Merry Christmas

I just finished reading Daniel Woodrell's "Woe To Live On." Highly recommended Civil War novel with wonderful language. Later, the wife and I put on "Emmett Otter's Jug-Band Christmas" (one of our X-Mas traditions along with "A Wish for Wings That Work" and "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and, on Christmas Eve, "It's a Wonderful Life"). Daniel Woodrell also wrote "Winter's Bone." Well, the two things got all mixed up and this is what came out of all that.

I'm a sick man.

Biotron

Biotron of the Micronauts (comic not toy, there are slight differences between the two). He was very hard to figure out. This is my first pass. It usually takes me a few drawings before figuring out a character. Finding visual reference for him, in even the comics, was very hard. I'll probably need to find the toy for accurate reference.

Will probably try again later as I am fascinated with the Micronauts.

James Bond Super Henches

007 super henches. Or at least the ones I can remember. Odd Job from "Goldfinger." My man Jaws from both "The Spy Who Loved Me" and "Moonraker." Grace Jones as May Day from "A View to a Kill." And Zao from "Die Another Day." Not just your normal henchmen. These guys got a shtick. And then there's Grace Jones. She's just super.

The Adventures of Han and Lando (and Chewie)

Why does this not exist as a comic book? Seems like the most obvious idea. The Young Han Solo flying the Millennium Falcon for Lando with Chewie playing the part of Kaylee from Firefly. Pulling scams and hauling illegal cargo right under the nose of the Empire. Jabba would play the part of Badger. I mean c'mon, Serenity was basically the Millennium Falcon. We all knew that. Now that Whedon consults for Marvel Films which is owned by Disney who now owns Star Wars. It's like the sci-fi gods are willing this to be. Lando would totally be the space Shaft.

Superman

And a quick, sketchy-ass American flag!

Children of Cyclops

The Summers Kids:

Rachel: the Days of Future Past daughter of Scott Summers and Jean Grey. Cable: the son of Scott Summers and a clone of Jean Grey named Madelyne Pryor aka the Goblin Queen. X-Man (Nate Grey) from the Age of Apocalypse, a test tube coupling of genetic material from Scott Summers and Jean Grey. That Scott Summers sure do get around some. You know you're bad ass when you have three alternate future kids running around in your back yard.

Hope Summers

The Mutant Messiah:

She started out as the Invisible Woman but I kept getting a Hope vibe off her face. Probably because she looked so young. So: Hope Summers.

Puck

Eugene Milton Judd. Puck from Alpha Flight. Two-fisted superhero dwarf. Complicated history. Wiki if you're curious. Here's my version. I've mentioned before how I have a soft spot for the weirdos in the superhero community right?

Updated 10/1/12.

Abel

Went on vacation up to Tahoe where I re-read the entire House of Mystery series by Sturges and Rossi (which I whole-heartedly recommend). One minor character in that series was Abel, the host of the House of Secrets and the ill-fated, constantly murdered, brother to Cain, the host of the House of Mystery. Back in the day these two were like the Cryptkeeper or Elvira for two of DC's horror anthologies. Well, maybe not like Elvira all that much. This reminded me that when I was much younger I had decided to redraw DC's Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (ambitious wasn't I?) from A to Z. And the very first character in that directory was Abel. I only got five in. I was in 8th grade. There was a world of other stuff to occupy my time (girls). So, in honor of my ambitious youth, here is Abel.

Updated 9/26/12.

Sketches done in class

Scarlet Witch (first appearance Kirby version)

A quick one. I wanted to do her earliest look just for the challenge of it. Now I think her head's too big. Also, I was trying for a simpler look, but failed. Just don't have the confidence to go the full Alex Toth or Chris Samnee or Mike Mignola or any one of those my idols. Will keep doing though.

Guardians of the Galaxy

So, Marvel's making a Guardians of the Galaxy movie. Holy Crap! Rocket Raccoon blowing shit up on the big screen, probably in 3D to boot, just makes me all warm and fuzzy happy-happy. Plus, that series, which mysteriously went away about a year ago, was a truly spectacular comic. Bug from the Micronauts was a member from time to time. Spectacular! But there was a Guardians of the Galaxy team before Rocket Raccoon and Bug and Starlord and the rest. They were Marvel's answer to DC's Legion of Superheroes. A team of weirdos and misfits from the 31st century fighting the good fight. Right. Up. My. Alley. I didn't picked up Valentino's run on that team back in the 90s. I was never a big fan of Valentino. But this is what they looked like back in the late 70s:

Vision's head

I liked how this came out so . . .

Just a quick sketch.

