Randomness

Drawn in pencil, colored in Photoshop.

Hey, look! It’s Doop!

Based on a photo of a Bowen statue.

In celebration of my aunt’s 60th birthday, friends and family put together a little book for her. This was my contribution. It’s also one of the fastest illustrations I ever made—make that the fastest—on account of some very short notice I was given. I credit my wife for the concept behind the drawing.

Not bad for […]

Gave this drawing of Zot! to Scott McCloud when I saw him on Free Comic Book Day at Green Brain Comics.

This kind of stuff confuses me as much as it angers me. I know it’s been going around for awhile but it shouldn’t be old news until it stops.
Also see this page. I had to participate because it reminded me so much of this drawing I made 2 years ago. (Not that I’m accusing anyone […]

I recently bought this piece of golden age art from the Iger shop. The artist might be Klaus Nordling or Jack Kamen or someone else. It’s a page from an issue of the National Comics publication Kid Dixon, from some time in the 1940s.

I especially like the expressionistic frames and the wonderful large face drawn […]

Based this on a 1960s Jack Kirby drawing inked by Joe Sinnott. I supposed I should mention Silver Surfer is copyright and TM Marvel Comics.

Here’s my Xmas card (took me long enough)

It’s based on an old Captain Midnight comic book from 1947. I redrew it, adding all the Christmas references. The original art is about 11″ x 16.5″.

Latlely I’ve been looking at dozens of books on drawing manga. I’ve purchased 3 so far! The best of one is called Draw Your Own Manga: All the Basics (click). Read through the 6-page online excerpt (click) You won’t be sorry ^__^ It has a squirrel

Yep, another robot head. Gotta love it!

Update: Obviously there are some serious gaps in my comic book knowledge. This is based on the character “Machine Man” by Jack Kirby.