forward to Irving's Batman but Stewart will have to do.
Posted by rush on 09/11/09 at 01:17 PMI am so much cooler with this then Irving. Not that Frazer isn't great, but Stewart fits so much better tonally with the foundation that Quietly and Morrision laid. I may actually jump back on when Tan finishes his run. What excellent news!
Posted by OttoBott on 09/11/09 at 01:19 PMWow, that looks great! I've never heard of this person before, but the art has just enough Quitely in it to make me happy.
Posted by BrianBaer on 09/11/09 at 01:35 PMI asked Cameron about it on Twitter and apparently Irving is going to follow him, so we'll still get Frazer Irving art on the book.
I really wish I'd got a sketch from him at Fanexpo I didn't have quite the time and I was gambling on him being at Montreal Comic Con which is now looking a little iffy :(
Posted by gobo on 09/11/09 at 01:38 PMOh he also thought that Quitely was done, but I'm really hoping he's wrong about that.
Posted by gobo on 09/11/09 at 01:39 PMMake sure to check out his web comic Sin Titulo. It's badass.
Posted by PaulMontgomery on 09/11/09 at 01:40 PMI love Seaguy! Stewart and Morrison work quite well together, so I'm happy to hear that they will be doing this book together. If only he was taking over for Tan rather than Irving...
Posted by drakedangerz on 09/11/09 at 01:42 PM@gobo - *facepalm* I hope he's wrong about that.
Posted by OttoBott on 09/11/09 at 01:44 PMThis is awesome! I just finished reading the second Seaguy series a bit ago, and was hoping to see more Cameron Stewart art in other books. He's gonna do great things for the book.
It also seems that Morrison is teaming up with all his old partners-in-crime, with both Quitely and Stewart working alot with him in the past. I wonder, if they keep up this motiff, who's next?
Posted by comicBOOKchris on 09/11/09 at 01:47 PMLooks very neat!
Posted by kwisdumb on 09/11/09 at 01:51 PMLooks like a cross between Bruce Timm and Amanda Conner...
I'm sold.
Posted by Slockhart on 09/11/09 at 01:54 PM@drakedangerz Cameron said Irving is just following him, not being replaced by him.
Posted by gobo on 09/11/09 at 01:56 PMCool. I'll probably hang with this book as long as Morrison can keep the excitement level up.
Posted by stuclach on 09/11/09 at 02:05 PMSo it goes: Phillip Tan, Frank Quitely, and then Cameron Stewart?
Posted by vadamowens on 09/11/09 at 02:07 PM@Vadamowens - No it sounds like it is Tan, Stewart, Irving (according to gobo) and then ???
Posted by stuclach on 09/11/09 at 02:15 PMLondon baby!
Posted by jamiefs on 09/11/09 at 02:19 PMI love Stewart's art, but I kind of wish we could have seen Irving do Batman also.
I do think that the campy Stewart are would work better.
Posted by AmirCat on 09/11/09 at 02:19 PM@gobo-gotcha. Thanks.
Posted by drakedangerz on 09/11/09 at 02:19 PMOk. That part in the parenthesis confused me.
Posted by vadamowens on 09/11/09 at 02:20 PMIt's going to be: Quitely->Tan->Stewart->Irving->??? (hopefully Quitely again and we start over)
Posted by gobo on 09/11/09 at 02:27 PMThis is exciting news. Morrison/Stewart is a great combination and everyone should be reading Seaguy. Still sucks we have Tan on art duties but I guess we can live with it.
Posted by TheNextChampion on 09/11/09 at 02:29 PMwould and should read aove but cameron stewart on anything is gnius will write essay if explanation is required.
Posted by ford on 09/11/09 at 02:36 PMwhat?
Posted by vadamowens on 09/11/09 at 02:38 PMI prefer tan over stewart easily anyday of the week.
Posted by smeeeeee on 09/11/09 at 03:14 PMI enjoyed Stewart's art on Twitter, but--assuming that Irving then follows Stewart--I hope this doesn't mean we have to wait longer for Quitely to return.
Posted by flapjaxx on 09/11/09 at 03:31 PM............ya! ok! I like this!
