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Avenging Spider-Man #22 Cover. 2013.
Ink(ed by Joe Rivera) with digital color on Marvel board, 11 × 17.25″.
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It's high noon on the rooftops of New York City as the Superior Spider-Man faces off against the Punisher.
Avenging Spider-Man #22 is out today! (Preview
here.) While I'm proud to say I provided the cover, I just realized what would make it 1000 times better: a tumbleweed of webbing blowing across the background. Why I waited until now to realize that, we shall never know.
I didn't use much reference for this one besides my rooftops and water towers morgue file. I may have used my Punisher and hands
Sculptris maquettes (honestly, I can't remember) but I figured it might be nice to show them either way. Each video is a no frills 20-second turnaround.
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The first 2 ideas were going to be tiny Spidey spotlights doubling as laser sights. It could've worked if I zoomed way in, but we ultimately went with a classic gunfight. This certainly wasn't my first Spidey/Punisher cover, so hopefully I'll get another chance in the future.
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I think in more contemporary showdowns in an urban setting you would want to use a newspaper blowing in the wind rather than a tumbleweed. Just a thought.
ReplyDeleteMayhaps... but I'd still want to make it out of spider webs.
DeleteOh man Paolo... that fourth one over in the digital layout picture of covers, the Amazing Spider-Man 129 homage.... I so want to see you finish that one. That looks so awesome, would make an awesome poster!!!
ReplyDeleteKeep On Thwipin'!!!
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Yeah, I'd definitely like to finish that some day. If my editor requests another team-up, I'll be sure to re-submit it.
DeleteI personally liked the ASM129 homage the best too. It would've looked interesting to see how Spidey Ock is targeting the Punisher.
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Also your 7th cover looks like a poster for a buddy cop movie.
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Now that's a buddy cop movie that I'd definitely go see.
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