Bloody Sport

[Zeu]

Coolness, a fan art section!


Hi, guys, name´s Eliseu Gouveia, a.k.a. Zeu and I thoght I´d post here some of my stuff.
unfortunatelly, I don´t have many recent pieces, so I guess these will have to do for now http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

My apologies to those who had already seen them and.... hope you like them. http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_405f7ba2a6050/images/IMAGE_4068bdebd94a5.jpg

[iambilly81]

welcome to the art forum....... nice art, different take on things, but different is always good. hope to see more soon.

[The Question]

I like the redesigns. Except GL looks kinda evil. Not the cpstume. Just the face.

[0neDisturbedSOB]

Interesting costume designs.

How long does it take you to do one of those? I love the concept.

[Kaod Er]

looks weird

Not the art, just like it was... resized, and blown up. Really pixly.

So l did this:

http://tinypic.com/a3e6b8.gif

[Zeu]

Hi, guys,
thanks for your posts, I´m always eager for all the feedback I can get my hands on http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

iambilly81- Thanks for yuor warm welcome, this looks like a really nice place to hang http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

The Question - Thanks, The Question, you have a point, the mask looks evil and the way he´s pursuing Ironman, decimating his armour little by little doesn´t help; I wanted to draw a curbstomp, but I guess I went a little bit too far.

0neDisturbedSOB - Hi, 0neDisturbedSOB. Thanks, you ask an interesting question. I can´t say I remember how long this one took me (it´s been years since...), but what I do recall is that I did it in parts (Vision, Flash, Wonder Woman and maybe Captain America were all Photoshopped into the pic after. It was all done in pencils, no inks, so that saved time... but OTOH it also meant I lost more time doing the flats.
Judging by my production speed at that time, I´d say it must have taken me around 6-8 hours

Kaod Er - Hi, Kaod Er, thanks. Yeah, at that time I was really bad at getting this internet thing right with the resolutions and stuff. I don´t know how I fixed it, but one fine day I woke up and I was able to upload cristal clear images. I still screw it immenselly (http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_405f7ba2a6050/images/IMAGE_41c9712f69d78.jpg) from time to time, but usually I´m aaalmost lead into believing that I´ve finally got it right (http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_405f7cb372c13/images/IMAGE_4068afde81664.jpg).


Here´s a little Gambit pic I did for a couple internet friends a while ago.
For some reason, my interpretation of the character seems to have disturbed them, but I could never understand why :D

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_405f7ba2a6050/images/IMAGE_41fbe02064ab5.jpg

[iambilly81]

Here´s a little Gambit pic I did for a couple internet friends a while ago.
For some reason, my interpretation of the character seems to have disturbed them, but I could never understand why :D

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_405f7ba2a6050/images/IMAGE_41fbe02064ab5.jpg

ha, awesome, i think you created a new idea for this place, gender switch. maybe a contest for next month or a new thread, very nice.

[Roma]

Like your work. The Gambit looks great. Girl power :up:

[Zeu]

Thanks, iambilly81 :)
You know, you may be onto something there
Wouldn´t mind drawing the female version of a couple superheroes out there
Any ideas? :)

Hi, Roma, Thanks, I have to admit I´m a sucker for superheroines, Supergirl was the very first hero I ever saw in full colors. The hair, the cape, the boots.. , a recipe for an instant hook :)

[Roma]

Hi, Roma, Thanks, I have to admit I´m a sucker for superheroines, Supergirl was the very first hero I ever saw in full colors. The hair, the cape, the boots.. , a recipe for an instant hook :)

In that case I'm looking forward to seeing more of your stuff :D :D (hint hint)

[Kaod Er]

Kaod Er - Hi, Kaod Er, thanks. Yeah, at that time I was really bad at getting this internet thing right with the resolutions and stuff.


Don't you have photoshop, or .Ulead?

[lionhart]

Very interesting redesigns for the group battle. The Gambit looks very much like the Ultimate style.

Billy the gender switch is nothing new, I believe we had a contest for it last year. JLA, Captain America, Punisher entries, etc.

[Zeu]

Roma - Coolness, I have loads of ideas I´m dying to try.
In my Supergirl worshipping, I´ve just realised I´ve never drawn other fan-favorite superheroines like Powergirl, Batgirl, Wiitchblade or Shadowcat.
I gotta make up for ther time lost. http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

Kaod Er - Yeah, I´ve been working with Photoshop 5.5 since around 1999. Problem is that there is more to it than the standard 72 dpi resolution, I have to regulate the jpg setting (I usually go from quality 4 (low) to 6(medium), depending on space on my FTP and many times I end up with pics too pixelated in a 800X600 document.
Lately I´ve started hitting the mark more often than not, but once in a while....

Lionhart - Thanks, I must confees I have loads of fun reinterpreting existing characters.

So.............. who here likes videogames? http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_405f7ba2a6050/images/IMAGE_4068b65d445d7.jpg

[BizarroMe1001]

I like that first picture. Your iron man design is sweet, and that gambit pic is quality. :up:

[Zeu]

Thanks, BizarroMe1001, I felt kinda sorry for drawing GL blowing it up in the drawing afterwards, Ironman is one of my favorite redesigns.
My favorite is WW, next Flash, followed by Ironman and Thor´s uru hammer.

I was never really pleased with Superman (looks like he has a g-string) and Vision and I think Wanda was left unfinished; (always felt that something in her uniform was one pencil stroke away from going from "- Meh!" into "- Whoa!").

[Zeu]

So, anyone likes Final Fantasy? http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_405f7ba2a6050/images/IMAGE_405f8386de2c7.jpg

[Cobblepot]

Now I do!

[0neDisturbedSOB]

Here´s a little Gambit pic I did for a couple internet friends a while ago.
For some reason, my interpretation of the character seems to have disturbed them, but I could never understand why :D

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_405f7ba2a6050/images/IMAGE_41fbe02064ab5.jpg

Probably because we're not used to seeing Gambit stacked like that.

I like it.

[Zeu]

Thanks, guys http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif


(Indie Publisher) FC9 just got the ball rolling and here are the two alternative covers for INFINITEENS#1, already listed in this month´s Preview magazine and on the shelves beginning October.

- My book is going to be published, WOO-HOO!!

Written, pencilled, inked and colored by me, INFINITEENS consumed the best part of my last 4 years.
Centered around the small coastal village of Cape Ruseur, it tells the tale of 4 youngsters who decide to become superheroes and, as first order of business, accidentally step on the toe of only THE most powerful man on earth.

