150 – Deadman
I don’t know what the flippity-flap is going on with Deadman in the ol’ comical books, but I know he’s got a strong presence in the New DCU, a member of Justice League Delayed and Justice League Dark, plus a solo story as an opening salvo for the New DCU anthology book.
But every time I see Deadman as a buff dude, I’ll do my best to avoid that story. Some artists simply define the way a character should be drawn by being balls-out awesome at it, and Kelley Jones kicked the ever-loving shit out of how Deadman should be drawn. I certainly didn’t do any justice to that here. But Kelley Jones is an amazing artist, and I love it when he works on comics I’d actually want to read.
149 – I Want Your Skrulls
I call the one on the right H’kee C’medion.
148 – Bat-Mite
Another request for Joe Grunenwald (who hasn’t updated his blog in almost two months).
The only comics I’ve read with Bat-Mite in them are the Evan Dorkin World’s Funnest Bat-Mite/Mxyzptlk team-up/battle, and the Grant Morrison Batman: RIP storyline, which was hilarious.
But I do remember him from the old Batman cartoon I used to watch as a kid, and I probably loved the crap out of it. I can guarantee you that I’m too afraid to watch it now, cuz I’m sure it’s terrible.
Look forward to Joe and I reviewing every episode when we’re done with the Justice League cartoon.
147 – Dazzler
One year ago, I posted a cover recreation of Dazzler # 1 for my friend Kathleen, for her birthday. Dazzler is her favorite character, and has amassed a collection of Dazzler sketches and art from different folks. When I saw her over the weekend, she forced me to promise to draw her another Dazzler for her birthday this year.
Definitely not as complex as the cover recreation, though I deeply wish I could redraw most of that. I can’t look at it.
I went with ’80s X-Men Dazzler for a change-up, also, because when I started reading X-Men, this was her costume, and I’ll always associate that with this character.
As an added bonus, years ago, I used to make these little gif things called Microheroes. I animated quite a few of them, and would redesign costumes and whatnot. Here’s the Dazzler Micro, for your enjoyment. I kinda miss making them every now and then.
Happy Birthday, Kat!
146 – Astro Boy
This fulfills a request for Jim Purcell, a guy who has been one of my biggest supporters for a few years now, despite the fact that I am constantly letting him down. We met online at the old Newsarama message boards, and we were both members of the weekly art group there.
I don’t know a thing about Astro Boy. I’ve never seen any incarnation of his cartoon, I’ve never read any of the manga or have seen the most recent CGI movie. The only thing I know about him is from the Frank Miller/Geoff Darrow homage/parody Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot. Which is to say, not a lot.
Also Frank Miller has lost his fucking mind, right?
145 – Sad Monster
Sketched this while waiting for my friend at the Urgent Care.
142 – Mysterio
Sad that we’ll never see Bruce Campbell built up to be the villain he was playing in all the Sam Raimi Spider-Man movies.