Tim, Round 28: Hawkgirl

What?! Round 28: Joe Kubert tribute, was in September? Oh well, so mine is a bit late. 

 Original ink drawing here

Erin Round 28: TOR

Since my art background is not as comic book influenced as the rest of the RMBC, I am sad to say that the first I heard of Joe Kubert was only a few weeks ago when he passed.

Boys? A little help here? I would like to know about these greats before they are all gone. Moebius was another one that I wish I learned about years ago. Someone please give me the comic book education I missed out on.

Anyway, I know that comic illustrators are the best draftsmen out there and Kubert was no exception. I loved studying his work online, but my favorite is his lanky prehistoric Tarzan-like character: Tor. Here he is reading a comic with a dinosaur in ink on bristol board.


**update**

OH, by the way.... 200th POST, B*****s! Here's to 2000 more!

Round 28: Momma Said Knock Hitler Out

Remember that time Sgt. Rock punched Hitler in the face and ended World War Two?  I'm pretty sure that's what happened, but then again I didn't really pay attention in school.

...Which is probably why I draw cartoons on the internet. 

Round 28: c'mon and fight!

Kinda hard not to think of Sgt. Rock when you think about Joe Kuburt and I was intentionally going to try to steer away from Rock until Ben shared the link to this article.  If you scroll down a bit you come to what seems to be the genesis of Sgt. Rock, The Rock!  A story of a once professional prize fighter who wasn't known so much for his winning record as he was known for his tenacity.  "They called him -- "The human obstacle course"!  You had to beat him -- to be someone!  But no one had ever made him stay down!  Now -- he was fighting in a different kind of ring!  Would he still be -- THE ROCK!"  How can you not want to draw this guy?!  What a great character!

Round 29: Sgt Rock!... Sort of?

Well, I had every intention of doing an iconic drawing of Sgt Rock, but thanks to a healthy dose of alcohol (courtesy of the Cleveland Drink and Draw) and my scant relationship with the character, I created just an average run of the mill soldier.  I'm shooting for partial credit on this one.  If there is one thing I can take away from this round, its that I was able to become a little more familiar with Mr. Kubert's work.  So sad that a lot of these artists don't get their proper recognition until their passing.

Come see more art and inane rambling at my personal blog: Need Your Disease

Ben Hale

Round 28: Tribute to Joe Kubert

 It's been a rough yeah for those of us who love Comic and Illustrative Art, we've lost giants: McQuarrie, Sendak, Moebius, etc. .  Artists whom we stand on the shoulders of, whose art have inspired us to be both better Artists and better people.  Joe Kubert exemplified such an Artist. He was a gifted and influential Artist as well as a caretaker of the craft. 

We here at the RBMC would like to pay tribute to one of our heroes, Joe Kubert. 

 If you would like to know more about Joe Kubert and his work with the Kubert School please visit:  http://www.kubertschool.edu/