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Character designs...

2012-02-07T09:51:00.000-05:00

Project One Seven Five sketch

2012-01-25T07:07:00.003-05:00

Project One Seven Five sketch

2012-01-24T08:16:00.000-05:00

Tell Congress...

2012-01-18T10:24:00.003-05:00

Project 187

2012-01-18T08:07:00.003-05:00

Working on sketches for something yet to be named.
And don’t forget to be aware of the Anti Piracy Bill being considered by the House!
Read about it here:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/01/18/145386470/if-you-really-need-wikipedia-today-you-can-get-to-it

Today's warm up: Biocontainment

2011-12-15T09:00:00.001-05:00

Egyptian warm ups

2011-12-13T08:35:00.000-05:00

Angela Lansbury

2011-12-09T09:26:00.001-05:00

I saw her on stage a few years ago playing Madame Arcati in 'Blythe Spirit'. She was superb, utterly magnetic on stage and surprisingly physical for a woman in her mid 80s. As probably the biggest Star I've seen performing in live theater, she was everything I could have hoped for and more. May she live forever!

Giant Size Friday

2011-12-09T08:26:00.002-05:00

Angela Lansbury

2011-12-08T08:14:00.000-05:00

Mask 20

2011-12-02T08:15:00.001-05:00

Rat Mask

2011-12-01T14:52:00.001-05:00

So I spent the evening at the Dare2Draw drawing ripped young men. Hence my interpretation of Tim's theme today ( or rather yesterday )
I draw girls all the time, a little variety is nice.

Odd topic Wednesday: Rat Costume

2011-11-30T08:20:00.000-05:00

Tim Truman's - Scout

2011-11-28T11:03:00.001-05:00

A blast from the past. I remember looking at catalogs with pictures of these comics and not being able to get hold of them. They were impossibly exotic, unattainable things from a faraway country. To this day I have never read Scout. I'm sure it's awesome.

SCOUT warm up

2011-11-28T08:00:00.001-05:00

Thanksgiving sometimes means visiting your parents house
and finding a box of comics you forgot you had.

Thus, a sketch of Timothy Truman’s “Scout” (which I used to read faithfully)
today as I warm up after a few days of eating and NOT much drawing.

Alien with a Conical Helmet

2011-11-18T11:07:00.001-05:00

He looks a bit like a depressed grinch ....oh well.

Alien with helmet

2011-11-18T08:45:00.000-05:00

John Carter, of Mars

2011-11-17T15:27:00.001-05:00

I originally drew this for something else that is no longer occurring so, since it ain't, I figured I'd share it here. John carter getting all jack-rabbity on a Thark.

John Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine

2011-11-16T00:57:00.001-05:00

I'm a bit late with this one. I blame the government...or something.
I like Burroughs , it's like the lizard DNA of Sci-Fi and Fantasy.

Jimmy Carter, Peace-Maker of Mars

2011-11-15T10:54:00.001-05:00

Seeing as how I've never read any John Carter from Mars, every time I hear its mention, I think of Jimmy Carter. And seeing as how I was born during the Carter administration, I've never heard this joke before though I'm certain it's been made.

Did this one all in Photoshop. I oil paint-ified it though the original might be a little better?

John Carter Warlord of Mars

2011-11-15T07:15:00.001-05:00

In VERY early anticipation of the coming
movie, we are doing “John Carter, Warlord of Mars” illustrations.

Warm Up with Funny Hat

2011-11-14T08:05:00.000-05:00

Fantomahlita

2011-11-09T19:50:00.002-05:00

BEWARE!!! it's the mystery teen trollop of the jungle!!!

Frog Mask warm up

2011-11-09T08:16:00.001-05:00

Fantomah

2011-11-08T20:20:00.002-05:00

Guest Drawbridger, Rabid Rabbit guy and children's book author Paul Hoppe wanted me to post his amazing Fantomah!

Enjoy it below!

Fantomah

2011-11-08T18:14:00.002-05:00

We are doing another of the WhiteChapel Blog character reinvention challenges. This time Fantomah from Fletcher Hanks. A truly deranged creation. She ran around the jungle with a
skull head or some such craziness....

Fantomah - because you've been BAD! ( in the jungle)

2011-11-08T10:29:00.000-05:00

Another one for the WhiteChapel Blog character reinvention challenge. This time Fantomah from Fletcher Hanks. A truly deranged creation.
This is Pencil drawing with photoshoppery in top.

