Majestic Snow Batman towers over Vermont
Speaking of Vermont, Beat Spy Inky Jen passed along this epic photo of a huge Batman carved from the icy terrain spotted by a passing motorist/blogger. (Click link for larger image.)
Nice art: Gilbert Hernandez's Master of the Universe
Everyone else has lauded this illustration of the Masters of the Universe by the great Gilbert Hernandez, and we will not be the only ones to miss out on the action.
Charlie Sheen vs Marge Gundersson
Okay we have not been linking to EVERY single Charlie Sheen comic because, let's face it, we're beating this thing to death. Yes there was Family Circus and Superhero Quotes and Sheen vs Deadpool and even some Comics Alliance didn't link to.
But it is Kate Beaton who has supplied both the only necessary Charlie Sheen comics and the FINAL Charlie Sheen comic, in a page featuring Marge Gundersson, the sensible sheriff from Fargo. That is a tiger blood rocket to Mars right there.
Nice art: Man-Thing by Adams
Just to balance out the International Women's day stuff here Man-Thing by artist (and Beat pal) Art Adams.
Nice art: Comic Twart's Plastic Man
Art blog Comic Twart is drawing Plastic Man. Above, Ron Salas. Below, Dave Johnson.
Nice art: DARNA LIVES! channels Marvelman
Darna is a popular Filipino superheroine created by Mars Ravelo and Nestor Redondo in 1950. Contemporary creators Gerry Alanguilan (story and art page 1) and Arnold Arre (letters and art pages 2-8) have created a 9 page tribute called DARNA LIVES! which is inspired by Alan Moore's Marvelman.
Creators who are MIA
Although comics are such a cool, welcoming place that sometimes it seems no one ever goes away, that isn't true. People drop in and out all the time. Two recent blog posts rack down some of the most missed MIAs.
At Comics Comics, the indie side of things gets covered with Frank Santoro and friends recalling Guang Yap, (above) Joel Orff, Jeff Nicholson among others. The long comments thread brings u many other memories and ideas of Things That Are Best Left Forgotten:
Nice art: Michael Golden's Crystar
They just don't make 'em like they used to.
UPDATE WITH DANZIG!!!
Nice Art: Hilary Florido and Farel Dalrymple do video games
As part of a Giant Robot Video Game art show Hilary Florido and Farel Dalrymple have created the art you see here. More in the link.
Spider-Man musical gets a new player: Greg Horn
A new name joins the fabled Spider-Man musical.
To do: Eva Ink Artist Group at Wizard World Miami
The Wizard World Miami show kicks off this weekend at the Miami Airport Convention Center -- it's the first Wizard show in this venue so we'll see how it goes. Renee Witterstaetter announced some exclusives from the Eva Ink Artist Group:
