Category Astonishing Art

Astonishing Art: X-Men: The Animated Series by Julien Rico Jr

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It’s been awhile since I’ve seen X-Men: The Animated Series. With X-Men ’97 coming up, I’m definitely due for a rewatch.

This piece by Julien Rico Jr. is more than enough to get you in the mood for said rewatch. You can practically hear the classic theme song just by looking at it. The characters look faithful to how they appeared on the show. But at the same time, Rico did his own thing. What’s not to love?

X-Men the Animated Series, Rico Jr

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Astonishing Art: TMNT by Shaun Yeo

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I’m not sure whether cartoonist Shaun Yeo intended to evoke the look of the original black and white TMNT comic books with this piece. But he did, didn’t he?

Granted, he made it his own. If you look at the rest of his portfolio, this looks like a Shaun Yeo piece. But it’s got just enough Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird in it to feel like a throwback. And a quality one at that.

TMNT by Shaun Yeo

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Astonishing Art: Three Jokers by Dan Amyotte

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Three Jokers had its critics. I was one of them. But if you go in with the idea that it’s sort of a non-canon thought experiment, it’s actually fairly enjoyable. (Even though it was thought to be in canon at the time. Nowadays it’s clearly not.)

Here we have Dan Amyotte giving us his take on one of Jason Fabok’s covers for Three Jokers, using versions of the character from Batman: The Animated Series, The New Batman Adventures, and Justice League. All voiced by the great Mark Hamill, of course. This piece actually makes me want to see a “Timmverse” take on Three Jokers. We’ll never see that, of course. But again, it’s a fun thought experiment.

Three Jokers, Dan Amyotte

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Astonishing Art: Power Rangers by Carlos Zarur Jr.

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Goni Montes’ “helmet” covers for the various issues of BOOM! Studios’ Power Rangers comics (most notably issue #0 back in 2016) are pretty darn iconic. So it’s no surprise that they’d inspire other artists to take a foray into the PR universe.

Carlos Zarur Jr. is one such artist, whose work is modeled after the Montes covers. I’ve pulled a few of my favorites from his portfolio. Including one of the Pink Operation Overdrive Ranger, which is the piece that originally drew me to him. That season doesn’t get a lot of love. So it’s nice to see Zarur Jr. give it some attention.

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Astonishing Art: She-Hulk and Daredevil by Mike Hartigan

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How sad is it that I haven’t even seen Daredevil’s appearance on She-Hulk, and yet I’m pretty much fully aware of all the “controversy” said appearance generated among some fans. Oye…

On paper it works though, doesn’t it? They’re both lawyers. They’re both superheroes. They have a lot in common! What’s the big deal?

Here’s Mike Hartigan making Jennifer Walters and Matt Murdock look like a power couple in his own fun, animated way.

She-Hulk, Daredevil, Mike Hartigan

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Astonishing Art: TMNT by Richard Chen

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TMNT, Richard Chen

By Rob Siebert
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It’s criminally easy to breeze by this piece by Richard Chen, as it appears to simply be a shot of four teenagers eating at a pizza place. But if you really stop and look at it for a moment…

They’re the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. How cool is that?

One of the things I’d love for someone to do with the TMNT someday is figure out how to integrate them into an everyday American high school. Get them hanging around other teenagers to get a better sense of who they might be if they weren’t mutant turtles. What would they be like? What would they do for fun? What would they wear/ This image prompts those kind of intriguing questions, and I love it.

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Astonishing Art: Keke Palmer as Rogue by Meech Doodle

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Keke Palmer created some Twitter buzz last week when she responded positively to a fan’s video explaining why she needs to play Rogue in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Naturally, her response piqued the interests of some artists. Meech Doodle is one of them. He presented fans with this awesome rendering of Palmer as Rogue.

Keke Palmer as Rogue, Meech Doodle

I was a little skeptical when I looked at the idea on paper. But when I saw this image, I immediately got it. Naturally, internet trolls got their feathers ruffled because of the race factor. But she looks like a pretty good Rogue to me.

So…why the hell not? Let’s make it happen!

Incidentally, I met Keke Palmer once, about 15 years ago. I was a reporter covering a school spelling event. She was there in the wake of Akeelah and the Bee. Really nice, personable kid. I’m happy she’s found so much success.

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Astonishing Art: Batman by Russ Braun

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You never know what you’ll see when you follow a comic book artist on Instagram.

Case in point, this little gem of a sketch from Russ Braun. Here we have the Adam West Batman, drawn in the style of Batman: Year One, a la David Mazzucchelli.

Batman, Adam West, by Russ Braun

You know what this makes me want to see? A Batman: Year one story set in the Batman ’66 universe. I’d lap that up.

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Astonishing Art: Woody and Pinnochio

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Odd as it sounds, it took me a minute to understand this image from Lyle Cruse. I had questions. Like…why Woody and Pinnochio? What do they have in common? Is it the whole wood thing? I thought Woody’s head was made of vinyl? Also, shouldn’t Pinnochio be the bigger one?

Then it clicked: There’s a live action Pinnochio movie coming to Disney+ this week, and Gepetto is played by Tom Hanks. Tom Hanks is, of course, the voice of Woody. Thus, Woody holding Pinocchio. With the Tom Hanks factor, it all falls into place.

The Tom Hanks factor. Sounds like an element you use to create movie magic!

Woody and Pinocchio by Lyle Cruse

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Astonishing Art: Han and Leia’s Wedding by Geneva Bowers

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By Rob Siebert
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This weekend I finally started Star Wars: The Princess and the Scoundrel by Beth Revis. The book tells a story which, among various other things, contains Han Solo and Princess Leia’s wedding following the events of Return of the Jedi. I’ve been looking forward to this one. It caps off one hell of a summer for Star Wars books, that’s for sure.

Several days ago, Entertainment Weekly dropped this fun little piece of business. An artistic rendering of Han and Leia’s wedding on Endor, courtesy of Geneva Bowers. It’s got a great storybook quality to it. It wouldn’t necessarily feel out of place mixed in with the Star Wars Little Golden Books my daughter enjoys so much.

I wish Star Wars would do this kind of thing with their books more often. The franchise is so visual in nature, and it makes all the sense in the world. And while we’re at it, more Geneva Bowers Star Wars projects, please and thank you.

Geneva Bowers, Star Wars the Princess and the Scoundrel

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