Superman Sketch Cover! Pencils and Inks!

Here's a quick and fun SUPERMAN cover sketch!

Below: The pencilled rough sketch, of the mighty 
Man of Steel busting some heavy binding chains!

Below: Once I transferred the sketch to the blank 

cover, I inked the pencils, and here's the final product...

FANTASTIC FOUR Pencilled Pages! Retro Marvel Comics!

Here is a fun find from my fathomless files! This was a three-page pencilled try-out for the then-new (2001) FANTASTIC FOUR: WORLD'S GREATEST COMIC MAGAZINE, from Marvel Comics! That series was a wonderful "retro" comic, created in the style of the original 60s FANTASTIC FOUR comics, so I tried to deliberately channel the art of Jack Kirby (the 60s FF artist supreme), and these were the results! I had a ton of fun creating these! Click each below to enlarge!

The NEW Superhero Library Card! 2015 Edition!

That's right! I was asked back by a local library, to create another new (see the first one here) superhero-themed library card! Once again, the card was to feature two cavorting costumed characters, in dramatic action, all in an awesome effort to promote reading, and the attractions of the library system! Click below to follow the card's step-by-step creation! Click each image to enlarge!

Below ten images: Rough pencil ideas for the card! Once again, the 

theme was to feature two heroes (one male, one female), and 

the many library offerings!

Below two images: Zeroing in on the final image! It was decided 

to feature the two superheroes exploding from the interior of 

an opened hardback book, so...

Below: The final penciled art for the card! Note the changes 

to the two characters, so as to differentiate them from the 

previous heroes that were seen on the first card!

Below: The final inked art for the finished card!

Below: The colored artwork!

Below: The finished card, complete with text and graphics!

Below: The "key-chain" version of the captivating card!

Below four images: It's me, with the latest colossal card!

The Coming of the Sensational Superhero Library Card!

In 2014, I was asked to supply ideas and art for a great local library, in an effort to produce an eye-catching superhero-themed library card! See the images below, and follow along on the step-by-step creation of this memorable piece of art! The card even won an award from the North Carolina Public Library Director's Association, in the "outstanding promotional program" category! Click images to enlarge!

Below seven images: Ya gotta start somewhere! Rough ideas for the card, featuring 
a literature-loving superhero, in all sorts of inky action!

Below: While hashing out a direction for the card, it was decided
a fabulous female heroine was to be added, hence, the below design! 

Below: One idea was for a "flip card" format, with both

heroes spotlighting books and electronic equipment… 

Below: Final pencils for a design that shows both happy heroes, demonstrating their strengths, as well as showing off so many items the library offers patrons, such as books, e-readers, CDs, DVDs, electronic equipment, etc…

Below: It was decided the previous graphic was just too busy for a tiny 

card (whose final dimensions would be a tad over a minuscule 3 by 2 inches!)… 

So, back to the drawing board for this simple image, one that still shows off the 

heroes and the library materials...

Below: Tighter pencils for the approved design...

Below: At last! Final finished pencils for the card!

Below: The finished inked image!

Below: The finished color art, complete with text!

Below: It's me, holding the finished card! Now, time to check out a ton of books!

1940s Robin Commissioned Artwork! Batman! DC Comics!

Just finished!

Talk about an offbeat assignment!

A fan asked for not only a large illustration of the 1940s "movie serial" Robin (as portrayed by actor Johnny Duncan, in the 1949 BATMAN AND ROBIN chapter serial), but he also had several unique "sketchcards" done, all to be signed by the actor, at a later date!

A very fun and unexpected art assignment!

Click below to enlarge!

A New Look for Cookie Monster!

Here are some fun pencil sketches I did for the fine folks at Sesame Workshop! The gang wanted me to provide a new look for the ever-hungry Cookie Monster, and here were my ideas! I wanted a very "loose" and animated look for the Muppet, and tried to get that chaotic feel in these sketches! Click each below to enlarge!

BATMAN-MASK OF THE PHANTASM Style Guide Art!

Here are a few of my pieces created for the BATMAN-THE MASK OF THE PHANTASM animated movie style guide! A style guide is a big book of approved images that companies and interested manufacturers can use on merchandise, and many of my drawings ended up on posters (see below), magazine covers, towels, toys…..Click images below to enlarge!

Images below: It's me, posing with a few posters and magazines that made use of my designs!

Below: My art used on buttons, and even curtains!

New Convention Banners!

Dig these spiffy new convention banners I debuted at the recent "Heroes Aren't Hard to Find" Mini-Con, in beautiful Charlotte, North Carolina! They were a big hit!