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Mixed media on 11" × 17" Kubert paper
Neal Adams was one of the most influential comic book artists of the late 20th century, redefining the visual language of American comics in the late 1960s and 1970s.
His work on Batman restored the character’s dark, gothic atmosphere!
On Green Lantern/Green Arrow (starting with Green Lantern #76, 1970), Neal’s dramatic realism and dynamic page design supported groundbreaking, socially conscious storytelling that expanded the thematic scope of mainstream superhero comics.
At Marvel, his striking run on X-Men further demonstrated his powerful draftsmanship, cinematic compositions, and expressive figures.
Although Adams’ career spanned decades and countless iconic characters, he was never associated with Judge Dredd or the British comics tradition from which the character emerged. This makes his Judge Dredd cover a particularly rare and fascinating crossover.
Neal began this impressive and playful Judge Dredd piece around 2012, intending it as a striking standalone work. He set it aside while focusing on DC projects, leaving it in his studio drawers for several years before completing it in 2021, deciding it would make a powerful cover.
The final colouring was completed with the help of his son, Jason “Spyda” Adams.
Neal Adams was one of the most influential comic book artists of the late 20th century, redefining the visual language of American comics in the late 1960s and 1970s.
His work on Batman restored the character’s dark, gothic atmosphere!
On Green Lantern/Green Arrow (starting with Green Lantern #76, 1970), Neal’s dramatic realism and dynamic page design supported groundbreaking, socially conscious storytelling that expanded the thematic scope of mainstream superhero comics.
At Marvel, his striking run on X-Men further demonstrated his powerful draftsmanship, cinematic compositions, and expressive figures.
Although Adams’ career spanned decades and countless iconic characters, he was never associated with Judge Dredd or the British comics tradition from which the character emerged. This makes his Judge Dredd cover a particularly rare and fascinating crossover.
Neal began this impressive and playful Judge Dredd piece around 2012, intending it as a striking standalone work. He set it aside while focusing on DC projects, leaving it in his studio drawers for several years before completing it in 2021, deciding it would make a powerful cover.
The final colouring was completed with the help of his son, Jason “Spyda” Adams.
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Adams was a phenomenal cover artist.
Some of his most famous and historically important covers include:
• Green Lantern #76 (1970)
The first Green Lantern/Green Arrow issue, symbolically launching the socially conscious era of DC comics.
• Batman #227 (1970)
A gothic homage to classic horror pulp imagery, often cited as one of the most beautiful Batman covers ever produced.
• Batman #251 (1973)
“The Joker’s Five-Way Revenge!”, a defining image of the Joker looming maniacally over Batman. One of the most reproduced Joker images ever.
• Detective Comics #395–397 (1969–70)
Covers that helped visually reestablish the darker, more serious Batman.
• Superman vs. Muhammad Ali (1978, tabloid edition)
One of the most famous crossover covers in comic history, featuring dozens of real-life celebrities in the crowd.
• The Avengers #93 (1971)
A dynamic, kinetic Marvel cover showing his dramatic compositional style.
• X-Men #56–63 (1969–70)
His X-Men covers from this period are highly regarded and helped elevate the visual sophistication of the title.
Some of his most famous and historically important covers include:
• Green Lantern #76 (1970)
The first Green Lantern/Green Arrow issue, symbolically launching the socially conscious era of DC comics.
• Batman #227 (1970)
A gothic homage to classic horror pulp imagery, often cited as one of the most beautiful Batman covers ever produced.
• Batman #251 (1973)
“The Joker’s Five-Way Revenge!”, a defining image of the Joker looming maniacally over Batman. One of the most reproduced Joker images ever.
• Detective Comics #395–397 (1969–70)
Covers that helped visually reestablish the darker, more serious Batman.
• Superman vs. Muhammad Ali (1978, tabloid edition)
One of the most famous crossover covers in comic history, featuring dozens of real-life celebrities in the crowd.
• The Avengers #93 (1971)
A dynamic, kinetic Marvel cover showing his dramatic compositional style.
• X-Men #56–63 (1969–70)
His X-Men covers from this period are highly regarded and helped elevate the visual sophistication of the title.
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About Neal Adams
Neal Adams is an American comic book and commercial artist known for helping to create some of the definitive modern imagery of the DC Comics characters Superman, Batman, and Green Arrow; as the co-founder of the graphic design studio Continuity Associates. Adams was inducted into the Eisner Award's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1998, and the Harvey Awards' Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1999.
