Saturday, December 12, 2009

KILL THE DEMON


Preview of my WHAT IF special can be seen here.
Available this Wednesday at all fine comic shop establishments.
"What If special based on the seminal early 80s Daredevil run by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson!
By Karl Bollers (WOLVERINE: HUNGER) and Rafael Kayanan"
Portion from ComicsBulletin.com's review by Dave Wallace:
I probably would have given the issue a score of 3 bullets had it not been for the excellent artwork of Rafael Kayanan, which is strong enough to push it just above the average rating. The opening pages are particularly arresting, with a wonderfully moody close-up of Elektra that's followed by an explosive action shot of a wounded helicarrier, before giving way to some slightly more restrained flashback sequences. Even in these quieter scenes, however, Kayanan finds a way to make the pages visually interesting, with strong design elements in the artwork (for example, the page in which Stick disarms Elektra), a great use of light and colour (as seen in the montage page that shows Elektra training with Nick Fury) and some delicate handling of occasionally disturbing imagery (such as the aftermath of the massacre in the Kingpin's HQ, or the scene in which Elektra discovers the Advocate's "gallery").


Wednesday, December 2, 2009

KALI



Pipe Hitters Union is known for their line of military-centric apparel. Most of the customers are male but we've since had numerous inquiries for a women's line of shirts. Last summer I woke up very early in the morning with this image in mind. It sat in the hard drive for several months while I kept busy finishing another project.



Got a chance to return to it this week and finished it on the Cintiq and CS. Using one solid brush at 9 pixels.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

SAMURAI: HEAVEN AND EARTH



This pin-up image was published in the Samurai TPB written by Ron Marz, story illustrated by Luke Ross with color by Jason Keith.

It's a historical epic in the tradition of Lone Wolf and Cub and Alexander Dumas' The Three Musketeers.
A lone samurai sworn to reunite with the love of his life leading him to Paris, crossing blades with the greatest swordsman ever known.

Friday, November 6, 2009

THESE TABIS WERE MADE FOR WALKING



Elektra isn't wearing the open toed Bujinkan shoes but she is walkin'.

Digital study for December issue of What If.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

CONQUISTADORES



Sketch for a work in progress OGN.