ComicTwart - Dan Dare

Mar

2010

ComicTwart - Dan Dare

This week the pick on the ComicTWART blog was Dan Dare, selected by Dan McDaid. If you don't know Dan McDaid, I highly reccommend checking out his website, danmcdaid.com. He has worked on Dr. Who magazine and the wondrfully Kirby-esque creator owned book Jersey Gods.

As far as the drawing, Dan Dare is not a character I was that familiar with. I did know he was a British Sci-Fi character created by illustrator Frank Hampson in the 1950's. Dan become a very popular character and spawned radio shows, toys, television programs and more. In 2008 Virgin Comics published a 7 issue Dan Dare mini-series written by Garth Ennis, with art by Gary Erskine.

I dod this rather quickly. I started with just the pose from random sketches. Eventually I decided on this one and it made me imagine Dan shooting through space with a pair of rocket boots. I lie it for the most part, but now I wish I would have spent a little more time on it. I tend to rush through things because I'm excited to get to the final drawing. Although I have gotten better at slowing down in the beginning of the process. Now I just need to slow down at the inking stage. Another leson.

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|75.234.110.xxx |Y-m-d H:i:s Braxton

Are you trying to do all the Twart pieces, Sal? I should feature some of those
on my blag. You stuff is getting more ornate.

-Bxtn
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|216.159.246.xxx |Y-m-d H:i:s Sal

Yeah, I am trying to keep up with the ComicTWART blog guys, just to give me some
sort of imaginary deadline. It keeps me going. Although I haven't done them all.
I sort of pick and choose which ones I want to do. Like this week, i have no
interest in Archie.

Feel free to re-post any of my stuff. I would be honored.
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