Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Conan Saga #1 by Barry Smith






Kandou Erik gives me a nice shout out over at The Kirby Museum.  He basically says I'm fun and redundant.  He basically says I'm fun and redundant.  I am more than okay with his spot-on analysis of my blog.  Thanks, buddy!

Monday, July 9, 2012

Cap'n Marvel 18 Cover by Gil Kane


You probably heard my beef before, that Gil Kane didn't get to draw the Mandroid on the inside
(Heavy sigh)

Sunday, July 8, 2012

A Rose Grows in Brooklyn (X-Men Interiors by Jim Steranko)

Although the covers were as beautiful as anything Steranko drew
the insides of X-men 50 and 51 left many of us puzzled.  Be it rushed lay-outs, or disastrous
inking, or both, it was nothing like we had come to expect from Jim.  And yet, some of the images
shined through the rubble. This spaceship, if I ignore the figures around it, is still an all-time fav





NOT An Annual Starhawks by Gil Kane Post

I couldn't wait for my annual Starhawks post to put these up


Embiggen in new windows, please

A Very Personal Post From the Cap'n

Here's a rare glimpse at my own artworkIt was done after seeing Enter the Dragon, in which Bruce Lee tells a student, "It's like a finger pointing to the moon.  Don't focus on the finger, or you'll miss all that heavenly glory."

This image by Wally Wood is from 1957, and to me in looks like a Time Traveler visiting his future self, but 55 years later, I work with this guy.  His name's Paul