Get the Door, I’m Enjoying My Cognac – Barry™

Acrylic on Canvas, 4’H x 5’W

In Get the Door, I’m Enjoying My Cognac, the myth of Batman as an untouchable, brooding vigilante is replaced by a much more human scene: domestic duty.

Here, Batman wears an apron and pauses mid-vacuum to answer the door, where a UPS delivery driver—unfazed—extends a signature pad toward him. The composition places the viewer just behind the courier, amplifying the awkwardness of the moment. Meanwhile, in the background, Batman’s partner reclines with aristocratic confidence, clad in an evening gown, cigar in hand, sipping Cognac. She offers no assistance—just judgment, or maybe satisfaction.

Painted in an impressionistic style, the piece offers a gentle skewering of traditional gender roles and superhero posturing. It’s not just humorous—it’s quietly subversive. The caped crusader is not off saving the city. He’s on the carpet, answering the door, while his partner enjoys the luxury usually reserved for comic book billionaires.