The Captain Triumphs Again!

It's a lazy Sunday and I felt like goofing off. So, I added a cliche joke to an old comic cover. It shouldn't make me laugh, but it does.

Sharp-eyed folks will notice I added bleed-thru to the new yellow areas. Worth the trouble? Ha! Doubtful.

Btw, here's the original. Admittedly, it's a bit odd too.

Black Cat Judo Tricks!

Black Cat was a popular superhero in the golden age of comics. Not only did she keep the kids entertained with her stories, she also taught them Judo! I thought one of these features would make a fun shirt. I reworked it from the original art by Lee Elias. You can get it here at my TeePublic store! You can buy the art on other products too; stickers, bags, etc. Everything in my store is on sale till Sunday!

Hmmm, it would be wrong to leave you with just one Judo Trick. The feature I've based this on ran in Black Cat #7, on and off, through issue #28. Here they are! Click to enlarge--

This one is the basis for the shirt-- 

What Artists Think - Blue Bolt Edition

I'm currently on a streak of turning old, public domain, comic images into T-shirts, and such. My latest can be seen above. Available by clicking here. I'm very happy with the results, but this image was filled with a few challenges. Click on any image to enlarge.

The original cover, from Blue Bolt #105, is below. Here's a few thoughts-- Note the reflection of light on Blue Bolt's helmet. I've noticed in old comics, artists often use this shape to indicate a highlight. The hilarious thing is that it's in four sections, like light coming through a window frame. This works great for apples in a still life, painted inside, but not so much for outdoor scenes. I suppose it merely became a symbol for reflected light at some point.

Also, his left, lower leg is really long! I had to draw his right, lower leg from scratch and decided to make it a similar length. I took liberties with his cape too, just to make it a nice shape overall.

I knew I would need to re-ink this cover to get the maximum clarity out of it. But, as I started to work on it, I realized there was no way such tiny hatch work was going to print well on fabric. That kind of detail would definitely clog up and get blotchy.

I paused and considered not even doing this image. Except, I really liked it! It was draw by the magnificent LB Cole and was a great representation of sci-fi comics from the Golden Age. I ultimately decided to simplify the inking and replace the hatching with shadow colors. Happy it worked out.

And here you thought doing art was all cheese and crackers.

This Looks Like a Job For... Crap!

Another new shirt at TeeFury. Sorry for the watermark. Out of all my art, this image is the most bootlegged. So, I'm finally releasing a OFFICIAL place to buy it on product. Oddly enough, women seemed to like this more than men. Get it here!

Weird T-Shirts!

I've been adding new designs to my TeePublic store. I won't post every time I do, but I'd like to create a new one everyday for a while. Here are the most recent additions, based on Fletcher Hanks old comics!

Also, I've had my zombie/balloon art on Threadless for years. I've been very happy with it's steady performance. But, I thought it would be fun to add it to TeePublic where folks can choose their own shirt color. Oh! I also added some shading just for kicks. It will be on sale for the first three days--

Click here to visit the store. If you do, THANKS!!

SPACEHAWK art!

I'm trying something new! I love reading old, public domain comics, and I often wish I had a cool shirt or two. Not a mere old panel on product, but something actually DESIGNED. So, I decided to make a few myself and place them on TeePublic. I uploaded my first one. This artwork is based on various Spacehawk comics by Basil Wolverton. His early work is fantastic! You should buy a shirt, or tote bag, or such, just because his stuff is great! (And it helps support me!) For the first 3 days, it's only $14 for a shirt as compared to the normal $20. CLICK HERE!

EDIT: I just got a comment that about WHERE can you read these public domain comics? I love the DIGITAL COMIC MUSEUM site. Spacehawk appeared in Targent Comics #1 and continued for several issues. If you'd like to shell out a few bucks, Fantagraphics has a great book reprinting visually-cleaned-up versions of all the stories. I did not use the art from their book for my shirt. Thier labor is their own. I created my own from original sources.

