Robin turns 80 this week, so I decided to draw the 2nd best Robin (but 1st best Nightwing). Robin has long been a favorite character of mine, and I lament that the traditional sort of “Batman & Robin” stories haven’t been in vogue or even existed for a very, very long time.
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I just wanted to draw something quick and easy.
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I have a fascination/fondness/soft-spot for the dumbest/worst versions of characters sometimes. It’s not nostalgia. I wasn’t reading X-Men or solo Wolverine comics at the time this turdly version of the character was running around. Ironic appreciation, maybe? I truly don’t know.
If you’re not familiar, after some sort of event thing, Magneto sucked the adamantium (metal) off of Wolverine’s bones through his skin. It was then revealed that Wolvie had bone-claws the entire time (they had previously been revealed to be cybernetic), and for some reason, jagged and craggy. Y’know, like bones are?
Shortly after, he began devolving into a hunched over, hairy-elbowed, no-nosed monster thing. Because?
I had recently stumbled upon some Wolverine comics of this era and I demanded that I draw it.
So blame me.
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So this is a drawing for a Patreon supporter. Sorta. For some reason, I thought I’d draw the sketch card digitally, then print it out and trace it onto the card after. Um. That was dumb. The actual sketch card has nowhere near the detail or cleanliness. Sorry, Patron.
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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 my tribute, a recreation of WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #168 from August 1967. You can see the original published cover and line-art below. Check out the hashtag #Swantennial on Twitter for more!
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2019 ended on a very weird note for me, so why not end DCember with The Weird? Here’s hoping 2020 is a better kind of weird.
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