Visual Art: Batman

By Xah Lee. Date:
Harley Quinn
Harley Quinn character of Batman. Art by Terry Dodson.

Notable is the twisted thing in the backdrop. That is a roller-coaster. Roller means it rolls, coaster means it coasts. Roller-coaster is quite fascinating, it is a concrete embodiment of calculus. See this geometry reference: Visual Dictionary of Famous Plane Curves

Another notable is the bulbous breasts so rendered by the artist. American loves them big.

batman characters
Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy. Artist: Terry Dodson.
Poison Ivy
Poison Ivy. Cover to Gotham Girls #2. Art by Shane Glines. [image source http://www.comicbookresources.com/]