Harley Quinn, to me, has always been an incredibly sweet, if not absolutely psychopathic character. She’s awesome and it seems like a hugely popular cartoon and award-winning graphic novel (Mad Love) would set the standard for how the character would be portrayed. Yet, every time she shows up without Bruce Timm & Paul Dini’s influence, …
Tag: Redesign
268. Hawkwoman
This was a tough one. Not much to say about it. Last night I had a chance to do a thing I haven’t done in a while – watch about 4 movies. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark. Guillermo Del Toro produced remake of a tv movie directed by comic artist Troy Nixey. Nixey’s a …
267. Shadowhawk
1992 was a crazy year for comics. The founders of Image Comics changed the entire medium and joined together to break away from their corporate gigs – all of them the biggest names working in comics and Jim Valentino. When the big news came out – Todd McFarlane, Rob Liefeld, Jim Lee, Erik Larsen, Marc …
266. Riptide
This was a tough one to get around and I absolutely failed. In the comics, Riptide – one of Mr. Sinister’s Marauders that killed a bunch of Morlocks in the Mutant Massacre – is pretty much always in human tornado mode. Looking him up, it took a while to find out what he’s wearing under …
265. Deadman
I “get” the original look for Deadman. Boston Brand was a circus acrobat, so it sorta looks like that, crossed with a superhero costume. And a large “D” on his belly. For some reason. So going off that, I tried to base Deadman’s look on some Cirque Du Soliel-type outfits and makeup. Also, I wanted …
264. The Atom
Unlike some other silver age characters that were eventually replaced with modern counterparts (Barry Allen, Hal Jordan), I have nothing against the Ray Palmer Atom. In fact, I’d almost say that I’m a fan. Unfortunately, this all stems from the only Ray Palmer Atom series I’ve really read, The Sword of The Atom, which saw …
263. Jesse Quick
I pencilled this while drunk, inked it sober and colored it angry. A gamut of emotion. Jesse Quick has had a crapton of costumes, none really fantastic. It’s hard to be a speedster character, particularly in the Flash family and have a unique look. Unfortunately, I don’t know that I did any real great shakes …
262. Hellcat
Patsy Walker is a weird character. Starting off as a romance/comedy character and becoming an Avenger. I don’t mind her original costume, but it is a little bland, especially for a character with a modelling background. I tried to fashion-up the costume, but there is a reason I’m not a fashion designer. Also, my first …
261. Gladiator
I read a short story once in an old issue of Marvel Comics Presents featuring Gladiator. It was a pretty great introduction to the character and managed to explain his entire schtick and tell a compelling story in 8 pages. He was a reformed Daredevil villain who opened a costume shop. This kid comes in …
260. The Tornado Twins
Don & Dawn Allen. Goddammit, Barry Allen is the most boring fucking character even when he names his stupid fucking kids from the future. Fuck Barry Allen. There was a reason he was dead longer than he was alive as a character. ‘Cuz Wally West is the best. Anyhoo, at some point, Barry moved to …