INFINITEENS was initially titled "Little People" because that´s what the series´realliy about: what happen to a small New England town when 4 of its most notorios citizens are suddenly targeted for destruction.

Infiniteens Alternative cover #1 (http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_405f7ba2a6050/images/IMAGE_42ecfb8b8e47f.jpg)

Infiniteens alternative cover #2 (http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_405f7ba2a6050/images/IMAGE_42ecfc6c1b0f1.jpg)

Here´s a couple samples oif the interior art:

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_405f7cb361a9b/images/IMAGE_405f8725111a3.jpg
"Something wicxked this way comes"

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_405f7cb361a9b/images/IMAGE_406c7c396b6da.jpg
"Haunted children"

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_405f7cb361a9b/images/IMAGE_406c7c0453038.jpg
"Ghost memories"

Hope you like it http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

[0neDisturbedSOB]

Looks awesome, I might have to check it out.

[spiderfan08]

awesome stuff in here! i am impressed.

[Kal_EL]

Thanks, guys http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif


(Indie Publisher) FC9 just got the ball rolling and here are the two alternative covers for INFINITEENS#1, already listed in this month´s Preview magazine and on the shelves beginning October.

- My book is going to be published, WOO-HOO!!

Written, pencilled, inked and colored by me, INFINITEENS consumed the best part of my last 4 years.
Centered around the small coastal village of Cape Ruseur, it tells the tale of 4 youngsters who decide to become superheroes and, as first order of business, accidentally step on the toe of only THE most powerful man on earth.

INFINITEENS was initially titled "Little People" because that´s what the series´realliy about: what happen to a small New England town when 4 of its most notorios citizens are suddenly targeted for destruction.

Infiniteens Alternative cover #1 (http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_405f7ba2a6050/images/IMAGE_42ecfb8b8e47f.jpg)

Infiniteens alternative cover #2 (http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_405f7ba2a6050/images/IMAGE_42ecfc6c1b0f1.jpg)

Here´s a couple samples oif the interior art:

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_405f7cb361a9b/images/IMAGE_405f8725111a3.jpg
"Something wicxked this way comes"

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_405f7cb361a9b/images/IMAGE_406c7c396b6da.jpg
"Haunted children"

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_405f7cb361a9b/images/IMAGE_406c7c0453038.jpg
"Ghost memories"

Hope you like it http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

You works displays nothing amatuerish. Your skill is pro and IT IS AWESOME!!! Makes me want to practice my panels. VERY VERY COOL!!!!!

[Roma]

Damn those panels look so cool

[RAMORE]

Ok Zeu here represents a pheonomenal unseen very much artist on the hype. We have lots of people with great ideas or splash pages or costume concepts, but now we have someone who can actually do panels:up:

[lionhart]

Whoa, sequential art...

[Mr. Marko]

Wow! :eek: They call you..."PRO STAR!" You need get in the bizz.

[RAMORE]

Whoa, sequential art...


I know novel idea right ;)

[Zeu]

Hi, guys,

0neDisturbedSOB - Thanks, 0neDisturbedSOB. Hope you do pick it up, I´ll reserve a table for you at the Sea Bride (the bar on the bottom of the last page), near the pool table.
(Caution: it´s a fishermen´s bar :D )

spiderfan08 - Thanks, spiderfan08. http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

Kal_EL - Thanks, son of Krypton, glad you´ve liked it. :)

Roma - Hi, Roma!! Thankies http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

RAMORE - LOL Thanks, RAMORE. http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif Yeah, I actually get a far greater kick at drawing sequentials than pin ups; sequentials allow you to tell a story which is the very thing that got me into comics.

lionhart - Hi, lionhart. Thanks. http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

Sir Granite - Thanks, Sir. http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif Actually, I´ve been working in the industry for quite some time.
I provided the art for Image comics´ recently released Cloudburst (written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray) and Moonstone Books will release in september a 2-part mini-series drawn by me called Revenge of the Mummy (written by Justin Gray).
I regularly provide the pencils and inks for FC9´s monthly all-age title Genie (Writen by jim Keplinger) and General Jinjur´s superhero saga Charlatan (written by Gil Lawson).

[The Last Meatbag]

WOW...........just WOW!!!!!

You are spectacular your art is amazing

[Kaod Er]

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_405f7cb361a9b/images/IMAGE_406c7c0453038.jpg

Great stuff, l just can't figure out why the guy in the cap is giving the other guy a handjob. :confused:

[Sonki]

i know... i was wondering aswell..
that deep stare into eachothers eyes

[Zeu]

Thanks a lot, guys :)

Handjob... LOL
You guys are great! :D

[Sonki]

hahah yeah i just realized i had nothing good to say

So i'll say.. awsome work.. and honestly.. you dont need any critiques from me.. YOU KNOW your good..

Just show us more is all i can say... loving it

[Zeu]

Thanks, Sonki. :)



You want more?

Sure, I can do more :D



http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_405f7cb361a9b/images/IMAGE_4068dc1c6b6e0.jpg


Sorry for the anatomical mishaps, it´s a 1996 piece. Didn´t even know people had arms then

[Zeu]

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_405f7cb361a9b/images/IMAGE_4068dc5a0c364.jpgPart Two and three :)

[Kal_EL]

Could you help me with some tips on your line art backgrounds. I like your buildings alot. It makes me want to practice mine more. If you have any pointers like do you use a ruler, drafting table, mechanical pencils, anything man. I would appreciate your help.

[Mr. Marko]

Simply awesome!!!! I love it! I don't know if you intended to open this thread for questions, to show off, or both...but I have a question none the less. :D

What do you find is the best way to do an awesome action shot from start to finish. I find the only way I can ever get any sort of pose right is if I either copy off another artists work, or have them stand straight up (boring!). Any thoughts on that? (Oh yeah, and I'm already doing the whole "practice practice practice" thing!)

[C. Lee]

Hello Zeu.....your work is fantastic. The colored panels are simply beautiful, and the B/W ones show immense detail. I'm looking foeward to seeing your completed book when it comes out. Congrats on a darn fine job.

[Drakon]

I am completely insulted. Not by this thread, but by the fact that I missed it for so long. Your GL and Captain America designs on the first page REEK of absolute awesomeness. It's like the hand of....I dunno. But they are awesome.

Any chance of your doing profile shots of the redesigns from your first image?

[Shampoo!]

Some really good artwork here. Honestly, it's not really my preferred style, but I do know good technique/skill/execution when I see it. Very nicely done.

