Emma Frost by Terry Dodson. By far my favourite artist. Look how fabulous he draws her.
Please, let’s not forget his partner Rachel Dodson. I mean, without her, he’s great. Together, they’re amazing.
I miss seeing Terry and Rachel drawing Emma.
It’s been a while since I did these, but they’ve finally been published! Artwork for some promotional material advertising Reed College’s 2013 Reunions festivities. Art direction by Laura Pritchard. Unfortunately I don’t have the final versions with text included, but at least you can take a gander at the art.
The Hindu goddess Lakshmi (many alternate spellings exist). Entry number six in my Goddess Series!
Like many Hindu deities, Lakshmi has literally dozens of different forms, incarnations and names, has complex relationships with other deities (like Vishnu and Ganesh) and plays many roles. She’s probably best known for being a goddess of abundance - and that can mean simple good luck, personal fulfillment, or material wealth. Lakshmi is the one who fills your cup!
Diwali, a festival of lights and of the abundance of the harvest, is the biggest holiday devoted to her. It’s coming up a little late this year, on November 13-17. (It’s a lunar holiday that most often hits around the end of October.)
In most devotional images Lakshmi is depicted standing or sitting in a giant lotus blossom, floating on a tranquil sea - a bit like Aphrodite, she was born from the ocean. She has four arms (the better to distribute wealth!) and holds lotuses in two of them. She is sometimes attended by two white elephants. This is an illustration, not a traditional devotional image, so she is behaving a little less formally here! Lakshmi is generous of spirit, so hopefully she won’t hold it against me.
I tend to like goddesses who are a little scary or dangerous, but it’s impossible not to love Lakshmi.
Kieron Gillen and I have a new comic coming out on 6/20/12. It’s being published by Marvel Comics. We’re calling it Uncanny X-Men #14.
If you’d like to know more about it check out my blog.
dustinweaver’s unused “sketch” for a SHIELD variant cover.
Here is my unused/alternate sketch for the S.H.I.E.L.D. Vol. 2 #2 Variant cover.
I drew a 23-page short story over the summer! It’s called Outfoxed, and you can read it all online, beginning this very minute.
It was a very enjoyable departure for me - style, tone, length, all of it. I hope you enjoy it.
Beowulf and Grendel, drawn by Steve Lieber for Scholastic. Color by Ron Chan.
You can see Lieber’s heavily crosshatched black and white lineart here.