Swift Bear

2011-11-07T07:47:00.000-05:00

Mystery date

2011-11-04T08:47:00.000-04:00

let's try this again...

2011-11-03T14:38:00.001-04:00

Ditko Birthday!

2011-11-02T15:16:00.003-04:00

Demons of the Dark Dimension!

Happy Birthday Steve Ditko

2011-11-02T12:03:00.000-04:00

Apparently it is Steve Ditko's birthday today. I hope he's having a happy one , wherever he is. Thanks for the spectacular comics.

Cow-Gorilla

2011-11-01T14:56:00.000-04:00

Six Gun Gorilla!

2011-11-01T13:50:00.000-04:00

6Gun Gorilla don't give a $#!T

2011-11-01T10:04:00.002-04:00

Gorillas don't know what 6Guns are for, nor do they care.

Six Gun Gorilla

2011-11-01T08:41:00.001-04:00

Over at Whitechapel they are redesigning "Six Gun Gorilla."
So:

Disney Villain You Never Heard of: Rickey Ratzi

2011-10-31T16:20:00.000-04:00

Rickey Ratzi, Mickey's German-sympathizing cousin appeared only once, in 1928's Nuttiness in Nazichusetts.

Madame Nastikoff

2011-10-31T09:31:00.001-04:00

In 1954 the Walt Disney Corporation produced a full length animated feature entitled "Beehive Yourself!" which starred a pair of young Italian Bees who rejecting the rigid conformity of hive life ( No More Stripes!) fly to Paris to become Haute Couturiers . They apprentice themselves to Madame Nastikoff the most iconic designer of the moment, who holds all of Paris in her thrall. While quickly seduced by the apparent glamour of the world of fashion, they soon find themselves confronted with exactly the same oppressive conformity that they knew in the hive. Most oppressive of all , their erstwhile inspiration Madame Nastikoff turns out to be an egomaniacle tyrant who steals their ideas and passes them off as her own. The intrepid apiary duo are forced to strike out on their own, forming their own fashion house called 'Capriccio' they take the world by storm with their daring collection of yellow and black striped garments.

"Disney Bad guys you never heard of"

2011-10-31T08:31:00.002-04:00

"Mickydekic Jones"

He gave Micky a hard time in the 60's

RObot helpers

2011-10-26T07:58:00.000-04:00

Heal me

2011-10-24T08:23:00.000-04:00

comic con

2011-10-14T11:59:00.000-04:00

Not so Little Nemo

2011-10-13T08:11:00.000-04:00

Over at Whitechapel they’re having another
character re-design challenge. This time, “Little Nemo.”

I updated him for 2011.

“Not so Little Nemo.”
I’ll post this on Chapel later today.

“Twins engaged in a Power Play”

2011-10-12T08:52:00.002-04:00

Friend, Natalie Kim’s new web series went live today AND studio mate Reilly Brown’s
Creator owned series (owned with Kurt Christenson) goes on sale digitally today
also!

See Super Twins here

You can see-buy Power Play here.

Here at Drawbridge the sketch theme is “Twins engaged in a Power Play.”
Hey, I tried.

Buddha Superman

2011-10-12T01:16:00.001-04:00

I figured Tibet could use a Superman. Thanks to Buddhist teacher and author Ethan Nichtern for suggesting a super Mudra for the serene Kryptonian. Dedicated to Tsering Tobden and his family.

Superuomo!

2011-10-11T21:32:00.000-04:00

The Superman of Italy, early 1900's.

Pax Kryptionium

2011-10-11T18:52:00.002-04:00

All hail Augustus Kal-El.

The design of the first comics superheroes, with capes and shiny outfits, was taken from the most flamboyant miracle workers of the day. Circus acts. The Strong man and the Human Cannonball got their capes from the powers of the ancients. The first capes were Roman.

1818 pacific northwest

2011-10-11T13:40:00.000-04:00

this drawing is kind of a turd but I like Pacific Northwest Indians!

