I am incredibly grateful for having had the good fortune to work on The Iron Giant. So once in a while, when an idea strike, I like to do a little "fan art" tribute. The piece below came about as a Wally Wood homage by way of IG.
I also tried one as a tribute to the DC artists of the Silver Age, Curt Swan, Wayne Boring, Carmine Infantino, Murphy Anderson (Sure I’m forgetting someone…)
“Where Is Everybody?!” The zombie piece below was done for a book of illustrations based on songs by Nine Inch Nails. I was assigned the song Where Is Everybody. So I put on the headphones, and this is what came out. See my process images below.
ENTER THE SILVER UNIVERSE The piece below was a marketing image. I had to draw the entire cast of characters—including some characters that I hadn’t really a chance to actually design them through my storytelling process. So you may spot a few variations between this and how they appear in the actual series ;)
FCBD 2018 SILVER COVER (AND FRENCH EDITION)
STERRRRRRRNNNNNN! I was invited to do a piece for Heavy Metal's 40th anniversary. Since Sternn was one of my favorite segments in the field, and I felt like paying the genius Bernie Wrightson a humble homage.
Truth be told, I struggled a little bit with this one. I first started with a completely different idea (the woman jumping on his back). There was something I really liked about the rough, but although I tried to execute it many different ways, it never came together. Then I realized I really needed to have Hannover Fist in it too, and the flying eye dude.
Another one that I found challenging was this Enemy Ace. I first approached it as a portrait, but felt I wasn't getting enough out of it so went with the composition below.
I have to be honest, portraits/likenesses are my kryptonite. That said, I had a blast doing this Bela Lugosi Dracula commission. The picture I used for reference was of an older Bela, so this may not be his face at its most iconic, but I'm happy with the hands, the fiendish look, and the over all physicality of it.
