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Wonder Woman
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First,
I inked all outside contour lines and chest plate with a rapidograph
and ship curves. Her hair and other details were added with a Hunt
#104 quill, then I tightened up the more the graphic (think Patrick
Nagel) aspects of her hair with pens and curves. I spent the most
time on WW's left leg, which catches the eye with it's great muscular
definition.
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Spider-Man
vs. Hobgoblin
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There
may have been some confusion when Tom Lyle was commissioned to draw
the Green Goblin's 1980's successor, The Hobgoblin. Lyle drew the
Goblin's ears protruding and the original Goblin Glider, rather than
the Hobgoblin's revised version. I drew the 'Moon Knight' style hood
Hobgoblin wore which covered the ears. I added some dark areas to
the scales on Hobgoblin's costume and extensive brick details to the
right of the page, where Lyle had simplified the shapes.
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Penciller: Tom Lyle
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Dr. Strange
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A
classic pose that recalls a Gene Colan feel with a modern twist. Inked
everything with my Raphael #1 8404 brush, except Doc's face and cape
trimming, both inked with the Hunt #104 quill. The ol' inking hand
was feeling quite confident, as I freehanded the sweeping contours
of the cape and the curves areas behind Doc's head. For the rendering,
I went for my wannabe Kevin Nowlan wispy style. I only used a rapidograph
and ship curves for the long linear fades on the far right and left
sides of the cape. I'm glad Butch added the black dots on the gloves,
which appeared in Doc's earliest appearances, then dropped for some
reason. Occasionally, artists like Butch or Paul Smith would bring
back the dots. All the elements were in the pencils, but there was
lotsa room to play! |
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Elf
Women
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don't know who these women are, and neither did the guy who commissioned
them, so we decided the ears qualified them as "Elf Women".
This is a very west coast (i/e Wildstorm or Top Cow) style and it
was a lot easier than most pieces. That's because this style is deliberately
open for color. Hunt #104 quill, except the bow, which was inked with
Rapidograph using a straightedge and ship curve. I added a little
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Penciller: Brett
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Loki
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If it looks like a drawing
by John Buscema, that's because MC Wyman has a heavily-influenced
JB style. In fact, Loki's hand holding the goblet looks like it
came from 1968's Silver Surfer #4, cited by fans (and myself) as
one of Buscema's greatest achievements. Never got the pleasure of
inking JB, so the closest I'll get is MC. All brush on Loki, all
quill on the rocks.
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Batman in Action
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appears to be an unpublished Batman tryout page. Ron's influence here
is John Buscema's younger brother, Sal. I've never inked Sal either,
so this is the closest I may get to that as well. What's interesting
is how Ron used the tight, clean rendering style on the triangle-shaped
fades. I added Pro White splattering in panel four with an old toothbrush.
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Penciller: Ron Frenz
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Red Skull with Mausers
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The
Skull's mister popular with convention drawings, like Batman. When
I showed the pencils to Chuck Dixon, writer of many things and weapons
expert, he immediately noticed that the Mausers were incorrect, probably
improvised without reference. Thankfully, I remembered Walt Simonson's
sketches for Manhunter's Mausers in Comic Book Artist Magazine # 10,
vol. 1 and tweaked them appropriately. Velluto has done a very inspired
(and scary) image of the Skull here. |
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