Oh, and, welcome to the Hype.

[Roma]

Those last 2 pics are just great, I love your style. Always like detailed comics (Perez, Rio).
You've got a fan :up:

[0neDisturbedSOB]

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_405f7cb361a9b/images/IMAGE_406c7c0453038.jpg

Great stuff, l just can't figure out why the guy in the cap is giving the other guy a handjob. :confused:

I thought the same thing!

The woman is looking around like "guys, not here..."

The one guy with the hat is really getting into it, look at his face.

[Zeu]

Kal El - Hi, Kal El. I don´t know if this is gonna be of any help but I use pretty much anything in my work (I have entire issues drawn over regular machine type paper); as long as it´s easy towork with and doesn´t ruin the linework, I use any materials available to get the job done. Initially, I used to recur to loads of picture reference for my buildings and I definitelly recommend it.
Or, preferably, drawing from life.
Look outside the window and try to capture on paper the building block in front of you.
In time, there are certain details that you´ll learn to draw from memory and you won´t second guess as much (a crucial notch in your M.O. when you have deadlines to kill... I mean maim.... I mean........).

Sir Granite - hi, Sir Granite.
I´m strongly against copying another artist´s work in any circumstance.
Like I told Kal El, my advice is collecting picture references or better yet, drawing from life (most of the people that appears in my more complicated shots, man, woman or beast, child or elderly, are usually me - having a big mirror is a good thing).Gymnasts, sports events, anythign that has bodies in motion is immenselly helpfull in conveying the action on paper.
How I do is I usually take a regular machine type sheet and I draw the sketch of how I want the shot to look like. Awfull, hideous stick figures, it doesn´t matter, as long as it gives you an idea of how you want the characters placed, the persepective, etc.
Then you proceed to implementing it on your canvas, paying special attention to anatomy and perspective.
I can never stress this one little trick;

FLIP your canvas; regularly.

Use a mirror, a light table, I don´t care http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif
It´s THE best technique to spot errors in anatomy and perspective.
A face may look all nice and dandy when you draw it, but the moment you flip it, you notice errors that weren´t visible at first.
Hope that was helpfull, anything else I can help you with, just ask away.
Be warned, though: I´m no Adam Hugues or Serpieri, so I may still have tons of errors in my method as well.

C. Lee - Hi, C. Lee, thank you for your post and your warm welcome, I really like this little corner of the net you´ve set up
I really hope you like my Infiniteens and can´t wait to hear your thoughts about it.


Drakon - Hi, Drakon, thanks
LOL
I have a secret to tell regarding those designs you see in the Bloody Sport piece. They were all made on-the-spot, no previous study, profile shots or anything. I just drew them in a way that felt "right". Lots of improvisation going on at the time, which, IMHO worked on several parts but didn´t on others (Superman´s shorts).

Shampoo - Hi, Shampoo, thanks for your post
I´m sorry my stile isn´t your bag, but maybe in time we can change that? http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif
I thank you too for your warm welcome, this sure seems like a very nice place.

Roma - Hi, Roma! Thanks, I too am a HUGE fan of Perez.
Well, I´m a huge fan of a lot of people, from Peresz to Charest, Cho, Hughes, Williams III, Gene Ha........ well, a lot of them.
Great that we have one in common. http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

OneDisturbedSOB - Oookay, you´re starting to freak me out.
Here, allow me to try to divert your attention from the poor bartender and his gloomy customers.
Dropkick it, Miss Braddock http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_405f7cb36ddf2/images/IMAGE_4068b18555743.jpg

[nosebleed.]

you had me at hello...

[Crimson Dynamo]

I like this stuff. A lot.

[Zeu]

Nosebleed - Hello, Nosebleed http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

Crimson Dynamo - Thanks, Crimson Dynamo http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

Thanks for your comments, guys.
Here´s the rest of that sequential, hope you like it:

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_405f7cb361a9b/images/IMAGE_4068dc982711e.jpg

[RAMORE]

Great stuff man:up: glad you showed teh Black and whites it's shows much more detail than your colored work iMO.

[Zeu]

Thanks, RAMORE, you´re right.

Infiniteens doesn´t have quite as much detail on the linework since I had to come to a solution of compromise.

What you´ve just seen was a 5-page submission I sent to several publishers (ultimatelly, it helped me land my gig at Image drawing Cloudburst).
I had 2 days to make the pencils for each of these 5 pages.
A walk in the park when compared to the much greater challenge that Infiniteens represented.

For Infiniteens I had to write, pencil, ink and colour 198-200 pages.
All by myself.
A recipe for a certain nervous breakdown.

I had to come to compromise, so, when time came for the artwork I decided to use a more relaxed lineart, investing most of my resources on the colors.

The reason for this choice was simple, Infiniteens takes place in a small new england town. It´s a tale about growing up, about 4 young kids about to enter adulthood (Bev is only 19).

I needed to capture that feeling of purity ond inocence and so I invested most of the resources replicating the "naif" style of coloring.

Infiniteens has an underlying nature theme, featuring lots of natural motifs, the autumn leaves, the ocean, the growing shadows...

[Kal_EL]

Kal El - Hi, Kal El. I don´t know if this is gonna be of any help but I use pretty much anything in my work (I have entire issues drawn over regular machine type paper); as long as it´s easy towork with and doesn´t ruin the linework, I use any materials available to get the job done. Initially, I used to recur to loads of picture reference for my buildings and I definitelly recommend it.
Or, preferably, drawing from life.
Look outside the window and try to capture on paper the building block in front of you.
In time, there are certain details that you´ll learn to draw from memory and you won´t second guess as much (a crucial notch in your M.O. when you have deadlines to kill... I mean maim.... I mean........).



I will try your advice. Your a wonderful person to help a fellow artist out. Thanks a lot.

BTW Great Psylocke!!

[Zeu]

LOL
Now you´re making me blush.

Thanks, KAL EL. :)

[Zeu]

A comic I wrote some time ago:

Immortal Tristara.
It´s not a superhero story but rather a high fsantasy tale so probably not your cup of tea, but....oh well.....

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_407de0e0a3940/images/IMAGE_410fd6662e64d.jpg

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_407de0e0a3940/images/IMAGE_410fd687df6b6.jpg

[BIONIC COMMANDO]

aye bro, top notch work. keep it up iight =]

[Zeu]

Thanks, BIONIC COMMANDO, will do :D

[C. Lee]

That story looks good too. I like "Goatboy" there. I have a pic on here somewhere of my "Warrior Rabbit"...maybe they'll meet some day and face off.

