My Original Comic Art

Batman by Jim Lee

2010-02-01T10:57:00.000-08:00

I just realized I never posted this one. I won an on-line contest and Jim Lee agreed to sketch any character that I wanted. This is without question one of the coolest pieces I will ever own. Jim Lee quick sketch of the Dark Knight. This is a quick picture of it, I really need to scan it, this was taken before he finished.

Jim Lee has drawn some amazing Batman art from All-Star Batman & Robin the Boy Wonder to Batman: Hush. It is really cool to own a piece from him.

Hellboy Sketch by Paul Fricke

2009-12-01T07:01:00.001-08:00

Here is a sketch I got from Paul Fricke who has done a variety of writing, art, and colors for comics over the years. Recently Paul has done some back-up story work in Proof from Image Comics.

The Anchor

2009-11-18T05:09:00.000-08:00

I got this sketch by surprise. I was commenting to the artist that drew this, A. Huerta, that I really liked the piece on his Deviant Art page and before I know it he is sending it to me. Huerta has done some great pin-ups in Invincible and has a ton of talent.

Richard Starkings Original Sketch

2009-10-18T21:02:00.000-07:00

I wasn't able to make it to any conventions in 2009 but I did go to a pre-party before Windy City Con recently and was able to score a dual sketch from Elephantmen creator Richard Starkings and one of the artists from the book Moritat.

Anyone that has never checked out Elephantmen from Image Comics is missing out on a truly original comic masterpiece.

Riley Rossmo Sketch

2009-07-30T06:46:00.000-07:00

I am a huge fan of Riley's work as an artist. His style is loose and crazy but I know he spends painstaking time making sure that every line is in place for a reason. When I recently acquired some original art from him he also through in a sketch that he did as well.

Man she looks upset.

Seven Sons

2009-07-30T06:28:00.000-07:00

Here is a page from Seven Sons which was the first collaborative work between Alex Grecian and Riley Rossmo who later went on to create Proof.

I'm a Proof Freak

2009-07-25T18:42:00.000-07:00

I got to make my second appearance in Proof in issue #21 as an 18th century Victorian circus freak. I was the tattooed man and appeared on the final page of the issue.

My Funeral in Proof

2009-07-25T16:34:00.000-07:00

I had the good fortune of being killed in a comic book. The creators of Proof named a character after me and killed me in an issue. That was a wonderful surprise. How do you top that? They had a funeral scene for me in issue #16. Below is the original art to page 1 of issue #16.

Below is a progress from the original to the pre-colored, pre-lettered page.

This is the cover to the issue in case you want to see me dead, I know lots of people do.

Proof Issue #1

2009-07-24T18:15:00.000-07:00

Without question one of my favorite comic books is Proof from Image Comics. Created by Alex Grecian (writer) and Riley Rossmo (artist) it is a book about bigfoot working for a secret government agency called The Lodge. Here is a page 11 from issue #1 in which Proof meets his new partner Ginger for the first time.

Sam and Twitch

2009-04-28T15:04:00.000-07:00

Here is page 14 from Spawn #166 in which Detectives Sam and Twitch are investigating all of the bizarre things that are going on in a particular apartment building.

Spawn Family Reunion

2009-04-21T14:01:00.000-07:00

Here is a page 11 from Spawn #173 in which Al confronts his mother and father and learns that his selection to be Spawn was planned for decades before his birth.

Gunslinger Spawn

2009-04-14T09:18:00.000-07:00

Here is another page I got from the Gunslinger Spawn story arc. This is page #14 of the issue drawn by Bing Cansino.

Mandarin Spawn

2009-04-08T12:56:00.000-07:00

Here are two pages from the only issue to break the storyline of Spawn and tell a stand alone tale of the legacy of the curse. Spawn #165 told the story of an abused character in ancient China that was given the power to seek revenge on all of those who tormented him.

Spawn #165 page 4

Spawn #165 page 11

Gunslinger Spawn

2009-04-06T11:11:00.001-07:00

This is page 13 from issue #174 of Spawn drawn by Bing Cansino as part of a two-part story that talks about the legend of Spawn in the wild west.

Batman by David Hine

2009-03-20T12:32:00.000-07:00

Noted more for his writing than his art, David Hine drew this super sweet Batman sketch for me at New York ComiCon 2009 (though he signed it as 2008). Apparently, Whilce Portacio was at the Image Comics table when he did this sketch and provided some guidance to the sketch.

Barock by Dan McDaid

2009-03-19T12:37:00.000-07:00

Jersey Gods artist Dan McDaid did this super cool Barock sketch for me while at New York ComiCon 2009.

