Legendary designer and screenwriter, he was 80 years old. Between the sixties and seventies he shook the universe of superheroes with his photorealistic trait
His toned and muscular trait in the late sixties and early seventies shook the comic book world during what was called the Silver Age. The American cartoonist Neal Adams died in New York at 80. The news of the disappearance, which took place on Thursday 28 April, was given by his wife, Marilyn Adams, to The Hollywood Reporter.
He earned the title of legendary designer reinvigorating Batman (but also other superheroes) with his photorealistic styles, but always defending the characteristics of creators Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Born in Governor’s Island (New York) on June 6, 1941, Neal Adams made his debut in 1959 as an assistant to Howard Nostrand drawing for a few months Bat Masterson. For DC Comics he designed with a modern and personal cut the character of Deadman. He also collaborates with Marvel Comics, drawing some adventures of the Avengers and the X-Men. But it was a Batman inextricably linked his name. With screenwriter Dennis O’Neil, Adams brought a revolutionary change to superhero and comics, providing realism, movement and a sense of threat to the narrative. It was with Adams and O’Neil that Batman darker, darker. And the cartoonist also gave new life to some villains, like Joker.
With his trait, Neal Adams also influenced the next generation of artists, such as Bill Sienkiewicz, who designed the Marvel series Moon Knight and New Mutants, but also Frank Miller, author of Batman: Return of the Dark Knight (1986).
May 1, 2022 (change May 1, 2022 | 1:30 pm)
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