I had no idea what I was going to do for N.
The I read Jeff Parker and Leonard Kirk’s Marvel Comics miniseries, Agents Of Atlas. Namora is, as it turns out, an awesome character. (Apparently hanging out with a kung fu superspy, a Greek goddess, a talking gorilla, a Uranian spaceman and an indestructible robot rubs off on you after a while.) So yeah, Namora:

I only wish "Jimmy Woo" started with N

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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.

You're out of film, Jimmy! You should go digital!

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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.

Don't ask me what Deadman's doing, cuz I don't know.

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That’s right! It’s Captain Carrot, leader of the famed Zoo Crew!

In all his buck-toothed glory!

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 those sketches another time.

Just FYI, I’m still taking suggestions for the rest of the lineup!

Also, big ups to my man Jason Lewis for hooking me up with the old-school Marvel palette used by colorists in the pre-digital days. Thanks!

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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!

Zat's MEESTER Batroc Zee Leapair to you, m'sieu!

Seriously, though, I just love how goofy he looks.

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So, I’m gonna try to establish a regular posting schedule on this blog.

Mondays will be the day I post images from the Comic Book Alphabet. I’ll be doing a series of 26, obviously, and I’ll try to focus on more obscure or C-list characters. (because there are plenty of pictures of Batman and Spider-Man on the Internet already, know what I mean?) With that in mind, here’s the first of the series:Adam Strange.

Adam was makin' out with space babes before Shatner made it cool.

Who’s next in the series? Well, B is already in progress, but C-Z are wide open. U-DECIDE!! Just leave your suggestions in the comments.

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