tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81766167842618716082024-03-19T03:48:37.729-05:00Kerry Callen's Blog!Kerry Callen's BlogUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger339125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176616784261871608.post-16349552893331764342023-10-24T18:08:00.003-05:002023-10-24T18:08:40.683-05:00Commissions! Avengers! Spider-Man! Harley Quinn! More!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGh82dkQackHUKwJIScUF3fK3AOtV0JkhFa78T5X2_eYdbmySK77zBBC0RofBwxGkzDX0CuvuG0W6M66kVZ2ZErPeDGCNC4VfVok0rpHu_szlASnbEq-OlhGy2TindprScmOhDcNaCe8ehF141kkGTma6-HUELBE0N5Q5Jo-S_q1u2iIk4PUALGXIT-vw/s1400/Avengers_Circle_Yellow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="1400" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGh82dkQackHUKwJIScUF3fK3AOtV0JkhFa78T5X2_eYdbmySK77zBBC0RofBwxGkzDX0CuvuG0W6M66kVZ2ZErPeDGCNC4VfVok0rpHu_szlASnbEq-OlhGy2TindprScmOhDcNaCe8ehF141kkGTma6-HUELBE0N5Q5Jo-S_q1u2iIk4PUALGXIT-vw/w400-h259/Avengers_Circle_Yellow.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First up-- The Avengers! This commission was for me to draw the iconic scene from the first Avengers movie into a comic panel, <i>but</i> using 60's characters. I tried a grey Iron Man and a grey Hulk, but they disappeared into the background too much. I'm fairly sure Tony couldn't look up in that outfit. I had to lean him back. 😋 Here's a frame from The Avengers movie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTGTubf3o3f1Js4GGB3mdQ68vPamHbk1KDvxoeVMfBlO29xjqcNSKQ_bHCn5xE2tostA3WGHGHPHLdBD-fxv0VJKKRV_XyvZbwsuom7ywVUhl0EcflNTzV7NAfoCuW1wsDzAm1jQcx0drvc4BZa9RBK_Wk3Je6TTmBiYqgLIBQUanhI7XQTIRtOwclIM/s1400/MCU_Avengers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="1400" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTGTubf3o3f1Js4GGB3mdQ68vPamHbk1KDvxoeVMfBlO29xjqcNSKQ_bHCn5xE2tostA3WGHGHPHLdBD-fxv0VJKKRV_XyvZbwsuom7ywVUhl0EcflNTzV7NAfoCuW1wsDzAm1jQcx0drvc4BZa9RBK_Wk3Je6TTmBiYqgLIBQUanhI7XQTIRtOwclIM/w400-h225/MCU_Avengers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next, a horizontal version of All-Star Comics #4, with three more characters added. I had to do some rearranging! If you think Flash runs funny, I just assumed he could speed-walk and still beat everyone!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqe_0lBUr3qXJgZoC80jWPC-yNC4HKmw3-p_wLTL6JMqN3xU-gcyzAXLYLnf3ux-0UXV8xuqcQndGuVGRu5onbfS3BqXeHdYZHJ6scieBfLcGhqyHCIjW7tlP2C5zZ0D3csNFNejXGz4BxJJOkLmgqRokScr46q6DUyVjlejd2sSPj5s9bL6DVDaZmAtw/s1800/All%20Star%20Group_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1165" data-original-width="1800" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqe_0lBUr3qXJgZoC80jWPC-yNC4HKmw3-p_wLTL6JMqN3xU-gcyzAXLYLnf3ux-0UXV8xuqcQndGuVGRu5onbfS3BqXeHdYZHJ6scieBfLcGhqyHCIjW7tlP2C5zZ0D3csNFNejXGz4BxJJOkLmgqRokScr46q6DUyVjlejd2sSPj5s9bL6DVDaZmAtw/w400-h259/All%20Star%20Group_small.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLtkexm5C_XoBFffN7TPrZjjT0tAQ5EtDaacwo7KpW1ccs225j7ziVCP1Nx8UtHhgXm4dALjH9cZkWaeHHqxQprKoeieJGx5M6V276uFKO3EpEcmsONCxMRrTn8YxYAOyDOp8_Z7pAWC0eMf8QU0D86sD96sbkgBP8jOIWDm4YYV3kwCqiApXfpvBvWA/s1700/All_Star_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1700" data-original-width="1220" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLtkexm5C_XoBFffN7TPrZjjT0tAQ5EtDaacwo7KpW1ccs225j7ziVCP1Nx8UtHhgXm4dALjH9cZkWaeHHqxQprKoeieJGx5M6V276uFKO3EpEcmsONCxMRrTn8YxYAOyDOp8_Z7pAWC0eMf8QU0D86sD96sbkgBP8jOIWDm4YYV3kwCqiApXfpvBvWA/s320/All_Star_4.jpg" width="230" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A few weeks later, that commission lead to another version, this time with Wildcat instead of Wonder Woman. It also has a different logo and a few other minor tweaks. I completely redrew/recolored it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfksHU5BRr7fr8_zZTBOFtDAjrMlT08v1UfttWQUY-fdNehZs3fJqcC8tnUpXmyA9kr25ASGViUEEDn-UXBfXx0EP6buFgjpCsoBqF8ykgL-wB1T6q_r_yLmtH78fcYIskr1Esmn_xXzNck8EOmYwYAeW5r-Ks1RguYJvrEeQ19lxYnoH9zRwxoEJ8r-Q/s2166/JSA_Running_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="2166" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfksHU5BRr7fr8_zZTBOFtDAjrMlT08v1UfttWQUY-fdNehZs3fJqcC8tnUpXmyA9kr25ASGViUEEDn-UXBfXx0EP6buFgjpCsoBqF8ykgL-wB1T6q_r_yLmtH78fcYIskr1Esmn_xXzNck8EOmYwYAeW5r-Ks1RguYJvrEeQ19lxYnoH9zRwxoEJ8r-Q/w400-h259/JSA_Running_small.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I originally drew the following Spider-Man in a sketchbook, in black ink only. I thought it would be fun to spiffy it up and give it a color treatment. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksaV7pSLYo1w1NyYHgIzcdAxUF2U-yu5hWFjm_-gcpF5gdWXoqZOY91IH0yLuKqzpc9_3uWrIflzJJlJdrsQ-ecGjxZOLWpAtjEqtJ6o2CV2PrkuMMuRGFEq4ki48CqB5iSzVQm8cVNpIDfVk3mRO9HL5WiLFvL-J2RmAEtGXtJiFsLNDRUgT-6tD7Rk/s1600/Spidey_Puke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksaV7pSLYo1w1NyYHgIzcdAxUF2U-yu5hWFjm_-gcpF5gdWXoqZOY91IH0yLuKqzpc9_3uWrIflzJJlJdrsQ-ecGjxZOLWpAtjEqtJ6o2CV2PrkuMMuRGFEq4ki48CqB5iSzVQm8cVNpIDfVk3mRO9HL5WiLFvL-J2RmAEtGXtJiFsLNDRUgT-6tD7Rk/w300-h400/Spidey_Puke.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><div>It is, of course, based on Amazing Fantasy #15.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimunKMeIKwCDnaFdH9sGviVwaibd4M-0BW5MIujlNqqjse8Ejms3sdESAQlyUGsHc-Iv7j_YYYwmMsPXYyFoQoBAZidcdUx5KJtUqfO0MvUbYXgSvH9_4FXVhkC0yLTkAHyjB0OIW27RNrIaAtrcyRGxEmIamlQExSVgDiy4xyF7qeJZnzKOAsoC4gjto/s1600/AS_15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1110" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimunKMeIKwCDnaFdH9sGviVwaibd4M-0BW5MIujlNqqjse8Ejms3sdESAQlyUGsHc-Iv7j_YYYwmMsPXYyFoQoBAZidcdUx5KJtUqfO0MvUbYXgSvH9_4FXVhkC0yLTkAHyjB0OIW27RNrIaAtrcyRGxEmIamlQExSVgDiy4xyF7qeJZnzKOAsoC4gjto/w278-h400/AS_15.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><br /><div>Oh No! That reminds me-- I never posted this poster I did for a local comic convention! Dang. It's already come and gone. I was there. It was fun!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjov1hxOqnOCVnJhpQKmX9rmIPRcx-nMKHn3oAao_TanHp_6wXbTXj_uh4GPjcRgpDVKCmdkhU0FZd8-WBvUk36-NY6xjYdZllNqctMKSym10VO-dStrjLpCbrJP1ZzNF88hKttFpp8SJwO39ofMpkGQTjXOuhvRV0G46tsYWnny4-ZW8gHnmK7aMQ7NKo/s1600/Freestate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1036" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjov1hxOqnOCVnJhpQKmX9rmIPRcx-nMKHn3oAao_TanHp_6wXbTXj_uh4GPjcRgpDVKCmdkhU0FZd8-WBvUk36-NY6xjYdZllNqctMKSym10VO-dStrjLpCbrJP1ZzNF88hKttFpp8SJwO39ofMpkGQTjXOuhvRV0G46tsYWnny4-ZW8gHnmK7aMQ7NKo/w259-h400/Freestate.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Next, I was asked to merely draw Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy. The situation was left up to me. I might have gotten a little carried away with roses.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYLUpkNq6rBLfpNnM7S73ztW3sOSf7jJDp2Q5rppSTENZcUGqDtM36bWqmH7hDb_x4ucZdJveHQwT904yOlzcaTd2GC4ioRGzqZwo4OzxuQs17_Brx8iaLNKeYyG9ctYmkR2jlIeeCBbCc-Z-fnBp31AbjxNHDBbYrepFmXPbVUAaBB5BtXQBlDF3Uts/s1600/Harley_Ivy-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1035" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYLUpkNq6rBLfpNnM7S73ztW3sOSf7jJDp2Q5rppSTENZcUGqDtM36bWqmH7hDb_x4ucZdJveHQwT904yOlzcaTd2GC4ioRGzqZwo4OzxuQs17_Brx8iaLNKeYyG9ctYmkR2jlIeeCBbCc-Z-fnBp31AbjxNHDBbYrepFmXPbVUAaBB5BtXQBlDF3Uts/w259-h400/Harley_Ivy-small.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a commission of Golden Age Wildcat. As I was drawing it, I mentioned to my wife I’ve never quite understood the flappy things hanging down from his mask. She replied, "Oh, it’s like a bobcat." Ah. Bobcats DO have them. I guess it was the black costume throwing me. On a different note, I’m not sure how I neglected to draw pants on the bad guy. Insert your own story here.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3rjLYPxARbX6t5ZaX1GYmo4nyFpFopS-BD3rl7HX4jeZ6fph74Ki237BhwdghyNuQp4WTOU2X-D5uaPdWRJtqwHqQ7syj32LsKs6Ay5Dm3R7Nrq36L_rYAY2YxBg6-GDKNzm0R6pCMGGTJF1K7LK09OrKVXSYOwOd8yLykYVp8h2Rp9QgRSWv-ryK3e0/s1440/363367819_10160581299980661_2774925113173586048_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3rjLYPxARbX6t5ZaX1GYmo4nyFpFopS-BD3rl7HX4jeZ6fph74Ki237BhwdghyNuQp4WTOU2X-D5uaPdWRJtqwHqQ7syj32LsKs6Ay5Dm3R7Nrq36L_rYAY2YxBg6-GDKNzm0R6pCMGGTJF1K7LK09OrKVXSYOwOd8yLykYVp8h2Rp9QgRSWv-ryK3e0/w300-h400/363367819_10160581299980661_2774925113173586048_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Finally, a little-seen E-Man Annual printed by DC Comics, OR my latest commissioned artwork? YOU decide!</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWMa1Tz5UMu5XZYFJMvPZMT0fWkq6kbSdbd_5G0g0CY-rnQyqHKlfbNi2KibBFrcMewPtUnkusej6J-xFvhdTgMsdothO485wciAP1UKkEFbx4M6KuEw1I8Bw8TKc_6nGqSqDHj4EoxuycFbHLDDeQoHI94Bc9CGE0aWF4qgsRCh1ntedu5CZqdSpCno/s1400/E-Man%20Annual%20small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="906" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWMa1Tz5UMu5XZYFJMvPZMT0fWkq6kbSdbd_5G0g0CY-rnQyqHKlfbNi2KibBFrcMewPtUnkusej6J-xFvhdTgMsdothO485wciAP1UKkEFbx4M6KuEw1I8Bw8TKc_6nGqSqDHj4EoxuycFbHLDDeQoHI94Bc9CGE0aWF4qgsRCh1ntedu5CZqdSpCno/w259-h400/E-Man%20Annual%20small.