March M.O.D.O.K. Madness 2025 #4

March M.O.D.O.K. Madness 2025
(Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing)

It's yet another bit of spam for March M.O.D.O.K. Madness!  This time, he seems a little crabby for some reason, but isn’t he always?  Or, should I say “Krabby”?  After all, it’s M.O.D.O.K., not M.O.D.O.C., am I right?  Ha, ha!  I make the best jokes… Wait, what’s that?  He **WAS** M.O.D.O.C. when he was originally Designed for Computing and not Killing?  Ugh!  Fine…  More submissions to come!

Feel free to pay a visit to the March M.O.D.O.K. Madness Blog and see some of the other artists who also enjoy the exploits of everyone's favorite Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing!

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STEP ONE:  Here are the very quickly scribbled digital pencils done on a 2,000px x 3,000px canvas.

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STEP TWO:  And here is the digital painting over top the pencils, done on a few different Layers before being merged down.

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Done digitally in Rebelle.

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March M.O.D.O.K. Madness 2025 #3

March M.O.D.O.K. Madness 2025
(Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing)

It's time for another submission for March M.O.D.O.K. Madness.  This time it is something slightly more whimsical, with him just toodling along.  It's not yet Spring, but he should stop and take time to smell the roses… If only I’d thought to draw them.  More submissions to come!

Feel free to pay a visit to the March M.O.D.O.K. Madness Blog and see some of the other artists who also enjoy the exploits of everyone's favorite Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing!

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STEP ONE:  Here are the very quickly scribbled digital pencils done on a 2,000px x 3,000px canvas.

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STEP TWO:  And here is the digital painting over top the pencils, done on a few different Layers before being merged down.

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Done digitally in Rebelle.

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March M.O.D.O.K. Madness 2025 #2

March M.O.D.O.K. Madness 2025
(Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing)

It's time for another March M.O.D.O.K. Madness submission--this one done vaguely in a Sumi-Brush style.  No work progress pics to show with this one as I just sort of used the ink brush in Rebelle and sort of kept going.  I didn't bother with pencils or preliminary sketches, just laying down digital ink and then using the eraser option to carve stuff back out again.

I'm hoping to get in about a dozen submissions or so before the end of the month.  We shall see...  Who knows, next year maybe I'll work myself up into doing a submission every day, sort of like I do with "31 Days of HELL-O-Ween" in October.  Now there's a scary thought...

Be sure to visit the March M.O.D.O.K. Madness Blog to see some of the other artists who also enjoy the exploits of everyone's favorite Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing!

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Done digitally in Rebelle.

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March M.O.D.O.K. Madness 2025 #1

March M.O.D.O.K. Madness 2025
(Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing)

Hey, hey!  It's time again for everyone's favorite March-based bit of Madness and Mirth featuring that wacky, hyper-cephalic Jack Kirby creation Designed Only for Killing:
MARCH M.O.D.O.K. MADNESS!

Speaking of Jack Kirby, this pastiche vaguely done in his style is the first of what I hope will be many submissions to the March M.O.D.O.K. Madness Blog.  Visit to see some of the other artists who also enjoy the exploits of everyone's favorite Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing!

Also, this submission involves--and was built around--a terrible pun, involving A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics), so it's got that going for it.

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STEP ONE:  Here are the very quickly scribbled digital pencils done on a 2,000px x 3,000px canvas.

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STEP TWO:  And here are digital inks.

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STEP THREE:  And here are the added colors.  I just did flat colors and then imported the color plate into Photoshop to do a quick and dirty, faux dot screen effect.

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Done digitally in Clip Studio Paint.

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Unwanted Valentines: RoboCop (1987) - Part 2

 Unwanted Valentines:
RoboCop (1987)

It's couple more Unwanted Valentines from "RoboCop (1987)".  This is one I've been sitting on for a couple-a-few years, now, always meaning to do it, but never quite getting to it in time.  It is probably the filthiest "G-Rated" one I've done.  And, I kept going back and forth between the movie accurate quote, "Dead or alive, you're coming with me!", to the also amusing inversion, "Dead or alive, I'm coming with you!"  So, since I couldn't decide, I had the bright idea to do 'em both.

