

Bat-Mite is another of those goofy concepts in the Bat-mythos that probably shouldn't work, but he does. My first exposure to Bat-Mite was in The New Adventures of Batman animated series, where he was the comedy sidekick who usually just made things worse whenever he tried to help Batman, Robin, and Batgirl. I was just learning what Batman was all about at that time, so that series established Bat-Mite as a regular part of the Bat-Family in my mind. It was many years later before I read any actual comics with Bat-Mite in them. His status in the post-Crisis DCU was ever-changing, but I still thought it was cool whenever he appeared and ended up tracking down a few of his classic appearances in addition to buying any new comics Bat-Mite appeared in. His team-ups with Mxyzptlk were always fun, and I really enjoyed how Grant Morrison used Bat-Mite in the Batman: R.I.P. story. But my favorite Bat-Mite stories now are probably his appearances in the Batman The Brave And The Bold animated series. I think that he just works really well in cartoons. Anyway, Ron blew me away with this commission. When I saw the preview images of Bat-Mite looking like he'd been hit, I had no idea where Ron was going with this one. And the finished piece is just amazing, with the framing device of an old school comic with a Silver Age-looking Batman punching a modern-looking Bat-Mite breaking through the fourth wall. LOVE this commission! Thanks, Ron!





If you like this piece then please do go buy some books featuring Ron's work in either physical or digital format and/or go commission him yourself.