This commission was to turn the iconic scene from the first Avengers movie into a comic panel, using 60's characters. I'm pretty sure Tony couldn't look up back then. I had to lean him back.
I’ve created original art of Wonder Woman and Power Girl to sell on eBay. It’s a riff on a famous Sophia Loren/Jayne Mansfield photo. The original art is black ink on 12x12 Bristol board, and includes a signed, color print.
Several years back, I created a simple animation of Kirby machinery. (Before AI) I'm really hoping we get similar visuals in the upcoming Fantastic Four movie!
Latest commission. A "one second later" cover of World's Finest
#3
, 1941. Black ink on Bristol board, plus digital colors. Batman looks funny without blue eyebrows.
I hadn’t planned on finishing this sketch I previously shared. But, I hadn’t removed it from my desktop, and it was TAUNTING me. TAUNT. TAUNT. TAUNT. So, I finished it. To comic fans, it should have two very clear references—
Here's a Calvin & Hobbes/Shazam mash-up I originally wrote for MAD few years back. We ended up going a different direction. It may have been a little to "sweet" for publication. 😋
This commission was to draw the classic "circle" scene, from the first Avengers movie, but change the characters. Some of you might remember I drew this scene twice before, first with 60's Avengers, and then with 70's JLA. I'm not tired of it yet. Still Fun!
This 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"). The group was one of my very favorites when I was a kid!
Just finished a recent commission. It's drawn traditionally on bristol board. Plus, I gave it a digital color treatment for the full effect. There's a bit of a joke in it, but you need to be into comic book lore to understand it. 😊
Commission of the Golden Age character Ma Hunkel in her superhero identity. I drew this one in my own natural style. (WIth a tip of the hat to Sheldon Mayer.) Black ink on 9' x 12' Bristol board, with digital color.
Here is a little-seen DC house ad from 1970. Created by an intern fired after only two months. However, his original concept endured and became an ACTUAL series in 1985. Or, maybe it's merely my latest commission. If so, I should have picked a specific artist and aped his style.
I'm a fan of the primitive way superheroes' powers were represented in the Golden Age. So, for this commission I played it up! I never thought about how Green Lantern's beam might be made of flame. It make so much sense coming from an old-time lantern.
My latest artwork commission reminds me of a political cartoon. If you don't know the history of the name "Captain Marvel," just know that the owners of it dropped the ball and Marvel picked it up!
I love Gil Kane's work.! I came across an unused, penciled page. I thought it would be fun to ink! Then-- I couldn't stop from creating a final-looking page. I'm certain the dialog I created is almost exactly what the original author intended. 🙂
#daredevil
#gilkane
#Marvel
My oldest son, Kit, thought the Creature from the Black Lagoon should have his own monster cereal. He even supplied the name, BRANPHIBIAN! It seemed wrong for me not to turn it into art.
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This latest commission is taking heroes from the 40's COMICS CAVALCADE and putting them in an unexpected situation. In this case-- skinny dipping! (Btw, this depicts friends having goofy fun together. It's NOT any kind of social commentary. Please don't try to turn it into one.)
I don't know which is odder. A wide open, commission request to draw a toaster (for a collection of toaster art), or me for deciding to base it on an old Hulk cover.
This commission was a Christmas present, so I needed to wait before sharing it. The request was to redraw the cover from Teen Titans
#2
, but change the characters to the 70's Justice League , while retaining George Perez's art style.
The request for this commission was to have "first appearance" Batman hit the Joker with a specific sound effect. Done and done! I decided to put off-registered color on the Joker. THAT'S how hard Batman hits!! Black ink on Bristol, with digital color on a "1 of 1" signed print.
This latest commission is for someone with a red-headed spouse. The title "Red & Ready" has a meaning, but probably not the one you think. All four panels are loosely based on existing covers, as per the request. (It's a fun game if you'd like to figure it out. 😋)
Latest commission finished. It's another "heroes circle" of horror hosts from various comics. (Well, except for the Crypt Keeper, who's a mix of the old comics and TV show.)
This commission was a reimagining of a scene from the first Wonder Woman movie. WW runs through a battlefield while fending off attacks. Most requests are for full figures, so it was nice I could concentrate on drawing an impactful close-up. More of these, please.
As I was drawing this commission of Golden Age Wildcat, 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.
Ha! Another "Avengers Circle" commission finished. This time it's with humor mascots from various places. (Except maybe Howard, but I do as I'm told.) I'll post the previous ones in the first comment--
This commission is a "what if" DC had revitalized the Justice Society of America in 1960, instead of forming the new Justice League of America. Black ink on Bristol board, plus digital color.
Latest commission-- 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.
