Suggested by Bruce O. Hughes, Gilda Radner as Maul. To say this one was tough to draw is to completely undersell it. I’m sure you can tell as it looks nothing like Gilda Radner or Maul.
Still need more brain fuel.
611. Maul
610. Freddy
Suggested by Ryan Merrell. Still need more suggestions.
609. Catwoman
Suggested by Nick Marino, Uncle Sam as sexy Catwoman. Oddly, I was watching the 2nd ep of GOTHAM while drawing this, which fully introduced Selina “Cat” Kyle to the show. So, while I’m gonna stick with it for a bit, I’m pretty sure I hate GOTHAM. It’s not a good show on two levels, 1) as a Batman fan and 2) as a fan of good tv. Every bit of it is the most dumb, cliche, by-the-numbers cop show b.s., but with the added stress of being a Batman show without Batman that the writers clearly wish Batman was in. So much so that a 12 year old kid who just watched his parents die two days ago is already pretty much Batman, but gothier and more metal, and speaks like no one ever. Also, I guess the show does an alright job of explaining how young Bruce becomes Batman: his parents were fucking terrible people. “Oh, we just let Brucie do whatever he wants, because he’s rich and a child. And if we die, we’ll just let our British street-thug butler slap him around and continue our legacy of horrible parenting.” Of course, it also shows how Batman will be so successful at cleaning up Gotham, because all his villains will be in their 60s by the time he straps on the utility belt. Ugh. Also, the villains of this episode were cartoonishly absurd to the point that they’d almost fit in better in the Adam West Batman show. Admittedly, my stance as a Batman fan is in direct opposition to the majority of folks who claim to be Batman fans, so the show is clearly just not for me. But it’s Batmanish, so I’ll keep watching ’til I don’t.
Still seeking “Cosplay Month” suggestions.
608. Namor
Imperious Rex! You’re about to get The Hypo!
So, I was thinking out loud about doing a theme month for October, and JB Sapienza suggested this to me, which, for lack of a better term, I will call “Cosplay Month”. I will draw fictional characters, historical figures, and possibly celebrities (of course, only those I’d feel I could draw) dressed up as other fictional characters, historical figures, or celebrities. The example, for instance – Wolverine dressed as Superman. So to start it off, I did Honest Abraham Lincoln as Prince Namor – The Submariner.
I am absolutely taking suggestions for this theme. Hit me with everything you’ve got.
Also, it’s Inktober. Which doesn’t really mean much since I draw something in ink almost everyday anyhow.
604
I cannot come up with a name for these folks. At all. But this another pastiche. This one suggested by Joe Grunenwald.
Terrence and Rebecca Hayworth – siblings – were driving to visit their mother. They do not get along and could not be more different. Terry is laid back, friendly, and a “live and let live” kinda guy. Becca is aggressive, politically active, serving a stint overseas. On the way to their childhood home, tensions rising, their car swerves off the road – saved from death by two alien entities. The aliens, curious and prank oriented, grant the siblings great powers in opposition to their personalities. Terry gains incredible strength and speed and the ability to force a blast of energy around him for a great distance. Becca can transform herself into a sentient mist, and has great speed and invisibility. Separate, their powers dwindle to nothing. Becca wants to use their abilities to save the world, dragging Terry into a new mindset of responsibilty, as each learn to trust and work with the other to reach their full potentials.
603. James Gordon
So, I watched GOTHAM. It was… eh. Ben McKenzie and Donal Logue were quite good. McKenzie’s come a long way since The O.C. But otherwise, eh. There’s a reason that, for the most part, we don’t see stories about Bruce Wayne as a child, or Batman’s major rogues before they were rogues. Because… who cares? There’s potential in a young Jim Gordon, but for the most part, unecessary. If this were more along the lines of Gotham Central – a Batman-less story about regular cops having to deal with the world that a Batman has occupied – then I’d see more appeal in watching this show. I’ll give it a few more eps, who knows, it could surprise me. But I doubt it.
