DC Comics: The Art of Bruce Timm

by Bruce Timm (Illustrator)

As the co-creator of The Animated Series , Bruce Timm's inimitable style has transcended not just the silver screen, but the printed page that inspired him. Now the masterful work of the beloved artist and animator is all collected in one massive volume, including stories, covers and pinup illustrations.

Bruce Timm has defined a classic comic book style that has influenced generations, with Emmy Award-winning animated TV shows like The Animated Series, Batman Beyond and The Animated Series . His work through DC's Batman Adventures has won two Eisner Awards, one for the landmark book Batman Mad Love . In this incredible collection, Timm's bevy of DC work is finally featured all in the same place, from his comics stories with BTAS co-creator Paul Dini to his amazing cover and pinup work.

Genres: Art

240 pages, Hardcover

Published April 30, 2019

About the author

Bruce Walter Timm is an American character designer, animator and producer. He is also a writer and artist working in comics, and is known for his contributions building the modern DC Comics animated franchise, the DC animated universe.

Timm's minimalist, angular style is heavily based in his love of 1950s and 1960s-era comics and art deco architecture style. He is also completely self-taught, having never received any formal art schooling.

He lists his artistic influences as Jack Kirby, Harvey Kurtzman, Jim Steranko, John Buscema, Wally Wood, Frank Frazetta, Dan DeCarlo, and Alex Toth.