How It Is For Awhile...

Whew! Sorry It's been awhile since I last checked, but it's been a pivotal month in my life. I moved and have been without the internet. As a result I've had to save things up in preparation for a mega-post of the likes you'll see below. I'm try not going to get too behind the scenes with these as I did draw them some time ago but I make no promises, enjoy...

To begin, here's my impression of that famous cover of "Amazing Fantasy" #15 that brought us the American icon known as Spider-Man. Here's a bit of trivia regarding that cover. Although the interior artwork of "AF15"and all cover and interior artwork for "Amazing Spider-Man" up until #39 was drawn by Steve Ditko the cover for "AF15" was actually drawn by fellow Marvel luminary Jack "King" Kirby. Kirby was originally the artist assigned to creating Spider-Man by Marvel Editor and Chief (the only capacity I'll actually give him credit for) Stan Lee, but apparently had created him to be "too heroic" in Lee's eyes (Apparently, there was no Peter Parker secret ID, a web gun instead of web-shooters, and a solid grey costume). Eventually, Ditko was assigned to the project, came up with a hero who was first and foremost a human being, and the rest is history. Here's my humble homage to this historic image...


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Kirby's Original

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Speaking of classic characters, here's a scan of the original shading of Cap contained in my "WWII Heroes (Cap & HB)" drawing . And since we're on the subject, let me mention that I just recently caught up with Brubaker's run on Cap and it's a real jewel that continues to impress 3 years in. This may be the best long term run in mainstream comics since Bendis & Maleev left "Daredevil" and a must read for anyone who enjoys riveting international espionage with incredible artwork and a dedication to an important character being portrayed in a mature and intelligent manner.


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And here's the shaded Hellboy from the drawing I was referring to above. Speaking of HB though, I saw the sequel and although it did outshine it's predecessor it also took with it all of the problems the original had. Okay, there's really only one big problem. It bothered me that they made Abe Sapien psychic, but I can get over that. The whole Liz Sherman/HB love story should have been left behind though. It's not in the comics AT ALL and surely has no place in the films as far as I'm concerned. Seriously, what does Del Toro think moviegoers are getting out of that and why didn't Mignola step up with a little descent? Oh well, it's still a superhero movie worth seeing after "The Dark Knight" and "Iron Man"...


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And lastly, here's the color version of the drawing featuring both heroes...


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