SDCC 2012

Wooo. Back from the Con. Starting to get feeling back in my adrenal glands. I had a stomach thing throughout the whole shebang and that somewhat colored my experience (the color was brown). Did 2 drawings at the Cartoon Art Museum booth on Saturday. The first was good and I believe sold. It wasn't there when I checked back the next day. The second one blows and I was debating buying it back I was so embarrassed. But I didn't. Needed that cash, man. So here's the good one. You will never see the bad one.

I like her hair.

Squirrel Girl

That's right. Squirrel Girl. Don't mess with her.

Tornado Twins

Don and Dawn Allen: either the 30th century descendants of or the actual kids of Barry Allen the Flash. Depends on what iteration of the DC Universe you're talking about. Still sketching my love of the Legion of Superheroes. These two were never in the Legion but were part of the greater mythos.

I wasn't happy with the last two Legion sketches I posted. I like this one better.

Supergirl

Still thinking about my love of the Legion so here's another member: Kara Zor-El aka Supergirl!

Sporting her original suit. I was looking at Jim Mooney's Supergirl for inspiration.

Ultra Boy

Been thinking about the Legion recently. I picked up Abnett and Lanning's "Hypernaturals" a couple of weeks back. Abnett and Lanning had a very awesome run on the "Legion of Superheroes" before the horror that was the "Threeboot." Their run was also notable for introducing the US to the incredible talent of Olivier Coipel who is now a superstar at Marvel. Well, "Hypernaturals" seems to be Abnett and Lanning's very own take on the "Legion of Superheroes." I liked it better than how the Legion is being done in DC's New 52. So, all that in mind, it reminded me of how much I loved the Legion. So: Rimbor's very own bad boy Jo Nah, aka Ultra Boy (he named himself and obviously has a very healthy ego).

He's sporting his first look here. I like parts of this sketch. He's got a great big Matt Damon head going. Oh well, better next time.

Mister Sinister, Loki, and U.N.I.T.

I'm a fan of everything Kieron Gillen writes. Here are three of the characters he's currently writing: Mr. Sinister the ultimate Determinist through genetic husbandry and U.N.I.T. the ultimate pacifist (in that he wants to pacify the universe through deadly force) who are both causing trouble for the "Uncanny X-Men." And kid Loki who is causing all manner of mischief in his own title "Journey Into Mystery."

Think Loki needs to go to the bathroom.

Hulk

Did this in class all old school pencil and pens and sh!#.

Some of it was inked by the Al Gordon.

Edgar Allen Poe-Bot

Character design for a web comic I hope to have up soon. Soon-ish.

ROM!!!

With added bonus nipple!

10th Doctor

My approximation of David Tennant, the 10th Doctor, sporting his patented action grimace.

Woman in Chains

May have gone too far.

Bronson

Tom Hardy from Bronson or that huge Nazi from Raiders of the Lost Ark. You know the one. Face first into a spinning propeller.

Quite like it.

Ganja

Here's Ganja.

Hess

Watched this crazy experimental 70's African American Vampire movie last week called "Ganja and Hess" starring Duane Jones who's only other starring role was in Romero's "Night of the Living Dead". That right there sold it to me. Though, gotta say, sometimes quite opaque in the storytelling department "Ganja and Hess" had some good visuals. Here's my Interpretation of Hess. Why do I keep trying to do likenesses? Could be Duane Jones. Could be Wyatt Cenac being all hard and shit. Do like it though.

Just a sketch

I like how the hair came out.

This again

Another iteration of the theme.

Still messing around

Didn't finish 'cause I didn't like the design. I'm posting 'cause I like the heart. Based off of an anatomical sketch by Leonardo da Vinci. Strange fruit plucked from the breast of man. Gonna re-do soon. But it's getting late and I have work in the morning. Really need to change that.

Working on a design

Very Mignola, yes. 'Cause he so damn good. We all live in the shadow of Mignola.

These are quick sketches done at work during some down time.

Cheesecake

Pure Cheesecake.  That's all it is.

Cersei Lannister part 2

The last one bothered me. Here it is again:

A Game of Thrones Cersei Lannister

Yes. I too am obsessed with this series by George R R Martin and the spectacular HBO show that's based on it. Here's a character piece of Cersei Lannister Queen Regent of war torn Westeros. I did not base this on the beautiful and brilliant Lena Headey who portrays Cersei on the show. Also, cheated the throne by throwing it in shadow. Deal with it.

Watership Down: "I don't siflay at this time, sir."

New theme for the foreseeable future: scene's from books I like.

