Legion of Super-Heroes

I finally finished coloring my "Legion of Super-Heroes" drawing from a few weeks ago. I am glad I decided not to ruin it with shading. And while the poses may not be a bit static, I am pleased with the effort.

L to R: Timber Wolf, Polar Boy, Ultra Boy, Phantom Girl, Wildfire.

These are five of my favorite members of the team, which has upwards of 25 members. I'd probably round out my Top Ten with Shadow Lass, Brainiac 5, Dawnstar, Dream Girl, and Tyroc. And the next ten must-haves would be the three founders (Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy), Colossal Boy, Sun Boy, Blok. Element Lad, Chameleon Boy, Supergirl (Pre-Crisis) and Karate Kid.

Legionnaires

I've been slowly drawing a group shot of my five favorite Legion of Super-Heroes members in my journal. Today I completed the inks.

L to R: Timber Wolf, Polar Boy, Ultra Boy, Phantom Girl, and Wildfire.

Homage Part "Last"

Here is the final coloring of my homage to Jack Kirby, photographed with both the 'indoor' (normal) and 'aquarium' (vintage!) settings on my digital camera:

Jack Kirby Homage

Over the last two weeks I've been drawing my version of a Celestial (from the Marvel Universe) while channeling the awesome visual stylings of legendary artist Jack Kirby. Here are the steps I completed today (previous work, including pencils and initial inks can be found at the group blog I am a part of, Back to Drawing Bored under the post links labeled 'Kirby-esque'):

Unprecedented

I have been reading comics since I was a little kid, when my grandfather had boxes of old ones that he got at a yard sale. I have been consciously buying them on a monthly basis since I was about ten, when I would run across the street to the Westminster Pharmacy and spend my weekly dollar allowance on three books. Over the years the price has slowly risen, well above the rate of inflation, and it was just something that was accepted.

Well: today both DC Comics (their hark) and Marvel Comics (their hark) announced that they are rolling prices back from $3.99 to $2.99 (although Marvel is only lowering all future new titles, not existing ones, a very important distinction) - I am flabbergasted and extremely happy. It is amazing that such big companies would make such a drastic price adjustment (-25%) in their business model, but the economy, and the rise of digital (ugh) comics seems to have made it a necessity in order to continue the art form in a strong & healthy manner, so that it does not disappear from the world like VHS, the 8-track, or the rotary phone... Bravo.