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176616784261871608.post-68135045939363296432023-07-31T17:17:00.000-05:002023-07-31T17:17:03.931-05:00BIG Big Bang!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPazJJmIIxLkyWFeQByXCg9Hfj2gazgA8w5bTnP2lwPGjZsL79CDQcFutBT4J-Zt8-WEKMohUxHlwpFPd4quR8rar5XL2VoJ3PrEpvRBkR2QCffMg-0XIWF-KWeNtTcndNLkyF9bRsrUhSH17WvF89HMJTF9U77aQQjkYftb3yFN_Xp9fuLBHqmDlqhV4/s1800/BB_Group_CALLEN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1177" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPazJJmIIxLkyWFeQByXCg9Hfj2gazgA8w5bTnP2lwPGjZsL79CDQcFutBT4J-Zt8-WEKMohUxHlwpFPd4quR8rar5XL2VoJ3PrEpvRBkR2QCffMg-0XIWF-KWeNtTcndNLkyF9bRsrUhSH17WvF89HMJTF9U77aQQjkYftb3yFN_Xp9fuLBHqmDlqhV4/w261-h400/BB_Group_CALLEN.jpg" width="261" /></a></div>I recently had the privilege of drawing an alternative cover for a Big Bang Comics Kickstarter campaign. The comic is BIG, a "treasury-size" edition (8.7" x 13.3"), full color. Read more here and please consider backing the project. <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ghostagents/big-big-bang-comics" target="_blank">More info at--https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ghostagents/big-big-bang-comics</a><p></p><div>Also, I have a wacky two-page comic story inside! Below is the first panel. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3swygU0AwaVSE_3-RS437cjv07gohjcwcxoSbP3nG7RbiaYmbuNh7z_q-Se4_ceruOfXXpqYgjZ67ky0NPoIWC-OYgFOQhzY62Sm4RethBLvF3W-YdKJaQOVeZtyAyFj9Wo8cFH7oCX8DOrl1D1SV8MXT6rpiE1iePakHeVomer4pBmMOGKTLuQmv4A/s2362/Dr%20Weird_Mummy_panel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2362" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3swygU0AwaVSE_3-RS437cjv07gohjcwcxoSbP3nG7RbiaYmbuNh7z_q-Se4_ceruOfXXpqYgjZ67ky0NPoIWC-OYgFOQhzY62Sm4RethBLvF3W-YdKJaQOVeZtyAyFj9Wo8cFH7oCX8DOrl1D1SV8MXT6rpiE1iePakHeVomer4pBmMOGKTLuQmv4A/w400-h271/Dr%20Weird_Mummy_panel.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>Should be a fun book!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176616784261871608.post-69541864972893793852023-07-21T18:07:00.009-05:002023-07-21T18:07:59.727-05:00Four Really Unrelated Commissions!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_DNbEwT8QDfIXfpdmb2x9VfWEqyqz94mh3PgVfmM7rjJ-T_3wM_PcFNByAPlK5D-E2v0zmYMoGcixL2UolPeB2GTTuv8ZdrWTsJEQMJbPGl8DEfiSWREAwwHTFcZgGIYFSyaIam5KYSa7Jed6y08jSr2NEIHEQng7afgi5Pk_WbsRxsnpcLf7c_mzRI/s1600/Red%20Tornado_Kids_Small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_DNbEwT8QDfIXfpdmb2x9VfWEqyqz94mh3PgVfmM7rjJ-T_3wM_PcFNByAPlK5D-E2v0zmYMoGcixL2UolPeB2GTTuv8ZdrWTsJEQMJbPGl8DEfiSWREAwwHTFcZgGIYFSyaIam5KYSa7Jed6y08jSr2NEIHEQng7afgi5Pk_WbsRxsnpcLf7c_mzRI/w300-h400/Red%20Tornado_Kids_Small.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>First up, a commission of Ma Hunkel in her superhero identity, Red Tornado! I drew this one in my own natural style. (With a tip of the hat to Sheldon Mayer.) It's a sweet spot for me, a Golden Age character that's slightly cartoon-y.<p></p><p>And for something totally different--</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhup-tK6DfbToZHRz6U9G5_SIZF-0rU6o9aUJmJfxpT0UZL8UL2A1rguVizzeLq2IEAEsm1kM_ZcYoTlAQ0fzmbAIdEhg0s02rwPi3CFJrg66_Di4gDnlfjRgsqrkCqNXDUzaZq8yNwA3SrExuOqbpAg_O_yTHsMJJskfa61nnj-dKxP7U-rzaB254xs/s1600/Chilli%20Meister%20Small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1035" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhup-tK6DfbToZHRz6U9G5_SIZF-0rU6o9aUJmJfxpT0UZL8UL2A1rguVizzeLq2IEAEsm1kM_ZcYoTlAQ0fzmbAIdEhg0s02rwPi3CFJrg66_Di4gDnlfjRgsqrkCqNXDUzaZq8yNwA3SrExuOqbpAg_O_yTHsMJJskfa61nnj-dKxP7U-rzaB254xs/w259-h400/Chilli%20Meister%20Small.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><p>Apparently there was a scandal during a chili cook-off involving store-bought chili. I was sent photos of the people involved and now it's a <i>Cable #3</i> cover parody! Ha ha! Original--</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhS_wCpUjeGNBwqfEInPAofCmCUVbrAK866pVDDof-OwBrikoPkg5rekDHvV9t2lMD1LDeWqs8MM39yllHpNjAllozcxRO8edUoPMNf1adNPiM89_XuF0oHZokbVn-CPZNvITltzz2UKz-oPQeV_NNXZm9h2Iiyw9rji4Q-hOcDYEvlLXtk5KyLoh9HM/s1600/CABLE3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhS_wCpUjeGNBwqfEInPAofCmCUVbrAK866pVDDof-OwBrikoPkg5rekDHvV9t2lMD1LDeWqs8MM39yllHpNjAllozcxRO8edUoPMNf1adNPiM89_XuF0oHZokbVn-CPZNvITltzz2UKz-oPQeV_NNXZm9h2Iiyw9rji4Q-hOcDYEvlLXtk5KyLoh9HM/w265-h400/CABLE3.jpg" width="265" /></a></div>The following commission was a request for Death from Neil Gaiman's Sandman series. In an attempt for give it my own spin, I asked if I could include the original Doom Patrol (or should we say "Doomed Patrol"). Happily the answer was yes! I first discovered comic books as a 5 year-old in a barber shop-- Metamorpho, Metal Men, and Doom Patrol. (Hmm. Probably all the titles that didn't sell at the dime store. They were coverless.) I didn't put any jokes in this one. (Unless you consider walking on sand in high heels funny.) For those who don't know, the Doom Patrol was killed in 1968 when their book was canceled.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5EN044KNtLIIBMS3yoxdWxrh5DhCNmVXX24h_iFjnumbzFQhzYFMNXKd4BW435skOO5-g-q14wN6ZepOsvoa7nkTk4RcbkEYKAsoBMwPDx2d-iFqeT0-n_mngENnHSN_KDuMX9DASvSCiQlxephY-hWaFCIf2lRoaZ3tquiicdWQmyNh8RO1SZyvU5Lk/s1600/Doomed_Patrol_Small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1036" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5EN044KNtLIIBMS3yoxdWxrh5DhCNmVXX24h_iFjnumbzFQhzYFMNXKd4BW435skOO5-g-q14wN6ZepOsvoa7nkTk4RcbkEYKAsoBMwPDx2d-iFqeT0-n_mngENnHSN_KDuMX9DASvSCiQlxephY-hWaFCIf2lRoaZ3tquiicdWQmyNh8RO1SZyvU5Lk/w259-h400/Doomed_Patrol_Small.jpg" width="259" /></a></div>And lastly, another left turn-- Rick & Morty run through Halo & Sprocket's world! I was surprised that Rick, Morty, and Sprocket all have the same kind of feet.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8bBIMWaIVq9jvgLvd_fSAoLvtUV5TBIZ7por0ViulM_PjxrBxh55UWdkHjVj8lYrbsfJfVlaeFlrG1V1xonbQKJ_gqwV3BOgmcuG8meyX3ZnZqqkEN6_0fbsDzVWoQS09NKbZdPbkgslsXmMF01xlkbiZzn1CrJadirOkB6_Q7PL_ek9y9bbuhRgz9w/s1800/Rick_Morty_Halo_Sprocket_Small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="1800" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8bBIMWaIVq9jvgLvd_fSAoLvtUV5TBIZ7por0ViulM_PjxrBxh55UWdkHjVj8lYrbsfJfVlaeFlrG1V1xonbQKJ_gqwV3BOgmcuG8meyX3ZnZqqkEN6_0fbsDzVWoQS09NKbZdPbkgslsXmMF01xlkbiZzn1CrJadirOkB6_Q7PL_ek9y9bbuhRgz9w/w400-h255/Rick_Morty_Halo_Sprocket_Small.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>I have another H&S commission coming up soon, mixed with a "realistic" character. It should be fun!</div><div>If you've never read my <i><b>Halo and Sprocket</b></i> comics, you really should. It's some of my most thoughtful work. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TZBYQ6N " target="_blank">Available here!</a></div><div><div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176616784261871608.post-65895776703128152402023-07-06T14:57:00.002-05:002023-07-06T14:57:58.729-05:00Commissions - Covers Edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's my recreation of X-Men #137. Admittedly, I added a few of my own elements.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_1pYslM_-wWDH4oj7PbSVa5-aAJF3ky6ogjvP7G4EYstLTLZtkWBqVFUBkVKZKOgHe4OxpEcPYrdnFNFF4SJ5lIHbxF0alKttOYSci6zFUtgDUJcK7Q0Qou3xIyMfer3BfZIDxXhBSAkRx5tWd_JFizlTpSbgcK5mE5-ZIDKwEzUJFVrgEqYd5Fo7gg/s1600/Cyclops_Jean_Small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1035" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_1pYslM_-wWDH4oj7PbSVa5-aAJF3ky6ogjvP7G4EYstLTLZtkWBqVFUBkVKZKOgHe4OxpEcPYrdnFNFF4SJ5lIHbxF0alKttOYSci6zFUtgDUJcK7Q0Qou3xIyMfer3BfZIDxXhBSAkRx5tWd_JFizlTpSbgcK5mE5-ZIDKwEzUJFVrgEqYd5Fo7gg/w259-h400/Cyclops_Jean_Small.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7h-OhkWOsMsDY8jgVFPG-0Y56bgv0v32cdLZzg1trP2qsYXHCnMTmnYFgGu8aeAB8gedkf7-L3Rc8YTQaH1Nv0r7YUqbBmVKhLh00vdSsk1GS47OOS_7vjtnxfpKr8vtZRXnvgoYNNNhEpdE6OHqNwisSavbA-gJsDk_VLR4fG0Bc7EbgYXxaKWMVjA/s1600/XMEN_137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1033" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7h-OhkWOsMsDY8jgVFPG-0Y56bgv0v32cdLZzg1trP2qsYXHCnMTmnYFgGu8aeAB8gedkf7-L3Rc8YTQaH1Nv0r7YUqbBmVKhLh00vdSsk1GS47OOS_7vjtnxfpKr8vtZRXnvgoYNNNhEpdE6OHqNwisSavbA-gJsDk_VLR4fG0Bc7EbgYXxaKWMVjA/w259-h400/XMEN_137.