[Zeu]

LOL
"Goatboy". http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Thanks, C.Lee, I lok forward to that meeting as well http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif

Here´s two more pages of Immortal Tristara:

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_407de0e0a3940/images/IMAGE_410fd6a90c35f.jpg

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_407de0e0a3940/images/IMAGE_410fd6c8e09d7.jpg

[Archangel]

Holy freaking crap, man! I think I love you. :up: :up:

[Dr Doom]

Subscribe

[Zeu]

Thanks, Archangel.
Thanks, Dr. Doom http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

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[Roma]

Damn you're a comics book artist, what are you doing here at the fan art ???:p
:P

[Zeu]

´LOL
Thanks, Roma. :)

What am I doing here....
Well, the door was open and the bouncer was busy hitting on the cosplayers.... I took a shot. :D

[IzzyJG99]

Giggity.

[Zeu]

Heya, Izzy! http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

Sorry for not getting back to you earlier, just had an awfull weekend trying to catch up with my deadlines.

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_407de0e0a3940/images/IMAGE_41127b5899d02.jpg

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[Zeu]

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_407de0e0a3940/images/IMAGE_4116a245d6d97.jpg

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[Zeu]

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_407de0e0a3940/images/IMAGE_4116a2979c413.jpg


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[deDIKnight]

VERY NICE black and white art man - do you sell your own comics?

I'm a sucker for heavy darks and lights in monochrome artwork and great to see some sequential artwork in these forums for a change

Good-lookin thread my man

Keep at this and you'll go far dude - post some samples off to Darkhorse and some independents

I was accepted to darkhorse - but a genetic birthdefect effectively ended by comics career for a while as i went blind - but I recently got my sight back and i'm relearning to draw again

I got some art here in the Fan art contest and silevr sables thread stop by some time

Really nice stuff you have here dude:up:

[Zeu]

Hi, deDIKnight,

Damn, that´s really terrible, I can´t even imagine (and I don´t think I wanna try to http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif ) how it must be for an artist to lose his eyesight, I´d quite probably kill myself.
My life IS my work, so I have nothing else to cling to if something like that ever happened to me.

I´m glad you´ve managed to turn it around, though, and I sincerelly hope that these first babysteps back into your previous artistic path will pay off with a major comback.

DarkHorse.... you´ve lived the dream, man.

I could never get them to be the slightest bit interested in my work.

Zeu
The one who starts seaching for the thread with deDIKnight´s fanart http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Kaod Er]

damn that's absolutly ****ing awsome

[Zeu]

Thanks, Kaod Er http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_407de0e0a3940/images/IMAGE_411aa8512e651.jpg

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[Zeu]

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_407de0e0a3940/images/IMAGE_411aa8d2be6f1.jpg


http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_407de0e0a3940/images/IMAGE_411aa9153f7b3.jpg


Is anyone even reading these? :(

[Zeu]

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[deDIKnight]

Hi deDIKnight,

Damn, that´s really terrible, I can´t even imagine (and I don´t think I wanna try to http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif ) how it must be for an artist to lose his eyesight, I´d quite probably kill myself.
My life IS my work, so I have nothing else to cling to if something like that ever happened to me.

I´m glad you´ve managed to turn it around, though, and I sincerelly hope that these first babysteps back into your previous artistic path will pay off with a major comback.

DarkHorse.... you´ve lived the dream, man.

I could never get them to be the slightest bit interested in my work.

Zeu
The one who starts seaching for the thread with deDIKnight´s fanart http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif
[/QUOTE]

Awwwww:o - Thanks man for those kind words - I wont pretend it NOT been a long, hard, road back

I've been blind for nearly ten years on and off - and even tho i can see with one eye - i still aint seeing too good

I just had to believe that I still had artistic ability regardless of sight and having a sculpture degree, I kept at the scuplture thru my blindness

Nothing fancy - just a Head sized ball of plasticine and worked on it day after day and thru touch built up my visual memory again

So theres ALWAYS hope and i dont give up easily - i just had to keep the faith

But I'm doing fine - I probably wont reach the standard you have here for at least another two or three years yet as basically i'm at 5th year high school
level just now

Lol and at 40 - I'm the oldest (if not the best) high school artist here - LMAO

Darkhorse wouldnt accept you?

Jeez theyre Standards must be up their ass - this is quality material and If I started a studio tomorrow

YOU would be hired

I have seen their work on the starwars comics that i was hired to do - and I'm telling you - youre a lot better than some of them



Your work reminds me of mix of several 2000AD artists I used to know quite well

Nigel Dobbyn, Bryan Talbot and a bit of Alan Davis "DR & Quinch" art among a few others

Listen...I'm going to be looking for a few people soon who can work with me on a couple of comic projects

One Horror...One "Superhero" (even the superhero one has Supernatural/SF overtones - set in futuristic china)

You interested?

PM me sometime and i'll give you my Email and IM adrresses



I got a better piece of art over at silver sable's thread now
Its painted art - computer painted - I can only draw with the PC these days

Its kinda reminiscent of the really crappy romance novels my wife reads

Lol

But I gave it a comicbook superhero/horror twist

Good to see you here man - there aint enough sequential art and yours is the best i've seen here for a while

[Zeu]

Whoa, been a while since I last posted in this thread, thank you for your comments, deDIKnight, and my apologies for the delay in repplying.

As I said earlier, it´s good that you´re making a comeback.
Age is of no importance, I´ve known people who only woke up to their calling in their late 40s.
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[Zeu]

One more page. http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

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[Zeu]

And yet another one....

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[Zeu]

Almost there....

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[Zeu]

Last ones.

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http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_407de0e0a3940/images/IMAGE_414e0c526b6d4.jpg

And that´s that.

Thanks for looking, guys, I´ll get out of your hair now. :)

[Zeu]

And I´m back .)

With the cover for the issue#2 of my book, the Infiniteens:

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INFINITEENS #2 - While trying to save the survivors of the crashed Sagitarius airship our heroes are ambushed by a group of Event Children.

[CyberMonkeytron]

Thats an awesome piece of work dude-i love the 'oh s**t i gotta get outa here' look on the white haired girls face.

Just a few things though. I'm just trying to work out where you have your light source. The shadow of the guy on the stairs puts it coming from the red dude. However the light on the floor (which is probably my faviourite bit :) ) is a bit too far forward to be coming from that same spot. And the shadow of the guy at the back is inconsistant with both of them. (not to mention the girl in the front doesn't even have a shadow).