Mtu Mwenye Uwezo Kupita Kiasi

2011-10-11T12:32:00.002-04:00

So the rocket carrying the infant Kal El dropped down in East Africa in 1920. The infant was adopted by some wandering pastoralist tribesmen. As the child came of age there was much consternation in the tribe as it was discovered that his skin could not be pierced and the boy could not be circumcised. So he could not become a Moran ( warrior ) of the tribe, despite being faster and stronger than all of his brothers. As his capacity grew he became known as Mtu Mwenye Uwezo Kupita Kiasi ( the man without limits ).

Super man costume

2011-10-11T08:35:00.003-04:00

Let's see, Mike Cavallaro had today's interesting idea.
Draw Superman as he would look had he landed in a country and time of your choice.
My Super Man landed in London during the late 1880's where he
was raised by Oscar Wilde. Sound good?

Do the clothes make the man?

2011-10-10T21:40:00.000-04:00

Costume. Nuff said

Costume Monday

2011-10-10T08:34:00.001-04:00

an ideal husband

2011-10-07T14:38:00.003-04:00

yes, i had a crush on nimrod in middle school. he's 5 shades of pink and kills stuff dead.

Yes, Nimrod.

2011-10-07T13:54:00.001-04:00

Didn't think Simon would bite. I'm down with any remotely geometric character. Pink also a plus.

Nimrod

2011-10-07T11:44:00.004-04:00

-The hyper evolved Sentinel from the X-men, not the bible character or the Elgar Adagio...or whatever that means in New Jersey. Designed by John Romita Jnr....OBVIOUSLY.

a tamaran under the influence

2011-10-06T15:01:00.004-04:00

i'm torn: everyone should have the right to be as white trash (or space trash) as they want. on the other hand, this is feeling a lot like looking for mr. goodbar, and we all know how that ends.

JOBS

2011-10-06T13:03:00.000-04:00

In keeping with the spirit of the man I've tried to keep this as minimal as possible

Steve Jobs

2011-10-06T12:48:00.001-04:00

I was unexpectedly touched by the passing of Apple guru Steve Jobs, and not just because I'm typing this out on my Macbook Air right now. Like all people, I'm sure Jobs had feet of clay, but he sure managed to live life to the fullest. That's something we can all certainly admire.

In addition to all his work shaping technology as we know it, Jobs founded Pixar, who, for my money, has been the most consistently excellent movie studio since the early days of Disney animation. I always particularly associated Jobs with the masterpiece Wall-E, and its far-off future of highly evolved Apple-derived robots. I drew the titular character himself, whom I have no doubt has, somewhere in his collection of 21st century memorabilia, a black mock turtleneck sweater.

RIP, Steve Jobs.

Disco Starfire...

2011-10-06T00:31:00.001-04:00

Starfire

2011-10-05T14:00:00.002-04:00

Starfire at the beach here. Not exactly the teeny bopper apple-shape headed heroine that we all know and love, but a little older. She is a DC COmics character created by Marv Wolfman and George Perez.

Starfire & Friend

2011-10-05T09:50:00.001-04:00

So I was very fond of the Marv Wolfman/ George Perez 'New Teen Titans'. The characters are great, as proven by how well they translated into a TV cartoon version. Starfire ( Princess Koriand'r of the planet Tamaran ) was obviously designed to be an an adolescent boy's fever dream. Gorgeous, with a spectacularly slutty costume , while at the same time non-judgemental ( unlike those real girls at school! ) , charmingly naive ( she's not from around here ) and devastatingly deadly! The perfect woman ( if you're a 12 year old boy! ) The combination of those attributes somehow kept it from feeling sleazy, but it was a fine balance. The problem arises ( fnarr!) when you try and turn her into the perfect woman for a 40 year old boy....

BTW I haven't read Red Hood & the Outlaws ( which has been so controversial of late ) so I've got nothing to say about what I think Scott Lobdell's intentions were with writing it. I think it's a bit unfair to turn him into a human piñata over this issue when he's only got one issue out however. The art on the other hand ( by Kenneth Roccaforte ) is utterly lascivious. Though I like the Tiki panel borders.

starfire

2011-10-05T06:22:00.002-04:00

Gowanus Pete by Reilly Brown

2011-09-30T16:33:00.000-04:00

PowerPlay - IceQueen

2011-09-30T15:45:00.000-04:00

This is IceQueen from Reilly Brown & Kurt Christianson - Available from Comixology

Power Play

2011-09-30T08:47:00.002-04:00

Today the Drawbridge theme is "Power Play."
Reilly Brown Kurt Christenson's digital comic recently
released through Comixology.

