2099 FOREVER!

So I was looking through the scores of comics that I have collected over the past MANY MANY years and found my COMPLETE, and yes I said COMPLETE collection of Marvel's 2099 series. Let the laughing start...NOW! HAHAHAHA!! I was completely intrigued by this series. The artwork of Chris Bachalo on Ghost Rider 2099, or Rick Leonardi on SpiderMan 2099, and most importantly Rom Lim on XMen 2099 started my true love affair with drawing comics. So here is the start, and hopefully not the end of my homage to Marvel's 2099....SKULLFIRE!

Charlie Brown

So my friend and fellow artist, Robert Atkins has started a daily sketch blog. It's a great way to keep inspired, as well as get the creative juices flowing in the morning when it's been a long night, or day.
Anyway, in that vein, this is a Charlie Brown sketch I did for a friend's child's birthday...unfortunately his birthday was like 4 weeks ago.....oops. Hope you like it!

Battletoads-Pimple

I've ben reeling nostalgic this week. I have been watching old cartoons and finding old video games. I recently came across an article of the 10 hardest video games created and this one came up...BATTLETOADS! What an amazing game. You have to beat it in one sitting, there are no saves, and the levels take a LOT of memorization to beat. I think I took this game to the end once and only once, and lost....then I sold my NES and got a Sega Gensis...OH! Nostalgia.

Also, this weekend I'll be attending the Cutthroat gaming convention at the TIvoli Building in Denver on Saturday the 30th. I'll be in artist's alley selling my wares. COME VISIT!

Darkwing Duck

Let's get dangerous.

If there was a cartoon character I would choose to work on over any other it would be this one. He is, of course, a Batman rip off, but he gives such great potential for comedy, noir, drama and adventure. All in a completely unthreatening disney cartoon...how great is that?! By the way, you should definitely check out Boom Studio's Darkwing Duck Comic written by Ian Brill and drawn by James SIlvani. It's amazing.

Plava Laguna

This is yet another 90 minute sketch challenge. These are great! They really train you to think quickly, and as I go through these I am really learning what works best for me. Anyway, here she is the MOST INTERESTING CHARACTER EVER!!! Mainly because she's blue and sings Opera....from The Fifth Element....PLAVA LAGUNA!!

Man-Thing

Another 90 minute sketch challenge. As artists we take these challenges to practice practice practice so our instincts for design, detail, and aesthetic become more mature...I am still working on mine. Anyway, here's Man-Thing

90 minutes to FINISH!

These are a series of 90 minute, fully inked sketches. Eric Canete does these as an exercise to get his drawing and designing muscles warmed up.

homage to Frazetta

This is a 90 minutes sketch challenge that is an homage to the recently passed Frank Frazetta.

FDR and his XMEN!

This is an image of FDR as Prof. X and the planes are his X-men can you guess which one is which?