So, I finally finished a pastel painting! I had not realized, but looking back, the last pastel painting I did was in 2005. It was the Song Bird in Blue. How did that happen? I have no idea but I am happy the long drought is over. As with most things, this took longer than I had expected but I think it turned out well. I am very happy with the final product.
This picture, which is a replication of the cover from Hulk #104 (June 1968), was my favorite comic book issues growing up. I must have read this book hundreds of times until it was a battered, beat up mess. I just loved the fight between the Hulk and the Rhino and how the Rhino, despite being severely over matched never gave up. The Hulks ends up dragging the Rhino away from a burning jet liner that is about to explode. Just a spectacular issue. Growing up, I had always thought the issue and cover were drawn by Herb Trimpe (an underrated and under appreciated artist who had a great run on the Hulk). However, when I went searching for a reference picture to paint I discovered it was drawn by amazing Marie Severin. She was the Hulk artist as the book transitioned from Tales to Astonish to Hulk proper (with issue #102).
