Ursula Wilde Strikes a Pose

I'm still on the loose, gritty sketching kick. Another one of Cipher protagonist Ursula Wilde (created by Athena Voltaire creator Steve Bryant). Ink on 8"x11" Bristol board and then digitally colored. Click on the images for a larger version.

Ursula Wilde in Shadows

A quick sketch of Cipher's Ursula Wilde both in b/w & digital colors. Inked on 8.5"x11" Bristol art paper. Click to view the larger images.

Soldier in Korean War

Happy Father's Day to all of you fathers! I was thinking about my father who is half way across the globe today and started drawing something that always reminds me of him. A Korean War veteran, my father would always whip up a drawing of a soldier whenever I'd pester him for a drawing as a wee-little-lad. I miss him! Inked on 8.5"x11" Bristol board.

Flash Gordon - A Tribute to Al Williamson

Sadly another of comic's legend has passed away earlier this week. As many others influenced by Mr. Williamson's accomplishments, I was deeply moved to do a tribute piece. Here's my attempt at drawing Flash Gordon mimicking Al Williamson's style as best I could muster. I know it pales to his work in too many ways to mention, I finished the whole piece from pencil to ink in record time for me - 8 hrs!
Inked on 11"x17" Bristol Board.

R.I.P. - Al Williamson.

Athena Voltaire vs. Anubis' Army of Mummies

First of all, if you haven't checked out Athena Voltaire, you're missing out on one of the most pulpy comic book goodness of our time. Created by my friend and collaborator, Steve Bryant, the books unveil the story of an adventure-bound aviatrix who encounters all sorts of mysteries in the veins of Indiana Jones.

When Athena was named the theme for ComicTwart contributors, an art blog made up of several fantastic industry artists, I jumped at the chance to do my own play-along version. What you may notice on my inked version of "Athena Voltaire vs. Anubis' Army of Mummies" is that Anubis' body is solid black unlike the pencils. During the inking stage, I noticed that the details of his body contour was distracting and the solid black helped frame Athena better as the focus center.

Finished piece inked solid and with a bit of ink wash on 11"x17" Bristol board.

Penciled:

Cipher Character Sketches

Some sketches of characters from Cipher (a comic book previously known as Ursula Wilde). With my schedule somewhat subsided, I am beginning the work on issue two of the first story arc - Cipher: The Sorcerer Pope. I've decided to do some warm sketches of the characters before I begin the work on the pages.

The team leader - Ursula Wilde:

Ursula's Best friend - Holly:

Batgirl & Miss Martian

Latest Commission of Batgirl & Miss Martian. Inked on 11"x17" Bristol Board. Click on the image to see a larger version.

Pencils:

Blackest Night - GL Arisia & Indigo

Latest Commission of Blackest Night Green Lantern Arisia & Indigo-1 of Indigo Tribe. Inked on 11"x17" Bristol Board. Click on the image to see a larger version. Pencils:

Kingdom Come Batman

My third addition of Kingdom Come series of artwork. I decided to be a bit more daring on this piece and chose to do full-on ink wash instead of my traditional black and white ink. Ink Wash on 11"x17" Bristol Board. Click on the images to see a larger version.


A quick collections of the series:

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Kingdom Come Green Lantern Inked

In part of Kingdom Come series illustrations that I'd been inspired to draw, Kingdom Come Green Lantern.

Related:
The Kingdom Come Green Lantern Penciled. Click Here.
The Kingdom Come Superman vs. Captain Marvel Inked. Click Here.

Holly from "Cipher"

A penciled sketch of Holly from Cipher, an upcoming comic book by creator Steve Bryant, co-writer Molly McBride, and art by Jun Bob Kim. The book was previously marketed as Ursula Widle, the main protagonist of the book.

Fun Sketch - A Woman Sitting

Toothy Illustration Board, Semi-dry brush & India Ink. Click on the image for a larger version.

Cyclops & Blink - Age of Apocalypse

Inked on 11x17 Bristol Board. Click on the image for a larger version.

Inked Thor Sketch

Inked Sketch of Thor in a sketchbook. India Ink. Click on the image to see a larger version.

Red Sonja Slays a Giant Snake

Ink on 8.5x11 Bristol Board.

Djinn and Shaky

A Djinn (Genie) and Shaky. What could they possibly have in common?

