This image was my entry for a new remake, up at the Whitechapel forums. This time I’s turn for an X-Men/Freakagels remix. Here’s the rules of the game.


The challenge is simply this:


In a single illustration, capture The X-Men in the style of FREAKANGELS.


Our flooded, steam-powered, post-apocalypse London… with X-Men in it.


You may want to consider that FREAKANGELS wouldn’t be FREAKANGELS without the watery, “cel-shaded” colour design and palette that Paul created.


Also, obviously, that the characters would require a complete redesign to fit into the FREAKANGELS world.


And that’s it.

The X-men are (c) Marvel while the FreakAngels are (c) Warren Ellis.

CHINESE WHISPERS UCHRONAL COVER REMODEL; 2000AD PROG 1


Second cover remake at the Whitechapel forums. This time It’s the turn of 2000AD, the science fiction comics magazine. Here’s the rules of the game:


You are an artist/designer. You have to put together the cover for the first issue of a weekly science-fiction anthology comic called 2000AD.


You don’t know much about what’s in it. You’ve been given the following pieces of information to include on the cover somehow:


“featuring the new DAN DARE”


“M.A.C.H. 1 – his incredible hyperpower will amaze you!”


“SPACE-AGE DINOSAURS! Read ‘FLESH’ ”


“STOP PRESS! GREAT BRITAIN INVADED!”


(…)


The cover must include a logo and the numbering, which you’ve been told is not the usual “issue one,” but “Programme 1.”


And that’s it.


It’s up to you what kind of company you’re at. What kind of comics you make. What era you’re in. Who you are, even. Go nuts with it.


(…)


It sort of mirrors the truth of 2000AD Prog 1, which was that it didn’t strictly speaking have a cover illustration, as a massive frisbee was mounted on the front cover as a free gift.


(…)


2000 AD is copyright © Rebellion A/C.

This weeks Remake / Remodel at Whitechapel is a bit different from usual. Here’s the new rules of the game:

“You are an artist/designer. You have to put together the cover for a comic called SUPERMAN. It is issue 1 of this book.


You have been told that Superman is a man who dresses predominantly in a shade of blue, and wears a red S symbol. You know nothing else about the character.


The cover must include a logo and the text THE COMPLETE STORY OF THE DARING EXPLOITS OF THE ONE AND ONLY SUPERMAN.


And that’s it.


It’s up to you what kind of company you’re at. What kind of comics you make. How you translate that description of Superman. What era you’re in. Who you are, even. Go nuts with it.


You have one week. Go.”

Last time I checked, Superman was still copyright (c) DC Comics.

This picture was my entry for one for one of the Remake/Remodel challenges taking place regularly at the Whitechapel forums. The Challenge here was to create a new version of SkyRocket Steele, a character from 1930 that lasted six issues:


“Skyrocket Steele was a hero in the year X. He was assisted by Sari Marston and Invex the Invisible Man. His nemesis was Vance Roy. Skyrocket Steele was the first character created by Bill Everett”.


There’s a 3D streoscopic version on the right, but you’ll need a pair of 3D glasses to see is properly. The red for the left and green for the right kind of glasses, not the ones you get at 3D movies.


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Esta imagen fue mi contribución a uno de los hilos Remake/Remodel que se organizan con regularidad en los foros de Whitechapel. El reto aquí, era crear una nueva versión de Skyrocket Steele, un personaje de 1930 que sólo duró tres números:


“Skyrocket Steele fue un héroe en el año X. Contaba con la ayuda de Sari Marston e Invex, el hombre invisible. Su némesis era Vance Roy. Skyrocket Steele fue el primer personaje creado por Bill Everett”


La imagen de la derecha es una versión estereoscópica. Te harán falta un par de gafas 3D para ver el efecto. Gafas rojas y verdes (a izquierda y derecha respectivamente) y no del tipo de las que se utilizan en las salas de cine modernas.

Un encargo que acabo de terminar para http://octobrianacz.blogspot.com/. Vuelve Octobriana, la super vixen soviética de origen incierto. Según un señor llamado Peter Sadecky, fue creada en 1960 por el colectivo ruso PPP (Pornografía Política Progresiva). A saber. Ambas imágenes se incluirán dentro de un calendario impreso bajo demanda, de modo que no perdáis de vista su blog.


(Por cierto que la versión definitiva será ligeramente distinta y Octobriana llevará un puñal kris en la mano, en lugar del rifle. Pero vamos que cogéis la idea.)


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A commission I made for http://octobrianacz.blogspot.com/ Both pictures will be included in an upcoming POD calendar, so keep an eye on theirblog.


(Notice the final version will be slightly different, since Octobriana won’t be holding a rifle but a kris knife)

Esta ilustración fue mi contribución a uno de los hilos Remake/Remodel que se organizan periodicamente en los foros de Whitechapel. En esta ocasión el reto consistía en actualizar a Zero, el detective fantasma, exterminador de fantasmas diabólicos.


This picture was my entry for one of the Remake/Remodel weekly challenges at Whitechapel. The goal here was to create a modern version of Zero the Ghost Detective, who “would exterminate evil ghosts by any means necessary”

Probably the biggest news in the comics industry this year. Today, The Walt Disney Company has agreed to purchase Marvel Entertainment, Inc. and its portfolio of 5,000 characters. This picture has been done EXTREMELY FAST in order to illustrate the news at Kekorto, a blog on comics, fun and stuff. Oh, and yes, the Paperinik (I think He’s called SuperDuck in the US) prank is intentional.

All characters are copyright (c) Disney/Marvel

Hace algunas semanas colgamos este post anunciando que el artista tailandes Hoyhoykung se pasaría por Steel Raining para dejarnos su versión de uno de nuestros personajes. Arsen Fox nunca tuvo tan buena pinta como en esta pintura digital. Disfrutadla.


A few weeks ago I made this post announcing thai artistHoyhoykung would visit Steel Raining to show us his interpretation on one of my characters. Arsen Fox never looked as cool as he does in this picture. Enjoy.

Esta ilustración fue mi contribución a uno de los hilos Remake/Remodel que se organizan periodicamente en los foros de Whitechapel. En esta ocasión el reto consistía en actualizar a la Reina Araña, uno de los personajes de relleno que acompañaban a ‘The Eagle’, en el cómic homonimo de Fox cómics (1941). Sharon Kane es una luchadora contra el crímen cuyos brazaletes especialmente diseñados disparan telas de araña. Tiene un novio detective llamado Mike O’Bell.


This page was my entry for one of the Remake/Remodel weekly challenges at Whitechapel. The goal here was to create a modern version of the Spider Queen, one of the backup characters that were published in Fox comics’ ‘The Eagle’ (1941). Sharon Kane is the sworn enemy of all criminals. Her specially designed bracelets eject spider webbing. Her boyfriend is a detective named Mike O’Bell.

“Sé que piensan que soy un monstruo pero al ayuntamiento le salimos caros los polis. Somos pocos y si queremos mantener el orden nos tenemos que hacer notar”.