Not the best sketch. Anyhoo, back in 1991, I had a friend… it was either James or Preston. I’m leaning toward Preston. We were talking about the brand new TV sensation called The Flash. You’ve heard of it. Lasted 14 seasons. John Wesley Shipp became the biggest star in America. Anyway, James/Preston was schooling me …
I can’t believe I have never posted this on this blog before. My friend Joe G. is the curator of a Flash-themed sketchbook. He takes it to cons, has artists – most of them professional and A-Listers – sketch various Flashes in it. Back in 2006, I believe at the very first Gem City Comic …
Decided to do a late-addition Six FanArts Challenge, but all Wally West, dedicated to and inspired by Joe Grunenwald who had done his own Wally West edition. Always Wally.
Always Wally
Wanted to do a cartoony. Always Wally, motherfuckers.
I’m not gonna get into it, but here’s Wally West. Sad. Also, I just wanted to draw a real weird.
This was incredibly difficult to draw. For one I’m never great at drawing the supporting human casts of superhero characters, and two, Asian characters are hard to draw without slipping into a horrible racist caricature. For those not in the know, Linda Park is Wally West’s – The Flash’s – girlfriend and eventual wife. Always …
Always Wally. This card actually led to a small bit of awkwardness. Kid requested The Flash, I said cool. I would have drawn Wally West, as I always (Always Wally) do. He then specifically said “Wally West”. I said ok, awesome. But then I stopped. I would argue that the majority of folks, especially those …