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The below commission is the first time I've created a "one second later" cover. It's based on World's Finest #3 from 1941. Batman looks funny without blue eyebrows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9MFnuvlbts8HnEu15qJR_EiPefApgXKVs4WCMQH5SMxW6FYLQpou3NBrWQ2hamSMVQts86U4jp1UWnfMuLnvwL2ThCe8gdRZNPBlyLR9LpKUE0Ib3PeD7dRslSqTGCkk07ZLBz7klOK3fsKSAQ679M4xvzYt1-S7lYQKAiSk_mHC1LaK9Nc6gqGTYIk/s1600/Worlds_Finest_3_KC_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9MFnuvlbts8HnEu15qJR_EiPefApgXKVs4WCMQH5SMxW6FYLQpou3NBrWQ2hamSMVQts86U4jp1UWnfMuLnvwL2ThCe8gdRZNPBlyLR9LpKUE0Ib3PeD7dRslSqTGCkk07ZLBz7klOK3fsKSAQ679M4xvzYt1-S7lYQKAiSk_mHC1LaK9Nc6gqGTYIk/w300-h400/Worlds_Finest_3_KC_small.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZwdPfhaeHJpR-Ay0biwrtGCKsC_rjoTbl4V1Hmt_9JPT--P2ex9NHYsxj_yjYqYYhrKd_fpzXyQjvZGU2iORfFKFDQpb3XDHoc8skEGxcXZn7zxWp4hKI3IEEjmPjNeBJsw7dPaX3XYw3gt8Rk-uDHhLSRHvKxdYu0iv4XOdbQJwIG1q4X3tk056tpCI/s1600/Worlds_Finest_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1166" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZwdPfhaeHJpR-Ay0biwrtGCKsC_rjoTbl4V1Hmt_9JPT--P2ex9NHYsxj_yjYqYYhrKd_fpzXyQjvZGU2iORfFKFDQpb3XDHoc8skEGxcXZn7zxWp4hKI3IEEjmPjNeBJsw7dPaX3XYw3gt8Rk-uDHhLSRHvKxdYu0iv4XOdbQJwIG1q4X3tk056tpCI/w291-h400/Worlds_Finest_3.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lastly, this commission is for someone with a red-headed spouse!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGeGJ0o4dlGrhN85D8Lh_f5K9qqpH_Qe3Lkm9XikZq_0txWER72JNkhsW20RNf_znw6Q8gAcVm7gV_YLX-u9qNUnIklCvMOXGOCX_Z3HAb6FwEhqlfy-Zo-8MNeJjqa-l_c0bi1ZhZ3-iHgnyoR_G2Lt55n2IXnOv90reHHCXFpyOqxMABYEGs1UtIN80/s1600/RED_READY_Cover_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1035" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGeGJ0o4dlGrhN85D8Lh_f5K9qqpH_Qe3Lkm9XikZq_0txWER72JNkhsW20RNf_znw6Q8gAcVm7gV_YLX-u9qNUnIklCvMOXGOCX_Z3HAb6FwEhqlfy-Zo-8MNeJjqa-l_c0bi1ZhZ3-iHgnyoR_G2Lt55n2IXnOv90reHHCXFpyOqxMABYEGs1UtIN80/w259-h400/RED_READY_Cover_small.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><div>The title "Red & Ready" has a meaning to the married couple. All four panels are loosely based on existing covers, as per the request. Marvel Girl/Phoenix is from the X-men cover seen at the beginning of this post. Here are the others, for those curious--</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPBoQsjYC1U-Qko6qW926MPsBDa9SK8WHViZcirBxpy2g89YxQl2jmztheOIKg0LVgFwExIC2yD-_A8WYZRqjvqUnJhlVFVcflNi8TfrRYWcOsZWgdHrdgOoauMbsHZ7FXnRMpAjqKo6Su9Dslub6ROpV7k9FHQSKubE5CpVxnKMT_PT81e9vTwtqgOs/s1461/All_Star_Squad_21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1461" data-original-width="969" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPBoQsjYC1U-Qko6qW926MPsBDa9SK8WHViZcirBxpy2g89YxQl2jmztheOIKg0LVgFwExIC2yD-_A8WYZRqjvqUnJhlVFVcflNi8TfrRYWcOsZWgdHrdgOoauMbsHZ7FXnRMpAjqKo6Su9Dslub6ROpV7k9FHQSKubE5CpVxnKMT_PT81e9vTwtqgOs/s320/All_Star_Squad_21.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADrEHWWcUmmfXuvQATn-IErw_c7S1QzoXyb_5u2F4HWEmPeubJBAxmbVA6LuJAEwkBGPuvh4Efb4mWPb-aZFcfwxJTqDIWFG2z6ne7cbsCc0wZB1WZZqaEluvyvjxzdgGBh7cZQiNxVpd9y-YoksAYWlDKTj_fr047ZfESKCOOEUF59ypJLQpXOyxxcc/s1328/Nancy_Drew.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1328" data-original-width="871" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADrEHWWcUmmfXuvQATn-IErw_c7S1QzoXyb_5u2F4HWEmPeubJBAxmbVA6LuJAEwkBGPuvh4Efb4mWPb-aZFcfwxJTqDIWFG2z6ne7cbsCc0wZB1WZZqaEluvyvjxzdgGBh7cZQiNxVpd9y-YoksAYWlDKTj_fr047ZfESKCOOEUF59ypJLQpXOyxxcc/s320/Nancy_Drew.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7Wo1qJRlLtuEteCNHrVRngMlDqsEtLH1Tgt0vkJmNu-UGwiU1iVO4C1Sktzwn6qRgouuf-KyE2EmzaiUMR-IbZgfw27-EEsX9jyYpF4TgsLAXukLSRbDWYvotc8miJGo9J9xlnp1wyt5PDtTQnL7TJPL7kyVE_FCLZIzV--wD2HzcJnquExaQ_hsS90/s1500/Patsy_Walker_75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1005" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7Wo1qJRlLtuEteCNHrVRngMlDqsEtLH1Tgt0vkJmNu-UGwiU1iVO4C1Sktzwn6qRgouuf-KyE2EmzaiUMR-IbZgfw27-EEsX9jyYpF4TgsLAXukLSRbDWYvotc8miJGo9J9xlnp1wyt5PDtTQnL7TJPL7kyVE_FCLZIzV--wD2HzcJnquExaQ_hsS90/s320/Patsy_Walker_75.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTaeV30i114bDcpxiTrjhTWvGKDOA743cxdaX97eFXMMOMR7pYgly09UjZgjwySWwKGN407Zi24IH_LmeVq9DG-oc-F6cEykVN-LOKV5d-8suYWeTgZJ3IFK5P2un0tyRdu6_k_PkohpiCtE3WeanBWG-T44FdaEdF0G0ITU0-mSSIUHONxqJeb-GPR-A/s1493/Sheena.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1493" data-original-width="1022" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTaeV30i114bDcpxiTrjhTWvGKDOA743cxdaX97eFXMMOMR7pYgly09UjZgjwySWwKGN407Zi24IH_LmeVq9DG-oc-F6cEykVN-LOKV5d-8suYWeTgZJ3IFK5P2un0tyRdu6_k_PkohpiCtE3WeanBWG-T44FdaEdF0G0ITU0-mSSIUHONxqJeb-GPR-A/s320/Sheena.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><p>All work is black ink on Bristol board, with digital color. I also supplied a one-off, large color print.<br /><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176616784261871608.post-2772307529860803332023-06-26T12:02:00.005-05:002023-07-06T14:20:22.893-05:00Super Antics #19<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRYvyflnqAEzr0BAhi9PbNThgI5_z536IcN8-uBjLo7hThQ8AABYtESpCu1XM8V1TNVYcQyZn3lIw8Wb8JjDJEWaVEGotAlXBs87gV1yWj6FAExCyYmdTR-ux2lxJw-3wBDYQUK_KAvUXxwYKiTpCqVY2tNTbj_vQtX8UWrURbYYjU7HBUMAH4ijrzuo/s1600/SA_19_BAT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1141" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRYvyflnqAEzr0BAhi9PbNThgI5_z536IcN8-uBjLo7hThQ8AABYtESpCu1XM8V1TNVYcQyZn3lIw8Wb8JjDJEWaVEGotAlXBs87gV1yWj6FAExCyYmdTR-ux2lxJw-3wBDYQUK_KAvUXxwYKiTpCqVY2tNTbj_vQtX8UWrURbYYjU7HBUMAH4ijrzuo/w285-h400/SA_19_BAT.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><p></p>In the modern telling of Batman's origin, I've never thought a bat could fly through a pane of glass under its own power. Here's my unofficial contribution to the story.<p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176616784261871608.post-69499098645388097962023-06-10T15:00:00.004-05:002023-06-10T15:00:47.294-05:00Commissions! Crisis! Vartox! More!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRqTEwki2Ci_FMUbElP1FthX7KbapHnXLwVtWB-d4qcCdasDjSB3BXIgWL9bMuT9zQYXUEWqIo23UYRNE7F_SddRpwEpvGxchD1DA9ViVXabHDneOIfcewdI4q8luELQQTZi-vPOn4FcBN9y4j0-rQ4w7egyaCnwBB1jKO6e0TdD7Rrv0sm-5Laud/s1600/Crisis_Old_Earth_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRqTEwki2Ci_FMUbElP1FthX7KbapHnXLwVtWB-d4qcCdasDjSB3BXIgWL9bMuT9zQYXUEWqIo23UYRNE7F_SddRpwEpvGxchD1DA9ViVXabHDneOIfcewdI4q8luELQQTZi-vPOn4FcBN9y4j0-rQ4w7egyaCnwBB1jKO6e0TdD7Rrv0sm-5Laud/w300-h400/Crisis_Old_Earth_small.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>This client's request was for an image of <i>Crisis on Infinite Earths </i>if it happened in the 60’s. I TRIED to keep it all serious, but Golden Age Green Lantern slipped by me a bit. (And yes, I know Supergirl’s skirt was blue during this period, but it looks sooooo much better as red.)<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_Y6cbVHgOccxgO1ukiXyMOezak3NSCqvpuDFJacWMQnC2YsmD0w-6DelwnOdMXLEOpBCwNykMR5jBbGU3y0IxIMIHR2XMVwF6obT2ZAQy1lNcQ1yftkymcFxYw71lNZTcLoOJjPZPM-ylFON0qvRKI9nlz1DsSdSUafu0IyZIzW0ksGPx2yAYi4a/s1650/349976781_2621643868011051_8408063736740621248_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1073" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_Y6cbVHgOccxgO1ukiXyMOezak3NSCqvpuDFJacWMQnC2YsmD0w-6DelwnOdMXLEOpBCwNykMR5jBbGU3y0IxIMIHR2XMVwF6obT2ZAQy1lNcQ1yftkymcFxYw71lNZTcLoOJjPZPM-ylFON0qvRKI9nlz1DsSdSUafu0IyZIzW0ksGPx2yAYi4a/w260-h400/349976781_2621643868011051_8408063736740621248_n.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><div>Here's the original 1985 cover by George Pérez.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhTlksQqvjPQvRbjZL3irWZHgSNVfGjyfAl9SLfxc17xLmMLNeXn9kiW3xAdWvUYPuZF_3uBOJyehX7PiMsIjUverQYe6oh0gvGETPjCXYA-d67Ecvpl51BjftA-YFQ9rJewYRRsmuEjZEUgTeDFAy67zWeuNBlf46C3Tc3du7HWoDlY3UtlCuiZf/s1600/Vartox_Poster_Small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1035" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhTlksQqvjPQvRbjZL3irWZHgSNVfGjyfAl9SLfxc17xLmMLNeXn9kiW3xAdWvUYPuZF_3uBOJyehX7PiMsIjUverQYe6oh0gvGETPjCXYA-d67Ecvpl51BjftA-YFQ9rJewYRRsmuEjZEUgTeDFAy67zWeuNBlf46C3Tc3du7HWoDlY3UtlCuiZf/w259-h400/Vartox_Poster_Small.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><div>This one might need a bit of explaining...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLRrF3DKD4iV79-LBgClnHfYZn6qRALz01_q-5DtgBHF5wMizikBNZPm3BwfvmIaQ1JKhccQkUZaBI9eTEt6fzz7jk7FdiHaN-7OSr45uF156Re5SvqXHyTgHjIHPp6yKskiP9PCQJRIjAZK7X-LCdEuAn5fxcUD9_fSfCNZOi5x0ao5c4pfHy5MI/s1890/349895276_291586973300491_7176177898838318925_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1890" data-original-width="1299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLRrF3DKD4iV79-LBgClnHfYZn6qRALz01_q-5DtgBHF5wMizikBNZPm3BwfvmIaQ1JKhccQkUZaBI9eTEt6fzz7jk7FdiHaN-7OSr45uF156Re5SvqXHyTgHjIHPp6yKskiP9PCQJRIjAZK7X-LCdEuAn5fxcUD9_fSfCNZOi5x0ao5c4pfHy5MI/s320/349895276_291586973300491_7176177898838318925_n.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><div>In February of 1974, the sci-fi movie ZARDOZ was released, starring Sean Connery.