Also is the lack of shading on the girls pink boot intentional?

[insurgo]

second the praise.

[Zeu]

Thanks a lot, guys :)


Yeah, that light source is a bit too forward, still bugs me a little :(

Coloring Nadia was always a problem because of her color scheme. At some stage I decided to stop shading some of the pink portions of her uniform since it tends to make it heavy when I´m trying to go for a more light feel.

I got the idea from watching pics of firebrigade teams where the yelow fluorescent bits are usually left untouched (The Infiniteens are a rescue team, not a combat unit :) ).

So, any Powergirl fans in here? :)

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[Zeu]

Hello there, sailor!

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[Zeu]

Boogiepop Never Smiles.

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[Zeu]

Hi, guys.
Well, I have news.
Great news!
FC9´s Genie #2 is out.

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Writer: Jim Keplinger
Artist: Eliseu (ZEU) Gouveia
Cover: Juan Ferreyra
FIRST WISH pt 2, THE BURNING ARM OF XANDA
A powerful Djinn released in the desert to grant an advancing army control over the defending forces of a tiny Oasis. A Genie is released in Bagdad after a little girl is kid-napped off the crowded streets in the bazaar. In modern Small Town, America a boy (Jeffrey Allen) unexpectantly finds a Genie after being given a swirly by a group of bullies in a crowded shopping mall. In issue #2 we learn that genies aren't as 'all powerful' as some believe, and in fact have been traded like slaves by the ancient City of Atlantis. In modern times, the bullies continue to chase Jeffrey through the downtown streets, which leads to his casting of his first wish. Someone out there knows the Genie has been released, and he's determined to track her down and take her for himself.

[deDIKnight]

Very cool

Great artwork Z

Wish i had enough money to get you come work on my comic - even for a pinup

Superb stuff:)

[Zeu]

Thanks, deDIKnight http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif


Who knows, maybe someday we can work together http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

Time for another B&W (I´m a sucker for B&W stuff)
This one is probably THE oldest piece I have (that wasn´t thrown out), did it waaaay back in 1993 and called it "Jealous"

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Hope you like it http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Zeu]

Meet Soul Calibur´s Heart and Soul Girl, my very own korean goddess Seung Mina.

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[Zeu]

Daredevil.

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[Zeu]

An oldie but always a goodie, meet my old comic Silversparrow


http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_407de0e0a3940/images/IMAGE_435ef432f2daa.jpg

Got some free time on my hands and used it to tweak it up a bit.
Hopefully, you never saw the original version to notice the differences anyway ;)

[Zeu]

Another Soaring Silversparrow page revised. http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

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[Zeu]

One more page.


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[Zeu]

Game Time :) :

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[Zeu]

Battle Stations! :)

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[CyberMonkeytron]

2006.... sweet! frames from the future!

whats the weather like?


I love you....

[Zeu]

lol
Sorry about that, date´s corrected. :)

[Zeu]

Busy, busy, busy.....
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[Zeu]

Blah-blah-blah :)

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[Roma]

those panels look really cool

[grey_jeanie]

Really cool! What program are you using for these. I want to start doing some art but I don't know where to start. Do you ink the sketches before you scan them or is it all done on the computer. See I'm so ignorant.

[TheBatman1979]

Zeu, please tell me you've sent in submissions. Because if you haven't, you're crazy.

[Zeu]

OMG... Feedback!! :D

Sorry for not repplying sooner, guys, I usually only check this thread when I have new goodies to upload... :(

Roma - Thanks, Roma, really glad you liked them :)

Grey Jeannie - Thanks, Jeannie, I use Photoshop 5.5 to colour my doodles (I know I´m eons behind the rest of the guys who use the latest state-of-the-art Photoshop CS2, but hey,it´s the tool I´m the most confortable with and I´m a sucker for the classics....)
I do ink my pics before scanning them into the computer but initially I would just do very tight pencils and then adjust its contrast to look like the drawing was inked before coloring.
Check the pic below, it´s how I used to do it back then, directly from pencils-to-colors.

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TheBatman1979 -Heya, TheBatman1979, thanks :) Nope, I never submited Silversparrow to any publisher, it´s just for the exercise of remmembering why I do comics: the fun of telling a story in a medium that knows no limits.
I have had it with submissions, I could probably buy a car with the cash I wasted all these years mailing packages with art samples over the years.

Man, four consecutive pages without drawing Jessie.... I´m starting to feel the withdrawal effects settling in... 8)
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[Zeu]

Go get them, Jessie! :D


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[Zeu]

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[Zeu]

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[Phoney Bone]

I see a little Adam Hughes in you...Especially in your babes.

[Zeu]

Heya, Phoney Bones (lol, cute nickname), thanks :)

Growing up, I drew inspiration from many-many artists, from Hal Foster to Ruiss Manning, and Adam Hughes is definitelly among my idols :)

[Zeu]

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[Zeu]

What can I say, I´m a sucker for romance....


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[Zeu]

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[Zeu]

Boom. :)

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[Zeu]

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Ba-da-ba-da-boum.

[Zeu]

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[Zeu]

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[Zeu]

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Merry Christmas, Jessie.

[spiderfan08]

man......that is some good stuff.

[Zeu]

Thanks, Spiderfan :)

[ABC]

You drew and colored all this stuff by yourself!?!?!?!?!?

[Zeu]

Wrote, pencilled, inked, colored and lettered.


This is me taking procrastination to its most extreme levels :)

[ComicChick]

these are awesome

[Zeu]

Thank you, Comicchic04 :)


Anyone ready for chapter 2?

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[ComicChick]

looks cool, keep em coming

[Zeu]

One more coming up :)



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[Zeu]

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[ComicChick]

way to leave us hanging

[Zeu]

Sorry about that, ComicChic04.
It´s my Muse´s fault. I just draw what she orders :)



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[ComicChick]

have u sent this out to any of the big guys? i wouldnt mind seeing it at the comic store

[Zeu]

Thanks, Comicchick04, I have tried in the past submitting my work to the big 3, but it´s just a waste of time and money.



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[ComicChick]

they're crazy for not picking you up. their loss, and our gain for the time being. at least i can read it for free right now lol

[forfeit]

Wow dude, your story telling is excellent. Characterisations are smooth, the artwork is fantastic, got some real energy, there's only one problem i can see with it.....

I dont know what happens next!!!!