I did the character called, Gowanus Pete:

Naked DOOM

2011-09-29T15:08:00.000-04:00

This is Victor VonDoom's Facebook photo. Under relationship status is "It's Complicated"

"NAKED DOOM"

2011-09-29T09:00:00.002-04:00

Simon suggested Naked Doom partially to celebrate Becky's "Teen Doom" but
I'm not sure what a Naked Doom is.

So I drew something odd for a change.

Viking Lady

2011-09-28T09:54:00.000-04:00

Ha! I know what you're thinking, Fraser won't be able to resist drawing some buxom ,chain-mail bikini wearing, trollop! Well I would be lying if I said that hadn't occurred to me. However after Google Image Searching 'Viking Women' the results were so dispiriting, I decided to get authentic on this one.

Viking Woman

2011-09-28T08:55:00.001-04:00

(of the Cloonan Empire)

Birdie the Cat

2011-09-27T09:21:00.000-04:00

Been awhile since I've posted here! Not to say there hasn't been some great topics, and I've even drawn a private picture or two for a few of them, that I never got around to posting. I've just been super busy, and have lapsed into some bad habits, sketch-sharing-wise.

In a blatant and shameless bit of topic baiting, Tim Hamilton sent the word around this morning that today's topic was "Birdie the Cat". Blatant and shameless because Birdie is my cat.

My girlfriend and I adopted "Stray # 3" from the Seventh Ave Cat Clinic about two and a half years ago. We named her Birdie because of the trilling noises she makes, and because we thought it might be funny to name her after something she might like to eat. Like "Carrots" the rabbit, or "Birdseed" the parakeet, or "Steaming Load of its Own Feces" the dog. Birdie the Cat.

She's a funny little tabby, this Birdie, and I captured a few little doodles of her this morning as she stared out the window, wondering after her namesake, no doubt.

I wonder if she'd be flattered by all this attention. As a rule, the Bird doesn't seem to like anyone but my girlfriend and me, but I think she's been nice to Tim Hamilton on occasion when he's looked in on her when we're both out of town. Enough to make an impression, at least.

Birdie the Cat, with Mouse

2011-09-27T09:14:00.000-04:00

Golden Statue

2011-09-26T19:24:00.001-04:00

I'm in Hollywood so there was only one option here.
Drawn then manipulated in my phone...which is very hard

Golden Idol

2011-09-26T08:21:00.001-04:00

Monster

2011-09-24T19:11:00.001-04:00

Monstrous

Read a Book

2011-09-23T08:28:00.001-04:00

PIGALATOR

2011-09-22T11:21:00.000-04:00

Monster

2011-09-22T09:34:00.002-04:00

P.J. Holden & Gordon Rennie, friends of my studio mate Simon Fraser, are making a comic called 'The Department of Monsterology" . It has a Facebook Page and the call has gone out to get as many drawings of different monsters as possible for the institute to study ( or something ).

Thus, a monster

pink polo wolvie

2011-09-22T00:04:00.002-04:00

perhaps the highlight of tonight's Dare 2 Draw, wherein Riley Brown and George O'Connor gave aspiring arteeeests insight into the fine arts of characterization and improvisation, was Riley's declaration that Wolverine would never, ever wear a pink polo. and faster than you could say cerise, the entire drawbridge constituency began doodling to prove him very very wrong.

SENDAK

2011-09-21T10:51:00.000-04:00

Department of Monsterology

2011-09-21T09:45:00.000-04:00

My friends P.J. Holden & Gordon Rennie are making a comic called 'The Department of Monsterology" . It has a Facebook Page and the call has gone out to get as many drawings of different monsters as possible for the institute to study ( or something ).
I'm calling this a Hookanekker, it's a nocturnal , burrowing, ambush predator. About the size of a pig. It is an enthusiastic predator so it tends to catch more than it can fit in it's stomach. It then stores any extra meat it's neck pouch for consumption later. This can be several days , so the smell of the Hookanekker is quite overpowering.

Maurice Sendak

2011-09-21T08:42:00.000-04:00

Bumble-ardy, is the new book out from author and illustrator Maurice Sendak.
Thus, the Drawbridge theme today is, "Maurice Sendak."