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPa1ulk_wa57y44Tmi3Fye30RM_IUXTbK-kZnvn4c1VoYC39C_rkR1vz4nFROWR_JX1ghWSr7F1u4Kx7bWt2FFE-aNFWWY9t7mAi77Kch1fbPoIYc_qRDLR5aSFA_I4OEsNutEqH0Rrwss4qBEWSLojEIQAiv6CeRLvouRQFEZzg738dl1RrdPyXuC/s437/351495953_110955652019675_1084152174766341528_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="296" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPa1ulk_wa57y44Tmi3Fye30RM_IUXTbK-kZnvn4c1VoYC39C_rkR1vz4nFROWR_JX1ghWSr7F1u4Kx7bWt2FFE-aNFWWY9t7mAi77Kch1fbPoIYc_qRDLR5aSFA_I4OEsNutEqH0Rrwss4qBEWSLojEIQAiv6CeRLvouRQFEZzg738dl1RrdPyXuC/s320/351495953_110955652019675_1084152174766341528_n.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><div>Towards the end of that same year, DC Comics introduced a character named VARTOX in Superman #281. He looked suspiciously similar to Connery’s character. I received a commission request to draw Vartox in a "Curt Swan" style and invoke the feel of the Zardoz movie poster.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBvzLoHl8d6dYsomIqXfjk1ZaVC3UNhz251e9tvaCW_IlOiNnk745a2njrRiw7igNQJo0X3aOhKWoRm36xOn0TKu-4wWh0EoWrWOf2Zl1_2epjOy0U6qC7XTO0_96TxaMM3pBdpTviqkFEn2ENMRkbWYu11eSF84mS7GUFZC2nURrep-RZ-pKbhCf/s1500/Phoenix_Heroes_Small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBvzLoHl8d6dYsomIqXfjk1ZaVC3UNhz251e9tvaCW_IlOiNnk745a2njrRiw7igNQJo0X3aOhKWoRm36xOn0TKu-4wWh0EoWrWOf2Zl1_2epjOy0U6qC7XTO0_96TxaMM3pBdpTviqkFEn2ENMRkbWYu11eSF84mS7GUFZC2nURrep-RZ-pKbhCf/s320/Phoenix_Heroes_Small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The above image is a commission request that came from a person who created his own characters (when he was much younger) and now collects baseball-card size art of them. I asked if I could draw them in a retro "Marvel Value Stamp" style, and happily, he agreed! He also prints indy comics with these characters. If you're curious, <b><a href="https://phoenixprods.gumroad.com/" target="_blank">you can see them here</a></b>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHIbffVbx3rsAcujlexvj1-kI6DtFjMFSDjIQX4Qo_bfEtIC4RQC0jflnXIl9PZbTxxeffwD1ovnMv0evZZSKhtMhAkCIzx3XAlkJH0whrLXA8Tcere2535y4RlNulJElFQA-47qe0SnpJjlWSLAdglsF43hJoN2X-jb-4q-X3AJ3JaLitWz20wt8/s1685/Sugar_Spike_100_Vintage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1685" data-original-width="1141" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHIbffVbx3rsAcujlexvj1-kI6DtFjMFSDjIQX4Qo_bfEtIC4RQC0jflnXIl9PZbTxxeffwD1ovnMv0evZZSKhtMhAkCIzx3XAlkJH0whrLXA8Tcere2535y4RlNulJElFQA-47qe0SnpJjlWSLAdglsF43hJoN2X-jb-4q-X3AJ3JaLitWz20wt8/s320/Sugar_Spike_100_Vintage.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><div>This one was a birthday present! I tried to write a gag that was occasion appropriate and felt like it came from the 60’s. It's for a collector who routinely commissions Sugar and Spike art for “Issue #100.” The actual S&S series ended at #99. Seems like they could have held on for one more “Special Cancellation Issue!” You can see <a href="https://cafurl.com?i=24453" target="_blank">ALL his <i>Sugar and Spike</i> commissions here.</a><br /><div><br /></div><div><p></p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176616784261871608.post-62210913614728002462023-05-24T17:09:00.003-05:002023-05-24T17:09:42.822-05:00The Voodoo That You Do<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkWW_ezCFAbltzl1DpU2a39-zN555G32-ZVHOFeqTEbW1-elQG0z1Xo4y33utnL2YEEG6xk1484TKrs8ljtmRrM_RGh-M6yqu6giujpSLO2c7ki2tylBXmVOn1Z1khHlFeFmqB_jyf2m2UiWMu1T07Etknq7PR7CWhCsKWrgkCb0G0xXHUqDAPnQv/s1600/VooDoo_CoverGirl_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1035" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkWW_ezCFAbltzl1DpU2a39-zN555G32-ZVHOFeqTEbW1-elQG0z1Xo4y33utnL2YEEG6xk1484TKrs8ljtmRrM_RGh-M6yqu6giujpSLO2c7ki2tylBXmVOn1Z1khHlFeFmqB_jyf2m2UiWMu1T07Etknq7PR7CWhCsKWrgkCb0G0xXHUqDAPnQv/w259-h400/VooDoo_CoverGirl_small.jpg" width="259" /></a></p>This commission was drawing the character from the cover of Voodoo #8. I could have drawn a more accurate snake head, but I wanted to keep the goofiness of the original cover--<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhtDJDtGsx_WDbh2gzCts9Z64TH5lMe6sgAFcJXwNwERjKhyKt3hcloItIN_QHrq57_fciKe6J3tnsCLpgiPrJpqR_fnniwkWIRq60Wh7M0v9XxFwOep9UOgwHzE5voB1aQ0i_NMASsTTQPgnGuG4QXPJKPLhO8Zt3b4476Ma41j3Javokvs5q6yq/s1600/Voodoo_8_1953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhtDJDtGsx_WDbh2gzCts9Z64TH5lMe6sgAFcJXwNwERjKhyKt3hcloItIN_QHrq57_fciKe6J3tnsCLpgiPrJpqR_fnniwkWIRq60Wh7M0v9XxFwOep9UOgwHzE5voB1aQ0i_NMASsTTQPgnGuG4QXPJKPLhO8Zt3b4476Ma41j3Javokvs5q6yq/w265-h400/Voodoo_8_1953.jpg" width="265" /></a></div>I tried my art with a small logo. It looks good aesthetically, but, really, Voodoo and Egypt don't go together. The original comic is from 1953. You know how it was.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcyxxT8AXgjN1GtAhAhZf4HsLtZkEnCAPug9qe-qvywSHpL1FWn5WsLNXEs--q_L7kUW-HrBm0Dih0oTfZH3GxoeYMnCyMSafg7jPtVn7Zv_IJC8eo9EawNzWJxclPgQT74vJi-prA-ZHHZOLSl0EsOPVo-0KEUawAiB23Mm1A72uvfj8Vo2qZ_je/s1600/VooDoo_CoverGirl_Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1035" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcyxxT8AXgjN1GtAhAhZf4HsLtZkEnCAPug9qe-qvywSHpL1FWn5WsLNXEs--q_L7kUW-HrBm0Dih0oTfZH3GxoeYMnCyMSafg7jPtVn7Zv_IJC8eo9EawNzWJxclPgQT74vJi-prA-ZHHZOLSl0EsOPVo-0KEUawAiB23Mm1A72uvfj8Vo2qZ_je/w259-h400/VooDoo_CoverGirl_Logo.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176616784261871608.post-47213510481603701002023-05-21T18:07:00.001-05:002023-05-21T18:08:09.318-05:00Batman! Joker! Green Lantern! Dr. Fate! Ice Maidens! More Commissions!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIN5MT4YXB4h5DtKfC_kiSIyQpmGs5_DWncxoAhLgIbYxErXnNGKE1Gx5TM4KJ5D6xEdIhpaMOLtJCCVrANCI9BdyyjoexfGuFWRHNFTWVxzcs1-CjgeuWSl65lm3XQaubs8kJ_neGfNzKfsp_FHG7K4dzQBPwZa7C4znR1Oi0zhaPoW7yTiZyKBs/s1500/Batman_Hits_Joker_Small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1159" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIN5MT4YXB4h5DtKfC_kiSIyQpmGs5_DWncxoAhLgIbYxErXnNGKE1Gx5TM4KJ5D6xEdIhpaMOLtJCCVrANCI9BdyyjoexfGuFWRHNFTWVxzcs1-CjgeuWSl65lm3XQaubs8kJ_neGfNzKfsp_FHG7K4dzQBPwZa7C4znR1Oi0zhaPoW7yTiZyKBs/w309-h400/Batman_Hits_Joker_Small.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>The above commission was a request to have "first appearance" Batman hit the Joker with a large, specific sound effect. "<b>Kablamm!</b>" Done and done! I decided to put off-registered color on the Joker. <i>THAT'S</i> how hard Batman hits!!<div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfhac7FI0oouccKfKyZZG8ZKJInrq4iFzgffDf788RXmZ2cFt2C3K4zHvL1ciFDfYhsY6F35gzi6QplhoX-_aOLr5CrExB24f6pNqmBLVkW2yXydolJjQqJyJ6nUhvBXTNrkZVb9uQlIabAnxSwSn4m2yDv44hTH6EpwElAKrccoimT4rqD-7mbFU/s1600/Fate_Lantern_Small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfhac7FI0oouccKfKyZZG8ZKJInrq4iFzgffDf788RXmZ2cFt2C3K4zHvL1ciFDfYhsY6F35gzi6QplhoX-_aOLr5CrExB24f6pNqmBLVkW2yXydolJjQqJyJ6nUhvBXTNrkZVb9uQlIabAnxSwSn4m2yDv44hTH6EpwElAKrccoimT4rqD-7mbFU/w300-h400/Fate_Lantern_Small.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>I'm a fan of the primitive way superheroes' powers were represented in the Golden Age. So, for the above commission I played it up! I never thought about how Green Lantern's beam might be made of flame. It makes so much sense coming from an old-time lantern.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKj3l4U6eW9ojVpcO95TDj0cJswRxy4yWifNukyL-rLJgxCIUZirHG15rWCoYg-KfizyXkluQ4mPcHeKBc57sWeZkYAPRG1PRCxpoElLzDPZD1WiIRrP0tPdaqPWz3H8surNMvwfwbo2Gj6PStBgrjz2skdK1aVgQhCDzRlCDSV1WYJocxMO2EsHqe/s1600/Ice_Maidens_small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1035" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKj3l4U6eW9ojVpcO95TDj0cJswRxy4yWifNukyL-rLJgxCIUZirHG15rWCoYg-KfizyXkluQ4mPcHeKBc57sWeZkYAPRG1PRCxpoElLzDPZD1WiIRrP0tPdaqPWz3H8surNMvwfwbo2Gj6PStBgrjz2skdK1aVgQhCDzRlCDSV1WYJocxMO2EsHqe/w259-h400/Ice_Maidens_small.jpg" width="259" /></a></div>The ladies above are lesser-known DC characters. I’m not sure if they ever hung out together or not. Apparently most of them were part of the <i>Global Guardians</i> at some point. From top to right-- Fire (or Green Flame), Owlwoman (or Owl-Woman), Godiva, Ice (or Ice Maiden II), and Ice Maiden.<div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Btw,</span></b> on all commissions, I now offer a color print, hand-signed, by me "1 of 1." Most pieces are created in black ink on Bristol board, which you receive. I then add digital colors, and make only one print. (You also get the digital file.) If you have commissioned it from me, you're the only person to have a high res print. (I go to a printing service for this, to insure quality.) If you're interested, please shoot me an email at KerryCallenArt@gmail.com.