073: Mega Man

I remember there being this code for Megan Man 2 where you needed a second controller. You could jump into pits and not die. It pretty much made you invisible as long as you had a second person using the other controller. These games were flippin' hard and frustrating but the level designs and bosses were so great.

072: Toad

...really Toad, again? How many dang castles do you guys have? On to the next level!

071: Cyclops (Uncanny X-Men)

Anyone digging the new look for Cyclops currently in Uncanny X-Men? I think it's pretty awesome. I haven't read the new series but I am digging the recent Astonishing title. Everyone loves time travel right?

070: The Copper Kid

Here' an oldie but a goodie. Anyone remember SILVERHAWKS? I loved this show growing up and loved even more were the cool metallic space toys. I was a big fan of The Copper Kid and Bluegrass. My older brother had Monstarr where when you squeezed his legs his face would flip. Toys were awesome back in the day. I actually colored over the white ink with crayon and it gave the highlights more of the metallic look I was going for.

069: The Flash

Sorry for the quick posts lately. I am in the process of moving and wedding-ing (?), so I haven't gone too much in depth with some of these. Not that they need it but I do like the descriptions and the stories of how I got to a particular sketch. Usually it's something movie related.  Like today's sketch, I watched the animated flick JLA: DOOM and there was this cool bit with THE FLASH where he couldn't stop running or he would blow up. It's like he was the movie, SPEED. At one point he was running on water so he was kind of like SPEED 2: CRUISE CONTROL... see what I did there?

Anyway, I was messing around with the gesture of running and really playing with the exaggeration and I think I achieved a good sense of fluidity and motion in a single image. If you really push the principles of animation you can evoke more life into your pieces. Especially ones that show some form of action.

068: The Green Goblin

Chris Cooper was just announced as the new Norman Osborn in Marc Webb's THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2. I am confident he will do an amazing job but I absolutely loved Willem Dafoe in the role. Although, that costume was kind of lame.

067: Skeletor

I'll get you He-Man!