Posted by Aquaman on 09/11/09 at 04:36 PMI want, scratch that need Frank back, DC Entertainment need too put their shit together, they need to make having Frank on this title a priority.
Posted by grottesco on 09/11/09 at 05:19 PMStewart is good, but I really like what Quietly is doing with this book. Its hands down the best art out there right now. I just wish he weren't leaving.
Posted by ThePunisherMAX on 09/11/09 at 05:21 PMThis sample of Stewarts work riminded me how good Batman's world would look in black and white. How cool would it be to have Stewarts run presented in an alternate black and white edition like the Vaughn's Logan mini?
Posted by rush on 09/11/09 at 05:57 PMCatch 22 for DC: bitchin about new artist or bitchin' about late/bimonthly book.
Take new artists and make more money.
Posted by ScorpionMasada on 09/11/09 at 06:12 PMAs much as I was looking forward to Irving, I love Stewart's work as well - he actually did the pencils on a Batman vs. Joker kid's book I read to my son - and he clearly has a rapport with Morrison.
Posted by PV on 09/11/09 at 06:33 PMSo we're looking at 9 issues (assuming they're all 3 issue arcs) before Quitely reaturns, if he returns at all. Bummer.
Posted by crazychris on 09/11/09 at 06:51 PMI don't even know who the guy is but they still got my $2.99 as long as it is still Morrison on Batman.
Posted by robbydzwonar on 09/11/09 at 07:09 PMAwesome news. I am a big fan of his work.
Posted by Neb on 09/11/09 at 07:38 PM... *skips the next three issues* let me know how the writing is though
Posted by Mangaman on 09/11/09 at 08:48 PMNot familiar with his work but that is an awesome cover. It has such an awesome retro look I would buy it as a poster.
Posted by CaptainSweatpants on 09/11/09 at 10:41 PMJust looking at that cover pulled me out of the hyper-reality that was Quietly's world. =\
Posted by Mangaman on 09/12/09 at 04:00 AMOoooo... can we just skip Tan and go to him?
Posted by captbastrd on 09/12/09 at 04:10 AMI don't know much about the DC universe....is that the Hamburglar on the cycle?
Posted by Fugmo on 09/12/09 at 05:00 AMLooks great but the true test for me for any artist other than Quitely will be if he makes Damian look like he's actually 10 years old.
Posted by NJBaritone on 09/12/09 at 10:55 AMIf there's two characters Morrison re-introduced I love more then anything right now it would be the Knight and Squire. Hopefully we see the Knight in this series as well.
Posted by TheNextChampion on 09/12/09 at 12:25 PMCameron Stewart is awesome. Glad I am reading this series.
Posted by SunnyvaleTrash on 09/12/09 at 03:47 PM@paulmontgomery Thanks for pointing me to that awesome comic.
Posted by muddi900 on 09/12/09 at 05:07 PMCameron Stewart is a tremendous talent. His work on The Other Side is great!
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but when is Phillip Tan coming back? he's really good
Posted by edward on 09/13/09 at 02:59 AMThis is awesome news! I loved Cameron Stewarts art on Catwoman so much that I even bought original pages and hey I got a Catwoman sketch at SDCC from him. I almost wish we could skip Tan and just have Stewart art until Frank Quitely comes back, and knowing how uhh... meticulous he is, I wouldnt mind as long as we had Stewart filling in. Hopefully after being on a big book like Batman & Robin, DC may put him on other projects and maybe even a monthly
Posted by DarkKnightDetective on 09/13/09 at 05:38 PMStewart does good art. This will make the loss of Quietly slightly less painful, anyhow.
Posted by Brian on 09/14/09 at 04:27 PMhmmm it looks nice but i still want Frank Quietly
Posted by rayclark on 09/14/09 at 05:31 PMXD! So do I rayclark... so do I.
Posted by Mangaman on 09/14/09 at 11:18 PMYup, Stewart will do. Yes, he'll do quite nicely.
Posted by powerdad on 09/15/09 at 04:05 PM



great news! Stewart is an awesome talent who definitely deserves better exposure. An improvement over Tan to say the least
Posted by mikegraham6 on 09/11/09 at 01:09 PM