(above) M.C. Wyman's pencil art
Catskill Comics: M.C. Wyman
The Deep 6 commission is a faux cover from my client Jeff's request. A huge Namor fan, he wanted a team of Marvel underwater heroes so here we have Andromeda, Namorita, Stingray, Namor, Triton and Tamara Rahn. Jeff says: "It was a logo I designed and gave to Wyman to use on a cover recreation, almost like Namor's team of underwater heroes..." I'd never inked Wyman before so this was a thrill, especially since he was influenced by 'Big' John Buscema, and it shows! I used mostly brush for this art with a little bit of marker and I used my Hunt 102 quill for the flash lines around the title...thank God that this board, unlike some other recent jobs, was receptive to quill use. The only minor alterations that I made was adding in Namor's ear ring upon request and tweaking Triton's outfit to more closely match his traditional look. The commission was completed 10/7/03.