Ensign Enigma

A sadly forgotten crimefighter. While villains tried to decipher the meaning of his chest symbol, Ensign Enigma would punch them in the nose. It was oddly effective.

Doodle smash!

No Pencils Were Harmed for This Post

Here's my first digital doodle using Alias Sketchbook Pro and my Wacom tablet (which I got 8 years ago...ancient by computer age standards). Kind of fun program. I like the pressure sensitivity and various pencil options.

Anyhoo, if this isn't green enough for you on St. Pat's Day, let me direct you to this bit of Muppet genius...

Ranger, Alone

The Endless

If you have any interest in comics and graphic novels, you really oughta read Neil Gaiman's Sandman. Maybe a couple of times. I just read "Endless Nights" which is a collection of stories about his main characters, The Endless, accompanied by knock-out artwork. Written years after he finished the Sandman series proper, Gaiman revisits these characters with his writing skills sharpened to pointy perfection. So with hat off to Neil, here are this morning's breakfast sketches: Dream, Delirium, and Death.

Here is the Claw!

To continue with my superhero series, here's a sketch of the great Lobster Johnson, one of my favorite characters from Mike Mignola's extra-brilliant "Hellboy" graphic novels.

Superman (by way of Fleischer)

You can't beat the design of the 1940's Fleisher Superman cartoons. They tend to influence my Superman doodles heavily. For more of my superhero sketches, click the nifty new blogger tag below...

The Batman

The Thing That Should Have a Better Name

Here's another entry for my very slowly evolving superhero series. I'm not a big Fantastic Four fan, but for pure doodling fun, it's hard to beat The Thing. But that name lacks the usual Marvel directness. It's as if Stan Lee was late for an appointment that day. "Let's see...Human Torch, check...Invisible Girl, check...and....uh...whatever...The Thing. Oh, and stretchy guy...beats me...how about Mr. Fantastic?" It's not that I think he should be called Rock Man or something, but The Thing just seems too vague and insulting. Mr. Pebbles? The Human Quarry?

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