Steven Butler is an artist whose credits include Web of Spider-Man (the first half of the 1990s "Clone Saga"), Ultraforce, Silver Sable, Archie, various Christian comics, and a current gig reviving old Golden Age characters with Gallant Comics. He's also, sadly, an artist who fell thru the cracks with the major publishers and never got the recognition he deserved from fans. I had the honor of getting a Superman/Flash Gordon team-up commission from him back in 2007, so a return engagement was well overdue.
This is the end result. The feel I wanted for this was sort of Dancing with the Stars: Superhero Edition, with Batman and Superman jumping and jiving away with their respective lady loves:
As with Tom Grummett earlier last year, this was Butler's first time drawing the Julie Newmar version of Selina. He had a good time drawing her, and he expressed an interest in working on the DC Batman '66 stuff, but time will tell if he ever gets that chance. In the meantime, what emerged from our transaction is another showcase of his considerable talent, and one of the most fun illustrations in my art collection.
Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
