myself. God's honest truth!!Ever since I drew that picture of the X-men for a friend of mine (it was huge! One of the biggest things I've drawn for a long long time) I've suddenly developed a little obsession. Not so much with the graphic novels - I haven't got that far - but with the characters themselves and the art behind them. When I first started the picture, I knew who Wolverine and Storm were from the films, I vaguely remembered Beast from childhood cartoons, but I had no idea who Gambit was. So I done a little research (it's always good to know what you're dealing with) and read this whole back story that was fantastic. I loved it. If they haven't already, someone should write a novel.
Anyway, it turns out that two of my favourite characters are Gambit and Rogue. They have this chemistry between the two, and Rogue is, well, Rogue, and Gambit is a swarve, charming thief that you just really want to trust. He's got that edge, you know, the bad boy that every girl wants (or some anyway).
I suppose, seeing as Marvel have been dealing with mutants since . . . 1965 ish, give or take a few, each of the main characters - even some of the secondary characters - are so well drawn out that every little detail about them is known. Wouldn't you just love to know your own characters that well. And wouldn't you just love that at some point in the future, someone would create a collection of art based on your work and your characters. I think that would be fantastic.
Anyway . . . despite the fact that I wasn't going to go down this route, I'm assuming you've already guessed what the theme is for this week's Pic of the Week . . .
Enjoy and have a Marvel-ous weekend (Ha! Boom boom!)
Nice. I hope I become an artist in my second life. I just love the look of them. =) I heard Gambit's story would be the next movie coming out. I admit, I'd never been much of a comic reader but I love the art work.
ReplyDeleteOh! Gambit's story? I did not know that. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI've never been much of a comic reader either, but some of the art out there is fantastic!
I love the X-men movies, I think because the characters are so well developed. That art is really beautiful. :)
ReplyDeleteNice but am I the only one who thinks the captions should be reversed?
ReplyDeleteAlyson: I like the X-men movies too (and to top it off I managed to get a DVD box set with the first 3 movies on ebay for £1.26!!! That put a smile on my face).
ReplyDeleteRogue (Ha! This post could be dedicated to you...lol): I thought the same, but then I looked at it and thought maybe that's the way it's supposed to be. Rogue's holding Gambit's card, and he's holding her glove. If you look at the backgrounds aswell, I think they're designed specifically for them but they've swapped...does that make sense?
I do like this pic though...
Gambit and Rogue have always been my favorites. And I'm with E, I definitely want to be an artist in my next life.
ReplyDeleteX-Men are so cool! Love those movies!
ReplyDeleteYour drawing is awesome! Realy like it. Gabit was actually one of my favorite characters from the old cartoon (never did read many of the comics).
ReplyDeleteI LURVE your art...especially logos. hehehehehehehe
ReplyDeleteYou seriously drew that first picture?! That's AMAZING! Seriously amazing!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words on the picture everyone. Yes, I did draw it (The small one at the top, not pic of the week - for those who were confused...lol) Actually, I'm that obsessed at the moment that I've gone and bought some new art equipment so I can do some more - just not THAT big...lol...so watch this space.
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