The X-Men weren’t always that popular. The comic had a spotty life, after being introduced in the early ‘60s by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. But things took off in the mid ‘70s with the introduction of the Uncanny X-Men. They’ve been huge ever since. This art was painted for a RPG box set, featuring …
When you think about it, Storm is a pretty powerful mutant. Wouldn’t you just love to call down a bolt of lightning on someone who cuts you off on the freeway and then flips YOU the bird? When it was time to do this load screen painting for X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse, I …
As a kid, I couldn’t have been a bigger fan of Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and his earlier incarnation as Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos. I loved John Severin’s inking over Dick Ayers pencils! Beautiful military stuff! Combining Fury with the Invaders was a fanboy’s dream!
ere’s another one of those “Mass o’ Superheroes” compositions for the Marvel RPG. This time the focus was on The Fantastic Four and their pantheon of characters. I especially like this cover because it was inked by my buddy Mike Machlan. Mike inked a lot of books for both DC and Marvel over the years. …
I was swamped with work at the time and probably should have given this load screen from Marvel: Ultimate Alliance to one of the other artists to do. But it was Nick Fury! I just couldn’t give up a chance to paint my old favorite, just one more time!
It’s a lot of nostalgic fun to take an old-favorite cover and put your own spin on it. A lot of Carmine Infantino’s Silver Age cover compositions were fantastic. This particular cover always grabbed me… but I thought the Scarecrow should be a bit spookier-looking.
More goofy critter designs I did for a proposed mobile game. From time-to-time, I really enjoy it when I get the chance to go in a more cartoony direction.
More cartoon fun! These are a bunch of silly critter designs I did for a proposed mobile game.
Here is my first pass on a design for a tiny fantasy character for a proposed mobile game. I still think there’s a frustrated animator inside me, pushing to get out!
Dick Briefer’s wonderful comic book versions of Mary Shelly’s classic monster took a couple of visual turns. One was a charmingly comedic approach to the monster, coping with everyday life. This painting is my “tip-of-the-hat” to Briefer’s darker, more horrific version of Dr. Frankenstein’s creation.