ALIENS VS PREDATOR

#aliens #predator #aliensvspredator #art The original was drawn in '93. The updated version in '10

WOULD THE REAL SUPERMAN PLEASE STAND UP?

I originally did this, I'm guessing '93. I apparently did it for a friend, so he has the original (with maybe the date on the back). Poor me only had a photocopy to work with.

CYBERFORCE

I did this drawing back about 18 yrs old. I believe I just started art school then. Just about when the first issue of Cyberforce came out. I was in my heavy "Jim Lee" Image cross-hatching, saw tooth faze. Or a least my attempt at it!

The same person who wrote the Flash review below wrote this hilarious review as well.

" As for "cyberforce", we can conclude that there are limitless possibilities when toying with the idea of a rag tag band of half-man half-machines. Does one of your characters have a cybernetic eye that glows? A robot arm (I know mine did). How about black underwear on top of shiny metal legs? What ever the combination, we can surely agree that Cyberforces are a good idea. But check out the little guy on the left, his glow-palm is lined up with the main guys side-stripe and it looks like he's stickin'em! Stickin'em real good!"

7, 16, 32, 33 - HUT!

I kinda broke my own rule here in the 2nd post no less! And I promised I'd never hurt you. But let's be honest, there's no saving that initial drawing of the Flash.
 
Flash has been one of my favorite DC characters since I picked up the series written by William Messner- Loebs, and drawn by Greg LaRoque back around 1990 I believe. I bought stacks and read them in about 2 days. Great stuff, and I highly recommend them. Up there with Ann Nocenti and John Romita Jr's Daredevil, which is just about the best run of any book.

These first 2 were drawn at ages 7 and 16 I believe. Maybe 17. And the 2nd two were drawn before and after I worked on some of the Justice League Unlimited comics. THAT was fun to work on. :D

Someone on another art site yrs ago wrote a HILARIOUS review of 3 old pieces of art I'd posted. The first one was of the Flash-

"The portrait of "the Flash" (arguably the best of the three) reveals some useful and insightful solutions to some common problems we all face when drawing heros. First and most noticably, what to do when you draw the thumb on the wrong side of the hand. The solution: hide it with a vibrant purple stroke! Adding color to an otherwise bland background always helps to catch the eye. Speaking of bland backgrounds, from this pic we can learn that a few light pencil strokes can subtly suggest speeds of up to 200mph! Also, a question is finally answered, one we've all contemplated but have been too afraid to ask — "What does Flash look like wearing football pads under his costume?" To wrap a piece together, a two-tone logo for your hero always helps - first two letters upper case, the rest lower."

"BUY A ZERTKNOG A DRINK?"

Hi! I've been thinking about doing this for a little while now. I did a Predator piece like this last yr and had a blast. You always go back and look at your old work for ideas and whatnot (well, i do!), and sometimes you want to redo a piece in the present, just to see how far along you've come for your own self-gratification. But also, I think it's funny to take a stupid drawing you did from back then, and see what you can do with it now, taking it as seriously as the initial piece. So, with that, the first piece...!

I originally drew this when i was 18. I believe for my college portfolio. In my defense, it's not like my school was offering up all kinds of art programs. But I was too far into comics to care honestly. For those not in the know, this is DC Comics character Lobo. To say he's unkind would be an understatement. The winged woman is something my friend David came up with back in college (and also drew in the original piece. Ironically, he made fun of comics back then, even though he read mine. What's he doing now you ask?? Comics... Ha

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