This is what happens when you sit down and draw the first thing that comes into your head, after a longish absence from the drawing board.

Hopefully the last of these for awhile.

This one actually came out okay (after a few attempts.) The major reason that it’s “rejected” is that I’ve decided to draw something else for that point in the story. It will be a couple of panels instead of one long one.

One section of the story calls for “menacing Art Deco”. Still need to practice that. Atom looks mildly worried; that’s a good start.

Inspired by a photo.

Still working on the plant character design. I liked how the lighting came out in this one, but like the last rejected panel the colors got too bland.

Tough to get these looking on-screen as they do on the paper!

Here’s another ink doodle with paint applied haphazardly, with more improvisation in ink on top of the wash. Scale, perspective … these things are for lesser artistes. Ah, I see my long-handled cigarette holder has set my beret on fire. Back in a bit.

This one turned out a little too monochrome – too many washes of essentially the same colors. It’s supposed to be a dim bar, but not a dull picture. The composition is too symmetrical. And that bowtie, ugh, don’t even get me started.

I might try augmenting this style with some collage.

That’s not where he was supposed to be walking, but that’s where he ended up.