Just for fun, I'll present a randomly-picked story right here in my blog! From Target Comics #8, SPACEHAWK and the Vulture Men from the Void!  Click on each to enlarge--

Okay, okay. You can buy this.

I often get requests to make my art available to buy. Truthfully, I do my blog for my own amusement, but some parodies I am comfortable with selling. I just have never had the time to research for the best printer. I realized this week that I have an old Zazzle account. So, I've put the above art for sale on shirts, prints and canvases.

You can order through Zazzle. Click here! Whoa! Edit: Zazzle removed it! Let me check on that an I'll get back to you....

If you have other formats you would like to see, please let me know.

Btw, I'm very happy to mention, if you happen to buy the August issue of Glamour magazine (out this Tuesday), you'll find a version of my "Oops Woman" within its glossy pages. Thank you Glamour!

Super Embarrassment Reprinted!

 

Just a quick note--
My Super Embarrassment T-Shirt has been reprinted over at Threadless.com!

Something to get off my chest

I recently received a Square Stretched Canvas print of my superhero parody art from Threadless and it looks great! Great color, great impact. My photo doesn't do it justice.

If you view the art on the Threadless site, the image is a little deceptive. It shows the extra bleed area, which in reality wraps around the thick edges on the canvas frame.

However, if you purchase the flat, paper Square Print option, it actually prints as shown on the site, bleed clearly showing. Even though the Square Stretched Canvas is more expensive, it's much cooler in my opinion.

My work is a little hard to find on Threadless. If you use the main search engine at the top of the site, it only searches Guys Tees. The Super Embarrassment shirt is sold out, so it shows no results. It's unfortunate because it's still available on Girls Tees and other product. Such as this iphone case...

Now if I could only convince Threadless to give my Woman version the same treatment, all would be right with the world. Com'on Threadless, don't you want all to be right with the world?

Tigra vs. The Super Skrull!

 Today, I have another cover appearing on Covered Blog. I did a recreation of a classic Jack Kirby cover (classic to me, at least)...

 

In my version, Tigra's getting ready to take action, but it may be too subtle. See my version below, or see it on Covered Blog. Click to enlarge...

 

Did you notice that Super Skrull's arm gets whiter as it stretches? ...just like some plastic does when you bend it. Yep. Doing things like this is how I amuse myself.

Super Embarrassing

I made a couple of submissions to Threadless.com. These parodies have been bouncing around in my head awhile. I decided to finally get them out.

I drew a version of the next image many, many years ago. But, it's really not worth bringing up. (Unless you remember it. If you do, try to forget it.)

If you'd like buy these as T-shirts, you need to vote for the designs to make them available.  Go vote here for the man, and go vote here for the woman. EDIT: Voting is now over. I'll let you know if/when shirts are made and available. EDIT 2: The man art is now available as Shirts, iPhone cases, and Wall Art! (No longer available.) EDIT 3: You can now buy the woman art at TeePublic. CLICK HERE! Wow, I need to do a blog post telling the story of these guys. It takes twists and turns.

Btw, you know what looks wrong? Chest hair...

 

I thought it would make it funnier, but instead, it merely disturbed me.

You better watch out!

I've completed another Christmas parody cover, written by Chris Simms, for Comics Alliance. You can check out the finished version by clicking here! It's more exciting than my b&w version below...

If you don't follow comics, then the parody won't make much sense. It's a take-off of the recent, over-the-top comic, Suicide Squad.

(Oh! As I type this, I suddenly want to do an over-the-top comic called Suicide Squid! Okay. Nope. The moment's past. Thank goodness.)

The Avengers' Secret Santa

Just finished some art for Comics Alliance this last weekend. It's a fake cover concepted and written by Chris Simms. Below is my B&W work. Can you find what I consider an error? (Well, aside from the fact I forgot to sign my name, and I made the swastikas backwards. [I did that because I really didn't want to draw real ones.]) I fixed it before it posted on CA. I'll tell you the answer in the comments section.

Now head on over to CA and check out the fully colored version..!