Sunday, January 15, 2012

The Woman in Red

The Woman in RedI drew this awhile ago as an unsolicited submission to Project Rooftop. I don't know if it was rejected or forgotten, or if no one could muster any enthusiasm for an obscure and ill-defined character, but I like the drawing, and so: POST!

The Woman in Red first appeared in March 1940's Thrilling Comics #2, and is, you know, a woman who wears a red.

There were a number of Golden Age women decked out in evening wear, masks, and guns, and only their color schemes to set them apart. But the Woman in Red appears to have been the first, and red is certainly the certainly the choicest color for derring do.

I love the look of evening wear as action-suit, but went for a more practical approach. And turned the gun into some kind of PEW-PEW-based super power.

And Bean boots, why not?

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Autumn Faerie

Autumn FaerieI drew this for the Adorable Progeny, who steadfastly refuses to be impressed by anything I draw. This piece fared no better than any of the others. The wings, apparently, are all wrong.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Friday, December 16, 2011

Monday, December 12, 2011

Cosmic Hobo

The Second DoctorI sure do like Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor. It's a shame so few of his performances survive.

Monday, December 05, 2011

Amelia Earhart, Fearless Flyer

Amelia Earhart, Fearless FlyerI drew this for an upcoming collaboration between Project: Rooftop and my new favorite thing, The Thrilling Adventure Hour.

The depiction of Ms. Earhart is based more on Autumn Reeser, the actress performing her in the serial than on the historical personage. Sadly, I don't have a snapshot of her with this drawing the way Dean Trippe has one of John DiMaggio holding his.

Links:
Listen to Thrilling Adventure Hour: Amelia Earhart, Fearless Flyer, “VIVE LE REICH?”
Autumn Reese
Project: Rooftop

Monday, November 28, 2011

Happy Birthday, William Blake!


This image is from a 2006 story, and is still available for free Internet perusal over at ImageTexT.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

More Fake Comics: Marvel Tales #1

The Sub-Mariner and the Original Human Torch should just fight all the time.Continuing the ersatz fun, Jon Morris' DC Fifty-Too has turned its sights on Marvel. I love the Golden Age dynamic* between the Sub-Mariner and the original Human Torch. And so:

Joel Priddy's completely fake cover for Marvel Tales #1
*Dynamic, meaning "Friends who punch each other an awful lot."

Marvel Universe Too: What If...
My earlier fake comics [1, 2]

Wednesday, October 05, 2011