Wednesday, 16 February 2011
"Chocolate Aphrodite"
I think it was George and Simon who came up with today's theme.
Ahem.
Anyway, I drew a scene from the "lost" episode of the
1960's Batman tv show that featured the villainy of Chocolate Aphrodite!
Played Cher, Aphrodite was a villain who sealed her adversaries in yummy milk
chocolate and then let a relative (in this case Aunt Harriet) unknowingly
eat them on Valentines day.
I loved this episode the one time I saw it at that Greatful Dead
concert I went to!
Ahem.
Anyway, I drew a scene from the "lost" episode of the
1960's Batman tv show that featured the villainy of Chocolate Aphrodite!
Played Cher, Aphrodite was a villain who sealed her adversaries in yummy milk
chocolate and then let a relative (in this case Aunt Harriet) unknowingly
eat them on Valentines day.
I loved this episode the one time I saw it at that Greatful Dead
concert I went to!
Tuesday, 15 February 2011
Dr. Strange
So I had my little joke drawing Dr. Hugo Strange earlier today, but with 2 hours to
go...I decided to do a sketch of THE Dr. Strange!
I even colored it(Unlike a certain Scottish artist I know).
It felt so good...
go...I decided to do a sketch of THE Dr. Strange!
I even colored it(Unlike a certain Scottish artist I know).
It felt so good...
Dr. Strange's villain: DORMAMMU
Dr. Strange Day, huh? That's cool. I'm glad I made it just in time.
Above, Strange's arch villain, the dread Dormammu.
Needless to say, Dr. Strange and his cast were designed and created by Steve Ditko.
Dr. Strange
where is the eyeliner of agomotto? thanks for everything, Robin Ha-wesome. xoxox Michael Horwitz
Strange Dr. Strange
Dr. Strange
My first gig at Marvel was to draw 11 pg short story of Dr. Strange. I finished drawing it at early spring of last year, and saw it being colored. Yet, it hasn't come out. I hope it doesn't fall through the crack in their archive. I really enjoyed drawing Dr. Strange even though prior to getting this gig, I've never read Dr. Strange comics before. He's tall, dark, handsome (well, at least in my head ), mysterious and has an awesome moustache! This is the character drawing I did to show my editor.
By the Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth!
Pretty sure I've never drawn Dr Strange before. He's pretty fun, what with all those squiggles and whatnot. I decided to go all 60's on him, and was sure to Ditko up his hands for good measure.
Monday, 14 February 2011
Bonus post: Happy St. Valenstein's Day Monster
This isn't my official warm-up for the day, but a bonus ('cause there's nary a flower to be seen, but, hell, it is Valentine themed). My pal Jenn called with a request, the daughter of a friend of hers woke up this morning and wished her mom "Happy Valenstein's Day", and asked if I could create some sort of unholy Cupid/ Frankenstein's Monster hybrid to celebrate this newly coined holiday. This is what I came up with:
Happy Lupercalia!
So how did a Roman Catholic Saint, of all people, come to be associated with the holiday intended for the expression of intense physical love? Good question.
Like many modern holidays (I'm looking at you, Xmas), what we celebrate today is just a patch early christians threw on over pre-existing pagan rituals (Saturnalia, anyone?). That explains why, say, we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus with eggs and bunnies-- the christian element was overlaid on a pre-existing springtime fertility ritual.
St. Valentine's day is a similar case. Nobody is sure which St Valentine we're celebrating exactly (there were at least three) but his day is an overlay of the ancient Greco-Roman festival of Lupercalia, in which was celebrated both the holy marriage of Zeus (Jove) and Hera (Juno), as well as in Rome the founding of their city (Romulus, Remus, wolves, "Lupe"-- it's all connected). There was all sorts of courting between young folks of both sexes, and it was generally very frolicky. Lupercalia was a very, very ancient festival, and it had replaced (more absorbed, really) an even more ancient one, Februa, which, you may guess, is where we get teh name for the month of February. Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.
My drawing is the sacred couple themselves, Zeus and Hera, in embrace, and just to keep this thing nominally on topic, there is also a water lilly, one of Hera's sacred flowers.
Like many modern holidays (I'm looking at you, Xmas), what we celebrate today is just a patch early christians threw on over pre-existing pagan rituals (Saturnalia, anyone?). That explains why, say, we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus with eggs and bunnies-- the christian element was overlaid on a pre-existing springtime fertility ritual.
St. Valentine's day is a similar case. Nobody is sure which St Valentine we're celebrating exactly (there were at least three) but his day is an overlay of the ancient Greco-Roman festival of Lupercalia, in which was celebrated both the holy marriage of Zeus (Jove) and Hera (Juno), as well as in Rome the founding of their city (Romulus, Remus, wolves, "Lupe"-- it's all connected). There was all sorts of courting between young folks of both sexes, and it was generally very frolicky. Lupercalia was a very, very ancient festival, and it had replaced (more absorbed, really) an even more ancient one, Februa, which, you may guess, is where we get teh name for the month of February. Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.
My drawing is the sacred couple themselves, Zeus and Hera, in embrace, and just to keep this thing nominally on topic, there is also a water lilly, one of Hera's sacred flowers.
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