Batgirl of Burnside

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Mister Farrell

I was excited by the new creative team on BATGIRL- writer/breakdown artist Cameron Stewart, co-writer Brenden Fletcher, artist Babs Tarr, colorist Maris Wicks and letter Jared K. Fletcher– and I wanted to sculpt Barbara Gordon in her new costume.

I based this pose on the cover of her first appearance in Detective Comics #359, as drawn by Carmine Infantino, with additional design input by John Vukelic. This was done for the 6th Annual Hub Comics DARK KNIGHT ON A DARK NIGHT Batman art show.

These pictures were shot on-site in the display case. I’ll try to get some better pictures soon.

HALLOWEEN MAN Mini-Bust

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Mister Farrell

‘Tis the season to be scary! Here’s Solomon Hitch, the hero with the power of the horror movie (he always comes back!), star of Drew Edwards’ amazing HALLOWEEN MAN comic. This piece was designed for me by original artist Terry Parr (http://darthterry.deviantart.com/).

I worked on some HALLOWEEN MAN stories – mostly coloring and lettering- with such talented artists as Nicola (WONDER WOMAN, SECRET SIX, EARTH 2) Scott, David (BLUE BEETLE, YOUNG ALLIES) Baldeon, Sergio (SKYJACK, SAMURAI & DINOSAURS) Calvet , and many more under the guidance of the irrepressible Russell Hillman.

MARVEL BOY Mini-Bust

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Mister Farrell

The Marvel Boy is an older sculpture in honor of today’s release of YOUNG AVENGERS by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie (whose two PHONOGRAM miniseries I would highly recommend). Originating in the Marvel Miniseries by Grant Morrison and J.G. Jones, Marvel Boy was really Noh-Varr, a misanthropic, teenage alien, angry at the world and ready to conquer it for our own good. He’s mellowed some, but we’ll see how much of his old brand of “Zen Facism” will appear in this new series.

This piece was designed by Daniel Lundie.

Making Some Superheroes (Conculsion)

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Mister Farrell

Hey, remember these guys?

After tinkering with them for almost an entire year (!), these two crimefighters are finished. They might evoke a certain duo known for their dynamism, but are actually an entirely different solemn guardian of the night and his boy sidekick.

(Did I say boy sidekick? We sure about that? Hmm…)

These characters are from an upcoming novel. I translated the writer’s descriptions of the characters, filling in details here and there to present what I hope are modern takes on classical superhero designs. I was looking at the work of comic book artists Cully Hamner, Chris Sprouse, and Stuart Immonen, with an eye toward the costume design work of Adi Granov and Bob Ringwood.

ROBIN NODE Mini-Bust

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Mister Farrell

I was hoping to present some new work today, but it’s not quite ready. So I hope in the meanwhile you’ll enjoy this one from the vault.

Robin Node was created by Daniel Lundie, who also designed this piece.

Batgirl Animated Maquette

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Mister Farrell

As I work on new material, here’s another one from the vault I haven’t posted here.

A companion piece to the Warner Bros. Studio Store Batman Animated Maquette, photographed by Patrick Lentz. Batgirl currently adorns my business postcards (and my heart).

Street Angel

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Mister Farrell

Another one from the vault:

Orphan of the streets and skateboarding daughter of justice, Jesse Sanchez fights a never ending battle against the forces of evil, nepotism, ninjas, and hunger as Street Angel!

I was a huge fan of Jim Rugg and Brian Maruca’s STREET ANGEL comic (http://www.streetangelcomics.com/), and wrote Jim and asked if he’d design a Jesse Sanchez sculpture for me. I was extrememly grateful that he not only provided me with some amazing sketches, and this piece was featured in the tribute art gallery of the STREET ANGEL collected edition.

In each issue’s frontispiece Street Angel fought a squid in increasingly unlikely confrontations (underwater hand-to-hand, wrestling, chess, etc.). This piece continues that theme where she’s downing a 40 of SQUID JUICE, the label of which Jim Rugg also designed.

And some wonderful people actually made a STREET ANGEL movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnL9b1Hrrrs

MIGHTY MARVEL MAY!

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Mister Farrell

Welcome, True Believer (and curious skeptics, as well)!

Starting tomorrow and throughout May, I’ll be presenting thirty new mini-busts representing my favorite characters from Marvel Comics. They’ll be ranked from least to best-loved, according to me.

My choices may not be everyone’s choices, and the ranking may not resemble anyone else’s. But spirited debates over which characters are your favorites is a ongoing pastime for superhero comic fans , and I invite these debates in the comments section. Will your favorite be on my list?

The inspiration for this series of sculptural sketches comes from Ilias Kyriazis’s amazing Marvel and DC favorite character banners. May seemed like a good month because it coincides with my birthday. And apparently Marvel is releasing a movie about some of their characters?

Please join me tomorrow when we begin MIGHTY MARVEL MAY!

Dark Knight Animated-Style Maquette

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Mister Farrell

I’m posting an older piece until some of the (exciting!) new work is ready to display.

Frank Miller’s version of Batman by way of animator Bruce Timm. Created as a companion piece to the Warner Bros. Studio Store Batman: The Animated Series maquette, this version of the character appeared on the episode Legends of the Dark Knight. Turnaround designs were in Paul Dini and Chip Kidd’s great book Batman Animated.

More (newer!) work will be posted very soon.