Client: Kevin Garcia, comic book writer, resercher and teacher from Texas, USA
The client asked for an image to be used as a cover for the upcoming new issue of his comic book, Worlds War Comics.
References:
The comic is a contemporary homage to old Golden Age war comics, and he wanted it to feature two specific characters, Sgt. Wonder and The giant, fighting a giant octopus.
Several images of Golden Age comics were given as reference for the project. The client's comic book is a modern take on the era super-hero and sci-fi war comics of the 1940's with their colorful heroes and bombastic titles and copy.
Sketches:
After talking with the client, a few ideas were sketched out for evaluation. After an idea was chosen, another rough sketch, slightly more defined, was submitted with the comic logo. After this version was approved, it was time to move to the final illustration.
Final illustration:
The final image has a modern look with a strong old school influence to it. It uses bright, bold colors to highlight the characters. The image makes very minimal use of effects such as gradients and employs strong lines and the feel of old school monster movies to create the right atmosphere.