Commission: Smallville’s Chloe Sullivan

Recently a gentleman named Wes contacted me about doing a commission for his wife, Nessie, who had just received a promotion at work. Nessie’s birthday was fast approaching, and Wes wanted to surprise her with something special. Both were fans of the CW television series,  SMALLVILLE, so I was asked to draw a cast member from the show–either Clark, Lois or Chloe– holding up a copy of the Daily Planet with a congratulatory headline.  I chose to draw Chloe Sullivan, who is actually my favorite character on the show. I’m pleased to find out that Nessie liked the drawing, and that this birthday present was a smashing success!

Smallvilles Chloe Sullivan

Smallville's Chloe Sullivan

Nate Lovett: Colorist Extraordinare!

Nate Lovett is a talented cartoonist who is also a heck of a colorist. Nate was kind enough to grace some of my pencil art with some hues, so I thought I’d post some of those. Check out his color skills on my Buffy, Hellboy and the Phantom drawings! I’m particularly fond of the Phantom colors. The aging effect Nate employed on the coloring really made the drawing feel very classical!

By the way, don’t forget to check out Nate’s site at http://www.natelovett.com/

Buffy the Vampire Slayer--colors by Nate Lovett

Buffy the Vampire Slayer--colors by Nate Lovett

Hellboy--colors by Nate Lovett

Hellboy--colors by Nate Lovett

The Phantom--colors by Nate Lovett

The Phantom--colors by Nate Lovett

Minotaur

Cory McNutt received his copy of MYTHOS and his free art a few weeks back.  Being a fan of Greek Myths, I was very happy to obligue Cory when requested that I draw his MINOTAUR hero for him! It sure was fun to illustrate!

Saturn-Knight

Jeff Bigler is a good friend of mine, and a talented artist in his own right.  He and I used to be teammates on the CITY OF HEROES online game. When Jeff pre-ordered his copy of MYTHOS from me this year, he requested that I draw his principle character, SATURN-KNIGHT for him. I hope you like the book and the artwork, Jeff!

Bayani and Planet Girl

Here’s a couple more of the free drawings I did for Kris Fenol, who pre-ordered two copies of my 2009 sketchbook, MYTHOS. The first drawing is of Kris’s character, BAYANI, a martial arts hero with the power to manipulate fire into weapontry!  The second character, PLANET GIRL is a creation of Marcy Fitz-Randolf. Hope you liked the books and drawings, guys!

Bayani

Bayani

Planet Girl

Planet Girl

Nexus

Here’s a drawing I did of Steve Rude and Mike Barron’s NEXUS character. For those of you who live under a rock, NEXUS was first published in the ’80s, and enjoyed a 101 issue run, recently coming to a close with the “SPACE OPERA” storyline.   I enjoyed NEXUS tremendously, and Steve Rude’s incredible artwork has made a lifetime impression on me. Steve’s art is steeped in the traditions of such comic artists as Jack Kirby and Alex Toth, with fantastic figure drawing that is heavily influenced by the likes of llustrator Andrew Loomis.

If you’ve missed out on NEXUS, you’ve missed out on a lot, so seek out some collections. You can also see more of Steve Rude’s artwork on his website: http://www.steverude.com/live/

Solid Snake

Another “MYTHOS” drawing; this one for Jason: “Solid Snake” from the Metal Gear Solid–complete with mullet! Thanks, man!