Sketch A Day #20: John Stone from Planetary

John Stone of S.T.O.R.M., a little older, still just as deadly and still rocking those impeccable suits. It reminds me of the old days, when tradecraft was done with style.

Ellis and Cassaday give us adventures that Steranko never quite got around to drawing... well, a glimpse of them at least.

I like this one.

Ink and Copic marker on 2-ply bristol

Sketch A Day #19: Jakita Wagner from Planetary

working my way through the Planetary cast, today with the least developed of the regular cast, Jakita Wagner. Really, she gets the least emotional journey through the epic arc of the Planetary story. Its fine, she exists to hit things, which of course is why she's so frustrated in the story at the end. We'd reached a point where just hitting isn't a solution anymore.

What would superhero comics be without hitting things as a solution? Lost, I tell you, lost.

india ink on bristol

Sketch A Day #18: Elijah Snow from Planetary

Or should i have just labeled this "the fourth man:" and let those in the know get the joke?

Sorry to have been away, technical difficulties and all that. Time to climb back up on that horse and keep on ridin'

Elijah Snow, from my favorite series of the last decade, Planetary. Ink on 2-ply bristol with brush, quill and technical pen. 


You might have noticed that i said bristol. yes, that's right, I've gotten the last piece of the puzzle towards changing my studio, an excellent LED lightbox to combine with my new table. The frustration has been knowing the method that i wanted to use for drawing, but lacking all the bits to put it together. Thanks to my generous father-in-law, I'm finally able to do that.

In the meantime, we'll be back to our sketch a day starting with...NOW!