Discover the hidden corners of the DC Multiverse in this definitive illustrated guide to the multiple versions of The Dark Knight.
Take a tour through the diverse worlds of the DC Multiverse in this comprehensive guidebook detailing the lives of its many Caped Crusaders. Dive into different dimensions and meet countless variations of the Dark Knight—from the Batman Who Laughs to Flashpoint Batman, from Captain Leatherwing to Bizarro-Batman, this book profiles more than 60 iconic iterations of DC’s legendary Super Hero alongside striking original art. Thrilling and vibrant, this treasury is a must-have collectible for every Batman fan!
EXCLUSIVE BATMAN ARTWORK: Batman: An Illustrated Guide to the Multiverse is filled with spectacular, never-before-seen artwork.
60+ ILLUSTRATIONS: More than 60 stunning illustrations celebrate the unique visual style of each Batman universe.
ENTER THE BATCAVE: Showcasing detailed profiles of characters like Flashpoint Batman, The Batman Who Laughs, and Bizarro-Batman, this book is the definitive guide to DC’s trove of Batman characters.
AN ACCESSIBLE MULTIVERSE GUIDEBOOK: Featuring an in-universe narrative and a fan-favorite guide who takes the reader though every corner of the DC Multiverse.
A SPECTACULAR ADDITION TO YOUR DC LIBRARY: This guide joins Insight Editions’ exciting line of DC titles, including DC: Anatomy of a Metahuman and Batman: The Definitive History of the Dark Knight in Comics, Film, and Beyond.
Author Biography:
Matthew K. Manning is the author of over eighty books and dozens of comic books. He has written books for Scholastic, Disney Press, Abrams, Capstone, DK Publishing, Running Press, Andrews/McMeel, and Insight Editions. Many of his books have reached best-seller status on Amazon, including DC Comics: Anatomy of a Metahuman, DC Comics Encyclopedia, and Batman: A Visual History.
Flaviu Pop is a comic book illustrator, concept artist and pop culture enthusiast. He’s been active as a professional artist since 2020. He made his debut in indie comics with DIGITAL, a sci fi comic book series he co-created and published with fellow authors Rich Watkin and Zaky Hnana in 2021, where he worked as illustrator, character designer, cover artist and colorist. Flaviu’s also worked on various projects such as Gekko The Bounty Hunter (2021 – cover artist, illustrator, letterer and designer), a fan fiction origin story of the character Gekko from the Mandalorian, The Cardinal (2023 – cover artist and illustrator) for Alpha Comics Publishing, he created character designs and splash art for San Francisco based video game developer Syzygy Studios (2022), and has an ongoing cover art collaboration with electronic music artists such as Tokyo Rose, ALEX, Naeleck, Rogue VHS and Extra Terra.
At the moment Flaviu is the illustrator of the book Batman: The Multiverse of the Dark Knight, An Illustrated Guide, written by Matthew K Manning and published by Insight Editions in collaboration with DC Comics as well as many other projects that will soon be officially announced.
Flaviu is primarily a self taught artist, drawing inspiration from animation, fashion, film and sports, which are also his hobbies while he’s not drawing. He currently resides in Bucharest, Romania.
You can follow Flaviu’s work on Instagram and Facebook under the handle leaking_colour and on Behance at: https://www.behance.net/flaviu_pop
