Deviant Friday

Deviant Friday – Dario Carrasco Edition

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Dario, Darry on DeviantArt, is a comic book guy – and if I’m being honest he mostly draws characters I’m unfamiliar with. This isn’t a knock on Dario, because my comic book reading days are waaaay behind me – Batman and Captain America were still alive (wait, are they still dead at the moment? Maybe they should resurrect the characters in each others bodies as a company cross-over event!), Spider-Man was still married to Mary Jane, Venom was still cool, Hulk was in a grey period, etc. In fact, Dario’s renditions of these characters pique my interest in them, so good on him. Dario has a nice selection of work, from fantasy to steampunk to pulp-style heroes – enjoy!

No Sonja or Dejah this week, but we do have a Sonja-esque Blood Rayne and another half-naked character of ERB
Enjoy ladies – and never let it be said that I don’t look out for my female audience (assuming I have one – let me hear from you ladies if you’re out there!)

Deviant Sunday – C Walton Edition

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CWalton does a lot of work, conceptual and otherwise, for the good folks at Privateer Press, publishers of the Iron Kingdoms setting that mashes fantasy with steampunk and giant robots. I never played or owned anything from the Iron Kingdoms, but I did have a soft spot for the art, which, though a bit outside my wheelhouse, was always infused with a sense of fun and passion. Oh, also, the Satyxis are just plain cool. Enjoy.

Not a brand of vacuum cleaner built by an ancient Germanic tribe …
The reference in the title is completely lost on me. Image makes me think of a steampunk drider (a reference that is lost on probably 99% of the population of the Earth).
Kinda Gamma-Worldy, this one – or RIFTSy
Sorry, close as I could get to Red Sonja this time around

Deviant Friday – Yildiray Cinar Edition

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Cinar does some really nice comic work. I especially like that he is able to breathe life into these characters – make them vital and current – without needing to modernize or gimick-up their costumes.

My favorite X-Man – at least in the era I read comic books.
I like Captain Marvel almost as much as Popeye (which, if you know me, is quite a lot).
I love the joy in this picture – the love of beauty, strength and doing good.
Somebody needs to put a “robot fighter” class into something, somewhere if they haven’t already.
Few villains have gone through more costumes than Catwoman. I might like this one best.
And three of Howard’s creations (well, Red Sonja isn’t really, but close enough for government work)
I made a puritan class based on this guy – I’ll get to posting it one of these days.

Deviant Friday – Chris Stevens Edition

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Chris Stevens (Chriss2D on DeviantArt) covers the width and breadth of geekdom – from role playing games to comic books to toy lines. Trying to pick and choose from his gallery on DeviantArt was very tough, but I’ve tried to create a nice sample of his work from different sub-genres. Oh, and the two requisite pin-ups weren’t left out!

 
Frost Faerie
The Goon
Planet Hulk
Amethyst
Cap Bust
And finally …

Deviant Friday – Celestial4ever Edition

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Celestial4ever – aka Melissa Ismail Celestial – has a great, quirky style. I could see her taking a traditional fantasy project and spinning it somewhere interesting – and injecting loads of personality into character portraits. Not the traditional fare of old school aficionados, but I think worth a look. You can read her blog here.

 

 

I especially like the headdress.

 

 

Reminds me of the some of the artwork on the AD&D trading cards from the 90’s.

Deviant Friday – Mike Faille Edition

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Sorry this post is a bit late today – too much going on. Mike Faille (aka Buck Ruckus) primarily draws for modern Dungeons and Dragons (okay, calm down, take your medicine, breath). I love the use of color and the very clean style. You can find more of his work at his website.

 

First illustration of Mike’s that I looked at, and still one of my favorites. I think it would make a great cover for an Asian-themed game. Hmmm …

Deviant Friday – Brohawk Edition

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TGI Deviant Friday. Today, a mini-gallery of David Williams, AKA BroHawk. Williams is one of my favorite artists in comicdom – he does great color pieces, great black and whites, with clean lines and an ability to make the heroes equal parts real and fantasy. He is defintely one of the Toth-iest illustrators working in comics today. Enjoy some of my favorite BroHawk pieces.