94 Black and White pages of Batman and Harley Quinn Stories printed on both sides of page

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.