Rude, Steve – The Mighty Thor Commission Killer Croc

Rude, Steve – The Mighty Thor Commission Killer CrocThis 2011 Steve Rude commission offers a great look at the artist's process, focusing on the raw energy of Thor in action. Executed in pencil and marker on standard 8. 5" x 11" sketchbook paper, the drawing captures the God of Thunder in a powerful front facing stance immediately after releasing Mjolnir, creating a strong sense of movement and direction that leads the eye across the page. Rude's pencil work provides a solid foundation for the marker

written by Jim Layne in 1962

with those distinctive concentric circles that fans love

so is that her now in the present

rain-slicked close-up of the Chameleon

Iron Man and more

which compels them to go investigate it

which really highlights the incredible detail in his muscular anatomy and stone Right Hand of Doom

this page predates that appearance by 2 years

Great bit of storytelling as we see Robinson and James Pascoe create  scene where Azrael disarms two gunmen Daredevil style

As the flowers bloom

Montoya and Sister Clarice arrive and explain to an oblivious Jessica Midnight what she must do

This stunning original painting by the legendary Hector Garrido served as the published cover for The King’s Falcon