Once I’d done Doc Savage as a priest the next obvious character to mess with is The Shadow. Most of what I know of the Shadow comes from the 1994 movie and the late 80’s DC comic. As such, I suspect that most of what I know about the character is wrong. Anyway, this sketch is the result of asking the question “What if the Shadow had gotten his mystical training in Egypt instead of Asia?”
The other two characters on the page are Fah Lo Suee and Fu Manchu. Just ’cause.
Story ideas are every where. Most “new” ideas are found by simply looking at an older story through a new lens. This sketch is the result of looking at Doc Savage and wondering what kind of man Clark would have been if he’d taken up religion rather than science.
The creature at the top of the image is an example of what one invents when one asks oneself questions like: What if Ghidorah had been a giant insect instead of a dragon? (The answer to: What if Godzilla were a giant clam instead of a dinosaur? hasn’t made it to paper yet.)
The guy with the painful condition on the bottom of the image is from Slime God Summer – another story that’s never gotten farther than the sketching stage.
Need.
More.
Coffee.
Chores around the hours. Deadlines to meet. Sun is out. Maybe I’ll get out to see it every now and then.
I’ve never found a name for this guy. I’ve given him a number of different roles in a multitude of unwritten stories. He is both intelligent and athletic, clever and energetic. Most of the roles have required him to be heroic and he’s managed to take on fearsome foes without the benefit of superpowers. Perhaps one day he’ll get a name.
The eyeless, toothy fellow at the top of the image is the Necrojack. He’s sort of an undead elf.
The fellow with the spiky collar is a one of the priests of the One God.
This is one of my favorite sketches. I have no idea what this thing is. I don’t really care. I sat down to draw something weird and unexpected and this is what showed up. It’s always a pleasure when I’m able to draw something that surprises me.
I love the clear simple lines in these sketches.
Hey! It’s a ghoul, circa 1999. Here in 2008 I’ve been drawing ghouls from what seems like months now. I’m currently putting the finishing touches on the cover illustration for the Ghoul Manual. Then it’s a race to get the rest of the interior illustrations done before my editor starts getting cranky.
