HeroesCon 2011 - Post Con 2

More pieces from HeroesCon today. I think we will have one more day of these posts as some art is trickling in.

First up is a Julie Newmar Catwoman for Anthony!

Catwoman © DC Comics

Second is old shellhead himself, Iron Man. This was for Joseph.

Iron Man © Marvel Entertainment

And last but not least, this was a surprise request. Bill commissioned a geisha swordswoman for himself at HeroesCon and when his friend Gloria saw it on my blog, she contacted me to do a second one as a gift for Bill. Oh, Gloria is in the Philippines. That makes it the longest distance request for my HeroesCon sketch list. To say that Bill was surprised to pick this one up would be an understatement. He never saw it coming. :)

Artwork © 2011 Gene Gonzales

Thanks to Anthony, Joseph and Gloria for this batch of commissions. More tomorrow!

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HeroesCon 2011 - Post Con 1

As in years past I have more sketches than I can possibly post during a convention. So here we are with the first of the post con posts. :)

First up is Li'l Frankie Castle. This came about when Sam saw my Li'l Etrigan and Li'l Creeper and said that the Punisher would be a fun one. Then I said "Yeah, with uzi water pistols".  And we were off. 

Next up is Kim Possible and Shego for Joe.

This is Dave's jam piece that he had me draw Sandman and layout the rest for other artists to contribute. I used the Giant Size X-Men #1 as my inspiration. Though I did Sandman (and the layout) at MegaCon 2010, I did add the ripped paper art below Spider-Man at HeroesCon 2011. :) Dave had the piece finished at this show and I thought I would share it here.

All characters are © their respective owners.

I do not watch the Venture Bros. cartoons so I am not really familiar with this character. But doing cheesecake doesn't necessarily require familiarity. This is Dr. Mrs. The Monarch for Chris.

There will be more posts as scans are sent to me. And I hope that Chris and Toni, who commissioned a Daughters of the Dragon piece, see this blog and send me a scan of the art. I was so happy with that piece but my photo is total garbage. I also neglected to take a picture of the Barbara Gordon Batgirl painting I did for the auction. Oy.

The convention was a blast. It was nice having a few extra chairs handy so that folks like Big Pat, Little Pat, Little John, Patwicia, Lan, and many others could sit with me and chat. And provide much needed breaks for me by watching my table. Little John and Royce (with the help of Craig) managed to pull an excellent prank on me too. So there was good times all around. Everyone here should start making plans for HeroesCon 2012! And I mean, everyone. (That means you too Spazzy!)

More tomorrow!

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HeroesCon 2011 - Day Three

Here is a mixed pair. First up is Aquaman for Mark. I've always been a fan of Aquaman. And Aquaman was my first work for DC way back in the last century. :) It's always nice to visit with him, thanks Mark!

Aquaman © DC Comics

And then next up is Fairchild from Gen-13 for Bill. I don't get to many requests for Caitlin these days so it was a treat to draw her again. Thanks Bill!

Fairchild © DC Comics

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HeroesCon 2011 - Day Two

This piece was commissioned by Lan. He wanted a fangirl reading comics and surrounded by comics, toys, etc. Pretty much left it up to me past the glasses, t-shirt, panties and knee socks. ;) This was really a lot of fun to do. Thanks Lan!

Artwork © 2011 Gene Gonzales

   

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HeroesCon 2011 - Day One

Little John requested something really fun. He asked if I would be interested in doing a Shazam/Isis Hour ad-type image, similar to the ads in comics for the CBS Saturday Morning line up back in the 1970s. Well I ran with it and did a complete mock up of an ad as if the shows were coming back. :)

Shazam/Isis © DC Comics

And not to be out done by her husband Little John, Patwicia wanted a mash-up of the Muppets Swedish Chef wearing an Iron Chef jacket! Is this a cool idea or what? His badge is the Muppet logo. :)

Swedish Chef © Disney

Thanks to the husband and wife team of Little John and Patwicia for the fun commissions!

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Streaky vs. Dex-Starr - HeroesCon Advance Sketch

Tomorrow is the first day of HeroesCon 2011 and this is the last advance piece to post. It was a loooooong drive but I'm excited about tomorrow. WooHoo!

Streaky & Dex-Starr © DC Comics

This literal cat fight was the idea of Shannon. At first I was not sure how to really have them going at it and then the simple circle shape came to mind. The idea of them tumbling over and over, blasting each other with power ring and heat vision and using their claws came to mind. The rest was easy. Thanks Shannon for a bit of a challenge and a very fun commission!

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Sketchbook Wednesday

Iron Man © Marvel Entertainment

Just some doodles today from the sketchbook and modified in Photoshop. I've been too busy getting ready to head to Charlotte for HeroesCon to much of anything else. Still have to finish a few things before I call it a night. Whew!

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