So what was I saying about scraping the bottom of the obscure character barrel? Hi there, Hypno-Hustler, nice to meet you. Another kind-of request for Nick Marino.
360 – Hypno-Hustler
359 – Wundarr the Aquarian
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in this year of daily sketches, it’s that just when you think you’ve found the most obscure character you could possibly draw, there’s another even more obscure character waiting around the corner. Today’s is the Aquarian, a sort-of request by Nick Marino, creator of multiple webcomics and 79 or so podcasts that can all be found at the link because he has far too many ventures for me to list. My first thought when seeing the Aquarian was “Disco Jesus”. Apparently this is a shared reaction among many on the internet.
358 – Manhunter
One of the many many Manhunter characters that have run around the DC Universe, but also one of the best.
So of course, her series got cancelled.
357 – Mockingbird
Marvel’s version of Black Canary to their version of Green Arrow, aka Hawkeye.
356 – KISS
This was a request from Matt Brassfield, who, like everyone, loves KISS. If you don’t love KISS, you’re wrong – and I’ve drawn a comic to explain why. I think this may be the new cover for that comic if I ever decide to reprint it. Matt wanted the four original members of KISS (Demon, Flaming Homosexual, Space Ace, Kitty Cat), as well as the two replacement characters (Fox, Ankh Warrior). He also wanted me to make sure that everyone knows how much he loves Vinnie Vincent, aka The Ankh Warrior. He loves that guy. A lot.
355 – Uncle Creepy playing the violin as Cousin Eerie dances with Vampirella
What the title says. Request fulfillment for Jeff Potter.
354 – Jack of Hearts
I’d been sitting on this one for a while, as I wanted to color it up all fancy-like, but I could never get around to it, and I’ve grown to dislike the drawing immensely. I may give the character another go in the future. Anyhoo, he’s yet another awesomely weird/obscure Marvel character from the 70s/80s, and created by Keith Giffen to boot!
353 – The Eric Shonborn Year End of the Year Award for 2011
So in 2011, I began – unbeknownst to anyone, including me – to consider nominations for the 1st ever Eric Shonborn Year End of the Year Award. A lot of people were considered, but there could only be one winner:
JB Sapienza!
JB is a renaissance man with many talents and ventures, including co-running the website Rejected by Covered, being a cartoonist, making videos, and, as far as I’m concerned, being the guy in charge of the documentary MY NAME IS JONAH, which I look forward to seeing eventually. (JB also put together the MY NAME IS JONAH Free Comic Book Day digital comic, which I contributed to).
JB wins the award due to excelling.
The rest of you need to step up your game in 2012.
352 – Axe Cop
This is a request fulfillment for Jason Young, who reviewed the first AXE COP trade paperback with me on Gutter Trash, and in the process, discovered the greatest comic book that has ever existed.