Everyone's got their own definitive version of the Batman - it might be Brian Bolland's crisp caped crusader; or you could be old school and accept no other Batman than a Dick Sprang Batman; or you might be all about the forward thrust of a Neal Adams dark knight. You might even, God help you, think Jim Lee's Batman is the greatest of all time. All views on this matter are equally valid
I would usually say it's Jim Aparo's Batman that is the only real Batman, for both the sheer amount he did and the sheer brilliance of it all. But sometimes I think really do think Jose Luis Garcia Lopez's Bats is the absolute apex. (Mind you, it's arguable that Lopez's version of any superhero is the definitive version, because he really was that good.)
He didn't do a hell of a lot of Batman, but the Batman v Hulk crossover he drew showcases just how good he is - that stern look of an angry Batman, the power of his physical movements, and the terrific way the cape went around his shoulders, that's how I always think of Batman.
He does a pretty mean Hulk, as well....
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