I did consider spelling "Coming" with the sexual variant, but figured it works best as a double-entendre with plausible deniability.  After all, that's part of what makes it amusing and, also, the Unwanted Valentines should just be unwanted and not actionable as part of a Restraining Order...  😉 

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STEP ONE:  Here are the digital blue pencils, done on a 2,000px x 2,800 @ 300dpi canvas.

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STEP TWO:  And the digital inks, done mostly with an 10pt and a 15pt brush.

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STEP THREE:  The colors were done on the layer below.

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Done digitally with Clip Studio Paint

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Unwanted Valentines: RoboCop (1987)

Unwanted Valentines:
RoboCop (1987)

It's another Unwanted Valentine, this time it's the melting guy, Emil, from "RoboCop (1987) who drove into a container of toxic waste.  Don't worry, it didn't last long; he was soon turned into a splash of chunky, red water after being run over with a car...  Eeeeewwwwwwwwww!

I have one more RoboCop Valentine I'm working on for tomorrow.  Here's to hoping.

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STEP ONE:  Here are the digital blue pencils, done on a 2,000px x 2,800 @ 300dpi canvas.

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STEP TWO:  And the digital inks, done mostly with an 10pt and a 15pt brush.

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STEP THREE:  The colors were done on the layer below.

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Done digitally with Clip Studio Paint

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Unwanted Valentines: Alien (1979)

Unwanted Valentines:
Alien (1979)

It's time again for an Unwanted Valentine--Valentines so nerdy and built upon puns so terrible that no one would be pleased to receive them... especially a loved one!  I'm revisiting "Alien (1979)" for this Unwanted Valentine, calling back to my (by far) most popular Unwanted Valentine featuring a Facehugger.  Rather than the "Hugs and Kisses" Facehugger, it's a Chestbursting overflow of Love!

Yeah, I know the Chestburster is a lot bigger than in the movie, but I'll just say it is enlarged to show texture, as they say on the cereal boxes!

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STEP ONE:  Here are the digital blue pencils, done on a 2,000px x 2,800 @ 300dpi canvas.

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STEP TWO:  And the digital inks, done mostly with an 8pt and a 12pt brush.

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STEP THREE:  The colors were done on the layer below.

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Done digitally with Clip Studio Paint

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Batman-uary 2025 - Jungle Batman (Part 2)

BATMAN-UARY 2025:
Jungle Batman (Part 2)

Just under the wire, it's Batman-uary: Jungle Batman: Part II.  I had this idea halfway through doing the last post with Jungle Batman and it amused me (not that it takes much to amuse me, of course).

There was an all too brief fad of drawing male characters in the pose of various female poses on covers and pin-ups with predictably ridiculous (and amusing) results.  So, continuing that tradition... here it is!

I will admit that I cheated a little bit on this one, as I had done a GIANT (20" x 30") recreation of the "Sheena: Queen of the Jungle" cover for a friend, so I already had some pencils of the cover I could digitally ink over in Clip Studio Paint.

Once again, here is the original cover to "Batman #72" (1952) with Jungle Batman.

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It was done as a parody/homage of Dave Steven's "Sheena: Queen of the Jungle #1" (1985).

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STEP ONE:  Here are the scrawled, digital pencils done on a 2,000px x 3,000px canvas @ 300dpi.  I quickly scrawled over my pencils for the recreation of the cover I did earlier for Dave Stevens' "Sheena: Queen of the Jungle #1" (1985).

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STEP TWO:  And here are the digital inks, mostly done with a 10pt brush.  Luckily, I was able to save a few steps by just inking over my pencils/inks from the cover recreation.

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STEP THREE: Here is the finished digital work, done using a series of layers for each color, and a very slight paper texture over top.

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Done digitally in Clip Studio Paint.