</div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176616784261871608.post-38148455214275712082023-05-01T10:10:00.001-05:002023-05-01T10:10:54.732-05:00Captain America Eats His Shield!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-t3MR0KAndTnGyoKE73Hlq7OfJHtNhLmQNPJ6eXRsNgMqw-XmKbKGGasXVzciloYar7uogUI19pZHhsRyYFlibfjM2SWxutUJ8bjBrW-lhxXY-rJCc9giblhOxFC947JlEj6df1ZEiSBM_RmuCnuzmJ8qPwk0EDsahNt0drm0PEh-OJHOmeGj5ad/s2550/CA_EAT_ART_clean.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="2347" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-t3MR0KAndTnGyoKE73Hlq7OfJHtNhLmQNPJ6eXRsNgMqw-XmKbKGGasXVzciloYar7uogUI19pZHhsRyYFlibfjM2SWxutUJ8bjBrW-lhxXY-rJCc9giblhOxFC947JlEj6df1ZEiSBM_RmuCnuzmJ8qPwk0EDsahNt0drm0PEh-OJHOmeGj5ad/w369-h400/CA_EAT_ART_clean.jpg" width="369" /></a></div>I've come across some of my older, ink on Bristol board, artwork. I've decided to sell a bit of it. If you're interested, here's my listing on ebay for Captain America eating his shield. The listing includes a single, comic-sized printout of my mock cover. <b><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/115789155867" target="_blank">Bid on it here!</a></b><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKb0F45Qtyk6MSV8XmCNHkrzA0RX8akwHwb-EOhMzz0JDs7QaoER5xus0LYITIs7aW1-_G1DPGvE9N6ynLuyPW-BbFToJrhBH37EThQSTN_Oa17EEVXSKtivcl7XNQ7XmfC4V3SggQzL3jKfuJhJiPCPE9tJOQ7sZbV7UDe3SygWBfjara6CweA2gt/s1600/DC_C_A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1086" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKb0F45Qtyk6MSV8XmCNHkrzA0RX8akwHwb-EOhMzz0JDs7QaoER5xus0LYITIs7aW1-_G1DPGvE9N6ynLuyPW-BbFToJrhBH37EThQSTN_Oa17EEVXSKtivcl7XNQ7XmfC4V3SggQzL3jKfuJhJiPCPE9tJOQ7sZbV7UDe3SygWBfjara6CweA2gt/w271-h400/DC_C_A.jpg" width="271" /></a></div>I originally posted this image<a href="http://kerrycallen.blogspot.com/2010/11/what-if-dc-published-marvel-characters.html"> back in 2010!</a> <br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176616784261871608.post-58741306925069388672023-04-26T15:41:00.002-05:002023-04-26T15:48:02.830-05:00Commissions, Comissions<p> If you're one of my two readers, is it better for me to have my artwork in individuals posts, or should I group a few together? Like this--</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8jYOgEikcJcRZjokU-TNLFTNiqZDt3kMOPp_QWwgPBpjFLy5yA0vqZc8gz27ESUf1SmB7iqobt-K8tBIIKzhLrQ0iV26H1cFY68C0xHmagLDTXih_noTBJ2Q5gFCo9YXtaQ-J3-bjJBce0S357xYnxPREJJhoKUy9L2qXsitUGPSdW2BX2UrP808/s1600/PowerGirl_Firestorm_small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8jYOgEikcJcRZjokU-TNLFTNiqZDt3kMOPp_QWwgPBpjFLy5yA0vqZc8gz27ESUf1SmB7iqobt-K8tBIIKzhLrQ0iV26H1cFY68C0xHmagLDTXih_noTBJ2Q5gFCo9YXtaQ-J3-bjJBce0S357xYnxPREJJhoKUy9L2qXsitUGPSdW2BX2UrP808/w300-h400/PowerGirl_Firestorm_small.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>I was asked to create Power Girl and Firestorm as a "flirty buddy cop duo." Tried my best.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0KHkVAo1Hz_MyizAd17AJOsCNg74LKrCyEImo-uhlXzohnISCdyS7-zzGUlzx9-cueCdEINLe_MhwQBYxytVFD9CJHS1YVoV2SqlZvxbtLdOwjhKK-5z5YMaUOzMWwQiMt2fvddRzJtmm8w1-n6fKni1GjTbD9zqZZoro1ghuUGg2bT5_2oNhuvp/s1600/Batman_vs_KillerMoth_small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0KHkVAo1Hz_MyizAd17AJOsCNg74LKrCyEImo-uhlXzohnISCdyS7-zzGUlzx9-cueCdEINLe_MhwQBYxytVFD9CJHS1YVoV2SqlZvxbtLdOwjhKK-5z5YMaUOzMWwQiMt2fvddRzJtmm8w1-n6fKni1GjTbD9zqZZoro1ghuUGg2bT5_2oNhuvp/w300-h400/Batman_vs_KillerMoth_small.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Batman vs. Killer Moth, inspired by Dick Sprang's art style. It's nice that Killer Moth shows Batman what a cool animal costume can look like!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5TEN51cS-qBi6Xi70AInO51hU05t35Q49UnA5xChjhK9E6EZJ8MpJs_6aQlvBAKUw9j1BDEFbGjldkkJTDwlXHdDXMoNIAJ-EL3a3Lckud9X0HjF-ZHcfqOx2sURHckN6EJNV3nz9_3jD_zEand3kzcCj66Qx1qM5E14qI-mTrCbEqb0jn-U5dJkb/s1600/Phantom%20Lady%20TITLE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5TEN51cS-qBi6Xi70AInO51hU05t35Q49UnA5xChjhK9E6EZJ8MpJs_6aQlvBAKUw9j1BDEFbGjldkkJTDwlXHdDXMoNIAJ-EL3a3Lckud9X0HjF-ZHcfqOx2sURHckN6EJNV3nz9_3jD_zEand3kzcCj66Qx1qM5E14qI-mTrCbEqb0jn-U5dJkb/w300-h400/Phantom%20Lady%20TITLE.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-30rosFaeBCtsa7kQA8T9dt8qVdZ0kG7DuMv6Cp5uDY2fy5Iu3ce_bwmDOSgl-UfVWKc_T8PKm_vAqgUDksDXCu5VrbF9MzmCPzMBxBsO7YW3jAZJL-uVNoEeZozUevCyHg9xXhaI-SpjkjMd_s6H1NIuCsnwrhN92FBEE9bgpGA2NFhn1CIEO9Q/s1600/342882993_227194719900037_8488735208321962199_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1102" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-30rosFaeBCtsa7kQA8T9dt8qVdZ0kG7DuMv6Cp5uDY2fy5Iu3ce_bwmDOSgl-UfVWKc_T8PKm_vAqgUDksDXCu5VrbF9MzmCPzMBxBsO7YW3jAZJL-uVNoEeZozUevCyHg9xXhaI-SpjkjMd_s6H1NIuCsnwrhN92FBEE9bgpGA2NFhn1CIEO9Q/w275-h400/342882993_227194719900037_8488735208321962199_n.jpg" width="275" /></a></div>Here's (a version of) my take on the original Phantom Lady #17 cover, from 1948. It is well known to comic book historians. First of all, the cover is by Matt Baker, a fantastic artist who was one of the few black comic creators back in the day. Second, the provocative image is one of the things that helped the US government crack down on comics in the 50’s, leading to the formation of the Comics Code Authority.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1RmUkFZuZ69ld0mdX5W3qI6JEwKD7qAbxcu6YbWq4kwyO4Mu7QYQfWSP1SnOM_QqGOxwyo_rO7CtR7ZOn1LLz_8YYKYWlfTRj1_NAJtPnu1PZ56QLQmGYzsNNdOoKc4mDYNt3a2wpIBr3NyhRVR90dIDSUJTcXEJrdhnNMhFu5-Lqh4Vine8DQ3e/s1400/Super_Lana_Small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1082" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1RmUkFZuZ69ld0mdX5W3qI6JEwKD7qAbxcu6YbWq4kwyO4Mu7QYQfWSP1SnOM_QqGOxwyo_rO7CtR7ZOn1LLz_8YYKYWlfTRj1_NAJtPnu1PZ56QLQmGYzsNNdOoKc4mDYNt3a2wpIBr3NyhRVR90dIDSUJTcXEJrdhnNMhFu5-Lqh4Vine8DQ3e/w309-h400/Super_Lana_Small.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>Here's the type of commission I always enjoy drawing-- Taking a fairly obscure character and creating a vintage pin-up, pretending they were popular! Black ink on Bristol board, plus digital color. If you're interested in a commission, please shoot me an email, seen in the right column.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Oh! And I've also recently created a portrait of a couple! 😁</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dJTIw7dj7-etQcD7swflMCBhUyh_uj7d5Bul2nivxRKwhjKFxeSmi4abEnwK8sXYfTBmUEPgjFhDTfPtOjyeMW9zKPR9tJYPR7__hqLkx4_jQev5sbwbAR6YJuv-dhmqwfaz1tfcDnUC4cWL4WuGUH6gotEJX7NQ4_IKrWPukKM4vYh5bCJ3MRiD/s1350/340646738_789214189583808_5280596437960534196_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dJTIw7dj7-etQcD7swflMCBhUyh_uj7d5Bul2nivxRKwhjKFxeSmi4abEnwK8sXYfTBmUEPgjFhDTfPtOjyeMW9zKPR9tJYPR7__hqLkx4_jQev5sbwbAR6YJuv-dhmqwfaz1tfcDnUC4cWL4WuGUH6gotEJX7NQ4_IKrWPukKM4vYh5bCJ3MRiD/w320-h400/340646738_789214189583808_5280596437960534196_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176616784261871608.post-69453824287405757432023-04-26T15:22:00.001-05:002023-04-26T15:22:23.887-05:00It's Giant Aquaman Annual #1! Or IS it?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQznXl7b9-3kvUXfRMedRXaZp_jPjf8XuuOhglPJdS5jVfLx2iG224-3mc_WyVofjOjUNbaFCn27VkMIHV9-2bKTCShrcPpA2tS1wJg2Rg0bGTzvXDl_2V3B7DCa40PXNAHN-_jC6OesfDYY7QoRwjKOGfm6lOpC4-83HtfVS8XLYTLsTfORdnxH3X/s1400/Aquaman_Annual_Watermark.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="949" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQznXl7b9-3kvUXfRMedRXaZp_jPjf8XuuOhglPJdS5jVfLx2iG224-3mc_WyVofjOjUNbaFCn27VkMIHV9-2bKTCShrcPpA2tS1wJg2Rg0bGTzvXDl_2V3B7DCa40PXNAHN-_jC6OesfDYY7QoRwjKOGfm6lOpC4-83HtfVS8XLYTLsTfORdnxH3X/w271-h400/Aquaman_Annual_Watermark.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><br />Is this a very hard-to-find issue from the 60’s? The one where most copies were destroyed after the printer discover hidden hippy symbols inside? Or, is it my newest artwork commission? Who can say for sure--<p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176616784261871608.post-7696093149101391892023-03-31T19:38:00.003-05:002023-03-31T19:38:42.452-05:00Wonder Woman and the JSA Commissions<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_-65rxPEUUDvHToHezqieRHehDrCR3foi4pOz1qYosXnJvOHhfEEYQyeUJUQUQU62C_sfaFYGTREyZ-Pyq2XyDE1vA8a_t9K-hu5HH5hvQgtvouM_cfVBGrw0oCna6YVIjLSX-PHoHnQGbEFiQWrMsX2XVRAuofM2z_tjH-Wogw6-gvIS4V9dq-a/s1600/Wonder_Woman_not_Conan_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1035" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_-65rxPEUUDvHToHezqieRHehDrCR3foi4pOz1qYosXnJvOHhfEEYQyeUJUQUQU62C_sfaFYGTREyZ-Pyq2XyDE1vA8a_t9K-hu5HH5hvQgtvouM_cfVBGrw0oCna6YVIjLSX-PHoHnQGbEFiQWrMsX2XVRAuofM2z_tjH-Wogw6-gvIS4V9dq-a/w259-h400/Wonder_Woman_not_Conan_small.jpg" width="259" /></a></div>My latest commission was a request to draw a Wonder Woman based on Barry Windsor-Smith's Conan #1 cover. I drew it in my own style, but tried to keep a similar color feel. Black ink on 11x17 Bristol board, with digital colors. Here's the original cover--<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7sRVavpTC8ZkHJIFM-yg3yuxzoLQBn8KHw6fKdeYpMCjFbXzYo3fs-StyLhRdnRK5tR0jY60NgmmtJHKF10bZ_XqEpECBKubpiQPJN3N6Ko_HpF4WQLDxrNhhrb2nI20vPP6QVe_ywMS-oQzpcUXlZ0m-cFXJypLim-9InEusWQ-cgLV_LUlO3R3m/s1600/Conan_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1066" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7sRVavpTC8ZkHJIFM-yg3yuxzoLQBn8KHw6fKdeYpMCjFbXzYo3fs-StyLhRdnRK5tR0jY60NgmmtJHKF10bZ_XqEpECBKubpiQPJN3N6Ko_HpF4WQLDxrNhhrb2nI20vPP6QVe_ywMS-oQzpcUXlZ0m-cFXJypLim-9InEusWQ-cgLV_LUlO3R3m/w266-h400/Conan_1.