RobM’s Sentinels’ Comic Covers

[RobM]

I thought this idea would be more fun with the next generation.

[headlessgeneral]

Very nice!

[The Atomic Punk]

Incredibly original! The shadow adds drama as well as dimension.

[RobM]

Thanks, guys.
I’m satisfied with the overall design and posing, but the finished product feels a little flat to me. Any thoughts?

[Herr D]

I would suggest ‘deforming’ the wrist band, making it out of a cape or something. It doesn’t look like it’s helping hold the weight of a guy. Maybe dulling the background a bit would make the foreground stand out more?

[RobM]

Thanks, Herr D. Sometimes I’m too close to the work to see some of these things. I didn’t intend to imply that the dangler was being supported by his wristband, but after you mentioned it, it was pretty obvious that’s what the illustration was saying. So, I changed the hands to suggest that he’s slipping through Midnight Arrow’s hands. I think it adds a layer of tension. Also, as you can see, I changed the background color and proportions. I think it adds some depth. What say you?

[WMDBASSPLAYER]

RobM, awesome! And like you with “high five,” I hate using the word “awesome” but that is exactly what your work is! That last cover is great, both versions, but I think the black shadows made it more dramatic, though this version is more natural looking with the earth tones.

[RobM]

@WMDBASSPLAYER said:

RobM, awesome! And like you with “high five,” I hate using the word “awesome” but that is exactly what your work is! That last cover is great, both versions, but I think the black shadows made it more dramatic, though this version is more natural looking with the earth tones.

Much thanks.

[RobM]

[headlessgeneral]

Another excellent cover. I think I might just try to make one of my own soon.

[RobM]

Thanks! And thanks for the Hall of Fame nominations on the blog.

[Anarchangel]

Rob, I wish I had half the talent you have for creating covers. I want to make a Dragonfly cover but I suck at that kind of thing.
Anyway, all of yours are fantastic, keep it up.

[RobM]

Here’s an idea to get you started.

Download DragonflyCoverSketch.pdf

[RobM]

I’ve been thinking about this for awhile – Who’s Who style pages for the Sentinels universe. The drawings are HeroMachine; the typesetting and page layout were done in Adobe InDesign. I started with Lodestar Comics’ core character, Genesis. Here is his entry from the Lodestar Universe Compendium.

This is a much reduced copy because the original was too large to upload. To read the text you can go here http://www.robertmckercher.com/CompendiumGenesis3.pdf

[FRM]

love it!

[Author]

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