Fans who are excited about writer Derek Fridolfs and artist Dustin Nguyen's recently announced "Lil' Gotham" project should thank Nguyen's kids - seriously.
"(I'm) drawing murder mysteries all day and I have kids. So they're like, 'Can you draw me Batman and Robin, but fun?'" Nguyen said.
The project re-interprets many of the familiar Gotham hero and villain characters into these squat, "mite"-like caricatures who will be featured in stories suitable for readers of any age. "Lil' Gotham" will run as separate backup chapters in the upcoming "Batman Annual #27" and then "Detective Comics Annual," both due in October.
"Basically, they're like these super-deformed versions of the book I work on -- Batman. I just draw them in this cute little kids style," he said. "It's not very serious, it's just something I do at the end of the day."
The "Batman: Streets of Gotham" artist added that if the response to the short "Lil' Gotham" chapters are good then he and Fridolfs are ready with a story big enough to fill a hefty volume.
At the Long Beach Comic Con this weekend, Nguyen will team with other artists (Mike Choi, Philip Tan, Joe Benitez and Ale Garza) this Saturday at 4 p.m. on the "Drawing Comics" panel to talk about working as a professional artist.
For more on Dustin Nguyen and his artwork check out his blog: http://duss005.blogspot.com/ and for information on other creators appearing at the Long Beach Comic Con go to http://longbeachcomiccon.com/.
And as for convention coverage this weekend, you don't even have to ask -- Modern Mythology will be in the house.
The top image is kids-friendly and the side one from "Streets of Gotham" #4, not so much. But the artwork on both is impressive.
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