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>Hey! I just realized I never posted the commission I did before the above one! I was asked to "draw my three favorite JSA characters." After checking with the requester, I went a little different direction. You see A LOT of group comic covers that are perfectly timed as the characters run towards you. I wanted to draw one that wasn't. Btw, the Golden Age Atom is my favorite JSA member. I LOVE his oddball costume!<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyWSLYKUFThsfm-o799ZSncunG0lDtFDEZjY_JeknwC_4o5ehq1nuPUyVgGxzQIkXEXGvYNoENB_TGMRwbRKZVLRBku1Nhn_BX8cEHmoLYUSs4-ZHsYtJz30nuUdXJyKm6XM7AoQET93o57pENTRSGIVImH7RbCjEdIqbspOmDTDRUJhMMbyNp4MO/s1600/JSA_Pinup_Smaller.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyWSLYKUFThsfm-o799ZSncunG0lDtFDEZjY_JeknwC_4o5ehq1nuPUyVgGxzQIkXEXGvYNoENB_TGMRwbRKZVLRBku1Nhn_BX8cEHmoLYUSs4-ZHsYtJz30nuUdXJyKm6XM7AoQET93o57pENTRSGIVImH7RbCjEdIqbspOmDTDRUJhMMbyNp4MO/w300-h400/JSA_Pinup_Smaller.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176616784261871608.post-61922433655649931372023-03-28T11:55:00.000-05:002023-03-28T11:55:03.058-05:00Remember Reader's Digest?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCv-7GJzhP2iQD5ICLRh2BUsi0KfRyJ8ivL_pectZvR8mya7RrWDajaEpcDzit9Lc9QxP_qiVXtz6XcjASepg7LM0m7LYaiX5ERp2L2U21u8fKQ4zVJ5MqPZasy-ECYMr01dkhBldrSPR0MvbZX9sLw3L6Y39j9EaPncgbZemQg8uPotzMRiO3LP6P/s1454/Rubber_Cement.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1454" data-original-width="689" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCv-7GJzhP2iQD5ICLRh2BUsi0KfRyJ8ivL_pectZvR8mya7RrWDajaEpcDzit9Lc9QxP_qiVXtz6XcjASepg7LM0m7LYaiX5ERp2L2U21u8fKQ4zVJ5MqPZasy-ECYMr01dkhBldrSPR0MvbZX9sLw3L6Y39j9EaPncgbZemQg8uPotzMRiO3LP6P/w190-h400/Rubber_Cement.jpg" width="190" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I was looking for some things, and found an Reader's Digest issue from December 1985. I had a story printed in CAMPUS COMEDY! I think I got $400 for it. Back then, that was amazing!</span></div> <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176616784261871608.post-26045177893334891632023-03-26T16:45:00.007-05:002023-03-26T16:46:25.163-05:00Captain America vs Batman, by Jack Kirby<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEIAugajrBUI87NE6fHm-y1kXkTZJURj10lFZtXoYIhje1VluchcUieYOiILL7L4gbf2GQbyUaN28Fp5MB3bjuZ9X9_CxQeoqhXUrbkzLWnnlR_799R6LNZvUj-YVN6ibQqS9X-r6zvBiAcRYDwgZwRMVMQc-ouyVUoR4wsGJYf1ZceV6nsmGqiamt/s1600/Captain_America_vs_Batman.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="1600" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEIAugajrBUI87NE6fHm-y1kXkTZJURj10lFZtXoYIhje1VluchcUieYOiILL7L4gbf2GQbyUaN28Fp5MB3bjuZ9X9_CxQeoqhXUrbkzLWnnlR_799R6LNZvUj-YVN6ibQqS9X-r6zvBiAcRYDwgZwRMVMQc-ouyVUoR4wsGJYf1ZceV6nsmGqiamt/w400-h309/Captain_America_vs_Batman.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Sometimes I see pencils by Jack Kirby and I <i>have</i> to ink and color them. <i>I HAVE TO!!</i> I've inked Kirby a couple of times for fun and always stuck exactly to his pencils. But, this time I took tiny little liberties that I felt spiffied it up, such as with Cap's shield. Here's his original pencils--<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXVs2W5oGDTbXEUqKUVcy7HffJ6ZBSf4hZusGPwT_kxKp44OMao-2wPzuenFXA3CvE_RJp8iekFM9zObe7AjgfqgegVHGlUYZcL9srwl-9M-YMQY6Tkzlg5g7zc0RN_XLWKq3i1QRfEF5aUyXPEjEEpA8Bs7zqAPdlUIFOcryFnckuZaRSb7AiWOa/s1541/CAP_BAT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1149" data-original-width="1541" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXVs2W5oGDTbXEUqKUVcy7HffJ6ZBSf4hZusGPwT_kxKp44OMao-2wPzuenFXA3CvE_RJp8iekFM9zObe7AjgfqgegVHGlUYZcL9srwl-9M-YMQY6Tkzlg5g7zc0RN_XLWKq3i1QRfEF5aUyXPEjEEpA8Bs7zqAPdlUIFOcryFnckuZaRSb7AiWOa/w400-h299/CAP_BAT.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176616784261871608.post-50371235589477197612023-02-28T17:17:00.002-06:002023-02-28T17:17:39.572-06:00Commissions - Kid Flash and Alfred E. Neuman!<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zIJvohRsH-jv1Cl97iksIQOfPaXiDPi9vtgxkrnSfzbLM1RDlm-in2Fc4Rm1SHdgn405WZt_ba6_YZjkkO2xa3m9LdLg_e8jY9Fstp2-mmyU1EVGr0AWwMwV3SNLVRTXrN2pCrMwVXBhztjD9ckzzeylgV3uy8MHyZM8aBhKDIUn7tdF5573CSsB/s1600/LIlith_Kid_Flash_New.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1236" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zIJvohRsH-jv1Cl97iksIQOfPaXiDPi9vtgxkrnSfzbLM1RDlm-in2Fc4Rm1SHdgn405WZt_ba6_YZjkkO2xa3m9LdLg_e8jY9Fstp2-mmyU1EVGr0AWwMwV3SNLVRTXrN2pCrMwVXBhztjD9ckzzeylgV3uy8MHyZM8aBhKDIUn7tdF5573CSsB/w309-h400/LIlith_Kid_Flash_New.jpg" width="309" /></a></p>You may not recognize the lady in this first image. It's Lilith, an old Teen Titans member, from back in the 70's! Ha! You thought it was Jean Grey, didn't you? I actually drew this one twice. The first version looked like this--<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozytD8E5pSNo0aVhA3xegGle6t3RTDZT6Q4cSz51dYK1xgJjpXWh7G3xgeGcFUdg6H_aKSHEJ0fK1zPoCs7MH_aDoM0ljiaQZcSG9X6Rw5efyGW5hG8LDkXWqv1YDnAUjFvmKgtiocmjderckF9DiaqfahZC4O1pC-ua85hj_O4pObhgMS4FFGhKN/s1600/Lilith_Kid_Flash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1236" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozytD8E5pSNo0aVhA3xegGle6t3RTDZT6Q4cSz51dYK1xgJjpXWh7G3xgeGcFUdg6H_aKSHEJ0fK1zPoCs7MH_aDoM0ljiaQZcSG9X6Rw5efyGW5hG8LDkXWqv1YDnAUjFvmKgtiocmjderckF9DiaqfahZC4O1pC-ua85hj_O4pObhgMS4FFGhKN/w309-h400/Lilith_Kid_Flash.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In my initial sketch, I had shown Lilith's face, but as I drew it, it seemed funnier to cover it. The person receiving the art said he missed her face. So-- light-table and new inks to the rescue! He didn't ask me to redo it, but it seemed like the right thing to do.<div><br /></div><div>This next piece involves Alfred E. Neuman and Sylvester P. Symthe, mascot of MAD and Cracked magazines, respectfully. (Hmm, maybe I should say "disrespectfully.) </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93RwyXlkFYGA9AoeCPrvtG3o5Em7igRaZm8z6xQJjBwVcxg6pKNwfv2m9LOesX6bex_ToPIuSWNoJPSgjK98kAi00eoi-7IpX61lHT9EczNhZKALc4Vb7piHkT5Kl2rR5V8lG86dHl2IafFBV_gN9bDYd2-sivN7BE7wm-aQ42zxRi9z9gS4XVllM/s1600/Alfred_Sylvester_Smaller.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1236" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93RwyXlkFYGA9AoeCPrvtG3o5Em7igRaZm8z6xQJjBwVcxg6pKNwfv2m9LOesX6bex_ToPIuSWNoJPSgjK98kAi00eoi-7IpX61lHT9EczNhZKALc4Vb7piHkT5Kl2rR5V8lG86dHl2IafFBV_gN9bDYd2-sivN7BE7wm-aQ42zxRi9z9gS4XVllM/w309-h400/Alfred_Sylvester_Smaller.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><br /><div>Alfred has always been missing a tooth, so he took Sylvester's! They also switched clothes. Who knows why. They're MAD, CRACKED in the head, I tells ya!<br /><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176616784261871608.post-42484996198429580992023-02-15T16:11:00.003-06:002023-02-15T16:11:39.748-06:00Supergirl vs. Mary Marvel!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RNNYzbTsovtzvPY1TjDBpC1ycGKUSPxz-8jSnUc3HvgO_70_pGJtEVI1V0kAd98AMboJvwM-WbgeRlvEKUX55kRwUB73ePnbSA0YwjlhkQ3iW9qXEqOIuK8w7PgKBI9N9MouszMGQ5qayFCLrldMQDRlBsQaQKkmibAg7f_aNNEESsGilZQTQM7S/s1536/MaryMarvel_Supergirl_Small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="993" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RNNYzbTsovtzvPY1TjDBpC1ycGKUSPxz-8jSnUc3HvgO_70_pGJtEVI1V0kAd98AMboJvwM-WbgeRlvEKUX55kRwUB73ePnbSA0YwjlhkQ3iW9qXEqOIuK8w7PgKBI9N9MouszMGQ5qayFCLrldMQDRlBsQaQKkmibAg7f_aNNEESsGilZQTQM7S/w259-h400/MaryMarvel_Supergirl_Small.jpg" width="259" /></a></div>My latest commission was redrawing a "Superman vs. Shazam" cover, but with Supergirl and Mary Marvel in front! The art is 11" x 17", a different shape than the original. It gave me extra room for the background characters! Black ink on Bristol Board + digital color.<p></p><p>Here's the original--</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzgJk7VtUM269Zb5mgu-Y-Snx2k3AMonFE5jGNBHFZ4OwDmYUclr4RLTwNFflRWiv0jqFQ9Xg8Fnz5BHCwlc8T-FWH3F5kTEPQfk8g1cm4mZmHhfPxk6Qg8fXqlMvZqLEEz0o0p2dlmWuEkXlEpfuW5PZFBgY2GJ13X5AKD8TpiAnM9xxxykBiRr9/s1600/Superman_v_Shazam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1194" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzgJk7VtUM269Zb5mgu-Y-Snx2k3AMonFE5jGNBHFZ4OwDmYUclr4RLTwNFflRWiv0jqFQ9Xg8Fnz5BHCwlc8T-FWH3F5kTEPQfk8g1cm4mZmHhfPxk6Qg8fXqlMvZqLEEz0o0p2dlmWuEkXlEpfuW5PZFBgY2GJ13X5AKD8TpiAnM9xxxykBiRr9/w299-h400/Superman_v_Shazam.