Monday, September 15, 2008

Boris

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Back in the late sixties, there was an explosion of underground comics. Artists like Robert Crumb, Gilbert Shelton, Robert Williams and others writing and drawing strange narratives and drug inspired craziness.

"Boris" was an attempt to express my stranger side. Inspired by Bobby London's "Dirty Duck" ( which was inspired by George Herrimann's "Krazy Kat"). A rather tame effort, in 1972 I was 18 years old and to this day have never partaken of anything stronger than a gin collins once in awhile. My strangeness was from within. Drawn on soft 9x11 drawing paper, the first one was inked with a crow quill pen! The second one was never finished and is still in a pencilled state. Enjoy.


Friday, September 12, 2008

Hey everybody, get into the Spirit!



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Probably one of the biggest influences on my comic art (besides John Severin and Mort Drucker) was Will Eisner. His work on "The Spirit" forever changed the way serious cartoonists looked at the comic page. He gave all of us a high bar to shoot for.

Here's my meager attempt at it.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Son of a Bitch!

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My first serious attempt at a story with an E.C. twist.




Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Edge, again

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Well I'm back from vacation in Indianapolis and Ohio. Hope the posts I programmed were enjoyable.

I got a request to show some of the interior pages of the Edge comics I did, so...

The first four issues were done with pen and brush. I tried to find a look for each storyline. Besides, I get restless to try something new alot. This is from #1.



The next storyline was done with pen and ink, the media I feel most comfortable with.
I tried to use double page spreads and newspaper clippings to spice it up.
This is from #6



The last storyline was done with pen and shaded with pencil and charcoal. This is from #9.

Monday, September 1, 2008

Just why do they call them "The Trees of Mystery"?

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Some silliness. See 6/21/08 post for explanation of title.

Sunday, August 31, 2008

Edge #6,7,8,10,11

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Here are the rest of the covers I did, with Garys' help.
My cover idea for "Edge #9" was rejected, so they ran with a cover by someone else.