A Greek artist asked a forum who our favourite comic book heroes were — and he drew them for free. I asked for the New Mutants. Here’s the result.
I was so glad when George Kambadais asked in a Greek forum: Who are your favourite comic book heroes? He said he would draw a fan art of them and give us the digital version for free.
My favourite superheroes are the New Mutants — I love them. So I asked him to do a fan art of the team, and he said yes.
I’m a fan of George’s art and truly believe he will become an amazing comic book artist. He sent the fan art very quickly, and I’m loving it.
Thank you, George!
A fanzine dedicated to Spider‑Man’s many outfits inspired me to create my own version — a sinister, lethal anti‑hero called the Assassin Spider. Here’s the sketch and the idea behind it.
The sketch below is part of a fanzine dedicated to the many and various outfits of the Amazing Spider‑Man.
I came up with the idea of making a version completely opposite of what I believe Peter Parker is.
My approach is more sinister. A “what if” — Spider‑Man became as brooding as the Punisher, but more lethal.
An anti‑hero I named the Assassin Spider, who wears an outfit similar to the ones from Assassin’s Creed.
I pencilled the sketch, scanned it, and placed an orange‑red colour as the background, giving similar colour tones to the outfit.
I hope you like it.
In the late 1990s, four of my drawings — made with markers and coloured pencils — hung on the walls of Solaris Comics in Exarcheia for six months. Here’s the story behind them, and why I’m sharing them now.
This is one of the few posts I will make with my old sketches. I promise that soon I will upload new drawings — and hopefully, you can comment on whether I’ve improved or not.
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, in the late 1990s I was trying to find my way into making comics.
The following drawings are fan art of favourite superheroes from Marvel and DC comics . I did not edited them with Photoshop or any other illustrating program. I used markers and coloured pencils.
They were hung on the walls of Solaris Comics in Exarcheia.
Despina, the owner of the store, was kind enough to decorate the walls with my drawings for six months.
My intention and hope was that someone would see my talent and want to collaborate — or even offer me a project.
I might use Photoshop in the future to edit these drawings — or maybe even redo them entirely.
From 1997 to 1999, I tried to make my own comic book — one serious project and one small press comic drawn during quiet hours at a Greek coffee shop. Neither got published. Here are the rough sketches and the story behind them.
I’m uploading something that few people have seen.
From 1997 to 1999, I was trying to make a comic book. I knew someone back then, and we were both trying to create our own comic. He liked to write, and I liked to draw. He wanted to do something on a professional level, while I clearly wanted to do a small‑press, self‑published comic. I wasn’t confident enough in my drawing skills to make a comic and seek a publisher. I wanted to start small and develop my skills along the way.
So, daily, I focused most of my time on drawing my “serious” comic book pages. And during the quiet hours — when I was working in a traditional Greek coffee shop — I drew my small‑press comic pages.
The following seven pages were the first issue. These are rough sketches, which I preferred to do as a plotline instead of writing it out.
The images after that are the first three pages from the second issue.
Unfortunately, neither of my attempts ended up being published.
Please be kind. I know these pages are not the best to look at — or the easiest to read if you don’t know Greek.
Hopefully, I will use these characters again at some point in the future.
Thank you for looking.
In the late 1990s, I created a superhero team called the Freaks — five heroes inspired by felines, canines, fish, insects, and goats. Drawing from Ancient Greek mythology helped me avoid American superhero stereotypes. Here’s the final character design and the story behind them.
The following sketches show the final character design of five heroes I developed in the late 1990s. They are members of a team called the Freaks.
Inspired by the superhero comics I read, I started to draw my own heroes. By using and assimilating elements from Ancient Greek mythology, I tried to avoid — as much as possible — similarities to American superhero stereotypes. I just hope I was successful.
The heroes I designed represent:
I am thinking of adding two more characters that will represent reptiles and birds.
One of my characters is called Cerberus, named after the beast that guarded the gates of the Underworld in Greek myth. He is the one who looks like a werewolf.
I initially placed Cerberus on another team. You can see part of his origin in several pages in my next post.
Hopefully, I will use all these heroes in a present project someday.
Stay tuned!
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