Retro Iron Man!

I drew this Iron Man awhile back, but I came across it the other day and thought it might look cool in color. So here you go. 

This 70's Iron Man armor has always been my favorite. Whenever I see an old comic with Iron Man in that costume, you can bet I'll be picking it up.

Spider-Man Gets Fooled!

The idea for this struck me last night as I was about to go to sleep, and my own sheer stupidity got me laughing for awhile. I mean, The Lizard has all the abilities of a reptile, right?  I would hope that this would also include your average garden-variety of lizard's most endearing quality that we all discovered as kids: the classic tail decoy.

I hope he exhibits this trait in the new movie. 

Monkeyshines!

I suppose this piece could also have been titled: "My Brain Threw Up On Paper." But that's a little too verbose, isn't it? Either way, this is a random assortment of any and everything floating around up there in that watery noggin of mine. Notice there's no math depicted here.

DC Comics Ladies: Catwoman!

Watching reruns of the 60's show as a young tyke was my first introduction to Batman,  so I guess that's why I'm partial to the Julie Newmar Catwoman costume (although the freakish, stitched-up Michelle Pfeiffer version is a close second). I tried to make the suit here as "glittery" as possible to match the way it looked on the show. Note: this is the first and hopefully the last time the word "glittery" has appeared on this blog.

DC Comics Ladies: Zatanna!

Doesn't everyone love a good magician? More specifically, doesn't everyone love a good female magician? Even more specifically, doesn't everyone love a female magician in a little tuxedo suit and tights? Apparently so, because DC hasn't really gone out of their way to change Zatanna's costume in almost 50 years. Well, except for that time in the 80's when she started wearing that weird purple wizard outfit. She soon switched back to the classic tux though. You really shouldn't mess with a good thing.

Madman and Joe!

"Do you know a girl with hair like this?"

Here's one for my fellow Scott Pilgrim-ites out there. 

I'm partial to the blue-haired version of Ramona Flowers myself, primarily because my lovely wife accompanied me to the 2011 Austin Wizard World Comic-Con as Ramona and she chose to "go blue." I wasn't really surprised when several guys stopped us and asked if they could take a picture with her; what really shocked me was when people wanted to take a picture with me simply because I was wearing wristbands and Scott's "Fantastic 4 1/2" shirt. Someone actually thought I was momentarily cool. But I think that moment has now passed.

"That's right, boys. It's Dr. Venkman!"

I recently watched Ghostbusters again and was inspired to create some sweet Bill Murray a.k.a. Dr. Peter Venkman art. I'm including all three versions: color, ink, and pencil. Hope this brings joy to my fellow Ghostbusters fans out there!  I'm going to go eat some marshmallows now.

Novelty Chattering Teeth Come Alive!

There is absolutely no point, rhyme or reason to this thing. It just randomly fell out of my brain like an old moth ball. So here you go - a fake poster for some novelty chattering teeth. In concert. And only on a leap year, apparently. Get your tickets before they're sold out!

Here's the original pen and ink drawing, including various sweet lightning bolt options:

Retro Alien Girl!

Happy New Year, everyone! I thought I'd ring in 2012 with some brand new, spacey-retro-alien-girl goodness.

   

She's from a new hatchling of a comic idea I've started working on. Can you guess what it will be about?

(Hint: it involves monkeys, dinosaurs, cute alien girls, ray guns, outer space, and other random absurdities. But I will say no more.)

Batman and Superman!

Who doesn't love Batman and Superman? Certainly not me. They're two of the greatest comic characters of all time, and their "cool" factor skyrockets anytime they appear together. Hopefully that makes this new drawing cool by association.

Madman Colorized!

Here's my more refined version of the previously posted Madman sketch.

I decided to depart from my usual smooth inking style and go for a rougher, faster look. I kinda like it.

The Flash - The Fastest Man Alive!

Here's a new picture of one of my favorite comic characters . . .


















In my opinion, The Flash really has one of the greatest costumes in all of comics. I'm always all for simplicity, and I think there's something really striking about the head-to-toe red uniform with lightning bolt accents. I still have fond memories of zipping around the house as a little kid with my old "DC Comics Superheroes" Flash figure in hand. On several occasions, I broke the sound barrier. That, or I broke some of my mother's more fragile pieces of home decor. I can't remember.

Note: the figure possessed amazingly realistic "Running arm movement." Check out the sweet box art here.

The Astonishing Ant-Man!

Hi everyone! Sorry it's been so long since I've posted anything. I've been busy over the summer getting married and moving and random things like that. Anyway, I finally got to put my hand back to the drawing board and here's what I came up with.
















This is a "first appearance" version of Ant-Man from "Tales to Astonish" #35. I'm sure there's only a few select people besides me who care, but I just wanted to note that fact since his costume gradually changed in later appearances from the way I drew it here; I want my sterling comic book nerd credentials to remain firmly intact.

The Joy of Pork!

There's really no point to this drawing, but it makes me laugh.

Rubber Chicken Apocalypse!

I worked on this one for quite awhile. My goal? To create a poster for the most absurd movie concept I could imagine. Dracula? Check. Wolfman? Check. Zombie horde, gorilla with a funny hat, plus sultry-looking female? Check check check. Wait, I almost forgot the giant rubber chicken brandishing an M-16 and a Rambo-grade knife! Ok, check.

I kinda want to see this movie now.

Transylvania Postcard!

Ever wonder what a postcard sent from the far eastern land of Dracula's birthplace would look like? Let your heart be at rest and wonder no more!













I most enjoyed creating the little vampire boy. He just seems so joyous and content to be a blood-sucking aberration of nature. And what exactly are the contents of his red "ice cream" cone? I shudder to imagine.

Monstrous Rubber Ducks!

I know it's been awhile since I've posted anything, but the summer has kept me pretty busy. However, since it is nearing that very special time of year when I hit my "sweet spot" and my various monster drawings are momentarily in style, I thought I would post some new stuff. First up, some bath toys with a Universal Monsters influence.


















Growing up, I would have loved to have had little guys like this to play with in the tub. They would have made the daily drudgery of bath time much more enjoyable. Alas, I had to settle for a rubber duck who was just plain ol' dull yellow. At least I had a plastic shark to liven things up.

New Strato-Boy Cover

This is going to be the cover for a new batch of Strato-Boy comics I'm putting together. I'll post the new comic pages as soon as I complete them. I know all five of you Strato-Boy fans out there are waiting with the keenest of anticipation for the next installment. Let your hearts be strengthened! The best is yet to come! Or maybe it's already passed. Not sure yet.

Tiny Avengers

I'm not sure what my inspiration was behind this. I guess sometimes a guy just feels like drawing some tiny cartoon superheroes.