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Finished Illos

K is for Kilowog vs. Klaw

August 1, 2009
Kilowog versus Klaw

Kilowog, DC Comics’ Green Lantern of Space Sector 647! Ulysses Klaw, a supervillain physicist who wears a sound-emitting gun on his right arm and fights the Fantastic Four and Black Panther! Yeah, so, I like Kilowog. I’d never even HEARD of Klaw until he was suggested for this series. But that’s the fun! I get [...]

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J is for Jimmy Olsen

July 30, 2009
Superman's pal Jimmy Olsen

Yes sir, Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen. I wanted to do the Silver Age version, but there’s no way one illustration could do the madcap lunacy of that period justice. So here’s my Jimmy- kind of an amalgamation of Silver Age, modern, and All-Star Jimmy Olsen.

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Woman of A.C.T.I.O.N.!!!

July 29, 2009
Woman of ACTION

Woman of A.C.T.I.O.N., the raddest spy story this side of Casino Royale, just went live on The Action Age website! Featuring an action-packed script by Chris Sims, Smart, slick artwork by Chris Piers, and explosive colors by yours truly, Steve Downer, Woman of A.C.T.I.O.N. is the best free online comic coming out this evening, and that’s a fact. In celebration of the event, I’m posting a never-before seen pinup featuring characters from the story. Drink it in, folks- and then go read the story!

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I is for Iron Fist

July 28, 2009
Iron Fist illustration

I was gonna do DC’s JLA member Ice, but then I remembered that she’s really, really boring. So I looked around a bit. There aren’t very many cool female characters whose name start with “I”. Irma Geddon from Top 10 was the only good choice until I remembered this chick. That’s right! It’s Wu Ao-Shi, [...]

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H is for Herbie

July 27, 2009
Herbie Popnecker

I missed a few weeks due to crazy deadlines (thanks, SDCC!), so you readers get to watch me play catch-up this week with FOUR Comics Alphabet entries. Boo-yah! First up this week is Herbie Popnecker, aka the Fat Fury! Herbie was one of those characters that fell through the cracks back in the day until [...]

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G is for Guardian, Gladiator and Gorilla Grodd

July 1, 2009
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Yeah, it’s Wednesday, and this is supposed to be an every-Monday series. But I hope you’ll agree that this one was worth the wait. The gallant Guardian and the glorious Gladiator ganging up on a grouchy Gorilla Grodd! I took my time with this one, since I’m avoiding real work. My twin goals with this [...]

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F is for Firebrand

June 23, 2009
Firebrand

Firebrand is a character I’d never even heard of before the name popped up in the comments for this series. I’d think that big poofy sleeves combined with fire-based superpowers would be tempting fate. But hey, there are worse costume choices out there! Any thoughts for the next letter, G?

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D is for Deadman! E is for Elongated Man!

June 15, 2009

I know, I know. I totally missed posting anything last week. To make up for it, today’s post covers two letters of the alphabet! Both minor DC Comics characters, and both very fun to draw.

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C is for Captain Carrot

June 1, 2009

That’s right! It’s Captain Carrot, leader of the famed Zoo Crew! I’ve been itching to draw him for a long time now, though this entry was a toss-up between the two Captains– Captain Carrot and Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants. I couldn’t translate Cap’n U to my style without making him incredibly creepy… but maybe I’ll post [...]

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B is for Batroc

May 18, 2009

That’s right! Batroc The Leaper, Captain America’s French kickboxer foe. He’s awesome. No, really! The guy’s just so happy to be in the big leagues, you have to cut him some slack for the hilarious costume and zee atrocious Fronch accent! Seriously, though, I just love how goofy he looks.

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