[Jedi Master]

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ahhhh damn it..i drew a female gambit alreadt (in my style)..but my scanner is broken...darn it...i guess im gonna have to draw a female version of someone else..

[Zeu]

ComicChic04 - Thanks, ComicChic04, really appreciate your kind words :)


Forfeit -Thank you as well, Forfeit, really glad you´ve liked my lil Jessie.
So, you have trouble telling what comes next for our little Silversparrow? Then allow me... :D


http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_407de0e0a3940/images/IMAGE_43c5ab156f706.jpg



Jedi Master - Hi, Jedi Master, please don´t let my lil gender experiment turn you off, I´m sure you´ve done one fine female version of Gambit as well.

[Zeu]

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[ComicChick]

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this is one of my fave pages so far

[Zeu]

Thanks, ComicChick04, I like that page a lot too :)

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[Zeu]

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[Zeu]

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[ComicChick]

still awesome. keep em comin

[forfeit]

*shivers as his fix is doused for another few days*

ahhhhh, thats better. This is a really cool story zeu. How come its not a book yet? There are some blind people in these big companies. As comicchick said...keep em coming

[Zeu]

Thanks, ComicChick04.

Thank you too, Forfeit.

Your wishes are my command, here´s more pages coming up.


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[ComicChick]

u always get me with the endings

[forfeit]

I agree, you have certainly got an eye for the cliffhangers Zeu!

[ComicChick]

yes these cliffhangers kill me, shows u are great at storytelling. i think you have me and forfeit hooked

[Zeu]

Heya,

Thanks, ComicChick04.
Thanks, Forfeit.

Yeah, about the cliffhangers, it must have gotten under my skin somehow.

I grew up reading this newspaper where they would reprint old Flash Gordon strips and that´s even worse than a page; I got 3 pannels every afternoon and that was it.
It was a fight when my dad got home with the newspaper at the end of the day, picture 5 kids fighting for a glimpse of that last page and then disappointed because they´d have to wait for the next day to see what happened.

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[ComicChick]

looking good as usual

[Zeu]

Thanks, ComicChick04 :)

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[Zeu]

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[ComicChick]

great, getting suspenseful

[Zeu]

Heya, ComicChick04, one more to go


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[RAMORE]

Oh my gosh Zeu it's been so long since i've been to this thread. I love this new series you got going on it's fantastic, gripping, unique, and in the infamous words of Paris Hilton "that's Hot":D anyways screw the big 3 if they won't do this print it and sail it out of your car ninja turtle style if you have to. Even image wouldn't take a look? i'm baffled man cause its good really really good:up:

[Artistsean]

Are these from your own script?

[Zeu]

RAMORE - Heya, RAMORE, thanks, man, really appreciate your post and glad you´re liking my little adventure here. Stick around, the action is only starting :)

ArtistSean - Heya, ArtistSean, Silversparrow is all mine.

It all began one night, 2 years ago, when I was at the diner table asking myself if I´d ever get a job drawing Supergirl (she´s one of my favorite superheroes, the first colored comic I ever saw thanks to my sister who bought it many-many years ago).
Suddenly, it hit me"- Screw this, if DC won´t hire me, I´ll create my own Supergirl!"
I started drawing one panel at the diner table every meal, without a script, just for the fun of venting out some creative fumes.
After a month, I had finished (and uploaded) all three chapters of Silversparrow. That was in the summer of 2003.
A couple months ago, I was going through my online portfolio and I noticed those pages.
They were horrible. Only pencils, no inks, horrible anatomy, no backgrounds.. the story was neat, though.
Pretty solid for a saga created on the basis of "What do I fel like drawing at the diner table today?.
So, I removed all those pages from my site and basically, what I´ve been doing these past few weeks is clean up those pages, ink (and color when needed) them, correct script inconsistencies, add new pages (Soaring only had 14 pages, Broken Wing had 22 and Skygirl has 12), etc etc.

i´ve beefed up the script a bit on certain dialogues too, Major Evil in particular was unbelievably bidimentional compared to now.

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[ComicChick]

that is a very compromising angle she's fallen in on that last panel lol, unless that's part of her plan to distract them lol

just kidding, as great as ever

[Zeu]

LOL
Thanks, ComicChick04. :p

You know, I only noticed that when it was already done, I just wanted her rolling in the floor in pain like a 13 years old girl would be if a really huge merc hit her. Tried a couple them and that is the one that stuck.

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[ComicChick]

yay!

[forfeit]

Oh hell yeah! NOW she's guuna kick some ass! I love this character Zeu. Although im afraid ComicChick is right about that position, its more where the mercs are looking that im worried about though hahaha.

I think we are your two avid readers.Can't wait to see the next exciting installment.....

[Zeu]

Hi, ComicChick04!
Heya, Forfeit!

Thanks for your posts, I can´t tell you how great it is to get some feedback on my lil´Jessie.

yeah, the more I look at that pose, the more I´m convinced it was a relally bad idea. I´ve really gota change it once I get my hands on some time.

In the meantime... guess who´s back! :D

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[ComicChick]

it's time to kick butt, another great page.

i think forfeit is right, we are your two most avid readers lol we're almost like groupies lol

[Zeu]

LOL
Me with groupies... that seems wrong in so many levels. :p

Well, after a couple days to get myself back on track deadlinewise, I´m back with more Jessie goodness.
Lock up yer daughters...er, sons, whatever, because the girl´s about to inflict some massive shock and awe in the hearts of evildoers. :D.


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[CHIZO]

man you do great comics!

[ComicChick]

more greatness. the background is awesome

i really like how you pay attention to detail on the whole page and don't slack off on some parts like some artists do. everything is crisp and looks great.

[Zeu]

Thanks, CHIZO! :)

Thanks, ComicChick04 :)
The attention for detail? It actually comes from procrastinating, I´m trying to come up with a cover of sorts for this lil´saga and I just can´t seem to be able to find an idea for it.
So, I found that when I´m doing those little doodles you call details I don´t have to face that white canvas. :p

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[ComicChick]

another awesome page, and while you are avoiding the cover page lol, i see that you are following the mantra of my sig when it comes to procrastination.

i'm a horrible procrastinator. i seem to never finish any artsy project lol

[Zeu]

I think you´re falling into the same trap I used to:

Tthinking about making a comic.

Don´t think.
Otherwise you´ll get caught in the trap of logistics and considerations over time management.

Just do it. :)


http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_407de0e0a3940/images/IMAGE_43e3e44ce00fd.jpg .

