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SHAZAM - cover for Alter Ego FCA magazine

2010-02-03T10:26:00.002-06:00

This was a comisssion for Alter Ego / FCA magazine. Shazam (Captain Marvel) and the JSA.

Murry Hawkm'n says Happy New Year

2009-12-31T12:29:00.000-06:00

Nothing quite brings in the holidays and new year to me like a sketch of Hawkman.

So,..here is one to fill your season with glee.

Big changes and lots of posting for K-BLOG in the new year so stop on by when you can.

I MISS YOU !! HAPPY NEW YEAR !!

Zeus is hard of hearing.

2008-08-22T12:46:00.002-05:00

IRONMAN CLASSIC

2008-07-06T22:45:00.005-05:00

QUICKIE BATMAN

2008-05-21T14:03:00.003-05:00

MXYZPTLK EVOLUTION

2008-02-02T13:59:00.001-06:00

MXYZPTLK EVOLUTION.

FLASH FRIENDLY BEAR

2008-01-27T14:44:00.000-06:00

Here is the result of the sketches below made a bit friendlier to move in Flash

Bear doodles

2008-01-22T14:05:00.000-06:00

Here are a few pages from a sketchbook i did last summer for the San Diego con.I had to print them in Black and white for afordability ,so here are the drawings in their original form.

Happy New Year !!!!!!!

2008-01-12T19:44:00.000-06:00

Heeeeeeeeeeelllllllloooooooooooooo ????Anyone out there anymore??????? I promise to post more often this year.

THE GOOD OL ' DAYS

2007-08-02T14:16:00.000-05:00

TOON HEADS

2007-05-19T13:18:00.001-05:00

Here is a page from my upcoming sketchbook.

Rankin Bass Rocks

2007-04-28T08:13:00.000-05:00

Doodles of Rankin Bass X-mas characers. I love the designs of Paul Coker Jr.

CASPER

2007-04-21T09:02:00.000-05:00

I love the appeal of the old Harvey comics . Here's some Casper sketches.

ASSORTED PEANUTS

2007-04-14T11:03:00.000-05:00

Doodlin more Peanuts. Love he appeal of these characters.

PEANUTS

2007-03-20T08:38:00.000-05:00

Just doodlin classic Peanuts. (The early years.)

EXPLORING MYTZLPLYK

2007-03-18T00:01:00.000-05:00

Exploring variations on my favorite Superman nemesis.

SUPERMAN ROUGH

2007-03-16T10:12:00.000-05:00

Doodlin Supes.

THOR ROUGH

2007-03-06T04:13:00.000-06:00

SPIDERWOMAN COLOR

2006-10-05T22:03:00.000-05:00

Hulk Smash

2006-09-23T09:08:00.000-05:00

A gag peice done up for the theme of "HULK SMASH " at the OUTSIDERS ART CLUB BLOG.

"THE COMIC BOOK KIDS "

2006-09-07T22:22:00.000-05:00

This post was concieved for The Outsider Art Club theme ," Kids at Play." One of my favorite pastimes as a kid was, ..." THE HUNT." Before the days of the comic shop, a comic book fan had to hunt for hidden gems of saturated adventure. 7-11, Your local drug store, the Grocery store, Garage sales, flea markets , and the dirty stinky Nostalgia shop. Any of these places could contain the missing current issue or a past issue that would complete the puzzle and unlock the keys to the universe.My favorite of these was 7-11. A one stop shop for all the essentials. Comics, SLURPEES with superheroes on the cups, and candy , candy , candy.( ZOTS and POP ROCKS were my fav.) Many a summer day was spent with my two best buddies in hot pursuit of ,..." COMICS." Special thanks to my 2 best buddies DARRYL YOUNG , and my brother JAMES BARBER , for riding their bikes for miles on end with me to find the missing links.

PLAYBOY PRELIM

2006-08-20T12:14:00.000-05:00

This preliminary drawing is for the "Outsider Art" club blog. The theme for this late entry was ,..." When i grow up." Being the wisenheimer that i was as a child , i would often tell those who asked that i was going to be a "Playboy photographer " when i grew up. Hardie har har.

PLASTICMAN

2006-08-16T23:11:00.000-05:00

PIRATE ROUGH

2006-08-09T06:32:00.000-05:00

Here's a quick sketch (lunchtime)i did for a blog art club called " OUTSIDER ART." Satrted by a nice young man by the name of Ryan Summers. This weeks theme was Pirates and Zombies.

SPIDERWOMAN

2006-08-04T00:05:00.000-05:00

Hate spiders,...but i love me some SPIDERWOMAN. Here's a rough sketch that i will eventually color.( Click pic to see larger.)

DOG

2006-08-01T21:52:00.000-05:00

A Character sketch done for the day job. ( click to enlarge.)

GREEN GUY DOODLE

2006-07-27T14:32:00.000-05:00

Excited to draw again after San Diego Comic-con.Here's a quick doodle of a green guy.Not quite "the Leader" and not quite "Frankenstein." More like "The Frankenleader"

SHAZAM -" DOTS THEY CRIED !!"

2006-02-07T21:55:00.000-06:00

Thanks for all your feedback on tones,...no tones.The flavor of this peice is definitely "old school " and the majority liked toneless flat color. Now that i've been able to step back from it for a moment, flat is definitely the way to go. I've also added the finishing touches by adding a comic dots halftone pattern, and a yellowing newsprint paper texture to complete the comics/pop art feel. Thanks again everyone for the input.

SHAZAM COLOR

2006-01-29T21:11:00.001-06:00

What to do ? Pop art flat color or rendered tones ? Preferences ?

SHAZAM ROUGH / CU

2006-01-23T08:25:00.000-06:00

Here is further development on one of the Shazam (Captain Marvel) doodles that i had posted earlier. This is final rough and clean up. I am going to color this up next and have some ideas that will complete the illo nicely. (By the way,...the slug guy he's holding is his arch villian Mr. Mind. I really like the notion that his hatred of Captain Marvel stems from the Captain not taking him seriously.I wanted this illo to reflect that.)

BATMAN EVOLUTION ( Evolved )

2005-11-17T16:30:00.000-06:00

Being a child of the 70's / 80's,... i chose to do my version of that era's batman. ( A big salute and debt of gratitude to Batman artists of that era who's art inspired me to draw in the first place. Neal Adams,Jim Aparo,Jose Garcia Lopez, and Alex Toth's Superfriends Batman .

BATMAN EVOLUTION ( Clean up )

2005-11-07T23:05:00.000-06:00