Fantasy Series: Alice

This is the first in a series of fantasy art I began last night. This particular piece, featuring a sexy Alice from Alice in Wonderland is on the risqué side, but that doesn't mean they all will be. Don't be expecting Poseidon in a speedo, or anything like that. I've just put this piece up on Ebay if anyone would like to own it.

Thanks.
Mike

What I've Been Up To

Lately these posts have been approximately bi-weekly. My son, Nathan, had a little relapse in his heart condition, and he had to undergo surgery to clear away some abrasions around his heart, and after a few days in the hospital in Houston we were able to come him since he's doing much better. We couldn't be more thrilled!

This piece is one of the last commissions from what I call the "Hurricane Batch", those commissions I sold just before our area was struck by Hurricane Ike, causing us to lose our home to mold and sending us bouncing around the map until finally settling into our own place again.

But enough about me. Onto the art! This piece was inspired by Marvel's Shanna the She-Devil. The client didn't specify that he wanted Shanna necessarily, but wanted something in that vein.

And over the last few weeks I've been reading up on mythology, not just Greek, but Roman, Norse, and Celtic as well. Here's my interpretation of the Greek Goddess of magic and the underworld, Hekate. There have been many other versions of her by different comics companies, especially in the DC Universe.

It's been a while.

God, it's been almost a month! Well, to keep you all abreast of my situation, my family and I are finally settled into a new apartment after being virtually homeless for the last three months following Hurricane Ike. It's now COMPLETELY behind us, thankfully. In the meantime I have tons of art to complete (some that has been commissioned since August! But I hear that the real professional artists take over a year sometimes, so I don't feel so bad. I tell ya, those acts of God are a bitch.

On to the art...

This pin-up is of Stormblazer, his super-villan, Sifter, and his alter ego's secretary, Stephanie. Look for it to be used in the future (or at least colored).

Here are two more designs for some new characters for my original graphic novel soon to begin production. Meet the sorcerer Morgana, and (below) the super-strong member of an all-female forgotten race from Antarctica, Amazona. Amazona was originally a character from Nedor Publications in the 1940s, but she has since fallen into the public domain. I've changed her to suit my needs, as I've done to many a lady. Kidding.

More Golden Age!

Here are three more characters from my forthcoming as-of-yet untitled graphic novel.

First, Doc Steele. He was modeled after Nedor's Doc Strange. I'm not the first to take this old character and make something new out of him. Most notably, Alan Moore brought him back as Tom Strong from America's Best Comics.

Lady Victory is not the name of an actual character (surprisingly), but in creating her I was inspired by a few Golden Age female heroes I researched.

Finally there's Dark Terror, formerly knows as "The Black Terror". I ditched his Lone-Ranger/Robin mask in favor of one that I felt was strke "terror" in the hearts of evil-doers.

More in the coming days.

Mike

Golden Age Reimaginings

Here are two characters from a graphic novel I'm developing which involves numerous characters from the golden age. Since these characters are in the public domain now, I've taken advantage of it and re-designed them. Captain Future was a character from Nedor Comics in the 1940s, and Athena is from Greek mythology. I'm sure she appeared at some point or another in those formative years, although I haven't found an appearance yet. More in the coming days.

Mike

Commissions and Stuff

I've included a few things I've finished over the last few days. I'm still dreadfully behind on a few commissions, but I hope to rectify that over the next several days.

Here you have (in no particular order:

The Baronness from G.I. Joe (c) 2008 Hasbro.

A creature imagined by David Price (c) 2008 David Price...

My version of Centaur Publications' Man of War character (c) 2008 Michael Powell

And a preview page from Stormblazer # 12 from Ultimate Comics Group.
(c)2008 Ultimate Comics Group, LLC. I expect the issue to be completed by Christmas, and the release date is probably in January or February, not sure. I'll be promoting it as the times draws closer.

Mike

The Crusader

Meet the American Crusader. He's sometimes known only as "Crusader". He's a golden age superhero from the public domain that I'll be using in a graphic novel I'm putting together in my head these days. It may take a while before any pages are posted, but I'll have plenty of character designs in the coming weeks. Stay tuned.

Mike