SUNDAY FUNNIES WITH KERRY CALLEN! By KERRY CALLEN Like many of us, um… mature fans, I absolutely loved the Superman vs Spider-Man tabloid comic when it came out 50 years ago, in 1976. DC and Marvel had never teamed up their heroes, so it felt truly magical. It almost blew my kid’s mind! I don’t go to my local comic shop as much as I did when I was younger. I still go when there if something interesting is hitting the stands. I recently picked up the new Superman/Spider-Man book from DC and the new Spider-Man/Superman from Marvel. As I was browsing, a blank cover on a Spider-Man/Superman book caught my eye. Thinking it would be fun to draw on, I picked it up along with the other issues. When I got it home, I thought, “A RED cover? What can I draw on a red cover?” I didn’t really have the time to do a full acrylic painting, which would be opaque. Then it occurred to me Spider-Man has a red “Spider Signal.” Perfect! It was time to whip out a couple of red markers and a white color pencil— It will be available for purchase at this year’s Lilac City Comicon in Spokane, Washington. The show runs June 6- 7. Maybe I’ll see you there! — Want more SUNDAY FUNNIES WITH KERRY CALLEN? Come back next week! Want a commission? Send an email to KerryCallenArt@gmail.com. You can also find other work at linktr.ee/kerrycallen. — MORE — The First DC-MARVEL Crossover That Should Have Been. Click here. — When HOMER SIMPSON Stepped in for Gold Key’s MIGHTY SAMSON. Click here. — KERRY CALLEN spent much of his career as an artist and art director, developing product for Hallmark, but has also dabbled in comics for many years. As a freelancer, he creates work for a range of needs, spanning from Mad Magazine to children illustrations. He has two graphic novels available on Amazon worldwide, Halo and Sprocket: The Definitive Collection, as well as Dirtnap: Mystic...
SUNDAY FUNNIES WITH KERRY CALLEN! By KERRY CALLEN This week’s art is a take-off of 1940’s All-Star Comics #3, a famous cover by E.E. Hibbard that’s been parodied many times. (Hibbard’s birthday was Friday, as it happens.) It’s a fun image, but I had never drawn a version. I was happy to receive a commission request to switch a few characters, and add specific dialogue. Normally I would share the original cover to All-Star Comics #3, but I’m choosing to show the tabloid-size reprint that came out in 1975, Famous First Edition #F-7: As a kid I LOVED this book. It contained various stories written and drawn by various writers and artists.I didn’t really know the comics were reprints from the Golden Age. I knew they looked and felt different, but wasn’t exactly sure why. They reminded me of the back-up stories in DC’s 100-page comics, also Golden Age reprints. I eventually figured it out. By the way, DC must have loved this cover image. It also appears as the splash page inside, a house ad, as well as an editorial page at the end of the book! — Want more SUNDAY FUNNIES WITH KERRY CALLEN? Come back next week! Want a commission? Send an email to KerryCallenArt@gmail.com. You can also find other work at linktr.ee/kerrycallen. — MORE — When HOMER SIMPSON Stepped in for Gold Key’s MIGHTY SAMSON. Click here. — When BATGIRL Crashed BATMAN and ROBIN’s Famous 1966 Portrait. Click here. — KERRY CALLEN spent much of his career as an artist and art director, developing product for Hallmark, but has also dabbled in comics for many years. As a freelancer, he creates work for a range of needs, spanning from Mad Magazine to children illustrations. He has two graphic novels available on Amazon worldwide, Halo and Sprocket: The Definitive Collection, as well as Dirtnap: Mystic...
SUNDAY FUNNIES WITH KERRY CALLEN!
SUNDAY FUNNIES WITH KERRY CALLEN!
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