Powerpuff Girls #9 Variant Cover

This has popped up a few places so I think it's safe to post. I illustrated the subscription variant cover for Powerpuff Girls #9. As always, I had a ton of fun working on this cover!

I've also included the original sketch for #9, which had a slightly different composition, and some sketches for issue #8 (originally I was going to do the variant cover for that issue, but due to scheduling, I did #9 instead).

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Morning Doodle

Work has been keeping me pretty busy so I haven't had the time to finish my newest Avengers' Day Off illustration, but I want to try and post more on here so here's a quick warm-up sketch I did this morning. Definitely a lot different than my normal style (and admittedly very John Romita-esque) but sometimes it's good to break away from your normal style and experiment a little bit.

Hulk's Day Off

Finally another one! I know, I know, I took way too long to get to the next in the series, but here it is! Hulk loves to smash even on his day off. He especially loves playing Smash-A-Loki and beating Thor's high score.

Nevermind that the "whac-a-mole" loki dolls look like little construction guys with hard hats on. Ah well...

True story: as kid, after watching the live-action Hulk tv show, I would run around the house growling loudly, "I'm the incredible Huuuuulk!" and then proceed to try and rip my shirt off.

Agent Coulson's Day Off

My personal favorite from the Avengers movie (and all the other marvel movies/short films he's in), Agent Phil Coulson. Phil loves his job at S.H.I.E.L.D. so much that, even on his day off, he still goes to work.

Thor's Day Off

Ever wonder what the Avengers do when they're not saving the world? Here's a little glimpse into their day off.

More to come...

H.E.R.B.I.E Goes Bananas

Well i haven't been able to keep up with the "toy-a-day" theme i had going and that's because of work and also because we're moving to a new place on monday. We really move around alot (this will be our 5th move in our 4 years of marriage) but we actually enjoy it. Although i don't think our friends and family feel the same way since they always have to help us move...

So in-between packing up boxes i was in the mood to do something retro. I decided to do a "Mr. Peabody" type illustration using everybody's favorite Human-Torch-Substitute, H.E.R.B.I.E. I wanted it to feel like an old cartoon still frame. It was definitely a fun experiment.

I might add a few more things to the background/foreground after we've settled into our new place.

Human Torch Sketch

The initial sketch for Johnny Storm done in Sketchbook Pro.

Stretch

I've been reading some of my old Fantastic Four comics and got the urge to do some comic art. I wanted to practice using a new brush pen i bought recently so i did this one traditionally. I also thought it would be fun to do some Marvel characters in a style similar to the Batman: Brave and the Bold cartoon so that's what i was going for here.

 

This is for sale for $45. It's ink and marker on 8 1/2 x 11 paper. Email me at mjkaufenberg(at)hotmail(dot)com if you're interested.