Sunfire & an Elf with a Gun

couple of '70s marvel-related sketches today! first, sunfire, in his classic look, as he appeared in the '70s (most notably in the all new, all different x-men). this was a suggestion from mr. mike exner III--thanks, mike! always dug the character, and wish he'd stayed on with the x-men.

then probably one of the more..odd pieces i've done. the elf with a gun! i had to make another contribution to the 'marvel misfits and dc oddities' thread at jinxworld. this character was an oddball hitman that appeared mostly in the defenders comics written by steve gerber in the '70s. i remember picking up back issues with this character and just thinking it was beyond weird. haha

The White Violin

day three of daily warmup sketching! this one was an idea from someone at jinxworld--they suggested the dark horse series, umbrella academy. i chose the character the white violin. she's got a rather, unique look to her. :-)

Rocket Raccoon

wow, i must be on a roll--second day in a row i've been able to get a quick sketch in before work. haha

this is marvel's rocket raccoon--who most recently appeared in guardians of the galaxy, i believe. i did this for the bendis board weekly sketch thread--this week's theme being 'marvel misfits and dc oddities.' potential goldmine! haha link

i always thought this was a crazy, out there idea for a character, but i think he has a certain charm to him. and i think raccoons are pretty funny on their own anyway.

Hack/Slash

this is a warmup sketch suggestion from my friend marc. it's tim seeley's :iconcoltnoble: cassie hack, from the series hack/slash. i have to admit i've never read the series, but i've always liked tim's art!

the initial sketch was done pretty quickly, but i went back later after my kid took a nap and threw down some grey tones.

Battlestar Galactica

battlestar galactica! i was a pretty big fan of the recent sci-fi (i hate 'syfy';) channel revisioning, right up until most of the last season, which was a huge letdown. anyway, someone suggested i draw adama, so i did, and i decided to throw in a couple of my other favorite characters, tigh and starbuck, into the mix as well.

Doctor Who

my friend and morning glories writer, nick spencer, threw out a request for a doctor who sketch over at the bendis board. i'm trying to get into the habit of doing warmup sketches again, and finally got around to it! this is based on the tenth doctor, david tennant.

i'll be honest--i've never seen an episode of the series, but my friends just seem ga ga over it. there seems like so much history to the series, though. any doctor who fans with opinions on where to start?

Marvel Commissions

Happy new year! Here's some new stuff! First, a couple of commissions--Marvel's Taskmaster and Ares, both featured in the Avengers titles recently. Taskmaster was always cool, but I thought he was a villain? And Ares is just awesome. I loved Frank Cho's interpretation of him in Mighty Avengers.

Finally, a sketch I did of the Runaways. I'd say it's far and away my favorite title Marvel's put out in the past ten years. Adrian Alphona's art continues to be a big influence on me. I haven't followed the series lately, though, but I want to pick up some of the trades next time I hit the shop!