Here is my concept art for the protagonists from my latest ebook, Tex Arkana. From left, we have The Beacon, the titular Tex Arkana and the mysterious Agent Black.
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In the vein of my Human Lantern colored pencil sketch last time, I made a brief watercolor of The Whiz, another member of The All-Star Winner’s Squad from the DC/Marvel mash-up from June 1997, Super-Soldier Man of War #1. A likely combination of Golden Age speedsters The Whizzer and Golden Age Flash, The Whiz is, in my opinion, an exemplar of bold, simple, superhero design. Lot’s of red, yellow, and blue, I thought the watercolor would give a nice “speed” effect.
Just some pen and cheap watercolor
I just kind of wanted to make a piece for the oft-forgotten, oft-mocked member of Super Soldier’s All-Star Winners Squadron, The Human Lantern. First appearing in Super Soldier Man of War #1 (June 1997) and mentioned in Iron Lantern #1 from the 2nd wave of the Amalgam Comics crossover/mashup, The Human Lantern is a combination of Alan Scott’s Golden Age Green Lantern and the Golden Age Human Torch, Jim Hammond, so let’s call him Alan Hammond. Despite being a combination of two of the Golden Age’s most noteworthy figures, The Human Lantern was reduced to a bit part shilling cake in his only appearance (though he may have a more important influence on the history of the Iron Lantern). Without further ado, I present the color pencil sketch I made to give a little shine to an overlooked character.
I’m not usually one to say “Hey look what comics I got”, but I thought this was pretty cool. Black Knight #1 (1955), Tales to Astonish #52 (1964) and Avengers #47 (1967). 
My latest superhero novella, Tex Arkana, is available for the Kindle on Amazon:
I’d just like to take this opportunity to explicate how much I appreciate the ability to publish my work. Even if I make zero dollars, it just helps me feel like I’ve produced an actual complete work, something I can look at and say “I did that”, a sense of accomplishment from what is just a hobby I keep.
David Drake is a man at war, fighting in the War on Terror. When his armored transport is torn apart by an IED, he’s left to fight his injuries. When David is offered an opportunity to regain normalcy for the price of re-entering combat, the choice is clear. But when he becomes Tex Arkana will he be ready for everything that entails?
Available in a variety of formats for .99
Because Free Comic Book Day is upon us, I thought it would behoove me to push to get the next installment of my series of superhero novellas, Tex Arkana, out the door.
A link to the Kindle e-book listing will follow once publishing is complete, but in the meantime here is the cover art I made for it.
Cover art for Tex Arkana, the next in my series of superhero novellas
Because I think the Fleischer Superman cartoons are just the bee’s knees, I did a Twitter avatar for The Slim James in that style.
The Slim James, Fleischer Superman Style
He can (theoretically) be rebuilt into a truck.
Legobots, roll out!
In the thrilling conclusion of the last lost episode of WTW, Slim James defends his World Trampoline Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship of the World against the man he lit on fire, Turner “Alaskan Pipeline FrachGalizinakis” Huostuon. Can Big Alaska overcome the odds?!?
The Slim James 