Thwip!

[Lopez]

Hello again, here is another commission I did, Mary Jane.

I had seen her in books before, but it wasn't until an oversized Spider-Man comic, reprinting classic stories, that I first noticed her. This one had the first appearance of Mary Jane by John Romita Sr. and WOW!!

It was then that I realized that everyone had drawing her after John Romita Sr... was drawing her WRONG!!

Maybe I am just too partial to classic comics and the original artist's take on them. Anyway, Romita Sr. has always inspired me, and I think this commission reflects that inspiration.

Hope you like it, see ya at Wondercon.

Darkseid...Now!

[Livio]

Much of what I do here at WildStorm involves a fair share of digital work, so with this I really just wanted to go back to basics and do a pencil drawing.

I have to admit that most of my love for the DC Universe comes from the genius of Bruce Timm. Darkseid is a character I always found visually striking but it really took the Superman Animated series for me to become interested in him.

This is my first attempt at drawing Darkseid, and I was trying to go a bit away from the stoic, "arms crossed" pose he's frequently shown in. I was basically just trying to show him as a lumbering piece of living granite that had just turned his eyes toward a very unlucky enemy.

It's always educational drawing a character for the first time, and even now I feel like I have a clearer understanding of how to better approach him next time.

Hope you all enjoy!

Naughty or Nice?

[Nome]

Hello everyone, here's a Powergirl piece I recently completed. I actually did the layout right before Comic-Con in case someone wanted a commission of her.

Surprisingly no one asked for Power Girl, but I just came across it recently and decided to complete it either way and I'm really happy with the finished piece.

I'll have it along with other originals at WonderCon too. Can't wait! If any of you are going to the show, stop by and say "Hi" to the WildStorm crew. Cheers!

Hopeless Survivor

[Sandra]

Jeff Campbell was kind enough to draw this on my application envelope to Survivor back when I first applied for the show.

Eight years and five applications later, still nothing from Survivor's casting office. How can the Postal Service misplace so much mail? Ha, ha.

Older and wiser, this year I went to the open casting in PERSON. A local TV station was there to shoot 2-minute videos for the first 500-ish applicants in line. Fortunately, I made the cut-off (Thanks to my friend, Michael, who picked me up at 6:15am that morning. See photo below.) After about 7 hours in line, it was finally my turn at the camera.

I wish I could tell you that I was a superstar and knocked it out of the park. But sadly, nothing could be further from the truth. You wouldn't imagine that someone so tongue-tied could speak so fast. I don't think I even used up 45 seconds of my time. The military would be proud of me because all they got was name, rank and serial number.

So, it doesn't look like I'll be taking any "extended leave of absences" from work anytime soon. Good thing I love my job.

Please feel free to e-mail CBS/Survivor and beg on my behalf...and tell all your friends too. ;)

Do do that Voodoo that you do so well

[Eddy]

Wow, it's February already?

I feel like it was just yesterday when these were all drawn. Anyway, they've been quietly waiting in my office for the light of eBay and now, here they are!

From top-to-bottom, we've got four original Voodoo pieces by Jim Lee, JJ Kirby, Michael Lopez and Oliver Nome. I think everyone did a great job on these and, as always, you can click on each for a larger view.

Oh, and did I mention they're all up on eBay now too?

Digital drawing 2

(entry ricH)

Here's another.

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digital sketch

(entry ricH)

I was messing around with painter tonight and I just couldn't get the look I was going for. I decided to see if I could get the same effects I was trying to achieve in photoshop. I was going through settings with the brushes, pencils, you name it...just to see what each little variation does. It started getting late and I hate the idea of twiddling knobs with nothing to show for it at the end of the night. I decided to see if I could paint out of all the mess I had on the screen which was just random strokes, shapes and flourishes of color etc, and this was result.

that's it...I am going to sleep.

:)

ricH.

Back-to-Back

[Lopez]

Hello everyone, here is another cover for GEN 13 I just did. The concept on this one is just a simple straight-forward shot of Rainmaker and Burnout. It's strange, the simpler the concept, the more challenging the work becomes.

I probably spent most of the time I had on this one just thinking about what to do for it, and in the end I eventually settled on one of the first 3 ideas I came up with. The figures on this layout just had a lot more attitude.

UPDATE:
Okay, like I said different ideas. Here's the final revision of the cover that will go to print on the left, back-to-back with the one in solicitations.

Hope you like the changes. See ya next time, Mike

Rest In Peace

Wild, Wild West

[Nome]

Here's a commission I did of "The Gunslinger" from The Dark Tower series.

When asked to do the piece I had no clue about the character or the comic. I waited till the trade came out and absolutely loved the story and of course Jae Lee's stunning artwork.

Can't wait for the next series and a special thanks to George Cassidy for commissioning the piece.