#rival angels

So basically for fun, I'm creating my own Official Handbook of the Dangerlemur Universe, giving entires to all the major characters that exist in this universe, writing up entires and developing past histories and stories for characters that either had their own stories (Ultragirl), had adventures that no one got to see (Charon), laid the groundwork fro adventures to come (Becka), and is currently having their own story going on. (Stargazer.) I'm also redefining older characters of mine from like... Years and years ago, going back to when I was in college doing fanzines and ashcan minicomics. It also helps sort details out, and if anyone else who decides to play in this universe, they'll have a guideline to how it all works. Not gonna lie, this is a shitload of fun for me. :) Also Nightjar (Becka), Charon and Ultragirl were all digitally inked and there's something about how the lineart turned out with this as opposed to how it turned out last time I digitally inked that I really love. I think I'm gonna start gearing more toward this. (Though Transformer artwork will still be traditionally inked, just because the complexity is easier for me by traditional pen.)

The comic series Rival Angels: www.rivalangels.com , which is done by my friend Alan Evans, is on it's annual holiday break, and I did four pieces for him... Each one reimagining his four main characters as a 90s superhero, complete with all the tropes and nonsense from the time. (Impractical outfits, glowing appendages, oversized weapons, etc.) For comic people like me, the 90s was a special time for us. Like it or hate it... It influenced us. And it was kinda fun to play around with those old tropes... And while it may not be noticeable, I got to utilize an older inking method and incorporate it into the digital inking... And I kinda like how it turned out. I did all these up with faux logos and banners, so these are the logo free images. Second up here, we have his character Sun Wong aka "Lil Dragon" reimagined as a mixture between Spawn and Batman: The Animated series... Both which were huge influences on me in the 90s. Bit of trivia, the costume I gave her is actually an alteration of an older costume I was going to give the Shadowgirl at one time. I might use it again in the future. Well, not for Stargazer. Her costume is going to be a little more classic superheroic.

The comic series Rival Angels: www.rivalangels.com , which is done by my friend Alan Evans, is on it’s annual holiday break, and I did four pieces for him… Each one reimagining his four main characters as a 90s superhero, complete with all the tropes and nonsense from the time. (Impractical outfits, glowing appendages, oversized weapons, etc.) For comic people like me, the 90s was a special time for us. Like it or hate it… It influenced us. And it was kinda fun to play around with those old tropes… And while it may not be noticeable, I got to utilize an older inking method and incorporate it into the digital inking… And I kinda like how it turned out. I did all these up with faux logos and banners, so these are the logo free images. And the final entry is Sabrina “Ultragirl” Mancini, who I’ve drawn a bunch of times before. Back a while ago, when I was doing Caribbean Chaos, I was actually going to give her superpowers, though briefly. Sabrina’s costume here was actually a modified wetsuit from the time she did a little modeling in Japan. I drew some inspiration for her with Sue Storm’s embarrassing outfit she switched to for a while in the 90s as well as the first costume Carol Danvers (one of Alan’s favorites) wore as Ms. Marvel. Which was pretty silly costume, if you think about it all. Of course, if it was a true 90s fashion, I should have given her a bomber jacket… Because Christ, it seemed like EVERY Avenger wore a frickin’ bomber jacket in the 90s. (Seriously, I like bomber jackets, but at some point, it’s kinda silly.) And that’s that. Hope y'all like.

God, I’m like 12. *laughs*

Hope you like it.

So continuing the story from last time: LINK I really need to figure out how to organize these things better on Tumblr for mass reading. Like maybe it’s own Tumblr page or something? Any ideas?

My friend, Alan Evans, does the wrestling webcomic Rival Angels put a call out for guest art. And well... I got hit with a story idea. So I talked it over with him and this is going to be an ongoing feature on his site www.rivalangels.com/ .  For this week (7/26/15) it'll update M-W-F. And then after that, it'll be every Monday until the end of the story. I will be updating them on my DA here as well as my Tumblr, but it'll always be one update behind. (Basically, the most recent page will always be on his site first.) I’m using this story as a means to “get back in the groove” of comic story production, and also to help build the universe that I plan to be working in. Like I mentioned before, this is a fun and silly action comic. It's not high art... But I'm hoping you enjoy it anyway. :)

Commission done for the webcomic series Rival Angels.