[forfeit]

Ohhhh dont p**s off little Jessie! That "run" line would be quoted worldwide if this was a movie.

I know what u mean about procrastination. I have been trying to get my idea for this comic down on paper for ages! and i only ever got the first page done. You know what its like when u have the WHOLE story in your head and you cant get it out. Its like going slowly insane lol I might just block it out and give it to Zeu, he'd do a way better job anyways lol

Is there anything you DONT do Zeu? You do line art with some mean shading, you do colours, you do writing and excellent dialogue.....im so hideously jealous lmao

Hey ComicChick, looks like we have competition for groupie status, there are more people posting in here now lol

[Zeu]

Thanks, Forfeit, I have to say the idea of Silversparrow brought to the silver screen tickles me a bit, I don´t even know who I´d chose to portrait her.
Perhaps Evan Rachel Woods?
Nah, too old old, at her absolutelly best Jessie is a 13 years old who looks 15.



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[ComicChick]

another great page.

forfeit- i dont mind the new groupies. the more fans for this comic the better, I say.

I also say one of the Big 3 should publish this, but what do I know right?

[forfeit]

yeah, i agree, they should! Keep pestering Zeu, we'll back u up!

[Zeu]

Thanks, ComicChick04.
Thank you, Forfeit.
I
IU´ll never find words to thank you enough for following my little Silversparrow saga.

I do plan on uploading the third chapter of Silversparrow (I like closure :) ), but right now I have some deadlines I really have to focus on.
May be a while before I can post Skygirl.

[ComicChick]

that's ok, take care of your deadlines.

until then next page, me and forfeit will be sitting here patiently waiting lol.

[forfeit]

*Begins to twiddle thumbs in anticipation*

[RAMORE]

it's time to kick butt, another great page.

i think forfeit is right, we are your two most avid readers lol we're almost like groupies lol


hey yall aren't the only ones i'm here too. you really should publish this man i know it would sell. Just one suggestion all the colored parts are flashback and the world with no wind is Black and white so i thought when she found the wind (her powers) you would color those pages or did you have something else in mind.

[ComicChick]

that's a good question ramore, i didn't even think of it like that.

[RAMORE]

thanks:)

[forfeit]

Yeah, i thought about the black and white being when she was in the other world too, but colouring that panel when she starts to kick ass is a cool idea Ramore, props to you!

Guess we'l have to talk amongst ourselves for a while hahaha

[Mister J]

Good stuff Zeu. Seriously, I wish I could pull off this kind of stuff.

[ampersand]

Great Stuff and A happy belated birthday, Zeu!

[Zeu]

JHeya, guys,

thanks a lot for your repplies and sorry for being away from this thread in the last few days, lotsa stuff to draw.

Thanks, ComicChick04 and Forfeit. you guys have been really great and I promise to get back on Silversparrow for the final showdown with Major Evil a.s.a.p.

RAMORE, thank you too, you raise a very pertinent point and there actually is a reason for that, but we´ll have to wait for Skygirl to find out ;)

Thanks, Mister J.

Thanks, Ampersand. Man, I´m oooold!

Been busy lately trying to get a couple books out, but here´s the cover for the issue#2 of The Last Bastion, a series created by Brandon "G.I.Joe" Jerwa and soon to be published by Speakeasy. (I´m doing both pencils and inks).

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_405f7ba2a6050/images/IMAGE_43ee274163c0a.jpg

[batboy99]

wow

[ComicChick]

that looks good. i hope this will be the beginning of bigger and better things and more jobs in the future!

[Mister J]

It all looks good.

[forfeit]

I agree with Batboy.....WOW!

[Zeu]

Thanks a lot, guys.
Sorry for the long absence and thank you for being there.
It´s time to settle the score betwen Jessie and the Major, so hold on to your lunches :)


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[Zolland]

he must use head and shoulders for that lovely hair

[Zeu]

LOL
That´s one thing I hadn´t considered....

[Zolland]

hah sorry i think its a great piece...his hair just make him a bit girly

[forfeit]

Thats a cool page Zeu. Just one thing tho....he looks abit like Jesus hahaha

and yes, the new probiotic action that you can only get from head and shoulders is at work here lol

Did u guys ever notice how hard it is to draw a guy with long hair and make him look masculine? I find myself trying to enlarge his genitals to rather huge proportions so that you can tell lmao!

[Zolland]

i think the tip is just making it messy and giving him some sideburns

[RAMORE]

Great stuff Zeu both pieces:up:

I have a predicition though spoilers below









The Major and Skyknight is one and the same:eek:

At least i think but i don't know

[forfeit]

cool, thanx Zolland, il give it a try.

Ramore, i think u may be right!

[RAMORE]

bump;)

[Zeu]

Hi, RAMORE!

Heya, Forfeit!

Aloha, Zolland!


Thanks a lot for your posts, guys :)

LOL

Yeah, the long hair is a risky thing, one wrong brush stroke and a guy can see his manhood compromised. :p

RAMORE, you´re one of the very few guys who made the connection, that is in fact Major Evil shortly after Jessie found him battered in the woods.








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[RAMORE]

Cooooool!!!!

[ComicChick]

uh oh, she said a bad word. someone's bout to get their butt kicked

[RAMORE]

One question though what do you mean after she saw him in the woods i don't remember that? i remember her racing and beating older sister and he picks her up and tells her she is superhero material.

[Zeu]

Hey, guys :)

ComicChick04 - Thanks, ComicChick04, I think you may be right, her classmates actually used to have a saying I´ve just made up :p
"- When Jessie gets upset, be somewhere else."

RAMORE- Thanks, RAMORE. Jessie´s first encounter with Major Evil goes waaaay (http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_407de0e0a3940/images/IMAGE_43aadd53ecc92.jpg) back to the 1st chapter :)

[Zeu]

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[ComicChick]

another great page!

[ghost113]

one of the best artists on these boards, congratulations.

[Zeu]

Thanks, ComicChick04.

thanks, Ghost113.

[ghost113]

no problem we are only telling the truth.

[ComicChick]

ok i need more lol dont leave us hanging much longer

[forfeit]

Wow, another excellent chapter. And you HAVE to put in that "when Jessie is angry" line. Thats cool hahaha

As always Zeu, cant wait to see what happens next. Im not sure if i said so, but the art at the top of this page is excellent, did u do the colours yourself?

EDIT
Or the last page since i just started a new one lol

[RAMORE]

Don't you hate that when you reference something then it's not there:)

Great page and i remember that now so she doesn't know then that that's him like the tatto brand whatever on his chest didn't notice that first go around.

