The Last Battle: Krypton vs Apokolips

It's done!  My first fully-fleshed-out Superman story.  Some of you might recognize the title of this one as belonging to my orcs vs men story.  When I remake that in the future, I'll likely give it the same name with a new subtitle.

I spent a bit more time on this one, teaching myself how to mimic the bubbles used in modern comics.  Either I have no idea how to search for it or there is a total lack of info about how to recreate the look!  I think I did a pretty alright job with that in the end.

I took another couple of hours rendering an animation (in Shockwave Flash format) of a rotation of the last panel.  It's a bit of a big file, but by the time you reach the end of the story, it should be loaded and playing.

Here's The Last Battle: Krypton vs Apokolips!

Torn Costume

Hey, guys.  I'm making good strides with the new Superman vs Darkseid story, and I wanted to post this picture of Superman's torn costume that happens during the fight.  Spoilers, I know, but with a chest like that, how can I not show it off now?!

Apokolips, where the majority of this story takes place, was really interesting to craft.  I'm basically done with it and it looks like a great place for such a battle to happen.

The text part of the story is coming along well.  I'm referring to a few different comics and some wiki sites to make sure some of my story bits and facts are right -- though an awful lot of the stuff I do as an artist takes great liberties with the source material.  I'm sure it'll all be fine in the end, though.

Have a great Friday and weekend, guys.  I'll see you again soon,
-Lucky Stallion

Darkseid v2

I just got done with version 2 of my Darkseid model.  I've decided to go ahead with the Superman story first and work on the Conan tale right after this one is done.

I modeled Darkseid's helmet and belt myself and rigged them with little difficulty.  After that, I painted on his costume and gave him new boots and trunks.  Except for a skin texture refresh, he's pretty much the same studly tyrant as before.

I have a vague idea of what the story will be about already, but it and the scene here are subject to change before it's all done.

Thanks, guys, for your input and interest!  Keep a look out sometime this month for this story!