I've been reading and re-reading Watership Down since I was seven. This is when Bigwig (with his odd tuft of hair on the back of his head) first meets Blackavar. Blackavar, a favorite of mine (he went after Woundwort!), is being displayed as a warning to the other rabbits of what happens when you try to escape Efrafa. He has two guards and is seriously effed up.

Katniss

The wife dragged me out to see the midnight show for The Hunger Games of which I knew nothing about besides what has seeped through via osmosis. It was pretty good. I do like Jennifer Lawrence. So here she is with the usual likeness-not-good-at caveat:

She's pretty bad-ass. The background is pretty crap-ass. Oh well. Next time.

8th Doctor tweaks

I did that last post way late last night (this morning) and later found I wanted to tweak a few things. Thusly tweaked:

The 8th Doctor once again

Didn't like the last post. Here he is again. I like it better. Being all dramatic.

My Crappy Eighth Doctor Poster

Try as I might I suck at likenesses. You can tell I was getting tired by the end. Ah, well. Better next time.

Mary Shelly Agent of F.R.A.N.K.E.N.S.T.E.I.N.

Here's another thing what I done did:

She's comin' atcha!

Surprise Gift

Just messin' around. Don't ask for any meaning to this.

Nick Fury is feeling old

Did this in just over an hour. Some parts are good. I just had this image in my head. Had to get it out.

Sellsword in his cups

I like the big hand and cup but that other arm's shape is all off. Too beat to fix. Also, tablet wonky today. Hope it heals itself soon.

I love my tablet.

My Favorite Mutants part 11: Fantomex and E.V.A.

Grant Morrison created him during his run on the X-Men. He's visually based on a 60s Italian comic: Diabolik, that is itself based on a turn of the century French Gothic pulp villain called Fantomas. His name is Charlie-Cluster 7. Also designated Weapon XIII. Wolverine is Weapon X. Captain America is Weapon I. And so on. His history and abilities are somewhat crazy. Even summing it up would take too long. Just Google. Suffice it to say, right now, he's my favorite mutant. I like the crazy stuff. And so much about this guy is mad. Wonderfully mad.

That thing behind him. That's his external nervous system/ flying saucer. But don't worry. He has a back up nervous system. And three brains. And a fake French accent because he was raised in a sort of French Matrix that had a bug in it's operating system. Mad.

That's it for favorite mutants. On to other stuffs.

My Favorite Mutants part 10: Kitty Pryde & Lockheed

I grew up with Kitty Pryde. I loved the Alan Davis Excalibur that featured Kitty, Nightcrawler, and Rachel Summers (sensing a pattern?). An early song from one of my favorite bands mentions Kitty Pryde (and Nightcrawler too). I also love the way Lockheed's been used recently. They're more friends than master and pet. Plus, he gets drunk. What's better than a little drunken dragon?

This was a quicky done right after work and before the wife called to be picked up. Was feeling bad about not keeping the blog fed recently. One more Favorite Mutant and then on to something else.

Rough layouts of a new project

These are rough pencils done on the Wacom (I do nearly everything on the Wacom nowadays). I'm working on an eight pager that's the first chapter of an ongoing comic (or web comic) I'm developing. Roughs, for me, is where I decide on the panel layout and position the figures and backgrounds where I like. After the roughs I make a new layer that'll be the pencils proper. Details and shading. After that an additional layer for the inks. After that I'll add text and maybe some effects if it's warranted.

Here's page 1 followed by page 5.

I was getting complaints for not posting anything recently but I was working on this (and another short that I'll do after these eight pages are done).

There are still two more Favorite Mutants on the way though. My top two as it were.

My Favorite Mutants part 9: Wolverine part 2

What's worse than fighting Wolverine? Fighting a naked Wolverine. Here's another Wolverine as I've grown to dislike the last posting:

And yes, I know there are two bones in the forearm. I just couldn't be arsed.

Trying to do drawings with less but better line work. I tend to overcompensate with more lines to hide my failings. Of course then I had to draw all the hair on his body which would seem to defeat the purpose. Oh well.

My Favorite Mutants part 9: Wolverine

I'm back. Haven't drawn anything in a week so this is a bit rough:

Already starting to dislike it. Need to work on my smoke. Like the ninja head though.
C'mon. Everyone likes Wolverine!

My Favorite Mutants part 8: Marvel Girl (Rachel Grey-Summers)

Rachel Summers. Mostly because I loved the Alan Davis Excalibur back in the late 80's. She's one of Cyclops' alternate reality kids (he's has 3, that he knows of).

This was a quick one. Just over an hour to do. Wanted something posted before I go on vacation and away from the Wacom tablet and computer. Regular transmissions will resume in just over a week.