And finally I've found some new Torpedo fan art. This fantastic illustration comes from artist Don Newton. Newton's work here is a little reminiscent of Berni Wrightson's style (early Swamp Thing). How ironic that I should find this fan art of The Torpedo almost in conjunction with the Tigra fan art above given the nickname we have for cats as described in the posting title.
Neat sketch by Chris Rich-McKelvey. The one by Newton is a masterpiece. Very 70's.
ReplyDeleteLoving the Tigra/ROM sketch. Very cool indeed, with the right amount of possible cheesecake.
ReplyDeleteBut I definitely love the hilarious Stan Lee parodies. I think even "The Man" himself would get a good chuckle or two out of seeing these.
Good stuff Shlomo;)
I think Tigra looks like ROM's hand is cold. :) It's a gorgeous piece. I really like just staring at it, which is always a good sign. For the artist. Not for me. I should be doing stuff.
ReplyDeleteThe Torpedo piece is stunning. Right down to the jawline. I can't get over the jawline. It's amazing. No one draws awesome jaws anymore. Not like that.
I'm with Dale, I think Stan would be the first to laugh at those comics. And then act them out. And get paid for it. Cause he's "The Man".
Haha! Yea you're right brother these are a great mix up of work! And I think Randomnerd hit the, nail on the tail (hay it was my turn for bad puns!) With the cold hand of Rom! An wow Torpedo does look good as well!
ReplyDeleteThis was a random find at an independent/alternative bookstore in Chicago by the name of Quimby's. We had just finished lunch at a fabulous rib joint, Lillie's Q, and we had some time to kill from the pre-paid parking, so we strolled inside, finding some of the most eclectic and bizarre reading material ever. I had strolled through all the sections, including the comics and graphic novels (also a strange variety), when I saw something that resembled Marvel Comics Presents. It was a parody comic of the classic Marvel series subtitled "ROM and Friends". I've never been a fan of parody comics, but I had to grab this so that I could see what the creators had ROM up to. It was crude, sick and perverted, but still somewhat respectful to the creators of several Marvel characters, such as Deathlok, Howard the Duck and, of course, ROM. I'm glad David posted the images shown here because they were the only parts I really found funny. This picture of ROM and Tigra is truly a great convention piece. I may not like parody comics, but parody and humorous convention sketches are my cup 'o tea! Great job, as always, David!
ReplyDeletesorry to be an absentee blogger with me not having jumped in here (but thanks for the comments so far folks!) yet but i want to finish reading Rick's comic before i add my 10 cents. i'll probably read it tonight before i go to bed tonight but i'm at my night job right now i still few hours to go :(
ReplyDeleteI really liked Daniel Campos (Stalk)'s ROM from last post, and the artwork here too.
ReplyDeleteThis indie comic was news to me so Big Thanks as ever Rick & Dave, gonna have to curate me one. I googled Quimby's which had a search box in which "Marvel Comics" led me to enough information to google this...
http://www.drippybonebooks.com/2012/09/06/marvel-comics-presents-6-marvel-premiere-28/
thanks for sharing that link Gary. so i finished reading the issue last night and that was some really weird shit as those of you who go to where that link sends you will see. the stuff i posted here is really the best part of it trust me.
DeleteI think the Tigra/ROM piece is the best Rom I've seen. It almost has an Adam Hughes feel to it, especially (oddly enough) in the way ROM is drawn! Just goes to show it's not the size of your gun, but what you do with it...
ReplyDeletei actually also had a thought about that in regards to the Adam Hughes feel to that piece.
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