Preschool power

Sorry about the lack of a post yesterday, I just couldn't find time to get one up. Miserable morning, followed by a few hours at work, followed by coming home to find a few unexpected friends had dropped by for drinks. We didn't finish until 1:30 or so in the morning, when Ashura and Chrissy went home, Emily slept on the couch. So, as you can tell, there was no time for me to get anything up before the deadline.

I'll probably be going for a car ride tomorrow though, which means you may get more than one sketch tomorrow night. Hopefully I'll get home in time to put whatever I have up, but if I don't, since its a bit of a long drive, then it might be up after midnight.



Today's offering is a real fast sketch of Katie Power (Energizer) from powerpack. I did have her brother jack flying behind her in the original sketch, but I drew his head much to large and it looked stupid. Quick ink and then basic yellow layed in photoshop after the scan. I really love Powerpack - it came to my knowledge a few years ago when reading about Franklin Richards and as anyone who's ever suffered through a rant of mine about comics can tell you, I love Franklin Richards and Nate Grey more than anything (it probably has something to do with the couples who had the kids, considering Reed/Sue, Scott/Jean are my comic super-couples).
Anyway. I really respect and love Gurihiru's art (check it out at his blog here http://gurihiru21.blog11.fc2.com/) and would have to say he is one of the FEW artists working in comics to day who seems to know what kids look like at particular ages. I was disgusted by how old most people draw Frank and Val - and how most artists cant draw kids or teenagers at all.
So yeah, you should check out Gurihiru's art, and pick up 'Spider-Man and Power Pack' and any other Power Pack titles done within the last few years. They've come a long way since the originals in the 70's or 80's. And the guy who writes them is the same dude who writes 'Franklin Richards - Son Of A Genius' - if thats not reason enough for you, then you're crazy and I want nothing more to do with you.

(Oh yeah - there's a very good chance this is going to turn in to my soap box for comic stuff - so, you've been warned)


PPS. My sister is playing the original sims games in the next room with the sound up. I'm proud of her for installing them herself, but if I keep hearing the buy-catalogue music, I will go mad and stab somebody in the eye.

Cheers

- Nat