Clayface in Color

I purchased an original B&W sketch of Clayface (Batman Villain) from Buster Moody last weekend and decided to take my stab at coloring it, I also provided a nice brick wall for him to poke his fluid body through.

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Flight of the Penguin: Escape in the Shadows

The Penguin, also known as Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot, is a supervillain in DC Comics who is a frequent adversary of Batman. He first appeared in Detective Comics #58 in December 1941 and was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. The Penguin is a Gotham City mobster who sees himself as the top "Gentleman of Crime" and is known for his distinctive appearance with a monocle, top hat, and umbrella. He owns a nightclub called the Iceberg Lounge, which serves as a front for his criminal activities. Unlike many of Batman's villains, the Penguin is portrayed as completely sane and in full control of his actions, leading to a unique dynamic with Batman. Various sources inspired his original comic book character design, including the Kool cigarettes mascot and high-society gentlemen in tuxedos. The Penguin is known for using high-tech umbrellas with multiple functions as his signature weapons.

[Workflow: Scanned a panel from Batman #146 (DC Comics 2024) that was drawn by Jorge Jiménez with colors by Tomeu Morey.  Within Affinity Photo I then masked out page unwanted details to focus on The Penguin, layered in a logo, added basic Who's Who biography info, tossed in a classic Rogues Galley emblem, and then masked in a new light flare.]

Harley Quinn Holding a Big Mallet

I fed an original black-and-white Frank Cho sketch into Tengr.AI to generate a few variations and then did some post-AI hand edits within Affinity Photo.

No Joke. This Is A Stickup!

I pulled one panel from Batman #144 (© DC Comics 2024) drawn by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Stefano Nesi, then remixed them into my own version of The Joker making a terrible joke as he dumps sinister laughing gas into the local Starbucks while firing an AK-47 in the air to get everyone's attention.

Affinity Photo Workflow: Panel pulled, dialog balloon replaced with my own weak joke.  Frame created with vignette overlay.  Gas recolored to green to be more Joker-appropriate.  A variety of masks are applied to alter the look (such as reflection).  New deadly laughing gas was added to the canister in his hand.  Mixed some skull-and-crossbones into the nasty green gas.  Replaced the original Joker face with another grabbed from a different source so we could see his psychotic grin way better. 

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The Joker Laughs As He Gets A Beatdown

I pulled panel elements from a couple pages of the issue of Batman #142 (© DC Comics 2024) drawn by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Stefano Nesi, then remixed them into my own version of The Joker getting a beat down provided to him by some Gotham City thugs.

Affinity Photo Workflow: Thugs pulled out and adjusted to show movement.  Machete and crowbar elements were added for more fun.  Masked and mixed in Joker's HAHA into the background, radial-gradient added, then recolored everything green.  Painted in grass.

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The Joker, Batman, and Donald Trump walk into a bar together...

I pulled one panel from Batman #144 (© DC Comics 2024) drawn by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Stefano Nesi, then remixed them into my own version of The Joker making a self-referencing joke to Batman: The Killing Joke as he walks into a bar.

Affinity Photo Workflow: Dialog balloon added with my own weak joke.  Hand-created the frame. Some minor half-tone/masking filters to adjust color saturation a smidge. 

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The Batman Finally Murders The Joker

I extracted a batch of panels throughout the issue of Batman #140 (© DC Comics 2023) drawn by Jorge Jiménez to provide my own truncated version of Batman beating the cr*p out of The Joker.

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Catwoman jumping over inner city rooftops

Catwoman (Selina Kyle) jumping over inner city rooftops.  I like the way the silhouette works on the cloudy night sky backdrop, especially with the water tower.

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Two-Face Makes His Decision to Kill While Struggling With His Inner Angel and Devil

I extracted a panel drawn by Mike Hawthorne and Nikola Čižmešija from Batman / Catwoman: The Gotham War: Scorched Earth #1 (DC Comics 2023), and then added new art elements (angel/devil new background, adjusted his evil grin and eyeball) and also revised the dialog to fit my mood, which I have titled "Two-Face Makes His Decision to Kill While Struggling With His Inner Angel and Devil." 

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Clayface Trading Card (#31 in the DC Villains card set)

I've composed Clayface (Basil Karlo) to create trading card #31 for the DC Villains series.  Hi-rez image link for your zooming pleasure.

Hush Trading Card (#22 in the DC Villains card set)

Using the now classic Jim Lee/Scott Williams image of Hush (Thomas Elliot) to create trading card #22 for the DC Villains series.  Hi-rez image link for your zooming pleasure.

Killer Croc Trading Card (#9 in the DC Villains card set)

I pulled out an image of Killer Croc (Waylon Jones) from a recent Poison Ivy comic book which was drawn by Marcio Takara (colored by Arif Prianto) and created my own trading card #9 for the DC Villains series.  Hi-rez image link for your zooming pleasure.

Bane Trading Card (#13 in the DC Villains card set)

I pulled Brian Bolland's image of Bane off the cover of Batman - One Bad Day: Bane #1 and created my own trading card #13 for the DC Villains series. Hi-rez image link for your zooming pleasure.