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><br /> cover.<p></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176616784261871608.post-15914788557484738812023-02-07T18:25:00.002-06:002023-02-07T18:25:14.405-06:00Commissions - Zatanna and Darkseid<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZudxp94edurvs6fRnmnw_KHBAP0IFXmS56FXR11aKCiUstuAn0qrIZNXC5sNzZTgDHGbCHwgOT8IKOgEsJuViJCJBrC5AGxnuPQvVTb0lwEBKl0mFBXBUNN6f9QRhvei8ajpAMVQRWcwr03LVnWOoZ-uo9vFQBpyT4bbszhD_U2-rBVUHY2nowoLj/s1600/Zatanna_Rhino.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZudxp94edurvs6fRnmnw_KHBAP0IFXmS56FXR11aKCiUstuAn0qrIZNXC5sNzZTgDHGbCHwgOT8IKOgEsJuViJCJBrC5AGxnuPQvVTb0lwEBKl0mFBXBUNN6f9QRhvei8ajpAMVQRWcwr03LVnWOoZ-uo9vFQBpyT4bbszhD_U2-rBVUHY2nowoLj/w300-h400/Zatanna_Rhino.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Here's a Zatanna with a cartoon reference my wife didn't understand. Black ink on Bristol board + digital colors. <span style="color: white;">Zatanna pulls a rhino out of a hat. Rocky and Bullwinkle.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjP7KLFF9lWNNUiTUVRjmnofCxxJLIAmQ895JKg3N-dGEag-sZ6uiXFxVaGc8b2ocBXEA-wMtNAAbh_ZIKlVjq03UNuwrwXJ_tauEw1zXnf0ypnUIYXmWBTEZsKSKAAk5JAVu6f5ZiFbryFeexTqRAueDhWuR5GMGiDxj23DDtdHaoTaa6kAchOa_7/s1600/Robin_v_Darkseid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1236" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjP7KLFF9lWNNUiTUVRjmnofCxxJLIAmQ895JKg3N-dGEag-sZ6uiXFxVaGc8b2ocBXEA-wMtNAAbh_ZIKlVjq03UNuwrwXJ_tauEw1zXnf0ypnUIYXmWBTEZsKSKAAk5JAVu6f5ZiFbryFeexTqRAueDhWuR5GMGiDxj23DDtdHaoTaa6kAchOa_7/w309-h400/Robin_v_Darkseid.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's Carrie Kelly, as Robin, right before she beats Darkseid to a quivering pulp. The requester didn't ask for a color version. Black ink on Bristol board.</div><p>If you're interested in a commission, please see my email in the left column. Thanks!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176616784261871608.post-82509552881167621742023-02-02T19:11:00.004-06:002023-02-02T19:11:51.121-06:00More commissions<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8cnds5tK0eJm-w3w19UB1d8mwA-h1OZ2NwnEnOZG0UwJdVCWVvqwFQV4exq50wI88XIXqVgqbY5p1JewB1I1RECHZWXvatoCcbenHL6ePjFNSFFqvBPE4D-94gLVI5cJ4E-R880B-1cIeEuaF6wQYuMmOH7ADXZGVIlpEa36BWd5LMgmaXR9wIUGk/s1600/Wolverine_HotDogs_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8cnds5tK0eJm-w3w19UB1d8mwA-h1OZ2NwnEnOZG0UwJdVCWVvqwFQV4exq50wI88XIXqVgqbY5p1JewB1I1RECHZWXvatoCcbenHL6ePjFNSFFqvBPE4D-94gLVI5cJ4E-R880B-1cIeEuaF6wQYuMmOH7ADXZGVIlpEa36BWd5LMgmaXR9wIUGk/w300-h400/Wolverine_HotDogs_small.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>The requestor asked for this situation with Cyclops and Wolverine. I asked if I could add Nightcrawler. He's my favorite X-Man, but I don't think I've ever drawn him! This was a treat because I also drew it in my own style, instead of mimicking a Golden Age look. Black ink on Bristol board + digital colors.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3a4NZpzz_r_gyjS07XMNy6KlZtFQI_mS1S6i9jIPe94Aim3gh-7i501xCOAsfbWJgFualKDq3tHHxZyXXggWrtxMmbhjHnLiOT56xObERVf3F_yxYtrTwvP6K3srWgnwdqHAUQpMpcYzHm68KYUsHx5Hsc7iZB1hFX50EJLtaBOq5Qfru7yGXlj9/s1600/CaptainMarvelMan_Small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3a4NZpzz_r_gyjS07XMNy6KlZtFQI_mS1S6i9jIPe94Aim3gh-7i501xCOAsfbWJgFualKDq3tHHxZyXXggWrtxMmbhjHnLiOT56xObERVf3F_yxYtrTwvP6K3srWgnwdqHAUQpMpcYzHm68KYUsHx5Hsc7iZB1hFX50EJLtaBOq5Qfru7yGXlj9/w300-h400/CaptainMarvelMan_Small.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>At first glance, you may think I've already posted this one. But, it's actually based on <a href="http://kerrycallen.blogspot.com/2023/01/recent-commissions.html" target="_blank">a previous commission</a>, with the characters switched! Black ink on bristol board + digital colors.<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176616784261871608.post-5195214851560155942023-01-29T16:28:00.006-06:002023-01-29T16:29:46.807-06:00Mary is a Marvel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTW5o7lsAmHuneQOeuibTMfvW0UH4tdaalkgRJKwNmosA2u18j5CAIWlFD-9fJZptavpqO4bDV17Nitn7468EUxQPvCqY5CO-4zm6XQOf4_5yDFUs1NnLJN25IlUbiL-DW05lYmQuJCzeixJTu9cqb6wBZf5YM5UQG6sgxfSe5EUKxmbwGriB1i8x/s1600/Mary_Marvel_itch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1236" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTW5o7lsAmHuneQOeuibTMfvW0UH4tdaalkgRJKwNmosA2u18j5CAIWlFD-9fJZptavpqO4bDV17Nitn7468EUxQPvCqY5CO-4zm6XQOf4_5yDFUs1NnLJN25IlUbiL-DW05lYmQuJCzeixJTu9cqb6wBZf5YM5UQG6sgxfSe5EUKxmbwGriB1i8x/w309-h400/Mary_Marvel_itch.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here's a commission a little different than the others I've done. The requester wanted a comic panel redrawn as a full figure. I kept the original style, after artist Bob Oksner. Black ink on bristol board + digital color.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here's the original panel from Shazam #19, 1975.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFg4V3W9sXl1s5tsx3TXQE1XuPItd5VDQSEcwBazgM5qsbx2HEoeR6bgAZTF_2eQ9RySOuKI_9c_bXt5W9hFHnViuaXTzbSUJtFE8PUrmCOTnEhbc6P4orZa6Cc0VG1_bKihZtUv7iKv_38eZzSxtGCkT3Sv5hAW6p7WEpLZbYur3dfUIrfuCV4NPC/s435/Back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="435" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFg4V3W9sXl1s5tsx3TXQE1XuPItd5VDQSEcwBazgM5qsbx2HEoeR6bgAZTF_2eQ9RySOuKI_9c_bXt5W9hFHnViuaXTzbSUJtFE8PUrmCOTnEhbc6P4orZa6Cc0VG1_bKihZtUv7iKv_38eZzSxtGCkT3Sv5hAW6p7WEpLZbYur3dfUIrfuCV4NPC/s320/Back.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176616784261871608.post-30017327869643288962023-01-24T16:04:00.005-06:002023-06-26T12:03:12.800-05:00Kryptonians Age Too<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FDvfdu7hSiCifsGMVnILTyGWOLmvT8IoZ15oje3jDHL4A95D_cmiBfUbl0iN9XE1XKiaEtOpSoJlqJqTZ_PscRcuK4KG_fTPCXJtEo3Gc2gzqibzC7rT-yjsy9xyWLNg9H6CgYS10fxD-vx1Ws0NtuZ8JgYI-C0_YZvBUdUD9F_6b6xwkXVEDo8N/s1600/Kryptonians_Age.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1141" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FDvfdu7hSiCifsGMVnILTyGWOLmvT8IoZ15oje3jDHL4A95D_cmiBfUbl0iN9XE1XKiaEtOpSoJlqJqTZ_PscRcuK4KG_fTPCXJtEo3Gc2gzqibzC7rT-yjsy9xyWLNg9H6CgYS10fxD-vx1Ws0NtuZ8JgYI-C0_YZvBUdUD9F_6b6xwkXVEDo8N/w285-h400/Kryptonians_Age.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Drawn just for fun! (You know, fun. Like aging.) <span style="color: white;">Superman forgets where he's going, to outer-space.</span></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176616784261871608.post-25096006979333155772023-01-22T19:33:00.006-06:002023-01-29T16:29:02.713-06:00Recent Commissions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQlO8vZ9vu493imIqz823rEAmH_Xsey8-G8f8U9zaC5P-EbqB5w8GwDKJkzE5oMUOEDTLYHXmS2HGRK97DHAxBaA7Jx-d-FNfWpmk8AaKafSaeMSb_oDiDaP9p2ug1e38uzx5jkmU7F6stYPce5wYrujaPxIvfkKXBw4oVwbEHZz-X8o2e2_ItfPIH/s1600/Captain_Marvel_Man.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQlO8vZ9vu493imIqz823rEAmH_Xsey8-G8f8U9zaC5P-EbqB5w8GwDKJkzE5oMUOEDTLYHXmS2HGRK97DHAxBaA7Jx-d-FNfWpmk8AaKafSaeMSb_oDiDaP9p2ug1e38uzx5jkmU7F6stYPce5wYrujaPxIvfkKXBw4oVwbEHZz-X8o2e2_ItfPIH/w300-h400/Captain_Marvel_Man.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>All art here was drawn with black ink on Bristol board and then digitally colored. The requester received both.</p>This first one goes pretty deep into comic book lore. There was a very popular comic in the 40's and 50's called <b><i>Captain Marvel</i></b>. The main character was a boy who yelled, "SHAZAM," and turn into a hero. A comics company in the UK created their own rip-off character named <b><i>Marvelman</i></b>. In that comic, a boy would yell, "KIMOTA," (which is "atomic" backwards, basically) and turn into a hero. This art switches it around for hilarious results.<p></p><p>In present times, Captain Marvel is merely called Shazam, and Marvelman is called Miracleman. Comics! You have to pay attention.</p><p>Below is two golden age heroes in public domain, redesigned by the requester. I thought it was clever of him to put the Moth and the Flame together!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWENM2dwIHtEm0UsFvMvQKTGR3CW7pGr7PYp_qLPMbTE4LertJ9hrivzNRz6U5-HObD26kRAprFTkwqulKnt2vhxj0t1HeQcXSAV2G4Iqw2sOkmKYmuWB7_d_SEmukJeEH4sC27CxXs_7-kkohFWXK8E8WV_c47OEgH5nHCuNnbMArHalu3ADtbB9O/s1600/Moth_Flame_preview.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1207" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWENM2dwIHtEm0UsFvMvQKTGR3CW7pGr7PYp_qLPMbTE4LertJ9hrivzNRz6U5-HObD26kRAprFTkwqulKnt2vhxj0t1HeQcXSAV2G4Iqw2sOkmKYmuWB7_d_SEmukJeEH4sC27CxXs_7-kkohFWXK8E8WV_c47OEgH5nHCuNnbMArHalu3ADtbB9O/w301-h400/Moth_Flame_preview.