The idea started as an interest 3 years ago to an Alex Ross-inspired piece, all these characters posing for the camera in front of a blank background. And it was something I worked on on and off again and rebooted as many times til I learned the lack of motivation was lack of originality. So I redrew the idea. 85 years of history, 85 characters, in one piece. Comic book-events and milestones. The literal birth of the universe till today. Starting of meta with a mix of Celestials and Galactus, present at the birth of the current universe, alongside the World War II-veterans starting the company. Paying respect to all parts of the evolution; Nick Fury’s war-stories, Hellcat’s romantic adventures, Groot’s Sci-Fi-Horror, Fantastic Four’s rebirth of the Superhero-comic. In the centre, we have what I consider the big three of Marvel’s early days. The man out of time, Captain America connecting the past to the modern day. The first family, Fantastic Four showing a new kind of storytelling and the first solo teenage-superhero and poster-boy Spider-Man leading the future. And around them, everything. The wasteness of the Marvel Universe has space for multiple religions, Asgardian, Greece, Jewish and Egyptian. All kinds of superheroes, from the self-made suits of armors, spies and soldiers, to the science-experiments gone wrong and the naturally gifted children of the atom. We have representatives of the mechanical as well as the mystic arts, the Kree-Skrull-wars, the Inhumans, the afterlives.
And references. The tears of an android, Spidey’s strength to fight when there seems to be no chance, Days of Future Past that would forever haunt them thereafter, the Death of Captain Marvel and Night Gwen Stacy Died changing comics forever. The Infinity Gauntlet inspiring the cinematic universe, House of M increasing the mutant-population and lastly Secret Wars bringing a new generation of young heroes forth and centre.
A link to the drawing in its full glory and true size: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VHVlvQRKp3Y83xgOgjfrJBG_FviXpgmV/view?usp=sharing
Forgot to share tjos yesterday Spider-Man Final Homemade Suit v2 . #spiderman #spiderman #fanart #marvel #photoshop #photoshopartist #digitalart (på/i Marvel Universe) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpXibEFMMzB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
So I watched Wakanda Forever last week! I liked it! The grief, the sorrow, the pain! No Way Home act 3 all over again! And a whole movie of it! Don’t want to spoil but it was good. One of Phase 4’s better movies. Haven’t done a list of all movies but it might be very high up there as well. Namor was fun to see! And how they handled his powers and backstory and they managed to make the wings on his ankles not dumb! I have always loved that part of his design and worried it would look bad on screen but he looked really cool in his unique way of flying and they managed to make him look terrifying. Idk, 8, 9/10? . #blackpanther #blackpanthermovie #blackpantherwakandaforever #wakandaforever #namor #namorthesubmariner #marvel #marvelstudios #marvelcomics #mcu #disney #photoshop #photoshopart #digitalart #digitalillustration #fanart https://www.instagram.com/p/ClY6milskB_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
#thanos #themadtitan #marvel #marvelcomics #photoshopartist #digitalart (på/i Marvel Universe) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp5nVHmMF6-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
And yet another Saturday-upload that was planned as a Friday. And the one thing this week that was planned for a set deadline and didn’t actually meet it.
But last year I did a random Winter-Max-thing and I thought it was fun how much I got right with the release of Double Exposure. That green jacket (even if a lot less detailed, I had just discovered my interest in fashion), those yellow-ish gloves, the overall winter-theme and cosy forest.
Not the scarf tho, and she apparently still kept the sweatshirt… which she only uses under the jacket… so a LOT of layers to keep herself warm. I did plan to make the hat yellow as well to match the glow but thought it would be fun for her to just borrow Chloe’s blue one.
But yeah, just me once again wondering how I became a gardener and not a professional… concept artist? Brainstormer? Coffeemaker? Chair? IF I HAD A COIN for every random thing I find myself predicting to my interests, I could buy myself a singular chocolate bar.