David Marquez
comics illustration

Ok.  Second post this year.  That’s an accomplishment.  San Diego this year was a big success.  I’ve started work on a project for Archaia Publishing which I’ll start talking about in a bit.  Otherwise met a lot of cool interesting people and did some good networking.  To get SOMETHING up here, enjoy this sketch I did for the aforementioned upcoming project:

SYNDROME sketch

Man, I need to actually do this semi-ANNUALLY, at least.  Anyways, I’ve been wrapping up the last of the Government Bodies pages (only 6 left to go!), and was wanting a breath of fresh air.  I happened to be looking back through Batman Year One and felt like doing a quickish Batman drawing.  David Mazzuchelli is a god.

Enjoy!

So, today I decided to post an older drawing – actually a commission done back in (…. man!) 2005 when I was still working on A SCANNER DARKLY here in Austin. I had a visitor contact me from the website and request a Grifter/Cole Cash commission. This was my first unsolicited commission, so I was thrilled. To boot, Grifter is hands-down my favorite comic character of all time. (I may eventually have to eat my hat for saying that…) I even got a Jim Lee sketch at a convention to prove it. Guess I’ll have to post that at some point.

Anyways, looking back at this drawing makes me wonder at times if I’m getting better, worse, of if perhaps I’m glimpsing something of what I’ll be consistently capable of at some point. I was REALLY happy with this when I produced it, and even looking at it from nearly 3 years’ distance, I’m really pleased with how it turned out. There are a couple perspective/anatomical issues – hand size, tilt and foreshortening of the head, etc – but his equipment belt and hair are probably among the best I’ve done to date.

Additionally, this was done around a time when I just started inking myself – having purchased a box of Rapidographs. I’ve since turned to brushes – and I make no claim to have mastered them – but there’s a special place in my heart for the consistency you can get from a brand new – or perhaps well-maintained – tech pen.

Anyways, just thought I’d share a little something I’m fond of. Hope y’all enjoy.

Cheers,

-d.

Here’s an old collaborative piece with some other local artists to kick off this sketchblog