BOSTON COMIC CON 2015 WRAP-UP

Here are my 2015 Boston Comic Con commissions! People made requests and I did my best to sculpt them on the fly. I got a great bunch this year (click to enlarge):

  1. Black Manta
  2.  MODOK
  3. Thanos
  4. Godzilla
  5. Raptor with comic books
  6. She-Hulk 1
  7. Captain America
  8. Robocop
  9. Sailor V
  10. She-Hulk 2

Plus I made  few other pre-prepared pieces (click to embiggen):

Squirrel Girl (and Tippy Toe!), Spider-Gwen, Ms. Marvel, and Batman reliefs.

Thanks to everyone who visited!

CHICKEN FOR DINNER (Cowboys and Dinosaurs)

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In the Old West, two desperadoes took refuge in a hidden California valley. One shot a “funny-lookin’ chicken” and roasted it for their dinner.

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His compatriot was sick with a bad cold and had no appetite for the weird meat.

Little did the bad men know some very hungry chickens were already hunting them…

 

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Inspired by Ray Harryhausen’s VALLEY OF GWANGI (which I’ve still never seen all the way through), my own take on two great icons of the American West, Cowboys and Dinosaurs.

This diorama is 2 1/2′ X 2 1/2′ across. The cowboys, dog, horses and dinosaurs were all made from Super Sculpey over an aluminum armatures. Lots of research went into cowboy gear, animal anatomy, paleontology (particularly the work of Gregory S. Paul), and the Navajo blanket worn by the sick cowboy, only to ignore all of it where it’d make for better drama.

This is an older piece I never photographed before. It was built to be viewed in person, in the dark, and I hope it translates into photos. Thanks to Sean Downey for his assistance in preparing this piece to shoot.

Moebius and I made the same list…

…Only time that will ever happen.

I’m honored that my “Batman Vs. Velociraptor”  sculpture has been selected for Comics Alliance’s BEST ART EVER (THIS WEEK) column. Thanks, guys!

For those of you checking my site for the first time (and those returning), I hope you’ll come back starting Tuesday for MIGHTY MARVEL MAY.