Cry Havok!

Cry Havok! Originally uploaded by Gelatomettista2.

[jimlee]

Back home in San Diego. Wrapped up the mini tour of Paris with some signings around Paris (Bercy and Velizy). This sketch of Havok was done for Jerome, my translator/guide at Angouleme.

I remember the first time seeing Havok in the pages of the X-Men. His unusual, unique, way ahead of its time costume--designed by the incomparable Neal Adams--just created a black hole on the page; it just drew your eye to him every time he was in a scene. Then when he used his powers--the graphic, flat series of concentric circles really just looked like no other power manifestation; just really amazingly powerful visually, iconically.

This one is obviously influenced by the fantastic interpretation Jon J Muth did of Havok in his Havok-Wolverine mini-series some years back. That series is still one of my very favorite comic books and is recently back in print as a collection. Simply breathtaking art and a cool story courtesy of Walter and Louise Simonson.

Done in marker, brush, white out pen and using my finger...here's a larger scan.