Sketchbook Wednesday

Artwork © 2012 Gene Gonzales

More HeroesCon advance sketches tomorrow.

This is Post #1726

POLAR BOY - HeroesCon Advance Sketch

Polar Boy © DC Comics

I've always thought of Polar Boy as the ultimate Legion fanboy. He tried out, he was rejected, he gathered other rejects and created his own Legion. A Legion of Substitute Heroes. A "Legion" of six members. He wanted so much to be part of the big team and eventually he got his shot. For me Polar Boy is younger than the other members, and in someways the torch carrier for what the Legion was and should be in an idealized fashion. And he will drag the more seasoned and jaded characters with him towards that ideal. :)

Thanks again to Michael for another Legionnaire!

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SHADOW LASS - HeroesCon Advance Sketch

Shadow Lass © DC Comics

Michael has been really flexing my Legionnaire art muscles with incarnations I have never drawn. This version of Shadow Lass is no different. And that just adds to the fun! Thanks Michael!

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PROJECTRA - HeroesCon Advance Sketch

Projectra © DC Comics

The Five Years Later version of Projectra, or Jeckie as the Legionnaires would come to call her. Jeckie has the ability to cast illusions that affect all five senses. When she joined the Legion she was Princess Projectra of Orando, a very low tech almost medieval world. Eventually she became Queen Projectra of Orando. And as with the other Five Year Later Legionnaires, this one is for Michael. Thanks Michael!

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STAR BOY - HeroesCon Advance Sketch

Star Boy © DC Comics

Continuing with the 5 Years Later Legion characters, this is Star Boy. Star Boy has the ability to increase the mass of a person or object. He started out as a "superboy" type character. Even his powers were similar. In his debut, Lana Lang tried to use him to make Superboy jealous. Years later Star Boy would be kicked out of the Legion because he killed someone in self-defense. He joined his girlfriend and one-time Legionnaire Dream Girl in the Legion of Substitute Heroes before joining the Legion once again. It's too bad no one did any Sub stories back then that featured Star Boy and Dream Girl. Those two would have brought some credibility to the team. :)

Thanks Michael!

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TYROC - HeroesCon Advance Sketch

Tyroc © DC Comics

Another Legionnaire for Michael! Tyroc has the honor (?) of being the first black Legionnaire. Rumor has it that Shadow Lass would have had that spot in the 1960s, but there was  editorial cold feet. Not sure if that's true though. Tyroc has sonic abilities, though most of the time in his debut he just yelled some strange sounds that did almost magical stuff. Still, he has gotten much cooler since then. Thanks Michael!

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This is Post #1721

And now a word from your humble host...

I will be posting some art work later but first I have a few announcements to make...

Let's start off with something really cool!  I hope everyone is aware that Joe Pekar (my partner in crime on the 2-PT Perspective Blog) has started his own blog. You need to check it out asap. See what he has in store for everyone and help him start off with a bang! Congrats Joe! http://joepekarart.blogspot.com/

HeroesCon 2012 is coming up fast and in spite of everything going on around here, I am slightly ahead of schedule with the advance sketches. Anyone on the list planning to pay in advance through PayPal, please feel free to do so. I will post your finished art here. I plan to have all the art done before the show and start a new list there. And I am really looking forward to seeing everyone.

Lastly...

For the last few months I have been doing some thinking about the future of this blog. As almost everyone here knows it was started as an experiment to see if I could post new artwork everyday for one year. That was almost four and a half years ago. I never had an end date planned after that first year. I just kept going. So after much thought, I have decided that this blog will end it's daily run of art posts on January 1, 2013. That will make it a solid 5 years. I know the announcement is early. I mean, six months plus to go. But this makes it real for me and sets a goal. I like goals. Also, notice I said the blog will end it's "daily run of art posts". I will provide more information over the next six months of some of my plans. Thanks for being here all these years and I hope you will continue to visit.

Check back later for another HeroesCon 2012 Advance Sketch of the Legionnaire Tyroc.

This is Post #1720