Today would be legendary comic artist Curt Swan’s 100th birthday. Over on Twitter, comic writer John Arcudi is hosting a Swantennial. Various artists are recreating Curt Swan covers in celebration and tribute to the man who defined what Superman looks like to generations of comic fans. Not one to not jump on a bandwagon, here’s …
Merry Christmas. So. This is a thing. It’s a DC-ized cover recreation of the classic Marvel 25th Anniversary covers from 1986ish. I worked on it for over a month. I can’t make prints of it. It’s all digital, so there’s no original art. And 10 people will see this and maybe like it. Why? Why …
Click to embiggen. Today would be Steve Ditko’s 91st birthday. I initially drew this for a coalition of 91 artists drawing Ditko sketches today. I’m not sure if there is going to be any follow-through on anyone else’s part. This is an homage/recreation of Charlton Comics’ BLUE BEETLE #1 (see below). I will have this …
Blank cover commission, part 1. A re-creation of Jack Kirby’s BLACK PANTHER #1. I saw that weird Kirbyized frog and had to draw it. This commission is for a young boy currently undergoing treatment for Sickle Cell. Apparently he’s become a big Black Panther fan during his stay. I was asked to incorporate the kid …
Today, after a very long time, I have been Rejected by Covered. Covered was a comic cover recreation art blog that I visited almost every week and had contributed to, I think 4 times. During it’s run, the site’s curator would turn down some submissions. So my friend JB Sapienza and his friend Josh Blair …
My Dad’s birthday is today, born on August 6, 1941, making him 70 years old. While my Dad and I share similar (negative) personality traits, we don’t have much in common, and our relationship isn’t the best. It’s not bad by any means, and I’m fairly certain that whatever is keeping us from being closer …
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