Here is my entry for Project Rooftop’s, Storm: All Weather Wear contest. This one is being judged by Brian Wood and Kris Anka
so I couldn’t miss it. I love Brian’s stuff. His recent run on Conan
with Becky Cloonan was killer… and the James Harren fill in was fucking
nuts. I was fortunate to work on some of his books when I used to be
Ryan Kelly’s Art Assistant. And Kris Anka…. what a dick. He is too
awesome. Have you seen this dude’s designs? He cranks out art like he
breathes air. Even his sketches are brilliant. The best thing about
these guys is their engagement with the community, fans and peers
alike. I really appreciate that.
This one was a bit intimidating because Anka just redesigned storm
and its pretty unbelievable how good it is. For this design I tried to go a
different direction and play with a more practical approach to her
outfit. I literally wanted to give her something for all seasons. I
also wanted to play up this Kenyan angle but then there’s the bit about
her growing up in Egypt and being worshiped as a god and all so I wanted
her to be true to her roots at the same time. So this is my attempt to
shoehorn all that into one design. That being said I was really
crunched for time on this and frantically made it last night and
finished it today at work. I think I got it in within an hour or so of
the deadline.