TARZAN by Ron Salas

I wanted to go way classic on this one. The Tarzan art by Burne Hogarth was a great influence on me since my childhood. I loved the lush inks and the raw power of the art. As I grew older I've come to appreciate the work of Hal Foster that preceded him and it's partly his inking style that I tried to emulate here.

TARZAN by Mr. Hawthorne

Mike

TARZAN by Andy Kuhn

Here's my Tarzan drawing.

Now I'm off to the Phoenix Comicon

to sketch, and sign for the peoples.

Thanks for looking!

Ketchup by Ramón Pérez

i seem to be catching up on my ketchups... it's a sad state of affairs really.

so my official "ketchup" is ol' benny grim. i had hoped to colour him up... but time did not allow.

i had hoped to be more prolific with my post this week as i haven't posted in a dogs age on the twarts. but with work, webcomics, trying to buy my first home and all... spare time seems to be at a standstill.

since my offerings are slim, i thought i'd also share a partially inked ARCHIE as well as the pencils for my HELLBOY twart, both of which i hope to ink soon.

KETCHUP! by Francesco Francavilla

(click on the above images for a larger view)

Here I was thinking I could take a week off, and then the awesomely talented Mike Hawthorne reminded me (with his fabolous inking on Ramon Perez's Thing headsketch) that I said I was going to put some inks on the sketch, so I guess I had some catch-up to do as everyone else ;)

Hope Ramon and y'all dig it :)

Synopsis:
Now I wish I could work on this story: I have already a bit of setup: Ben and Reed part ways (not in a good way). After a few years Ben is a PI and (femme fatale) Sue steps in his office. She wants Ben investigating on the murder of Mr Fantastic.
How does that sounds for a NOIR take on the FF? :) Any Marvel editor/writer out there who wants to do this with me? Uh? :)

UPDATE! I decided to take a quick stab at the opening splash page for the book. Couldn't help it :) Still waiting for that Marvel phone call ;)

UPDATE II! A bit of narrative to go with the above images, courtesy of talented Mr Eric Johnson (Thank you, Eric :))

…She walked in like she walked out five years ago. Tall, cool, blonde, but with a hint of trouble that made you think she was the wildcat twin sister Grace Kelly was trying hide from the Prince of Monaco’s family.

I took a slug of rye from the barrel I kept under my desk then I spoke.

“Hello, Sue. Long time. You might even say it’s been quite a stretch.”

You gotta admit, the kid never gave anything away. Her eyes flashed, and she gripped her pocket book a little tighter, but that was it.

“I’d hoped this was going to be a pleasant reunion, Ben. Now, I’m not sure why I came here in the first place.”
I took another shot.

“Sure you do, baby. Everybody wants a piece of the rock.”
Her look softened and there was a catch in her voice.

“Am I that transparent?”
…


Cheers,
Francesco

KETCHUP by Andy Kuhn

My unfinished Twart this go-round was Hellboy!

Mike Mignola has been a huge influence on my work.

This was a tough one to do.

Hope you like it.

* i'm also placing this drawing in my original hellboy post.

KETCHUP! by Mr. Hawthorne

Edit - I inked Ramon's THING sketch as my entry for that subject. Hope he doesn't mind.



Best,
Mike