New "Jack Kirby" Fantastic Four THING Painting!

 Always wanted to attempt a painting of comic artist Jack Kirby's fantastic mid-60s Thing (from the FANTASTIC FOUR comics) illustration!

Pastel, ink, marker, crayon, acrylic, and colored pencil!

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!

FANTASTIC FOUR! Original Sketchcard Artwork! The Thing! Marvel Comics!

Here is a small sample of my one-of-a-kind "sketchcards" for a recent Marvel Comics/Rittenhouse Archives trading card set! A certain amount of packs had these hand-drawn cards inserted into each, as a buyer's incentive! I was allowed to utilize any character from the FANTASTIC FOUR's five-decade history, so you'll see not only the main FF members, but also such lesser-known characters as Black Bolt, Medusa, Puppet Master, and many more! These small pieces or art were created using artist's pencil, a variety of inking pens, and colored pencil! Click here to see my work for DC Comics' own card sets! Click to enlarge images below!

HUMAN TORCH Commission! The Making of a Color Illustration!

A while back, I was commissioned by a fan to create a color illustration of the Fantastic Four's own combustible kid, the HUMAN TORCH! I knew I wanted to show the Torch in action, but what about creating a full scene that could also make for an interesting composition and background? I wanted to use an obscure villain, Tomazooma, a colorful (and oversized) foe who appeared in a 1968 FF issue! I was now off and running! Click all images to enlarge!

Below:The rough pencil sketch of the Torch, working out his flying pose and expression...

Below: Work begins on the background, as well as roughing out the overall composition and relationship of the figures!

Below: Zeroing in on the final layout! After scanning in my pencil roughs, I moved, cut/pasted, flipped, and composed much of the design in Photoshop, even roughing in the "fire burst"and direction the Torch will take in the final art! I also liked how this final composition created a great sense of depth! 

Below:The final color illustration, finished in marker and ink!

More Marvel Superheroes Coloring Book Cover Art!

Below are my pencils for the cover to a second MARVEL SUPERHEROES coloring book! This one sports the Fantastic Four, Thor, and Spider-Girl! Click to enlarge the sketch and the finished product!

Marvel Comics OVERPOWER Trading Cards! Mole Man!

Below is my pen-and-ink art for the Marvel Comics OVERPOWER card game/trading card set. These two images depict the FANTASTIC FOUR foes, Puppet Master and Mole Man! Click to enlarge!

Below: The finished, printed cards, including the "baby Iceman" card I pencilled!

A Tale of Three Things! Fantastic Four Art!

Here are three fan commissions I drew of The Thing, from the FANTASTIC FOUR Marvel comic book! The first was for a tribute book given to long-time FF artist, Joe Sinnott! What a fun character to draw! The Thing, not Joe, that is. Click to enlarge!