On a gathering storm comes
a tall handsome man
In a dusty black coat with
a red right hand
Red Right Hand – Black and White
This illustration was done specifically with color in mind. I think it works pretty well without color but the title makes less sense.
Red Right Hand is a song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. It’s my favorite song by the group but, admittedly, I haven’t listened to much Nick Cave. It has a wonderful creepy vibe. It tells just enough story that I want to know more but not so much that the mystery is removed.
Anger Not Fantomah! – Color
The above image is the CMYK version. I’d planned to stop posting both CMYK and RGB but the CMYK is so lurid I couldn’t resist.
The image below is RGB.
Anger Not Fantomah! – Black and White
There have been thousands of heroes invented since comic books first started being published. Through some oddities of copyright law, quite a few of those characters have fallen into the public domain. Anyone who wants to may use them in comic (or a movie or a tv series or a breakfast cereal).
Fantomah is, apparently, the first female comic book superhero. Her first appearance was in Jungle Comics #2 (Feb 1940). She’s one of the gloriously weird creations of Fletcher Hanks. She’s a White Jungle Goddess who, when provoked, displays godlike powers. Her body turns blue while her face becomes skull-like. And then she does horrible magical things to her enemies.
Smiley Glasses (2016 Version) – Color
The CMYK version.
The RGB version.
Smiley Glasses (2016 Version) – Black and White
This is the fourth of the four cover illustrations done in 1990 for that forgotten zine. 
This is the 2010 version. 
This is the 2016 version. The man’s hair seems to have learned to behave over the years. 
Wired (2016 Version) – Color
The CMYK version.
The RGB version.
Wired (2016 Version) – Black and White
Here is the third of the four illustrations done as cover images in 1990 for a forgotten zine.
This is my revision of the image, done in 2010.
And here is my 2016 version.
Headed Off (2016 Version) – Color
The top image is the CMYK version. The bottom image is the RGB. 
Headed Off (2016 Version) – Black and White
This is the second of four images I drew in 1990 as covers for a zine. The zine was either never published or published without my covers. Either way, I’ve forgotten its name.
In 2010 I scanned all four images for this website. I also redrew the images in my current style and skill level. 
Now, in 2016, I’m redrawing those images again, first as black and white pieces, then adding computer color. 
