Mainstay

Mainstay is the brother of Nebula. Not in the sense of coming from the same mother and father, but in the sense that they were both originally engineered from the same source thousands of years ago in what is known mythologically as Atlantis. His strength is much greater than that of a mortal human, he can fly, and he can manipulate electromagnetic energy. He is not immortal; he can, indeed, be killed, but (like Nebula) he stopped aging once his body reached full maturity all those millenia ago.

Mainstay (c) 2008 Michael Powell

Wolverine

Hey, guys. For those who missed my last posting, my son, Nathan, was diagnosed with a heart condition about three months ago and has undergone treatment for most of that time. We're currently back in our hometown for an indefinite amount of time, and I find myself with a little bit of drawing time on my hands, for which I'm grateful after such a long hiatus. Here's a Wolverine drawing I whipped out this afternoon to use as my Myspace avatar.

Mike

At long last!

I'm back in the loop after being away for nearly three months. My son, Nathan, had to be rushed to Texas Children's Hospital in Houston because of an enlarged heart. The story is much too complicated to go into right here, but rest assured, we are on our way to normalcy.

While we were away I didn't have my commissions in progress with me, so I had to occupy myself with sketches and character designs. Here are two of them for my still forthcoming webcomic, tentatively titled "Faction Omega". The headshot is of Bombshell, a character I've featured before. The inked piece is of a character I created recently called "Nebula". Kind of your Wonderwoman/Powergirl archetype, but I have some ideas bubbling around in my head of who she is and what she can do.

Stay tuned for more over the next few days.

Mike

Commission: Grendel/Argent

Unfortunately, I still don't have a full-sized printer, so you'll have to imagine that these two are side-by-side for now.

I was never familiar to the specifics of Grendel, but I thought he always looked cool. These are two of four commissions I'm working on for a client. I'll post the others (hopefully) by next week.

Mike

Contribution: Jester Press Sketchbook

When I was contacted by the guys from Jester Press about contributing to a sketchbook they were compiling I jumped at the chance. Although it took me over a month to find time to finish this project (amongst others) I finally got it to them, and I can't wait to see the book once it's compiled.

This piece features Sabrina Voght and her werewolf companion. They kick ass!

Mike

Commission: Sexy Alyssa Milano

I guess it's redundant to say "sexy" and then "Alyssa Milano" in the same sentence, since she just personifies hotness.

This client sent me three pieces of reference, a snapshot of Ms. Milano's face, a panel of Freefall from Gen13 in an impossible pose (you know, the one where both ass cheeks and both breasts are showing), and another panel of Freefall wearing a leopard print bikini.

In the end, this is what he had in mind. It makes my back hurt just looking at it. In a good way, though.

Mike

Commission: Black Cougar # 2

This is just another pin-up of KC Ryan's Black Cougar to loosen up tonight. It's been very rough two weeks with the wife breaking her leg and all. Very stressful. Sometimes a simple drawing like this which took about 30 minutes to do can really help to recharge my system and bring me back to my center.

Night.

Mike