75. Romance comics

Much like Bill, I don't know much about Romance comics. But I do know that this was a fun piece to do. Too bad I didn't have more time to do it like I really wanted to.

Medium: Pen & ink w/digital

74. Prez

The fourth item in Joe Simon week, Prez is my first collaboration of the year. My 20 month old daughter decided to add the clouds in the background, and I believe there is also a frog over on the right. If you would like to commission some artwork from her, let me know and I will see how busy her schedule is.

Medium; Pen & ink with Sophia-Clouds

73. Brother Power, the Geek

I love Brother Power. His story was quintessential 60s and almost unnervingly psychedelic, and there's nothing wrong with that. Where is he these days? The industry certianly could use the levity.
Shake down the internet, seek the Geek! Join the brother love fest!

I told you Joe Simon Week was going to be great.

Medium: Pen & ink

72. Captain America

Joe Simon week is going to be great!
First up is Captain America, symbol of our fine nation, and idol to millions.
Now as much as I like what Ed Brubaker is doing with the current book, Steve Rogers is the ONLY person who will ever truly be Captain America. I keep waiting for it to be revealed that the person we saw die was a Skrull imposter, or perhaps, now that his body is back in the Arctic deep-freeze, his Super-Soldier serum will somehow heal his gunshot wounds. *Sigh* I miss Steve Rogers.
I guess 1980s Glam metal supergroup, Cinderella was right; "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)"

Medium: Pen & ink with clip-art background

71. Arnold Drake

It was a nearly a year ago, (March 12, 2007) Arnold Drake passed away. His stories were filled with everything I love about comics, and he created some of the wildest characters ever. Doom Patrol, the Guardians of the Galaxy, not to mention one of my all-time favorite characters; Deadman!
Thank you, Mr. Drake for all of your contributions to the comic industry, you are missed.

Medium: Pen & ink.

70. Joe Simon

I love Joe Simon.
I know that Bill said that he wasn't going to cover Joe’s original Outsiders, but I couldn't resist.

More Simon-tology later this week.

Medium: Pencil on paper

69. Mike Norton

I'm running short on time yet again, so go read what Bill Reed said about our final mike of the week; Mike Norton, he's far better at this writing stuff than I'll ever be.

Medium: Pen & ink

68. Mike Wieringo

I never got to meet Mike Wieringo, but he was a regular contributor to one of my favorite hangouts, the drawing board.
You are truly missed Ringo.

Medium: Pencil on paper

67. Mike Mignola

Mike Mignola is one of the few creators that I have actually had the pleasure to meet. I wish I had some wonderfully scandalous story to tell, but he was a really nice guy.
Super-talented & nice, ... What a jerk!

Medium: Pen & ink

66. Mike Parobeck

Did I say Monday? I meant Tuesday.

Mike Parobeck's slick art style IS a reason to love comics.

Medium: Pen & ink

65. Mike Allred

Love the Mike Allred. He's got crisp, clean linework. It's more than just comic art, it's pop art. Simply, beautiful.
Pictured above is Frank Einstein. You may have seen him if you've ever traveled to Snap City.

Medium: Pen & ink

Oh, and I will be using this weekend to get caught up with the 365 list, so expect a Mega-post Monday

64. Mike Sekowsky

Yesterday I had a bit of a problem deciding what I was going to use for my Mike entry, Today, NO problem.
Mike Sekowsky did a lot of great work, far too much to list here. He is probably best known for his 1960s work on Justice League of America, or even pulling double duty on Wonder Woman during the late 60s and early 70s. He really did it all!
But (to me) none of it holds a candle to his greatest work... ... ...
The Inferior Five!

Was it over-the-top camp?
You bet! Intentionally so!
It was the silver-age goofiness turning on itself & I loved it.

Medium: Pencil on paper

63. Michael Golden

Here we go with another great theme week:
MIKE WEEK!
A spotlight on some of the great Mikes' in the industry!
We start the week with a great among greats; Michael Golden.
I really debated on what I was going to do to represent Mr. Golden. I thought about doing a ‘Nam pic, but we're going to do some war comics later in the year, then I thought about doing a Bucky O’Hare pic, but I think that we might see him later as well. Fortunately for me, Michael has done so much great work there is plenty to choose from, so I decided on one of my personal favorites: the Micronauts!

Medium: Pencil on paper
See you tomorrow for much more Mike-Like Majesty!

62. The Black Hood

The Black Hood, this is one of those unfortunate incidents where I somehow missed out on all of the fun of this character. I'm especially bummed about the !mpact comics series. What a great concept; "The Hood was cursed, you see; whoever wore it was compelled to do good and given the physical enhancements to do so." Beautiful! Kind of like the Mask, but just this side of absurd.
Not M.A.S.K. but the Mask.

Medium: Pencil, pen & ink

61. Black Bolt

I told you I was going to be busy this weekend, but even I was suprised at just how busy, I have some catching up to do.

Black Bolt is the ultimate strong, silent type. The forever noble & tragic hero and 100% stoically bad-ass.

Medium: Pen & ink

60. Blackhawk

Number 60 on the list is Blackhawk. And all I had time to do was this little digital logo. (At least it's in color)
I hope I have the time this weekend to do an actual drawing for this entry. As of right now, it doesn't look promising, busy, busy, busy.

Medium: Digital

UPDATE: I did a pencil sketch for this entry, I will try to ink it at some point.

59. Manhattan Guardian

The Manhattan Guardian is my favorite type of Comic-Hero. He has no powers, he's just an ordinary guy trying to do the right thing in some extraordinary circumstances. Even in the midst of personal tragedy he keeps fighting the good fight. That's inspirational, and something for everyone to get behind.
... Except the pessimists.
... Damned pessimists.

Medium: Pencil, pen & ink

58. Christopher Priest

I found it interesting what Bill Reed had to say about Christopher Priest. Basically that he wasn't going to spotlight him because he had "already covered a lot of his notable work." In my opinion, that's exactly he should get a spot on the list.
Bill (of course) made the right decision, stating: "He’s done more for black characters in comics than anyone else, promoting these great, underused, and underrated heroes as they rightfully should be." "He’s fighting the good fight. His work isn’t all about race, of course; he can also tell a ripping good yarn."
Plus; who didn't love Quantum & Woody?

Medium: Pen & ink

57. Brian Stelfreeze

I have such an admiration for Brian Stelfreeze that I could not shakily eke my way through this post.
The man is supremely talented. Please seek his work out.
I chose to represent "the Freeze" with a drawing of the Ride's Laci & that 1968 Black-as-death Camaro RS/SS 396 ... 396 Cubic inches of awesome!
Even if I'm not 100% yet, this was fun.

Medium: Pencil, pen & ink

56. James “Rhodey” Rhodes

I want to personally apologize to all of the Jim Rhodes fans out there. The evil Influenza is a devastating foe, and on this day, it clearly won.

Medium: Sharpie® (It's all I could manage)