Sketchalicious Monday!
Work is going so well I can barely tear myself away from the drawing board, but I have art sales to ship! So I am out the door in a minute.
And blogging is good for you, so here’s a pencil sketch preliminary for Tom Stillwell’s Honor Brigade! Order it here!
The final work was painted in Photoshop, and a print of this piece is for sale to benefit John Ostrander, who is in need of funds to finance eye surgery. SEE AND BUY THE PRINT HERE.
This trade collects all six exciting issues of the Honor Brigade: Honor Unbound mini-series. Originally in Black & White, every issue is now in color! Joining the original issues is a collection of totally new short stories and pin-ups from fan favorite comic creators like Gail Simone, Mike Bullock, Tim Seeley, Colleen Doran and Mike Norton.
“A lot of what I love best about the industry is in this book. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I hope you loan it to friends, read it with your significant other, and above all, share it with your kids if you have any. Because that would be fun. And that’s what this book is about.” – Gail Simone
“Honor Brigade takes its inspiration from the Silver Age of comics but it proves that, contrary to what some may think, a lot of that attitude can work well in a modern setting. There is just enough of an edge to all of these heroes to make them unique and interesting and once the cover is closed you find yourself wanting more.” – Broken Frontier
“The title has that classic superhero team book feel that is often lost in today’s grim and gritty comic market. A fine series in the spirit of the JSA and ….Astro.. ..City…., Honor Brigade wasn’t just a fun and satisfying read, it was a refreshing one. I was reminded of what I would like to see more of in comics and this is a title I would be proud to share with someone just entering comics or an established reader. This is one I can honestly say you should be reading.” -Comic Related
Tom Stillwell is one of the nicest, most conscientious people in comics, who has raised many thousands of dollars to aid creators, and has paid for living expenses for others out of his own pocket. Bless him.
For those of you who enjoyed a look at my Black Bolt/Medusa Marvel Fanfare piece from MANY years ago, check out Stormantic’s blog for scans of more of my 1980’s Marvel pin-ups! I am so flattered these pieces are remembered after all these years! What a treat it was to draw them!
I totally pinched this scan.
I’d kill to have another chance to do a gallery, but I’d also kill to get a shot at a mini-series with any of these characters. I loved Magik and was dying to get a chance to draw her. (I just realized that I wrote that I would kill and die for this job. My goodness, aren’t I bloodthirsty.) I used to have a huge crush on Balder, too. Walt Simonson was the gatekeeper to all things Thor, so he gave me a sketch to ease my girly Balder heartache.
Yeah, go ahead, laugh, I got crushes on comic book characters. You did, too. You know you did.
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September 21st, 2009 at 2:34 pm
I was always keen on Betty Cooper, and always thought Archie was a jerk whenever he picked Veronica over her. Clearly he was a thoughtless lunkhead. Betty is better without him.
September 21st, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Crushes on comic book characters……………..
Okay, I admit it. Batman/Bruce Wayne was (is… hush!) one of mine. Oliver Queen runs second.
September 21st, 2009 at 3:03 pm
My not-so-secret comicbook character crush is Sláine.
September 21st, 2009 at 6:11 pm
Betty or Veronica is one of the greatest romantic dilemmas in the history of comics! And it convinced all us nice blonde girls we were totally screwed when up against rich sexpot brunetters.
Bruce Wayne: Hot.
Oliver Queen: Not hot. Except for the cutie who plays him on Smallville, who was originally cast as Aquaman.
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan): Hot.
Flash: Not hot.
Aquaman: Hot
Superman: Not hot. Unless he is being played by that Adonis in the last movie. Who I’d watch just ’cause.
The blog just went to Uber-Geekville.
September 21st, 2009 at 6:44 pm
What am I missing in Aquaman?
September 21st, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Hey, you’e not interested? Leaves more for me! LOL!
OK, the swimmer’s physique, King of the Seven Seas, wavy blonde locks, I dunno, what’s not to like?
September 21st, 2009 at 9:52 pm
so… what’s up with the Astro City ellipses? That looks kinda weird, makes me wonder what’s in between the words? Probably nothing important, but it reminds me of those old movie reviews where Joe Reviewer says something like “Pure crap, not an ounce of excitement in the whole thing!” and the movie ad says “Joe Reviewer called it ‘Pure…excitement!’” XD
September 21st, 2009 at 10:04 pm
I don’t have a clue what that means…Oh, whoop, edit! Yeah, just saw it. God I dunno, probably a typo.
September 21st, 2009 at 10:38 pm
OK – I’ll admit to having a crush on …
Medusa.
Two of my favorite comics were ASM 62 ( and i didn’t read Spider-Man) and Marvel Super Heroes 15. I actually have two pages from MSH 15!
September 21st, 2009 at 11:31 pm
You love hog. You totally dig redheads, don’t you?
September 22nd, 2009 at 9:24 am
Ha! Yes, Aquaman is all yours. I’m with you on the swimmer’s physique… but he’s too clean-cut for me. I like a bit of rough. For example, Wolverine always looked so lame in his silly yellow-and-black costume… and then Hugh Jackman brought him to life, and he suddenly became much more interesting.
But Sláine will always be my favorite. I keep an action figure of him on my work desk.
September 22nd, 2009 at 12:56 pm
LOL! My idea of a Bit of Rough is Sean Bean! But you are SO right about Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. He is a force of nature. What a gorgeous man.
I saw a ghastly production of Oklahoma, and his performance as Curly was the only living thing in the entire show.
September 22nd, 2009 at 3:16 pm
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September 22nd, 2009 at 10:25 pm
I have that Jackman Oklahoma on DVD.
And I loved his hosting of the Oscars, and I hope they keep him for a while. Loved his opening number, and thought Anne Hathaway played up to it really well in their bit.
September 22nd, 2009 at 10:26 pm
Oh man! Sudden fantasy dream — I’ve long wanted to see a musical version of HIS GIRL FRIDAY — and suddenly the thought of Hathaway as Hildy and Jackman as her ex-boss/ex-husband was just… golden.
Somebody… please… make my dream come true!
September 22nd, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Redheads, yes, – but it’s more a hair thing.
I am not a big country music fan but I remember getting interested in Emmylou Harris when I saw on TV in 1978 with her long flowing tresses.
December 2nd, 2009 at 1:12 am
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