Storn Posted November 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 I really don't do much superhero art anymore. Been really working in the fantasy genre more.. My long time patron Death Tribble gave me the challenge of doing Medusa as a super heroine. Seemed like fun and it was. I gave her a jaunty pose and smile. He asked for a long, slinky outfit, but I felt that was kinda in the vein of a villain, so I gave her a skirt, semi-grecian, instead. Hope he doesn’t mind. What do y’all think? Next are a couple of images from Green Ronin’s Cosmic Handbook. Got to trout out my Kirby homage and my love of sword and planet motifs. I went with some super vibrant colors on these both, trying for “alien and cosmic” after looking at a lot of what Kirby did back in the day. death tribble, Comic, pinecone and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnStrawberry Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 I really like Medusa - she's cute! You could even have a whole league of mythological beasties as do-gooders (we never hear their side of the stories, just that drunken lout Hercules'). I don't play M&M, but admit to sometimes buying their books just to look at the art. Cosmic is definitely on my radar - awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 There is an amendment needed to the Medusa picture. Once that is done then it will become clearer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted November 10, 2015 Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 Alas, I am not seeing them. There we go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storn Posted November 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 So, the pic of Medusa as a super hero didn’t quite meet Death Tribble’s request. I missed the part that she was to be a patriotic super hero. So I did another version, but I admit, I was pretty subtle with the flag motif on her outfit. DT wanted it to be pushed a bit more and I came up with the final version for him. I will present all three for your viewing curiosity. Showing that sometimes, you have to sneak up on a concept. Also, I did a crossbowman for yuks. I had doodled him awhile ago. Version 1. Version 2. Version 3. Crossbow guy! pinecone, death tribble and concord 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Version 3. I'm all for the All American Gorgon next door! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 So, the pic of Medusa as a super hero didn’t quite meet Death Tribble’s request. I missed the part that she was to be a patriotic super hero. So I did another version, but I admit, I was pretty subtle with the flag motif on her outfit. DT wanted it to be pushed a bit more and I came up with the final version for him. I will present all three for your viewing curiosity. Showing that sometimes, you have to sneak up on a concept. Version 3. It occurred to me rather belatedly that the gorgon was ripe for a patriotic superhero because you can't have Medusa without U S A ! And aren't the rest of you mad that you did not think of it first ? Haerandir, Comic and pinecone 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comic Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 So.. the red, white and blue vipers... do they hiss, "Don't tread on US!"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnStrawberry Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 Give us your poor, your huddled snake-heads, yearning to be free! IMHO, Version 3 pushes things a little too far and I think V2 is the best compromise between Old World and New World. Crossbow guy could be her nemesis, the Gorgon-Hunter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusterBoy Posted November 21, 2015 Report Share Posted November 21, 2015 I like version 2 as wel. Version 3 makes her look too much like a waitress at a theme bar, or something. Good to see more of your artwork, Storn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted November 21, 2015 Report Share Posted November 21, 2015 Version 2 was far too subtle. You need something that screams the Stars and Bars. Version 3 does just that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Version 2 was far too subtle. You need something that screams the Stars and Bars. Version 3 does just that. Too subtle only for the puffy british tribble perhaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 I tell you what. When you have commissioned him at least a third of the times I have you can criticise me. Until then my money my decisions. 'Nuff said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 "Stars and Bars" is the Confederate Battle flag. Our flag is the "Stars and Stripes". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 I tell you what. When you have commissioned him at least a third of the times I have you can criticise me. Until then my money my decisions. 'Nuff said. Hey! The customer is alway right! (the tribble however, is wrong) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakboy6117 Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Really liking Med-U.S.A. all great looks but I agree I like version 3 best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Arc Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 When I first heard that it was to be a patriot Medusa, I naturally thought she must be Greek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 This post is just to make sure the thread is not archived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 Yeah the current Archiving Function has been pissing me off royallly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storn Posted January 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 Back from the ashes of yesterday... After years of hiatus, I will be in the Champions game (RDU: Red Dragon Universe) run by Neil C. again. We are putting the band back together, using Roll20, Skype and such, hopefully starting soon. We've been doing tons of emails back and forth. I have been inspired to draw the characters, although I only have 3 done. I have to switch gears slightly to finish some interiors for Golden Age Champions. The New Pioneers are a group brought together after a decade long alien invasion of our original game. My character, Hope, is actually the daughter of my first RDU character, Vector. Her red sleeve represent Mars, where she grew up and the blue one represent Earth. Her powers are strength, mini-brick from her grandfather, Ultraman and light powers from her grandmother, Lady White. She has some empathic abilities and strong mental defenses from her mom. I eschewed telekinesis, because I played her dad, Vector, for years. I've done pretty much everything I ever wanted to do with telekinesis over that time. The Terran, played by Joe C, is a martial artist, with earth shaping abilities. Picked by the Gaea like force to heal the world. We haven't played yet, so I don't know all he can do. Krys is a being of pure Crystaltech, given sentience during the long alien invasion. Crystaltech was a HUGE plot point for years in RDU. Played by Bill S. He has the ability to mimic almost any energy ability. The campaign will be trying to rebuild Earth and reconnect it to the Mars colony. Mankind has been devastated, population is down to 1 billion souls. I am really looking forward to the next chapter of RDU. More to come, perhaps next week. I still have Myrk, Shocks and The Blue to still do. And oh yeah, I want to do a pic of our shuttle craft too. Enforcer84, death tribble, tkdguy and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 Kinda wish I could be a Watcher for this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storn Posted January 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 Kinda wish I could be a Watcher for this game. If Neil does a recap somewhere, I will clue y'all in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 Thanks, was in a brief Champions Marvel Universe game before RL happened. Still find myself twealking my charactet for it. QM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cowan Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 Nice to see more of your art Storn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 yes. nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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