[Zeu]

Aloha, guys, sorry for the long absence.

ComicChick04, Ghost113, Forfeit and RAMORE, you guys really are terrific and I can´t thank you enough for being there to follow Jessie´s Baptism of Fire.
Especially for you, here´s a new page straight from the oven :)

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[ComicChick]

fantastic as usual.

great words with great panels= greatness

[Zeu]

Thanks, ComicChick04. :)

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[Zeu]

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[batboy99]

good work

[ComicChick]

this just keeps getting better

[Zeu]

Thanks, Batboy99.

Thank you too, ComicChick04. :)
I dunno about better, though, since she´s finally fell for his tricks.


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[ComicChick]

[quoting Zeu]I dunno about better, though, since she´s finally fell for his tricks.



well things may not be better for her, but the storyline is definitely getting better and better.

[Zeu]

Thanks, ComicChick04. :)

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[Zeu]

I´m having trouble uploading art to my site right now, so for the time being I´m gonna upload this one elsewhere and I´ll be back to correct the URL once I´ve cleaned up my Etherlair a bit.

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[ComicChick]

i hope you get the kinks with your site fixed, cuz i am really into this story right now. i wanna turn the page and keep reading, but I can't cuz u havent uploaded it yet lol

[RAMORE]

Aloha, guys, sorry for the long absence.

ComicChick04, Ghost113, Forfeit and RAMORE, you guys really are terrific and I can´t thank you enough for being there to follow Jessie´s Baptism of Fire.
Especially for you, here´s a new page straight from the oven :)

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_407de0e0a3940/images/IMAGE_44037a97498a6.jpg


I'm a little confused by this page. Those things that look like broken fence are they actually broken buildings shes just crashed through? Maybe you could add stuff around to clarify it looks bare.

One more prediciton

I think shes turning in to him???

[RAMORE]

Did i actually post without saying GREAT JOB? Silly me merely an oversight:D

[Zeu]

Heya, ComicChic04, I´ve fixed my site (actually, more like it fixed itself :) ), so all the links should be working perfectly now :)

LOL

Thanks, RAMORE.

And no worries, what I actually crave is comments and crits on the story itself, the characters, the plot, what I should have done and didn´t, who, (since officer Jones is too old and dead anyway) would be an ideal boyfriend for Jessie ... that sort of stuff :)

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edit: Ooops! Didn´t notice your prvious post, i´m really sorry about that.
In that page, Major Evil threw her back to the ground and crashed near a city, like a meteor or a nuke, decimating everythign around her.
I to am not too happy with that panel (more like hate it), and the first chance I get, I´ll probably redraw it, as it is it´s just a great ball of ews :p.

About your prediction... nah, they´re too different for that. She may be a bit fragile right now, but she would never willingly do half the things he´s done, like destroying the univeerse :)

[Zeu]

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[RAMORE]

Great pages man tons of emotion!!!

[ComicChick]

i agree!

[Zeu]

Thanks, RAMORE :)

Thanks, ComicChick04 :)


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[Zeu]

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[RAMORE]

Really good but i'm confused did they start to fight again or something? And attack the little girls. It's plane to see that's our girl protecting her older sister.

[Zeu]

Heya, RAMORE, thanks :)


You know, you´re the very first person to notice Jessie and her sister Jenny in that page.

Initially, I just wanted a slugfest between all the capes to show that they went power mad (like they say, power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutelly), but then it hit me:
These are Jessie´s memories, so she has to have seen it up close and personal.
Which of course put her right in the middle of one of these encounters. :p





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[Zeu]

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[Zeu]

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[Odin's Fury]

Wow. Very very nice.

[RAMORE]

Wow Is Right!!! Wooot!

[Zeu]

Heya, Odin´s Fury, thanks.

Thank you for your post as well, RAMORE.



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[Zolland]

he looks manly - nice hair ;)

[RAMORE]

Definately manly...i mean look at his manboobies and his skirt






















Just kidding:D

[Zeu]

Thanks, Zolland.
Thanks, RAMORE.

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[ComicChick]

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i really really like this. i like the coloring, the arrangement, just the whole thing.

[Zeu]

Thanks, ComicChick04, that was a really fun page to draw :)


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[RAMORE]

Uh oh here it comes!!!

[ComicChick]

right on!

[Zeu]

Thanks, RAMORE.
Thanks, ComicChick04.

I guess it´s time to let the Wind blow. :)


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[RAMORE]

neat i wonder whats gonna happen next! I hope this doesn't mean it's almost over:(

[ComicChick]

i know ramore, i dont want it to end either

[RAMORE]

what will we do CC and valorman?

[RAMORE]

No update yet:(

[Zeu]

Hi, ComicChick04!
Aloha, RAMORE!

Thanks for your posts and comments, guys, and sorry for being away for so long, my mother had to undergo this delicate surgery and the whole thing really messed with my Muse.
i´ve finally managed to get her on her feet again, so without furhter ado, it´s wrapping up time :)

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[ComicChick]

finally! i've been missing this!

[RAMORE]

Wow bout time i had to go 3 pages on these boards to see it but i'm lost so i need more page to figure it out:D

[Zeu]

Thanks, guys :)

I should be uploading the last two pages in the next few days, been terribly entangled in deadlines over here

In the meantime, meet Silent Hill´s medical staff, always there to serve all your supernatural needs. ;)

CAUTION: Not for the fragile minds.

Robbie´s having a bad day. (http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_405f7ba2a6050/images/IMAGE_4446c002093e8.jpg)

[RAMORE]

ewwwhhhh sic. But in a cool way:up:

[Zeu]

LOL
Sorry about that, RAMORE, guess I got excited over the Silent Hill buzz, huge fan of the games over here :)

http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_407de0e0a3940/images/IMAGE_4449a54cb3901.jpg
Whew, one more to go.
Time to wrap up this baby, you´re all invited for the closing, of course :)

[ComicChick]

i'm rsvp'ing in advance

lol gosh i'm such a dork. i blame it on my sleep deprivation

[Zeu]

LOL

Thanks, ComicChick04, it was great having you on this trip :)

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The End.

Thank you for a wild ride, folks :)

[eXperiment]

Awesome comic.
***claps hands***

[ComicChick]

i really like the colors on the space panel, where u can see the outline of the girl. that's great.

now i'm sad to see this coming to an end. i want to buy this comic. publish it someway somehow!