Is this my newest artwork commission? Or is it a very hard-to-find issue from the 60’s, where most copies were destroyed after the printer discover hidden hippy messaging? Who can say for sure--
Just finished my latest commission-- Mary Marvel and Hoppy the Marvel Bunny! Now that Captain Marvel is named "Shazam" did these characters names change too?
Latest commission. You see A LOT of group comic covers that are perfectly timed. I wanted to do one that wasn't. Btw, the Golden Age Atom is my favorite JSA member. I LOVE his oddball costume!
JSA Deja Vu! A couple of months ago, I completed a commission based on an All Star cover, with Wonder Woman added. I then received a different request to remove WW and add Wildcat. It also has a different logo and a few other minor tweaks. I completely redrew/recolored it.
Latest commission- Extending the cover to JLA
#3
with more characters. It was a bit challenging on a 11x17 piece of Bristol board (with digital color). The faces felt tiny.
I was commissioned to draw five different Batman-related pieces. All are on Bristol board in black ink, no color version requested. That's fine, but I LOVE "first appearance" Batman. So, I took some liberties and I colored it for myself. 🙂
I don't think I've ever shared the entire page of Joker's Funnies from MAD
#10
. In hindsight, I might've gone a little dark on that last one.
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#thejoker
My latest commission is a group of lesser-know DC characters. I’m not sure if they ever hung out together or not. Black ink on 11x17 Bristol Board. The color is digital, but I am now offering a single print to the person commissioning the original art, signed by me “1 of 1”.
Just finished a commission with 20 characters. They were small to ink on Bristol board. (A person can ink at ANY size when working digitally, my selfish preference.) The situation is from The Big All-American Comic Book (1944), but uses public domain characters. Digital color.
You know you've raised your children correctly when your son hikes and takes a picture of a fungus because it looks like Marvel's Man-Thing.
#ManThing
#MarvelComics
#ComicBooks
Finished art on my latest commission. 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--
Ha ha! I never know what kind of commission requests I'll get. Quick background-- When Peter Parker first met Mary Jane in Amazing Spider-Man
#42
(1966), it quickly became a very famous panel. But com'on... she's no Olive Oyl!
The first Spider-Man comic I ever read was Amazing Spider-Man Annual
#2
. In one story he fought THE TERRIBLE TINKERER. I really enjoying drawing this commission!
This latest commission contains a bunch of public domain characters from the 40's! The villain's name is... wait for it... The Clown! The situation is based on the cover of All Star Comics
#33
, also from the 40's.
Had to pause my art commissions for a bit. I'll be back in full force in a week or so. Just finished my latest-- It's a companion piece to a Scarlet Witch I did last year. (I'll post her below.)
This was an interesting commission. The person requesting planned to attend a convention and meet the voice actors for Firestar (from Spider-Man & his Amazing Friends) and Sheila the Thief (from Dungeons & Dragons). It looks a bit empty here, but it won't once it's signed!
Work I did for MAD. Happy 4th!
On a side note, I originally named this "The Family Circuits" (since they both ended up with mechanical hands). It was changed by editorial. I don't have a strong opinion either way. Just trying to make my post more interesting. 🙂
Ebay listing! Did you know Gil Kane designed Iron Fist’s costume, as well as Morbius’? Color aside, they look very similar. It gave me the urge to draw them together— THE LIVING WEAPON vs THE LIVING VAMPIRE! You can buy my original art and color print. Ebay link in first comment.
Someone might find this interesting-- about a recent post. My original idea was to have the first cover appearances of Batman and Spider-Man tangled together. The falling crooks were funny, BUT overall, the poses lacked drama. So I paired it down to the tangled joke only.
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.
Ha ha! I honestly thought the latest iteration of PHANTOM GIRL was a woman of color! I was deceived by a single animation cel. (It's too bad she isn't. It would have been a nice tribute to Matt Baker. Look him up if you don't know the name.)
My mistake. New version--
Just finished another commission. Nightcrawler is my favorite X-Man, but I don't think I've ever drawn him! Black ink on Bristol board + digital colors.
#xmen
The person requesting this commission wanted a recreation of their favorite cover, but with Supergirl replaced by a personal cosplay version. Fun idea. I'm surprised we don't see more of that!
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 of 11x17 Bristol board, with digital colors.
As far as I know Steve Ditko never drew Morbius the Living Vampire. But, it would have been cool of he did! So- I took a shot at creating a fake Marvel pin-up in a Ditko style. I don’t think I fully pulled it off, but it was fun to do. Happy Halloween!
#Morbius
#Ditko
#Marvel
Hey! It just occurred to me you can play the "spot the differences" game when I do a commission based on an existing cover. (Hmmm, it's all-new artwork, so maybe not.)