This was my first commission for client Mike D. He wanted 3 sketchcards: one with Batman inked, one with Hulk inked (H#6) and one with Hulk (H#7) in pencil only. The Batman and Hulk in pencil speak for themselves. But while I like them better than the inked Hulk one I didn’t want to just do another typical head shot so I did instead a Hulk floating heads classic villains gallery. If I’d done it again I might’ve composed it differently but it was still fun. For those who care (top row, L-R): Kang, the Leader, Zzaxx, Juggernaut, (middle row, L-R): Absorbing Man, MIssing Link, Abomination, Rhino, (Bottom row, L-R): Sandman, Gremlin, Ringmaster & Mole Man. Had I had more room I wanted to add Bi-Beast, Wendigo, the Glob and maybe Tyrannus. These 2.25X3.25 cards were inked with a Pitt brush marker and other markers and they were completed on 2/17/2006.
About Me
Bob is the inking half of the Sal Velluto art team collaboration on such projects as Marvel’s critically-acclaimed BLACK PANTHER,’99-’02 leading to a 2003 Comicboards “Ooks” Award for “Best Inker” & two “Squiddies” awards for “Best Inker” (2001 along with “Best Creative Team” win and 2002 tied with Mark Farmer and tied for “Best Multi-Part Story”), and many other projects with Sal since 1997 and other artists at Marvel, DC, Acclaim, Malibu, Penny-Farthing Press, Power Comics, IDW, Kingstone, Thrilling Nostalgia Comics, Harris Comics, Topps, Wildstorm, New England Comics, Valiant and several others. While he’s been primarily an ink artist he’s also been a columnist for Sketch magazine and First Comics News. Bob’s a comic book collector and unofficial historian who has acted as a “Master of the Obscure” at the Marvel Appendix site, been a longtime member of the “Jarvis Heads” and a “group expert” at Facebook groups. He’s the founder/director of the official non-profit Inkwell Awards and advocate since 2008. Bob has been credited with “Special Thanks” along with his “Storyteller” colleagues Christopher Priest & Sal Velluto in the record-breaking film BLACK PANTHER (2018) and BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER (2022).
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dmralmond@gmail.com