Thor Reborn

JMS/Coipel Inspired version of Thor. No matter how many times I draw this version of Thor, I gush over the incredible design sensibilities of Coipel and the sense of grandeur he gave this character. Inked on 11x17 Bristol Board.

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Sinbad & the Old Man of the Sea

Inked, 11x17 Bristol Board Commission of Sinbad forced to carry the Old Man of the Sea.

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Yo, Joe! Snake Eyes.

Inked on 8.5"x11" Bristol Board.

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Union Jack & Captain Britain

India Ink on 11x17 Bristol.

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Harley Quinn - Batman: Arkham Asylum

Ink on 8.5x11 Bristol Board.

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Mr. Sinister

Inked 8.5x11 Bristol Board.

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Dark Reign Ms. Marvel (Moonstone)

Inked on 8.5x11 Bristol Board.

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Donna Troy & Wonder Girl

Pencils on 11x17 Bristol Board.

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Latest Inked Sketches

Here are two more inked sketches completed.

JunBob Open for Commissions

It's been more than a year since I'd opened up for commissions. Since several of you have inquired in the last couple of weeks, I decided to open a list for commissions and sketches. Considering the current economic climate, I am offering these at significant savings from my regular rates.

A. Inked Commissions.
$85 flat, UPTO 2 characters. 11x17 Bristol Board. Inked with Black India Ink using brush, pen nips & technical pens. Minimum or no background. Your input on desired scene/pose. INCLUDES a FREE Ursula Wilde sketch. Pick from Ursula Wilde, Holly, Shaky, Dante or Bali.

B. Pencil Commissions.
$55 flat, UPTO 2 characters. 11x17 Bristol Board. Penciled. Minimum or no background. Your input on desired scene/pose. INCLUDES a FREE Ursula Wilde sketch. Pick from Ursula Wilde, Holly, Shaky, Dante or Bali.

C. Sketches.
c01. INKED. $25 flat, 1 character. 8.5x11 Bristol Board. Inked with Black India Ink using brush, pen nips & technical pens. Minimum or no background. Artist choice on scene/pose.
c02. PENCILED. $15 flat, 1 character. 8.5x11 Bristol Board. Penciled. Minimum or no background. Artist choice on scene/pose.

Please limit the requests to existing, published characters. No nudes or adult-themed requests please.

To view samples of previous commissions and sketches, visit my gallery site.

Please to sign up for a sketch, e-mail me at junbobkim(at)gmail.com.
For commissions, please fill out this form and type AUG09CS in the Notes field.

Kingdom Come Green Lantern

Keeping with the Kingdom Come theme, here's the pencil of Kingdom Come Green Lantern.

Superman vs. Captain Marvel Inked

Here's the final inked version of the Superman vs. Captain Marvel.

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Superman VS Captain Marvel WIP

Here's a quick snapshot of the inking work in progress of Superman versus Captain Marvel pencils I'd done a while back.

Batman Sketch Card

Superman versus Captain Marvel

Here's a rough pencil of Superman versus Captain Marvel.

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Jun Bob the Zombie

An excellent artist and my sister-from-another-parent Erica Hesse has taken on the initiatives to sketch a zombie a day. Listening to HHW episode 125 gave her the idea for her latest sketch -- Jun Bob versus the zombies.

You can check it out on her Zombie A Day blog. Warning in advance that this site contains images of ZOMBIES (need I say more?) so click at your discretion, please.

Best Half Hour I've Ever Wasted

The very funny crew of Half Hour Wasted podcast graciously extended me an invitation for me to join them for another recording. Of course, I never pass up on an opportunity for me to gab... HHW joins me on a pizza run and talk more about Ursula Wilde free comic book day issue.

You can check out episode 125 post here and stream it from the site or directly download it.

I would highly suggest trying out HHW episode 50, still one of my favorite episode ever. While on their website, you can also check out Legion of Dudes podcast, a ensemble of comic enthusiasts who have done an in-depth multi-episode discussion of Watchmen graphic novel.

We have a Winner!

Last week, the judges have selected the winner of Kid Midas Coloring Contest. The Winner? It's Julian with his realistic metallic textures on the robot. Congratulations, Julian!


You can check out more of his stuff here or here.

Kid Midas - Now in Color.

There were numerous colored submissions of the Kid Midas art for CGS 3.2 cover. I was quite impressed with the display of sheer talent across the board. Here's a gallery of them:


Please visit the Contest Forum to see whose submissions were what.