Category: Color Guide

Batman

2/20/2016

Jim asked Sandy about the above artwork.

Sandy:

DC Comics published a special deluxe format edition for the 50th issue of The Legend of the Dark Knight, one of their approximate 179 Batman titles of the time. About half the issue (if memory serves me right) was devoted to pin-ups of the character by various artists. The only thing really memorable about the assignment was the fact that the editor- the much beloved Archie Goodwin- gave me a call immediately on receiving it, and showered me with praise. That sort of thing can really make a freelancer's day.

Sandy's inked and rough/color guide are included here:

Batman inked by comic artist Sandy Plunkett

A look back: Marvel Comics Presents Vol 1 #69

8/25/2015

marvel comics presents #69 cover from 1991 by sandy plunkett

Jim asked Sandy for his thoughts on his Marvel Comics Presents cover from 1991.

Sandy:

Not too much to say about this cover really. I believe it was the last one I did for Marvel before moving to Ohio and it's not a favorite of mine. The issue contained the first installment of a four part Daredevil story I wrote, laid out and eventually colored. (My apologies to all those who read this story, by the way- it was a real dog. Whatever I might have learned in the writing of my earlier efforts, I seemed to have totally forgotten on this one.)

I'd never drawn the Wolverine before and I pretty much blew it. He's a short, thick guy and the proportions I gave him are all wrong. On the other hand, the back cover still intrigues me. It was an experiment and it broke from the standard look of a comic cover. But it doesn't quite look like a poster or a splash page or a trade paperback book cover and I like that hard-to-pin-down quality.

Despite the hundreds (?) of comic cover that hit that stands each month, there's still a certain uniformity to most of them. Part of me is curious to see if I indeed could contribute something original if I were doing covers again. Part of me is a wimp who has no desire to once more join the fray once more and try and find that sort of work.

Marvel Comics Presents Vol 1 #69-related images from Sandy's archive are below

wolverine and ghost rider by sandy plunkett

Sandy's cover pencils

color guide - wolverine and ghost rider by sandy plunkett

Sandy's cover color guide

ink rough - drawing of silver surfer, daredevil, and shenna by sandy plunkett

Sandy's ink rough for back cover

Batman

A look back: Marvel Comics Presents Vol 1 #69

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