This week I drew Kapitän Deutschland from WWII superhero comic the Specialists (with inspiration from Jack Kirby). My friends Shawn and Al over at the Specialists are running a Kickstarter campaign to print the first two chapters of the comic.
When the Nazis create occult-powered Übermenschen, the Allies must harness the Power of the Atom to create supersoldiers of their own!
Please head over there and show your support.
-tony
In Kyoto, I went to the International Manga Museum. Admission is once again purchased through a vending machine at the door.
A former school, the museum houses hundreds if not thousands of manga that you can borrow and read anywhere on the grounds. It has displays showcasing the history of manga around the world in Japanese and English and I especially love how all forms of cartoon drawings are called manga.
It truly is a better word than comics or cartoons. A cartoonist can be an animator and a comic can be a comedian – whereas manga is definitely manga.
I had the strangest out-of-body experience of sitting down and drawing a new manga character. Too many places to visit and things too see, rarely do I ever get to sit down in peace and draw when I’m on vacation. I was happy I got to visit.
-tony
What do you do to get your creative juices flowing?
-tony
Charlie Dowd’s Lilith Dark is an all ages, girl positive, dark fantasy adventure series following the ongoing adventures of Lilith Dark-a little girl with a wild imagination, a geeky big brother, a boy-crazy sister, a rottweiler named Kitty, and a tree full of beasties in her backyard. Charlie started a Draw All the Santas meme on Google Plus and crowned me king. To thank him, I drew the Lilith fan art on your left. I recommend that you check out Lilith Dark.
-tony
In Japan, I paid a visit to three manga and anime museums. I love the medium so much that I had to go out of my way to geek out. The first stop was the…
The Phoenix at the Osamu Tezuka museum
Probably most famous for Astro Boy, Osamu Tezuka is sometimes known as “the father of manga.” Admission is purchased at the vending machine as soon as you enter. The museum was strictly Japanese except for the English brochure so it was a little hard for me to understand many of the exhibits but it was still nice to see the beautifully designed museum and stand next to a life sized Astro Boy. Takarazuka is also a very lovely city and the area near the theatre is very inviting and relaxing. Wonderful desserts were ate. 🙂
-tony
