Spider-Man vs. the Lizard
As The Amazing Spider-Man swings into theaters all over the place, here is Kyle's tribute:
Avengers, Assemble!
This weekend marks the opening of possibly the biggest superhero movie of all time. Which inspired us to repost Kyle's sketches of Marvel's Avengers... (Click on the image for a larger view.)
Captain America
Stumptown Comics Fest 2012
Here's a sneak preview of what you'll find at booth #104 at this weekend's Stumptown Comics Fest in Portland, Oregon:
We're selling the Smash Fun Book of Super Fun, which has games, acitvities, and coloring pages; buttons, with more than 25 different designs and colors; T-shirts; posters; and more. Hope to see you there!
Out West
Kyle is a big fan of the comic series Scalped and the classic European comic Lucky Luke. I think he wishes there were more comics set in the Old West. The colored version (click the images for a larger view):
Black-and-white:
James Bond
To each their own, but I detect hints of Daniel Craig and Sean Connery in Kyle's dapper, debonair 007. The colored version (click the images for a larger view):
Black-and-white:
Indiana Jones
Still one of the all-time greatest action heroes! If some comic company decides to try another Indiana Jones series, I nominate Kyle for penciler. The colored version (click the images for a larger view):
And black-and-white, like the serials that inspired him:
Wolverine
Still the best at what he does — and sometimes, what he does is pretty. The colored version (click the images for a larger view):
And black-and-white:
Colossus
The X-Men are Colossus, Wolverine, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Phoenix, and Storm. Period. I realize there are eight billion other mutant characters, 17 different X-teams, and 500 overlapping alternate realities, and each character has died, come back to life, been cloned, lost their powers, died again, and had babies. I don't care. Toss all that other stuff in the trash heap, give me that perfect original X-Men, and let's call it a glorious day! [Edited to add: All right, Kitty Pryde gets a place of honor, along with Lockheed.]
First, the colored version (click the images for a larger view):
And black-and-white:
The Shadow
Our all-time favorite pulp hero! As kids, we used to listen to cassette tapes of the old Shadow radio drama voiced by Orson Welles. They were decades old but still had a mesmerizing effect. And the Shadow comics by Michael William Kaluta and Howard Chaykin were big inspirations to us. (Pity about the 1994 film.) Say it together, now: "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows..." [insert creepy laughter]
First, the colored version (click the images for a larger view):
And now, perhaps more fittingly, the black-and-white:
Union Jack
Captain America's less-well-known British counterpart, Union Jack was in one of our favorite comic storylines when we were young: Captain America #253-254. If memory serves, the story involved a vampire called Baron Blood, the death of the original Union Jack, the arrival of his replacement, and some fantastic John Byrne art. Also, Cap beheaded the vampire with his shield. Awesome! Colored version first (click the images for a larger view):
Now, the black-and-white:
