Sale would receive an Eisner award in 1999 for “Superman for All Seasons,” and later worked on another Superman title, the origin story series “Superman Confidential,” which he launched with writer Darwyn Cooke in 2007.Batman: Dark Victory is a 14-part American comic book limited series (including a #0 issue) published by DC Comics, featuring the superhero Batman. The four-issue series, which focuses on Superman from the perspectives of ordinary people in his life across the different seasons, saw Sale take inspiration from Norman Rockwell and Americana artwork in his illustrations. Matt Reeves would name the miniseries as a chief influence on his film “The Batman.” Sale and Loeb would follow up “The Long Halloween” with two sequels, “Batman: Dark Victory” and “Catwoman: When in Rome,” in 19.įollowing the success of “The Long Halloween,” Sale and Loeb would collaborate on a similar comic, “Superman for All Seasons,” the following year. “The Long Halloween” is one of the most acclaimed and popular Batman stories of all time, with Sale’s moody art and unique designs for Batman’s villain attracting considerable praise. The comic follows Batman during the early days of his career, as he works to solve the mystery of a serial killer named Holiday, with each issue finding him battling a new foe during notable holidays like Christmas or Valentine’s Day. The one-offs proved popular, and the two re-teamed for “Batman: The Long Halloween,” a 13-issue limited series published from 1996 to 1997. Sale and Loeb came to prominence in the comic book industry with a series of Halloween special issues they created for the Batman anthology series “Legends of the Dark Knight” throughout the early ’90s. In 1991, Sale teamed up with Loeb for a limited series revival of the Jack Kirby sci-fi team “Challengers of the Unknown.” Following this collaboration, the two began to work regularly together, including on “Wolverine/Gambit: Victims,” a miniseries about the popular X-Men characters.
He began his career as an artist in the early ’80s, illustrating the independent comic “MythAdventures.” Other independent work from Sale includes the series “Thieves’ World,” “Billi 9,” and the critically-acclaimed “Grendel” from Matt Wagner. Loeb was born in Ithaca, N.Y in 1956, and attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
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