Marv by Kevin Castaniero!
Marv from Frank Miller’s Sin City is one of my all-time favorite characters. I love seeing artists do their “take” on the big lug. Today we have Marv by Kevin Castaniero.
Category: Art
“Dawn of the Dead” Alt Poster by Garreth Gibson!
George Romero’s follow-up to his classic Night of the Living Dead is of course, Dawn of the Dead. While I prefer the original, many folks think Dawn is the best of Romero’s zombie films. Who am I to argue?
Dawn of the Dead alt poster by Garreth Gibson.
” Every dead body that is not exterminated becomes one of them. It gets up and kills! The people it kills get up and kill!” – Dr. Foster
“The Huckleberry” by Phil Meatchem!
The Huckleberry by Phil Meatchem who calls Doc Holiday his favorite Val Kilmer performance. I couldn’t agree more.
“Why, Johnny Ringo, you look like somebody just walked over your grave.” – Doc Holliday
Rocky Balboa by Manuel Brancato!
Rocky Balboa by Manuel Brancato!
“You had the talent to become a good fighter, but instead of that, you become a legbreaker to some cheap, second rate loanshark!” – Mickey Goldmill
Rocky Balboa by Randy Martin!
Randy Martin and his his wife, Laura were one of the first people that I knew who had an art themed collection. Theirs is Edward Scissorhands. Anyway, I was at one of the first (maybe even the first) conventions when I started getting Sylvester Stallone character sketches. Randy (who is a collector, not a professional artist) said he had an idea for a Stallone sketch. I said (in my best Rocky III voice), “Go for it!”
The result is a, pardon the expression, knockout! It still brings a smile to my face.
Rocky Balboa by Koi Pham!
It’s hard to believe I got this Rocky Balboa convention sketch from Koi Pham over two decades ago!
“You’re a big man, but I do this for a living,” by Kelsey Shannon
Kelsey Shannon gifted me this sketch at HeroesCon 2004. We had “talked” via e-mail for a couple of years, but it was the first time I met him in person. I knew Kelsey had worked in comics, animation, and film, and that he could pencil, ink and color. At the con I also learned Kelsey plays a mean game of hacki-sack.
Years after this sketch, Kelsey would provide art and a variant cover for EXPENDABLES GO TO HELL!
“Stand By Me” Alt Poster by Mike Empleado!
It’s easy to forget just how amazing Stand By Me is. Thankfully this alt poster by Mike Empleado is a great reminder.
“I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?” – Gordie
“Pale Rider” by Yvan Quinet!
Pale Rider by Yvan Quinet
“And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the fourth beast said: “Come and see.” And I looked, and behold a pale horse. And his name that sat on him was Death.” – Megan Wheeler (reading from the Book of Revelation)
Rocky by Esteban Salinas
Esteban Salinas is a freelance illustrator. I first saw Esteban on Whatnot where he runs commission auctions and then livestreams himself creating the requested art. It’s always a blast to watch and I decided to join in. The result is this quick study of Sly Stallone as Rocky.
If you’d like to see more of Esteban’s art, you can at his website or at Whatnot.com where he uses the screenname deviant_apple.
“300” Tribute Poster by Nuno Sardanas!
300 and both Sin City films are the movies that come closest to replicating the comics that inspired them. Today we have a 300 tribute poster by Nuno Sardanas that Leonidas would approve.
“You have many slaves, Xerxes, but few warriors. It won’t be long before they fear my spears more than your whips.“ – King Leonidas
Sly Stallone by Hethe Srodawa!
Sly Stallone by Hethe Srodawa.
Dracula vs The Creature from the Black Lagoon by Roy Chang!
Man, sometimes art can take me back to my childhood. This piece by Roy Chang does that. Staying up late on weekends to watch horror movies hosted by Sammy Terry. Of course when my friends and I got together, talk would turn to the best monsters and who would when if they ever met up. This art reminded me of those days.
Ah, but I digress.
Chang posted this piece on his Instagram page. (You should follow him!) A fan requested the team-up (What an awesome idea!) as part of this year’s Cartoon Art Museum fundraiser. Chang came through with a winner!
Batman by Federico Vicentini!
This Batman art by Federico Vicentini is giving me Neal Adams mixed with Marshall Rogers vibes… and that’s a good thing. Anyone else getting that?
Sly Stallone is Rambo by Mark Pennington!
This is the first sketch I ever got from Mark Pennington. It is, of course, Sly Stallone as Rambo. I got it way back in 2003 at either a MegaCon or Tampa Convention. I followed it up with an Old Man Jack Carter and another Rambo.
Mark Pennington graduated from the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art in 1985.
Upon graduation Mark became a toy designer at Hasbro. Mark created designs for the G.I. Joe line of action figures including a Rocky Balboa GI Joe that never saw production! Mark’s first work as an inker in the comic book industry was for SQP on Judge Dredd!
