DESPOP TUESDAYS! A neat update — and addition — to Des Taylor’s crowdfunded The Blue Lotus Strikes project: With a stretch goal achieved, everyone who backed the Kickstarter will get a free download pdf of Savoir, the faux superhero lifestyle magazine. Savoir is a collection of pinups and articles — some of which have appeared at 13th Dimension — featuring your DC and Marvel favorites, as well as Des’ own stable of characters, such as Eva Strongbird and Vesha Valentine. He says he might even add another character from his library, Dirty Martini. Here are some sample pages: The Blue Lotus Strikes is in its final week, so there’s still time to grab a copy. — Want more DESPOP TUESDAYS? Come back next week! Want a commission? Buy prints? Buy Des’ comics? Check out his Despop Art website! — MORE — CATWOMAN’s Classic Outfit May Be Returning, but DARWYN COOKE’s Is Still the Best. Click here. — THE BLUE LOTUS STRIKES: Get Ready for the GO-GO RACERS. Click here. — DES TAYLOR is the man behind creator-owned comic properties Scarlett Couture, The Vesha Valentine Story, The Trouble With Katie Rogers and a new property in the works The Blue Lotus Strikes. His client list includes DC Comics, La Perla, FHM, Cosmopolitan, Universal Music, ITV Studios America and many more. When he’s not working on his own properties or churning out commissions, Des spends his spare time… working some more, hating Arsenal and raising his two baby daughters, Scarlett and Leia-May. Support his latest project on Kickstarter — The Blue Lotus Strikes! ...
DESPOP TUESDAYS… Last week we reported here at 13th Dimension that Catwoman’s classic dress-and-cape ensemble would be returning in Batman & Robin: Year One — Dynamic Duos, the latest maxiseries by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee. The response was really strong, and it’s no wonder. It’s an outfit that’s near and dear to many hearts, including my own. But despite its sentimental appeal, I can’t say it’s Selina Kyle’s best costume. Instead, that honor belongs to the one that was designed by Darwyn Cooke for the Catwoman series that launched in 2001, 25 years ago this fall: Cooke’s outfit is as exciting and sexy as any she’s ever worn, but it’s also practical: indelibly a comics construct while at the same time something you could actually imagine a master cat thief wearing to work. Purely by coincidence, Des Taylor is working on an illustration that homages November 2001’s Catwoman #1 cover by Cooke. Dig this: And here’s the original: Purr-fect! — Want more DESPOP TUESDAYS? Come back next week! Want a commission? Buy prints? Buy Des’ comics? Check out his Despop Art website! — MORE — THE BLUE LOTUS STRIKES: Get Ready for the GO-GO RACERS. Click here. — SPIDER-MAN: NEVER STEP ON A SCORPION Like You’ve Never Seen It Before. Click here. — DES TAYLOR is the man behind creator-owned comic properties Scarlett Couture, The Vesha Valentine Story, The Trouble With Katie Rogers and a new property in the works The Blue Lotus Strikes. His client list includes DC Comics, La Perla, FHM, Cosmopolitan, Universal Music, ITV Studios America and many more. When he’s not working on his own properties or churning out commissions, Des spends his spare time… working some more, hating Arsenal and raising his two baby daughters, Scarlett and Leia-May. Support his latest project on Kickstarter — The Blue Lotus...