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next up is a Star Trek request. If you know the original series, you will no doubt recognise elements from <i>Mirror, Mirror</i>. The requester asked for the goatee to be on Uhura. I think it's funny that it implies it was fake when Spock wore it.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0W9vAEb1CwZ_VVhiVtTcEYW3qZBlqyIR5jRas0SItMS4IgnNDaG-UT_GJ2mgY3chgzkEd7B81r9__p3ytznYo2EP_BufC0jqPxGZf1w2OAPe3EPeH_GoolBqQ5AWdd3HuAhpiraGaUhM2XIhrPRCzzrDoprnqAMMui4MICeIrWgVX2ad4WsAMZaU/s1600/Star_Trek_Mixup_small_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0W9vAEb1CwZ_VVhiVtTcEYW3qZBlqyIR5jRas0SItMS4IgnNDaG-UT_GJ2mgY3chgzkEd7B81r9__p3ytznYo2EP_BufC0jqPxGZf1w2OAPe3EPeH_GoolBqQ5AWdd3HuAhpiraGaUhM2XIhrPRCzzrDoprnqAMMui4MICeIrWgVX2ad4WsAMZaU/w300-h400/Star_Trek_Mixup_small_2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176616784261871608.post-19568613829156493782022-12-21T11:49:00.001-06:002022-12-21T11:49:15.456-06:00AI Christmas Jokes!<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">My writer friend, <a href="https://www.scottemmonscreative.com/" target="_blank">Scott Emmons</a>, prompted artificial intelligence to write some Christmas jokes. I then downloaded Wonder and created AI art using his riddles as prompts--</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZc52GLaipm-KG-XQTNXxFnfnw0ADA8OXkb5CSdg8RSqZ9KWmhfu6_GfJ40Iu0a5XO9qwBXDjJReix3aw3yTyljKKffoUbD-ENO0bxsJqng3iuEpL7DByIuAahZwANd7xXHsQSjCd3nwtdNKnKelX2V93wZspktkTWrnZDADxplVHE4OQWMr6nzf5/s1400/Christmas_Tree_Joke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="814" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZc52GLaipm-KG-XQTNXxFnfnw0ADA8OXkb5CSdg8RSqZ9KWmhfu6_GfJ40Iu0a5XO9qwBXDjJReix3aw3yTyljKKffoUbD-ENO0bxsJqng3iuEpL7DByIuAahZwANd7xXHsQSjCd3nwtdNKnKelX2V93wZspktkTWrnZDADxplVHE4OQWMr6nzf5/s320/Christmas_Tree_Joke.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnfSsI70fyzh1nBahUb2k_SjJ1LqsO8b8239JrcXyKC25KLZX9JNf9laYhuhoFzdgR3O8HECbdku98PGe0kzPSwIo3DCt76jckpUJd3Et2caISIQPpq6Sm2pDcqcnTLUKNVOt6I0KKssSvE68NkYdanw6dTZWBNgl6uqKpmjgfW0IDz0ZwrFDscnI/s1400/Reindeer_Joke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="814" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnfSsI70fyzh1nBahUb2k_SjJ1LqsO8b8239JrcXyKC25KLZX9JNf9laYhuhoFzdgR3O8HECbdku98PGe0kzPSwIo3DCt76jckpUJd3Et2caISIQPpq6Sm2pDcqcnTLUKNVOt6I0KKssSvE68NkYdanw6dTZWBNgl6uqKpmjgfW0IDz0ZwrFDscnI/s320/Reindeer_Joke.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZoEvb6qbQuPIJp46OdzP1dWvDXo49VCQWGH5NzLonFy074bsmwPSSUaqkpQ6jtILFFZoVt3pyzNR8vg75WKdT6aQ3UFYvtHFVhRZzys4Yl10wsjcnGF3jMEDVO4mNJjo-58D1hCWjHZZyVrHl-Ms3jNljrXL54FbJ0SpOcws7NjeaFZc64P7Is_S/s1400/Eggnog_Joke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="814" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZoEvb6qbQuPIJp46OdzP1dWvDXo49VCQWGH5NzLonFy074bsmwPSSUaqkpQ6jtILFFZoVt3pyzNR8vg75WKdT6aQ3UFYvtHFVhRZzys4Yl10wsjcnGF3jMEDVO4mNJjo-58D1hCWjHZZyVrHl-Ms3jNljrXL54FbJ0SpOcws7NjeaFZc64P7Is_S/s320/Eggnog_Joke.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is a good opportunity to practice laughing at our soon-to-be robot masters' jokes.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176616784261871608.post-9515616902438209532022-12-10T16:42:00.001-06:002022-12-10T16:42:37.132-06:00How to Draw a Cat. Step by Step.<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">This occurred to me. I thought I'd make it before someone else did.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_btKQEYy6PPAcfkfv1bMzdl6y4xl5mfKwi2q4iFBvl6zdgEc4K45xF0DwXwkOd8iOXiyxvw36hxhRc0Yw4XoqFJABLZUWhDrTEjWZLhXQWBjuLjITGGL7yEB6qX17tlub1F2o3MjPZ92qz0z5TKxY6O5G37b94JI4DPTPel14gAwbo5Vk-JdpHzPR/s2000/How%20to%20Draw%20Cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_btKQEYy6PPAcfkfv1bMzdl6y4xl5mfKwi2q4iFBvl6zdgEc4K45xF0DwXwkOd8iOXiyxvw36hxhRc0Yw4XoqFJABLZUWhDrTEjWZLhXQWBjuLjITGGL7yEB6qX17tlub1F2o3MjPZ92qz0z5TKxY6O5G37b94JI4DPTPel14gAwbo5Vk-JdpHzPR/w242-h640/How%20to%20Draw%20Cat.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176616784261871608.post-46649368416701351552022-12-10T13:31:00.002-06:002022-12-10T13:31:59.934-06:00The Mistress of Kung Fu Vs. Iron Sis!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4OcQXztojQ2PXr_fBpB9CL37lredKBdsJBgxR9sKaXbZa6GcpTutLcujELGyDnQP0WQrLiuBBTdfnzvhMgvOYK1r5b0rApuBeDamIv9l7kfkY8TL0NL3BbjFDib_DmvZacR2uVO3eIz3gjHGmN7b0Gkz2TyS6M3IHrJfAxDhJx1VxK4vyxri-lDdf/s1600/Shang-She%20Iron-Sis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1071" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4OcQXztojQ2PXr_fBpB9CL37lredKBdsJBgxR9sKaXbZa6GcpTutLcujELGyDnQP0WQrLiuBBTdfnzvhMgvOYK1r5b0rApuBeDamIv9l7kfkY8TL0NL3BbjFDib_DmvZacR2uVO3eIz3gjHGmN7b0Gkz2TyS6M3IHrJfAxDhJx1VxK4vyxri-lDdf/w268-h400/Shang-She%20Iron-Sis.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br />In the 70's, one of my all-time favorite comics was <b><i>Iron Fist</i></b>. Written by Chris Claremont and drawn by John Byrne. Byrne once drew parody art of <i><b>Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu</b></i> and <i><b>Iron Fist</b></i>. It appeared on back cover of the magazine FOOM as <i>Shang-She, Mistress of Kung Fu</i> and <i>Iron Sis</i>, while <i>Fu Manchu</i> became <i>Su Manchu</i>. I loved it at the time, but disliked the color treatment, seen below. (I didn't understand printing in only two colors to save costs.) Even though it's cool in its own way, a little piece of me never accepted its crudeness. So, I decided to scratch that tiny itch and, through the magic of Photoshop (and manual labor), make a full color version! (Using the color of the times.)<p></p><div><br /></div><div>Here's the original image...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimw4SOfWh8zd-yMO4UYyq-JmNCf6PPdA5fLjhFKUabiGatzqtCqwRsHcrV5mD4Fr-IHmAJDf9Q47WPZuM209dT8Q8qqcWXhGev3SbQ0ov5ypyITQ__qOc8xTRB5u5_138NDtAj3ci-ktBOGi8J7XUEpLTjXhOD8Aduj3JcUsGVu4yZFXx1gj1KjGzL/s1600/SHANG-SHE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1089" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimw4SOfWh8zd-yMO4UYyq-JmNCf6PPdA5fLjhFKUabiGatzqtCqwRsHcrV5mD4Fr-IHmAJDf9Q47WPZuM209dT8Q8qqcWXhGev3SbQ0ov5ypyITQ__qOc8xTRB5u5_138NDtAj3ci-ktBOGi8J7XUEpLTjXhOD8Aduj3JcUsGVu4yZFXx1gj1KjGzL/w273-h400/SHANG-SHE.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And here's the front cover of Foom #9, March 1975.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJ6abo2ZINywYO2FC0qZ7L27-0Xj1O5EcL3Xfokv8th-_0s0ynUfo5IRgayscBCpAWuEAP4MoVd0o5gTWexnPbS6YFyS6dd43OjhywtnS-kpJZx3GCWtDebu2YpIiI6CDC6pPHJ7Wj3_paBbL6pKtZiK3is_X39-b3wOpdWFGKPXQO_xHnjc29Bb4/s1311/FOOM_Vol_1_9.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1311" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJ6abo2ZINywYO2FC0qZ7L27-0Xj1O5EcL3Xfokv8th-_0s0ynUfo5IRgayscBCpAWuEAP4MoVd0o5gTWexnPbS6YFyS6dd43OjhywtnS-kpJZx3GCWtDebu2YpIiI6CDC6pPHJ7Wj3_paBbL6pKtZiK3is_X39-b3wOpdWFGKPXQO_xHnjc29Bb4/w305-h400/FOOM_Vol_1_9.webp" width="305" /></a></div><br /><div><div>Excelsior!</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176616784261871608.post-51568147193740430332022-10-17T17:24:00.000-05:002022-10-17T17:24:13.138-05:00Branphibian - The Shirt!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2c3w0jv2rjYIQIdkZaK9GHCTydjRlaxOHAWfgZQQkQqXQx00KuHSYDpwWInHh_uYgAuGfKuBRl6rPNZahrBLmry6qOGfes5s1E1XyHqv5DqJ21sB6tnQgI5kNp1vv4qJO3HtrlcaJTh7qiLiwrks1ac4_9kEmTLehlY7R0JTROuL63NbQnym-YpY-/s1350/Branphibian_Shirt_Design.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2c3w0jv2rjYIQIdkZaK9GHCTydjRlaxOHAWfgZQQkQqXQx00KuHSYDpwWInHh_uYgAuGfKuBRl6rPNZahrBLmry6qOGfes5s1E1XyHqv5DqJ21sB6tnQgI5kNp1vv4qJO3HtrlcaJTh7qiLiwrks1ac4_9kEmTLehlY7R0JTROuL63NbQnym-YpY-/w320-h400/Branphibian_Shirt_Design.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yes, I know this looks like a post I made a few days ago, but-- I've turned "Branphibian" into a shirt design, due to overwhelming requests. (Well, one. I get overwhelmed easily.) I changed some wording to make it an obvious parody.</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/user/angel-robot" target="_blank">Get shirts, or stickers, or magnets, or such at TeePublic</a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0tMS49KDyd0lJZOakKkOcjcnY2yPkr0-kjidttxeE8ADod-dZpFSZUovowG8C859WpeeTnq_ks5t7ePj40QdrsunwdqCNsotxsNxJdnBDRb3Ucu-_wzgHvMcdr4Xpwzuu9F6oJd1-rGHV2TBPcN3TMoQInTU85vnBHKUOIuF7fKEm9IvzMT8UqpT/s1350/Branphibian_Shirt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0tMS49KDyd0lJZOakKkOcjcnY2yPkr0-kjidttxeE8ADod-dZpFSZUovowG8C859WpeeTnq_ks5t7ePj40QdrsunwdqCNsotxsNxJdnBDRb3Ucu-_wzgHvMcdr4Xpwzuu9F6oJd1-rGHV2TBPcN3TMoQInTU85vnBHKUOIuF7fKEm9IvzMT8UqpT/w320-h400/Branphibian_Shirt.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0