Dragon drawing comics

I think this was another drawing I did just for fun in the early 1980's -- I don't recall it being printed anywhere.



I like some of the details I put into this one, such as the skull tool holder. -- PL

Triceraton with crow quill pen

I'm not sure why I drew this Triceraton in 1984 holding a crow quill pen, but it was probably for fun. I was trying out my airbrush around this time, too -- I used it for some of the shading on this piece.



Incidentally, I used to do a lot of my inking with crow quill pens. I had one favorite nib that I think I used for about five years, before the tip finally got bent and thus useless (a typical fate for these pen tips). -- PL

Dragon and Fairy

Here's another one of those dragon drawings I used to like to do, probably from the early 1980's. I don't think this was drawn for publication -- it was just something I did for fun. This is the original inked version...



... and this is a variant where I used a sheet of Chartpak tone film to give it a slightly different look.



In case you were wondering, all of the highlights and white lines in the toned areas were created by actually scraping some of the black dots off of the film with an X-Acto knife. -- PL

Demon Sketchbook part 7

This will be the last posting of "Demon" sketches (unless I start finding more artists whose work I like and who are willing to draw Etrigan for me). This final group starts off with one of the more unusual ones -- a drawing by Jaime Hernandez of "Love and Rockets" fame, depicting one of his characters (I think that's Maggie) as the Demon. (Oddly, I remember being a little disappointed in this one when I first saw it... but now I love it.)



And that one is followed by yet another Kevin Eastman drawing... a dramatic Duo-Shade board rendering.



Here's a very cool version of Etrigan by none other than Rick Veitch...



... a nifty stylized take on the Demon by Jeff Bonivert (who TMNT fans might remember for his "Muscle and Faith" TMNT story)...



... and last, but not least, a sweet one by monster master Eric Talbot.



I'm glad I dug this book out of the archives... it's really fun to look at this artwork. And I'll admit it makes me a bit nostalgic for what were surely simpler days... -- PL

Demon sketch book part 7

Back to the Demon sketch book! Next up is an "old school" Jim Lawson sketch. This is very much in the cool cartoony style he used in the "Bade Biker" comic that Mirage published in the 1980's.



Here's a nice one by "The Maxx" creator Sam Kieth. I think when we met Sam he was inking Matt Wagner's "Grendel".



Here's another one by Jim Lawson -- this Demon is a bit more menacing that his earlier one. Love the pencil shading.




And here's one by an old friend I haven't seen in years -- Dave Garcia, creator of the great "Panda Khan" comic (Dave also worked on some of the early Archie Comics "TMNT Adventures" books). -- PL

Demon sketchbook part 6

Onward! Here are the next three entries in my "Demon" sketch book.

First up is my ol' pal Mike Dooney, rendering a Kirbyesque Etrigan with typical Dooney aplomb. Check out the folds in that cape!



This next one is by someone named Jim Thompson, and I am embarrassed to admit I don't remember who he is. It's a nice drawing, though.



And finally, here's an absolutely beautiful one by June Brigman. I've admired her work since the days when she first started penciling "Power Pack" for Marvel. We met years ago at a comic book show in White Plains, NY -- a really nice person and a great talent. -- PL

"Evolving"

Back in the late 1970's, I tried my hand at doing single panel gag cartoons. I never sold any, but I had fun doing it, even though it was not really my "thing". This is probably my favorite one, a variation on a classic gag theme. -- PL