Wonder Woman Out of the Box (two versions)

 Last year, I was commissioned to do a drawing of Wonder Woman busting out of her Mego 12" figure box. I was done with inking it when I thought to ask the person if they wanted it to be the "real" WW or the doll. I'd drawn a comic book Wonder Woman... they wanted the doll. 

So! Here are two different versions of the same piece! Which one do YOU like better? 

New Work Dump

 Rather than do a different post for each of these (especially since some of them are new versions of pieces I've already done), here's a quick dump of some new stuff (most of this slated for an as-yet scheduled show with some friends).... 

LAUGH-IN Wrapper Redux

 

Bat Villains '66

 

Meet the Press comic book

Prince Street News: The Lost Oddities of the Bronze Age of Comics

BACK ISSUE #134 may be one of my favorite issues, focusing on comic book rarities and oddities of the Bronze Age (being the 1970s and '80s). While the issue's content (as always) is strictly for the longbox crowd, this issue's installment of PRINCE STREET NEWS features, along with the usual nerdy chuckles, a handful of gags that even civilians can get (that is, if you were into New Wave or Russian Soviet dissidents of the 1970s). I've posted some of the individual elements after the complete strip, but a few of these will get their own posts just so I can slip into someone's Google search of George Carlin or the B-52's a little quicker.... 

Next up: Another one-pager, lamenting some beloved extinct elements of old comic books. 

POSTSCRIPT: It was almost a month after posting this that I realized I put TWO conflicting issue number / months on the ARCHIE / X-MEN Mashup piece... that's what I get for mixing trade dress from two eras! Apologies! 

Lone Ranger Tattoo Wrapper Redux

 

Spider-Man '67 Redux

 Here's another series of animation cel recreations, this time images from the 1967-70 SPIDER-MAN cartoon, produced first by Grantray-Lawrence animation, then Krantz films. One of the great things about the Krantz seasons was the gorgeous background paintings, rivaling those of the 1960s PEANUTS specials. Oh, and sorry for the earworm of the greatest superhero cartoon theme of all-time I've now put in your head. Actually, I'm not sorry at all. 

More PEANUTS recreations...

Some more PEANUTS cel and panel recreations. All of these (the originals) are available at the Tough Guy Goods Etsy shop. Prints of one or two may pop up on there as well. Hope your holidays were merry and bright (or at least as much as modern times can allow!)! 

 

WRAPPER REDUX SERIES III

Some months back, I decided I was done doing Lichtensteinian redrawings of other people's artwork because as much as I enjoy doing it, it wasn't the most creative work. WELL, SCRATCH THAT, HUMANS, HERE'S 13 MORE OF THESE. As with the other Wrapper Redux (or "Wredux," depending on how alliterative I'm feeling at the moment), are available for sale (original art) at the Tough Guy Goods Etsy shoppe.  

Topps Baseball 1972 Series

Topps Batman 1966 (one of many wrappers for this series)

Fleer Official Drag Champs 1972

Topps Frankenstein Stickers 1966

Topps Kung-Fu 1973

Topps Monster Initial Stickers 1973

Leaf The Munsters 1964

Topps Return of the Jedi, 1983

Topps The Six Million Dollar Man, 1974

Topps Supergirl, 1984

Philadelphia Chewing Gum Co. Super Hero Stickers, 1967

Topps Superman III, 1983

Topps Tarzan 3D Picture Cards, 1953

Great Pumpkin Cels Redux

 

Bullets and Bracelets

 

Battlestar Galactica Wrapper Redux