People have asked about BATMAN,
if I redesigned him.

If I redesigned Batman, I wouldn't exactly redesign him. I would revamp him. I would find the perfect story to do this in and I would attempt to correct errors made along the way as well as make the costume do the work better.

I would take disadvantages of the old costume and make them into advantages.

1. The fins on the gloves should not be fabric, but pointed and sharp. The blade should be hidden and pop out with a muscle twitch.

2. Batman's Belt. The old capsules ceased being effective 25 years ago. No, they never were effective, nor is a World War 2 garrison belt. But a utility belt, as in a carpenter's utility belt that holds weapons, grapplers, guns and crime-fighting paraphernalia as a uniquely designed true utility belt would be perfect.

3. Boots are thick soled ninja boots with wraparound flaps velcroed up his leg. In the shank, weapons.

4. Costume. Bulletproof and watertight, thermal coils and refrigerant coils throughout, acid resistant, padded at the shoulders and riddle with structural supports for (if needed) a kind of super strength.

5. Cowl is pulled over a face plate containing radio, infrared biometrics and night vision as well as video feed. A waterproof breathing mask slides and seals over the face for breathing underwater. (Oxygen in utility belt.)

6. Bat symbol subtle but bold. Dark against dark.

7. Cape stiffens for flight. Acts as fins underwater.

Same ol' Batman. Man of tomorrow.

Neal Adams

 BLOOD

As you may have heard, Neal has been working on a new graphic novel called BLOOD. We're not giving away the plot at this time but Neal asked us to give you a sneak peek at a few of the pages. Click on an image to make it bigger.

Our business must focus a broader audience or we will be shaved to a smaller and smaller audience. The Jim Lee Batman sold to a broad audience and maintained this audience through 12 issues.

What this broad appeal series does and can do is bring new and extra audiences into the market. Joe tells Tom, Tom tells Frank and Frank for the first time in 15 years goes to a comic book shop to buy Batman.

What's bad? Bad is tons of spin-off titles that sell ten thousand copies.

This only appeals to our limited inbred community of fans that actually have 30 to 70 bucks a week to buy comics.

This group is a rapidly narrowing group.

We must make newsworthy, well crafted product. Product that will attract outside readers. A broad range of readers and we must reach out to these readers.

We think the Jim Lee/Jeph Loeb Batman was a big success and puffed out our comics community chest. But outside the community, I saw nothing.

My own Batman reprints are a good example.

Are they advertised to the general public? The battle over the new seps, finally turned positive, but this was an inner industry bit of business did DC present this as a premiere product to the general public? No, they printed 5000 copies and they were shocked when they sold out in days and they had to print more.

Did the general public know of this product? Would they want to have known? Would they buy if they knew?

If a promotion worked, how many copies at $50 per pop could DC have sold? How many old/new customers would have come into comic book stores to buy it and other product.

It's not me, folks. I'm immaterial, 3 near legendary books of works on Batman, a world-wide icon namely, Batman. What's the potential?

Marvel's Ultimates by Bryan Hitch talked about on TV and radio. Worth talking about? Sales would increase 10 fold and those same people will buy other product.

We need a broader audience, not narrower!

WE MUST WAKE UP!!

Sincerely and with respect,

Neal Adams

 The World Around Us

Minimum Wage

 Other Worlds

POD Gallery has been doing the best quality Giclees we've ever seen. Last year we were happy to join up with them in makeing the first Ever Neal Adams Giclees. Fans have been very happy.

Neal's favorite type of Giclee is the ones done on Water color paper. These prints look as if you have the original Neal Adams art hanging in your home or office

Just up are 8 new pieces, four of which are special for Halloween. Take a look. It's a collector favorite.

 Growing World

"This project is the biggest, most incredible thing I've ever done in my life. For friends who think I've invested too much of my reputation in this project and failure if I'm wrong would disgrace me somehow, I say 'don't you worry about if for one minute.' I'm a big boy and I've done my homework and the fact that I don't resort to Latin or big esoteric words doesn't mean I don't fully understand the sciences on a basic and profound level. I do.

For those of you who don't think I'm serious about what I do and I'm light meat, do this.

Ask artists and writers what impact my battles with the publishers have had on their income and lifestyles since them days 'til today in simple overt areas like royalties and return of original art.

I know comics are light and fluffy compared to the sciences but I don't make my moves 'til I've dotted my i's and crossed my t's. And yes, I know I'm up against 99.9 percent of the scientific community.

But, to be honest, I kinda' like those odds. And try this what if I'm right. Wouldn't that be a hoot?