Below is a copy of the New York ComiCon exclusive variant cover to Jersey Gods #1 signed by Dan and book creator Glen Brunswick.

Apollo & Midnighter

2009-01-13T11:06:00.000-08:00

This is a commission piece I got from a friend, Chris Striker, who had it done by Dustin Nguyen at a convention. Below is a quote from Dustin about this piece when I told him on his DeviantArt page that I had this piece.

*duss005 HEY! dude, glad you like it, it was probably the ONLY side midnighter and apollo piece ive ever done fully. thanks for posting!

--
-dustin

World War II Spawn

2008-09-02T11:19:00.000-07:00

This is a thumb nail sketch used by Mike Mayhew as he was planning the cover to Spawn #179 which featured the story of the World War II Spawn.

Below is the final image used on the cover to see how close this thumb nail sketch was to the cover.

Shadowhawk by Jim Valentino

2008-06-28T12:26:00.000-07:00

Jim Valentino was one of the original founders of Image Comics and is known for his incredible work at Marvel Comics before jumping over to help start Image. Below is a quick sketch I got from him in passing that symbolizes his most famous creation at Image Comics Shadowhawk.

Below is the cover to Jim Valentino's Shadowhawk I love that in even a quick sketch he takes the time to get the silver, black, and red all right.

Mars by Ryan Bodenheim

2008-06-28T12:20:00.000-07:00

Image new comer Ryan "Bode" Bodenheim was on hand to do some sketches and art from the book A Red Mass for Mars which he worked on with Jonathan Hickman. I got one sketch from Bode and he was nice enough to throw in a second for me. Below is a sketch of Mars.

Below is a look at the stylized colors applied by Hickman over Bode's pencils.

Mouse Guard by David Petersen

2008-06-28T12:13:00.000-07:00

Though I only really knew of the book by name, I got this Mouse Guard sketch from David Petersen while at Wizard World Chicago. Unfortunately, I was a little low on cash and could not pick up a copy of any of the "square" comics about mice and swords.

Below is a cover to Mouse Guard: Belly of the Beast to show some of David's beautiful work in color.

Deadpool by Rob Liefeld

2008-06-28T11:50:00.000-07:00

Rob Liefeld was an original founder of Image Comics and is as known for his over sized proportions and dimensions of people as he is anything else when it comes to his art. Rob also created a lot of great characters while at Marvel, one of the most famous being Deadpool. Unfortunately, this was the only character Rob would sketch at Wizard World Chicago for anyone - I was still happy to get it.

Here is a picture of the recently re-released Deadpool series from Marvel, including the appropriate Rob Liefeld variant.

Savage Dragon by Erik Larsen

2008-06-28T11:46:00.000-07:00

One of the founding members of Image Comics, Erik Larsen created Savage Dragon shortly after the launch of the company. He has written and drawn practically every single issue of the book that has been on-going since 1993.

Below is the cover to the first issue of the on-going Savage Dragon series.

Spawn by Angel Medina

2008-06-28T11:40:00.000-07:00

Here is a sketch from former Spawn artist Angel Medina. Angel was the artist on Spawn from issue #100 thru #150 but ironically never provided a cover for the series.

Ant-Man by Phil Hester

2008-06-28T11:35:00.000-07:00

This is a sketch I got of Ant-Man from artist Phil Hester. Phil is also the creator of Golly! and the co-creator of Firebreather. He is as known for his writing as his art.

Below is the cover to the first Ant-Man (2003) trade to show some of Phil's finished work.

She-Dragon by Franschesco

2008-06-28T11:02:00.000-07:00

I grabbed this sketch from Franchesco of She-Dragon another or Erik Larsen's creations from the Savage Dragon universe.

Below is a picture of Franschesco's finished She-Dragon from a mini-series he did for the character.

Saano by Kenneth Rockafort

2008-06-28T00:47:00.000-07:00

While walking past the Top Cow booth at Wizard World Chicago I saw Kenneth Rockafort doing sketches of Madame Mirage. I was tempted but instead opted for a character to the Pilot Season: The Core which had not even been released yet. Both he and his wife found humor in my request since I had not even seen the book.

Below is an interior page to this beautifully drawn book.

Firebreather by Andy Kuhn

2008-06-27T11:28:00.000-07:00

Here is a sketch from Firebreather co-creator Andy Kuhn that I got from him at Wizard World Chicago 2008. This is the title character Firebreather, also known as Duncan Rosenbladt.

Here is the cover of the first Firebreather mini-series from 2003 to reference the character in full.