Hail to the King!

Happy Birthday Mr. Kirby (yes, I know...i'm a day early, August 28th is the King's birthday)! Thanks for sharing your imagination with the world, and inspiring countless others to do the same.

The RBMC made these stickers to commemorate the day, and raise some money for the Hero Initiative (a publicly supported not-for-profit organization dedicated to raise money for comic book creators in dire need), they'll be available at Carol & John's Comics in Cleveland, Ohio.

-Tim

Ben says "Welcome to Apokolips!"

"Had I known one human's death would pained you so, I would have killed more. And kill more I shall. Carry that agony with you to oblivion, Superman."

I really like Darkseid.  As a character, as a design, it just works for me.  Granted, the majority of my experience with him is from Superman: the Animated Series.  So a lot of that appreciation may come from the voice of Michael Ironside.  Either way, I decided to draw him up last Sunday and here he is.

Sketch and inks with Manga Studio.  Colors in Photoshop.

-Ben
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Cheer Up, Big Guy

Your pal Randy here, and if you've been following the blog this week, then you know that there's a Marvel Comics themed art show happening at Carol And John's Comic shop on Free Comic Book Day.

I like Galactus, and I like eating my feelings so this one came together pretty fast.  If you like those things (they go hand in hand like ramen noodles and peanut butter toast) It'll be available framed and unframed at the event, which you should be going to anyway. 

Stay frosty, kids.