Another request from the Potter family, this one definitely from Sarah. If DC Comics wants to appeal to a larger audience with a strong female character, they can look no further than Ma Hunkel.
Posts Tagged ‘golden age’
330 – Golden Age Red Tornado
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011257 – Golden Age Starman (2)
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
Back in March, I posted a redesign of the Golden Age Starman. I was not happy at all with how it turned out, so I decided to give it another shot. I’m definitely happier with the color choices (plus better rendering) and overall line-art for this version. It retains the mad scientist/pilot feel I was looking for, with a little bit of the Jack Knight Starman for flavor. The browns of the leather pieces are closer to the red I was trying for, I changed the pants to an olive green, and made the goggles and other miscellany elements gold, all to reflect the colors of Ted’s original costume.
203 – The Whizzer
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
Fulfilling a request for Wheeler Hall, the Headmaster of Ok, PANIC!, it’s The Whizzer (don’t laugh).
The Whizzer is a somewhat obscure Golden Age Marvel speedster, and the name is also used by the speedster from The Squadron Supreme, I think (it was hard to find info on this guy). The original Whizzer was retconned as a member of The Invaders, the WWII super team that featured Captain America, Bucky, Namor, The Human Torch, Toro, Union Jack, Spitfire, Miss America, The Blazing Skull, and Silver Scorpion.
I decided to update his costume for a more modern look, which is hard to do without completely thinking of The Flash. I think, other than the wings on his head, I did okay.
100 – Golden Age Blue Beetle
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
Whoo! 100! Hey, it’s a milestone, let me fucking have it! Seriously, I honestly thought that I would have given up by now. Trust me, I’ve wanted to. Still do! Won’t. But still do.
To celebrate post #100, I did a redesign of the original Blue Beetle – Dan Garrett. I wanted to make his costume look like Ted Kord’s Blue Beetle suit – Kord Blue Beetle being my absolute favorite superhero ever – while maintaining some of the original costume’s elements (scale mail, skirt, fin).
There are Golden Age Blue Beetle radio plays available for free download all over the internet, yet I’ve never bothered to listen them. I’m not sure why. Probably because if he gets shot in the face and never resurrected, I’ll throw a massive shit fit, even in audio form.
041 – Golden Age Starman
Sunday, March 13th, 2011
A redesign of the Golden Age Starman, based on my previous attempts at G.A. redesigns. But not as successful. I was kind of going for a mix of crazy mad scientist combined with the James Robinson Starman. Eh. Another one for the “retry later” pile.
