#sundaycoloursupplement

Beginning ordinary time by serializing issue 40 of #thetestcomic here on Instagram. This is the September 2022 issue and the conclusion of the 12 issue “Thousand Oaks” series that riffs off of some of Jack Kirby’s editorials from four of his 1970s return to Marvel titles: Devil Dinosaur, The Eternals, 2001: A Space Odyssey and, finally, Machine Man. I’ve posted the cover image a couple of times previously in various forms so diving in here with the opening splash page. #sundaycoloursupplement #draw #drawing #drawings #drawingoftheday #sketch #sketches #sketching #art #artists #artistsoninstagram #graphic #graphics #illustration #illustrations #illustrator #illo #comics #comix #comicbook #comicbooks #comicpanel #comicpanels #jackkirby #thousandoaks https://www.instagram.com/p/CnLkzVUs2_f/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#sundaycoloursupplement From issue 38 of #thetestcomic This issue has a mix of approaches. After the initial #jackkirby homages and the 8 panel sequence, it transitions to a collage approach bringing in spontaneous drawings, definitely made with “Machine Mail” in mind but no pre-conceived role or order. In the printed issue, some of these have additional text accompaniment. draw #drawing #drawings #drawingoftheday #sketch #sketches #sketching #art #artists #artistsoninstagram #graphic #graphics #illustration #illustrations #illustrator #illo #comics #comix #comicbook #comicbooks #comicpanel #comicpanels https://www.instagram.com/p/ClNFbp_sfT4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

In the spirit of the #sundaycoloursupplement I’ll note that issues 38, 39 and 40 of #thetestcomic are a “symphony in purple”. #ilovesecondarycolors From issue 38 of #thetestcomic the first part of “Machine Mail”, the final movement of the “Thousand Oaks” series. These final three issue bring us back to the individual and especially the outsider after having visited the prehistoric, the mythic and the cosmic. The adventures of X-51 / Aaron Stack / Mister Machine / Machine Man, first in the 2001 comic series then in a dedicated title are Kirby’s take on the sci-fi concept of the thinking, feeling, and overpowering, robot/android alone in a world of people. It’s interesting that Kirby calls the reader in his editorials to consider how they would react to such a being in their midst. I doubt that I am alone in identifying instead with the protagonist and finding a metaphor for the reader’s own relationship to the surrounding society. #draw #drawing #drawings #drawingoftheday #sketch #sketches #sketching #art #artists #artistsoninstagram #graphic #graphics #illustration #illustrations #illustrator #illo #comics #comix #comicbook #comicbooks #comicpanel #comicpanels https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck6A0B-Lhx6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#sundaycoloursupplement Beginning a project considering my archive of 20+ years of #workdoodles Here are two from April 26, 2011. #draw #drawing #drawings #drawingoftheday #sketch #sketches #sketching #art #artists #artistsoninstagram #workdoodle #workdrawing #drawingatwork #doodlingartwork https://www.instagram.com/p/CjzQs-VsxEA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Some Sunday sketches #sundaycoloursupplement #draw #drawing #drawings #drawingoftheday #sketch #sketches #sketching #art #artists #artistsoninstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CjgzPqVsv3G/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#sundaycoloursupplement Issue 36 of The Test, the June 2022 issue, consists primarily of a comic book adaptation/reflection on the Sun Ra movie Space Is the Place. This is the first double page spread and title page. Note the speech balloon - a rarity for #thetestcomic. #draw #drawing #drawings #drawingoftheday #sketch #sketches #sketching #art #artists #artistsoninstagram #graphic #graphics #illustration #illustrations #illustrator #illo #comics #comix #comicbook #comicbooks #comicpanel #comicpanels #sunra #spaceistheplace https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg94jSoroex/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#sundaycoloursupplement Issue 36 of The Test, the June 2022 issue, consists primarily of a comic book adaptation/reflection on the Sun Ra movie Space Is the Place. This is the opening splash page. #draw #drawing #drawings #drawingoftheday #sketch #sketches #sketching #art #artists #artistsoninstagram #graphic #graphics #illustration #illustrations #illustrator #illo #comics #comix #comicbook #comicbooks #comicpanel #comicpanels https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgs60QTM_Pg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#sundaycoloursupplement is one last double page spread from issue 35 of The Test, the April 2022 issue. “Thousand Oaks” moves on to a three part engagement with 2001: A Space Odyssey via #jackkirby’s adaptation and short lived follow-up series. #draw #drawing #drawings #drawingoftheday #sketch #sketches #sketching #penandink #art #artists #artistsoninstagram #graphic #graphics #illustration #illustrations #illustrator #illo #comics #comix #comicbook #comicbooks #comicpanel #comicpanels #thetestcomic https://www.instagram.com/p/CgHfxYDL1Yx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=