Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes!

Hello friendly friends!  Here's a little poster I did recently for a big comic book-themed event at the Paramount.  I'm an unapologetic comic book nerd, so it was a welcome chance to get to draw some of my favorite super heroes for a gig.  I decided to base them off of the movie versions of the characters in my usual style, but with a vintage comic book design influence.  

 Here's Thor, complete with Chris Hemsworth's squinty little eyes

 And Captain 'Merica with Chris Evans' striking baby blues

 Iron Man doing his...thing

 And Hulk in pre-smash mode

 I'm especially fond of this little touch

Greg White Illustration

Can You Dig It?

Sakes alive, this poster was an absolute bear to complete.  An angry, p.m.s.ing mother polar bear.  Depicting a favorite film of mine, (1979's "The Warriors) I began this poster back in September with the naive optimism of a five year-old.  Previously, the largest number of characters I'd ever included in a single poster was seven for the Doctor Who poster, (eight if you count the dalek).  But for this poster, I drew 33 individual characters, each one based on a specific actor in the movie.  Sure, some of them are based on extras who are only seen for a moment or two, but I figured authenticity is a mark of true geek devotion and stupidly decided to spend an eon and a half trying to capture the likeness and unique, spiritual essence of every single one of the figures.  But first, I had to spend an eon and a half doing extensive photo research for all the characters.  The other aspects that made this one so time-consuming were the background, which was more involved than I usually go for, and a color and lighting concept that was dark, moody and sometimes difficult to see. 

I essentially put life and REM sleep on hold for two weeks while I tried to crank this thing out in time for my first gallery showing at The Paramount.  My efforts were rewarded when a woman claiming to be the sister of Brian Tyler (who plays Snow in the film) excitedly pointed out her brother on the poster.  She didn't buy one, though.  Nobody bought a Warriors poster.  Doctor Who prints won the day.  But that's okay.  I did this one for myself and only myself.  It's my angry, p.m.s.ing, mother polar bear rug; proof that I can conquer any beast that comes before me, if only I have the insane will to make it submit.

The Warriors

The Rogues

 The Baseball Furies

 The Turnbull ACs

 The Lizzies

The Punks

The Saracens

 And The Orphans at the bottom of the totem pole

Greg White- Illustration