Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Artwork Reveals Powerful Superhero Influences

His appreciation of comic book superheroes was threaded continuously throughout his remarkable body of artistic works

Jean-Michel Basquait (1960–1988) • Image composite by STP Design (Paco Taylor)

The late painter and graffiti writer Jean-Michel Basquiat didn’t have an uncanny talent to sketch out dynamic anatomy like Jack Kirby, Burne…