Coloring DC: Batman: Mad Love Featuring Harley Quinn (Dc Comics Coloring Book)

This is my second in the series of Batman coloring books. Once again, the stories in the book seem to be the same artwork as used in comics but with the colors removed. There is a lot of heavy black but that's okay with me. In order to darken the black or bring out details if I have colored over an area, I simply use my black pencil to darken the area/line again. What I really like about being able to “color my comics” is that I can now color my characters in traditional ways or pick my own color palette and go for it. For my first project in this book, I've chosen to go more on the traditional side but I will certainly have fun with colors in future projects. I'm hoping to see more comics available in coloring format. I will be looking for more of my favorites in the future. I've seen that DC Comics has a few on the back burner that are of interest to me as well. I will provide more details below about the physical book but here is an overview of what I found in this coloring book: 94 pages of black and white graphic novel plus title page Design printed on both sides of page Paper is heavyweight and non-perforated Three designs merge into the binding Binding is both sewn and glued All markers (alcohol and water) and India ink pens bleed through the page Gel pens leave a shadow of color on the reverse side Coloring pencils work fantastic with this paper The designs are printed on both sides of the white, heavyweight, non-perforated page. This is exactly what I expect from this type of coloring book as it is really a graphic novel. The binding is glued and sewn which makes it really sturdy but almost impossible to remove pages from the book. I don't intend to do so anyway, so no problem for me. Only three designs merge into the binding and only one of those three designs is spread across the binding onto two pages. I was able to get the book to lay fairly flat but it took some effort to crease the spine enough. As I said before, the binding is really sturdy in this book. I test a large variety of coloring medium on my books. I'll list the type of tests I do as well as the medium I used for this book in the comments section below. Here is what I found: Alcohol and water-based markers and India ink pens bleed through the page and will ruin the designs on the backside of the page. Gel pens leave a shadow of color that is easily seen on the reverse of the page. In the end, I can only recommend coloring pencils for this book and those I recommend highly. My soft lead pencils went on thick and I was able to blend them really easily. My hard lead pencils went on sharp and are perfect for the tiny spots in the designs and did not leave dents on the back of the page.

What can I say? Bruce Timm is on fire here! So great!

Probably one of the coolest coloring books I fully recommend this to any Harley fan:)

"Coloring DC: Batman: Mad Love Featuring Harley Quinn" is the adult coloring book you don't have to color to enjoy. It's a reprint of "The Batman Adventures: Mad Love," the 1994 one-shot comic from "Batman: The Animated Series" creators Paul Dini and Bruce Timm which brought Harley from the television screen to comics pages, and started her on the path to stardom in her own right. Harley decides the only way she can win The Joker's love is to kill Batman, so she tries feeding the Dark Knight to piranhas. But the Clown Prince of Crime is enraged by her attempt to kill Batman herself, and spoil his fun. He knocks her out a window, and tries again to kill the Caped Crusader... If you never find time to color, you can learn why Harley stays with the Joker despite his cruelty, and why the Joker tolerates her, despite his disdain for emotional attachments. You can also enjoy how illustrator Timm uses heavy black shadows to not only create the mood of fear and menace appropriate to a Batman story, but also add realism to his animation-based drawing style. Even without color, this is a great comic book, a valuable addition to any Bat-fan's library, and well worth both the time and the money.

I bought this for one reason and one reason only: for close study of Bruce Timm’s inks. This is very good for that purpose; it’s even a little bigger than the standard comic is, and it’s not the cheap paper you’d get if you bought a child’s coloring book. It really is just the trade paperback for Mad Love (& its backup stories) but bigger and black and white. My particular copy has some printing errors which kind of bothers me but it’s honestly not too bad

I can’t believe how awesome this is. The entire comic inked and ready for you to color. I wish DC did more of these.

Now's your chance to correct the Joker's overly loud clothing with your own color choices- finally with your help he can look a lot more human. So get out your colored pencils and get to work. If you make him look good enough maybe he will cheer up and stop trying to kill Batman and assorted others all the time. Quality paper and detailed pictures make this book a joy to use.

This was a present from a Secret Admirer! I loved this entire comic book. It is the Comic Mad Love but it was left in black and white for Me to color in! I do not think I will ever color in it because I am a collector first. I do however love reading the story over and over again~ [...] I reviewed this Via Video~

Muy Buen Artículo para desestresarse, tiene muchas hojas para colorear el cómic

Great item received. Daughter very pleased .Great illustrations. Definitely recommended for Batman lovers.

Arrived fast good condition, was a gift she loved it

I bought this book because I love colouring and my fiance and I are Harley Quinn and Joker fans. There are images of the Joker in here but is mainly focused on Harley Quinn. The pictures are comic book style and very detailed. I really love the book. My only criticism is that the pages are all double-sided. If you intend to use pens, I would advise against that and use pencils instead. I have been too wary to use my pens just in case the ink bled through, like many of the other books I have. Overall, a great book. Definitely worth the 5 stars, even with the downside of double-sided pages and the possibility of pens bleeding through. Perfect for any colouring and Harley Quinn fan.

Awesome!