The first of four spot illustrations for the article “Crisis of Infinite Comics” in Comics Scene #35, June 1993. I recall that it was in the early to mid 90’s that the prices of comic books started to rise dramatically, due in part to much higher production values. I was an avid comic book reader and collector but had to scale way back on my purchases.
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One of my all-time favorite magazine illustrations, the splash page for the “Crisis of Infinite Comics” article in Comics Scene #35, June 1993. Depicting a battle between the major comic book publishers of the time, I came up with representative, generic heroes for each company. Foreground from top left clockwise: Marvel Comics, DC, Malibu, Image, and Dark Horse; background from left to right: (a manga publisher I can’t remember), Fleetway Quality, and Disney.
My final spot illustration for “Writing for Trek” in Starlog Platinum, 1993. Caption: “Caught in a time rift, Kirk recruits Picard to search for Spock. Never, never, NEVER!”
My third spot illustration for “Writing for Trek” in Starlog Platinum, 1993. Caption: “Picard is possessed by evil spirits and takes over the Enterprise. Nope!”
The second of four spot illustrations for the article “Writing for Trek” in Starlog Platinum, 1993. Caption: “Here’s what not to pitch: Geordi falling in love with a space vampire.”
The first spot illustration for the article “Writing for Trek” in Starlog Platinum, 1993. Caption: “On a jungle planet, Riker is hunted by a 12-limbed monkey. Not on your life!”
This is the splash illustration for the article “Writing for Trek” that ran in Starlog Platinum in 1993. The article was about actual bad ideas that got pitched to the producers of Star Trek. This one is about the crew of Star Trek: The Next Generation meeting a reborn Khan (basically Khan coming back as a baby). It was very fun doing silly caricatures of the characters, especially Ricardo Montalban’s Khan. One thing I remember about this image is that I designed it to be printed as a half page, but it was actually printed as a 1 2/3 spread which was pretty much the same size as the original art. All the little flaws that should have disappeared in the reduction were now on full display. Flattering and embarrassing at the same time!
Spot illustration number four for “When Strikes Mojoman” in Comcis Scene #34, May 1993. As a costumed crime fighter you always run the risk of running into a perp you may not be able to handle…
Spot illustration three for the article “When Strikes Mojoman” and Comics Scene #34, May 1993. The author does an analysis of how fast he can go from ordinary citizen to costumed hero and arrive on the scene of distress. Due to mundane factors like trying to find a place to change and waiting for traffic lights, he comes to the rescue in 9 minutes and 51 seconds.
The second of four spot illustrations for the “When Strikes Mojoman” article in Comics Scene #34, May 1993. Here our hero startles the bad guy with his cry of “HWAH!”