Aug 19, 2012

JOE KUBERT TRIBUTE



here's another tribute to the late great Joe Kubert.

I portrayed some of the characters he worked on, the ones i remember the most.
it seems easy to draw this characters after he did them, i think it might be because he infused a lot of his own character on each one, making them recognizable and unforgettable.

he only had a short run on Tex, that i'm aware off, but is some of the best western comics i've seen.
the Tor short stories i like very, very much, specially the silent ones.
of course Sgt. Rock and Hawkman are his most iconic and popularly referenced DC characters, but my favorite action book is Enemy Ace, layouts and compositions in the book are just amazing.
i really liked Fax From Sarajevo and was very struck by his pencil work on Yossel.

i love all his stuff, but my favorite Joe Kubert art overall is the raw pencil work of Yossel and Dong Xoai, which are fairly recent books and prove that the man was better and better every year which is something to aspire to.

this is an entirely digital piece which happens to be quite large and detailed.
i recommend looking at the larger version of the image.

this piece started as a loose sketch drawing of the kubert characters, just thinking about him and later became a piece on it's own as i enjoyed portraying each one, noticing the similarities between their characters.
i include here the loose sketch line state and the delineated state of the piece.
perhaps on the sketch state more of the Kubert influence can be appreciated in the facial expressions and looser lines.

this powerful and expressive artist had an amazing career, if you haven't take a minute to examine his work when you have a chance.





Aug 13, 2012

JOE KUBERT


Joe Kubert has passed away today.
A giant of the medium, an artists artist.
He worked profesionally from the age of 12, until his death on 2012.
His immense output, his teachings and his carrer, are sources of true inspiration.

CON SKETCHES!!

DREW CON SKETCHES FOR ALL THE FRIENDS THAT BOUGHT MY PRINT.
THANK YOU!!!!
















this photo was taken by @GodotBruno

Aug 8, 2012

ALIENBACK RIDER



this drawing is for sale as a limited edition digital print.
get it at Viñetas Do Atlantico, comics convention.
art is 100% digital.

all alienback rider should be Moebius homages, at least mine are.

and I drew some sketches for some of those who purchased the print.
one of them for a friend who did not like Prometheus as much as I...