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Batman-uary 2025 - Jungle Batman

BATMAN-UARY 2025:
Jungle Batman

It's Batman-uary: Part II.  This time it's Jungle Batman from 1952's "Batman #72".  The story involves...  Well, now that I think about it, I'm not entirely sure, nor am I sure I want to find out.  I believe it involves a shipwreck on a desert island of some sort.  Maybe they find Gilligan and the rest?

Here is the original cover to "Batman #72" (1952).

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And it was done as a parody/homage to Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns #3".

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STEP ONE:  Here are the scrawled, digital pencils done on a 2,000px x 3,000px canvas @ 300dpi.

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STEP TWO:  And here are the digital inks, mostly done with a 10pt brush.

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STEP THREE: Here is the finished digital work, done using a series of layers for each color, and a paper texture over top.

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Done digitally in Clip Studio Paint.

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Batman-uary 2025 - Mummy Batman

BATMAN-UARY 2025:
Mummy Batman

Once again, it's Batman-uary... and my 600th Post!  To kick it off this year, it's Batman's costume from 1963's "Detective Comics" #320, featuring Mummy Batman.  Apparently, Batman and Robin are exposed to some sort of alien substance which turns their skin green.  In order to make sure people don't guess that the suddenly green Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson suspiciously have the same complexion as Batman and Robin, they wrap themselves up as Mummies.  It was the 60's, what can I say about Mummy Batman other than it worked and was completely logical, of course. 

Originally, I thought about doing something more horror-related and a realistic, decayed Batman Mummy--and may still in the future.  But, what could be more fun than mashing up that Mummy costume Batman with one of many classic Frank Miller panels from "The Dark Knight Returns"?  I immediately knew I had to do it that way, instead.

Here is the original cover to "Detective Comics #320".

And it was done as a parody/homage to Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns #3".

And here's the Batman-uary Logo.  Feel free to use it as you please...

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STEP ONE:  Here are the scrawled, digital pencils done on a 2,000px x 3,000px canvas @ 300dpi.

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STEP TWO:  And here are the digital inks, mostly done with a 10pt brush.

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STEP THREE: Here is the finished digital work, done using a series of layers for each color.

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Done digitally in Clip Studio Paint.

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Happy New Year - Superman-uary

Happy New Year!
Superman-uary

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

It's a New(ish) Year, 2025.  Sure, it's week-and-a-half old, but it still has that New Year's smell.  Mostly.

Just a real quick note to thank everybody who stops by to look at my meager Blog site (probably more akin to rubber-necking at a 20 car pile-up on the I-90, but I'll still take it!), and a special shout out to the people who have graciously been following my work.  It's mind-boggling to me that over the past 13 years I've been doing this, one-third-of-a-million people have stopped on by and taken a gander (it's 91 people shy of 333,333 as I write this, so it should be over that number by the morning).  It's all very humbling and a heartfelt thank you to all: Past, Present, and Future!

With the New Year, I'm kinda hoping to do a few larger projects here on this Blog, along with some of the usual shenanigans.  So, stay tuned and check back often.  Not too often, of course, we don't wanna be weird about it...  Y'know, casual often.

I know I'm a little late to this party (hey, I've been busy with other projects), but I must have watched the James Gunn "Superman" Teaser Trailer at least 50 times so far (no exaggeration, alas).  It is probably my most anticipated movie of the year, to be honest.  In spite of it showing Supes just getting wrecked every time he's on screen, it did give me something missing from the more recent incarnations of Superman on the screen: Hope.

Speaking of, here's to hoping things go well for everyone this year.  As I mentioned, I have a few big things I wanna try, so you know I've got the New Year's Delusions of Grandeur, which I'm keeping right next to my Delusions of Resolutions!

Also: Superman-uary?  Don't worry, I won't try to make that a thing; this was just a one-off.  The next post will be back to our regularly scheduled silliness, Batman-uary style!   

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Because I was goofing around with a few Apps I hadn't opened in a while, and I did this all on a single layer, I wasn't paying attention and didn't save a "Work in Progress".  Given all the programs it passed through, that would have been a mess to save and show.  I mean a mess worse than usual to save and show.

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Done digitally in Procreate and Art Studio Pro, with as assist in Photoshop for the lettering.

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