I don’t have a copy of “Where the Wild Things Are,” so this
is off the top of my head from memories of said book:

The Undefeated - Spurt Hammond

2011-09-20T10:49:00.004-04:00

For the Whitechapel re-imagining Spurt Hammond

Spurt Hammond

2011-09-20T10:11:00.001-04:00

Over at Whitechapel, they are doing another character re-design.
This one is from the 40′s and is called …ahem, SPURT HAMMOND.

Here is mine.
Myself and others are doing them at Drawbridge and of course you can see more at the
Whitechapel Thread

Impractical Space Suit #1

2011-09-19T14:15:00.001-04:00

To continue with Tim/Simon's theme, here is a very impractical space suit. It's from the Italian Space Agency 1964 Spring Collection.

The Italian Space Agency Spring Collection 2011

2011-09-19T09:40:00.000-04:00

In keeping with Tim's obsession with women wearing impractical SpaceSuits. I present the Italian Space Agency Spring Collection 2011.

Guess what!

2011-09-19T08:26:00.000-04:00

Semi Big Barta

2011-09-16T08:29:00.001-04:00

Wonder woman day. Yet again

2011-09-15T18:02:00.004-04:00

Wonder Woman Day is a charity event celebrated in Fleming,
New Jersey and Portland, Oregon where money is raised to help
bring awareness to domestic violence and give support to
domestic violence shelters that provide critical help to those in need.

I did one piece already, but did this one too. Just because.
Click on the link above for details about bidding and
or buying my art. Or some other artists art for that
matter.

...where's my invisible plane?

2011-09-15T02:59:00.003-04:00

willow smith is wonderful. for the auction!

Wonder Woman

2011-09-14T08:24:00.003-04:00

We're doing Big Barta for Wonder the Wonder woman auction.
But I did WW. Perhaps I'll do a Barta tomorrow.

Big Barda

2011-09-13T14:47:00.002-04:00

Here’s my Big Barda drawing. I always liked this character (hello, Si!)… I was tempted to draw her in her armor, but I also like that she’s often shown in her New Gods civvies. So here she is. Don’t mess with Barda.

I also posted up the pencils up at my own blog to help advertise the Women of Wonder charity event with a redirect here to see the finished version.

This version is done in colored pencils,12” x 9” (305mm x 228mm) but I might work this one up into line and digital color at some point.

Locas and Big Barda by Blue

2011-09-13T00:40:00.000-04:00

Hey all, I had a weird commission I rolled this into. Two birds! One stone! Bang bang!

And here's some work from Blue Delliquanti, who assisted me with Health Care Reform

POW

2011-09-12T12:48:00.001-04:00

Jaime Hernandez is one of my favorite cartoonists, period. Here's Maggie having a bad day...

Maggie & Hopey

2011-09-12T12:16:00.000-04:00

Several of us DrawBridge folks had the chance to meet and hang out with Jaime Hernandez the other night, while he did a signing at The World's Finest Comic Store so in honour of the great man and his iconic characters, the topic for this week is 'Maggie & Hopey'
I inked this with my Zebra brush marker and the Sakura Permapaque.

Big Barda Relaxin'

2011-09-09T19:12:00.001-04:00

Big Barda Free

2011-09-09T17:24:00.000-04:00

So this is the full sized and inked version of the initial sketch I put up here earlier in the week. I inked it with marker pens ( A Zebra Brush Pen & Sakura Permapaque marker for the blacks ) but I replaced the ink in both pens with Holbein alcohol based drawing ink. So the blacks are good and dark. Thanks to Leland Purvis for this tip.
This drawing will be auctioned off for charity during the Women of Wonder Day charity event on the 30th of October.

bah-bah-bah-BARDA!!!

2011-09-09T15:05:00.002-04:00

WW warm up

2011-09-09T08:43:00.001-04:00

A sketch of a possible illustration for a charity event.
Details...later.

Bug

2011-09-08T08:30:00.002-04:00

We doing Big Barta this week.
So I guess this is a warm up to doing a Big Barta tomorrow!

Yes..Yes it is.

Barda in the works...

2011-09-07T10:09:00.000-04:00

So for this week we chose Big Barda as a the subject for our DrawBridge drawing. The final artwork will be sent to the Women of Wonder Day charity event. This is NOT that drawing, it's only a thumbnail sketch from my pocket sketchbook. I'll base the final drawing on this though. Watch this space...