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johntrumbull — LIID Week 91: Jonah Hex and Batman!

Published: 2012-05-24 23:29:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 7761; Favourites: 139; Downloads: 0
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Description The Line It Is Drawn #91: Jonah Hex with the Gotham by Gaslight Batman! In honor of comic book artist & Jonah Hex co-creator Tony DeZuniga, it's Jonah Hex theme week at the Line It Is Drawn!

I chose the suggestion to team up Hex with the Gotham by Gaslight Batman. Once I had that, I knew I had to have Hex meet his modern day DCU counterpart, Two-Face!

I decided to use the old, haggard-looking Jonah Hex as he appeared in the Batman: The Animated series episode "Showdown", which took place in 1883, just 6 years before Gotham by Gaslight. And for Two-Face, I decide to emulate the Jack Burnley version, since for my money, that's the best the character has ever looked. Check out Burnley's terrific Two-Face here: [link]

GREAT fun doing this one. This was one of those times when the drawing went very easily and everything came out the way I wanted it to. Very nice change of pace after all the frustration the Galactus/Planetary illustration gave me last week. Can YOU spot the obscure Jonah Hex reference I snuck into the background?

You can see all the other entries here: [link]

If you have a Facebook account and would like to see a step-by-step on the creation of this piece, you can check it out the album I put together here: [link]
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kllngjk [2022-07-14 16:54:28 +0000 UTC]

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Libra1010 [2020-07-13 11:48:49 +0000 UTC]

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KRMarvelJedi [2018-12-24 22:58:05 +0000 UTC]

How did I not notice this before seeing this?

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batmannotes [2018-07-31 14:18:08 +0000 UTC]

cool stuff

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sedge [2015-05-17 03:47:06 +0000 UTC]

Go Team Monster Mash!

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ImdaBatman [2014-08-15 16:45:18 +0000 UTC]

I always wondered why nobody ever made this connection before

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johntrumbull In reply to ImdaBatman [2014-08-18 00:12:44 +0000 UTC]

I wouldn't say "nobody" -- I know that the folks behind BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES used Jonah Hex partly because he was similar to Two-Face in appearance.

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ImdaBatman In reply to johntrumbull [2014-08-31 04:22:58 +0000 UTC]

That so?

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johntrumbull In reply to ImdaBatman [2014-10-27 21:52:13 +0000 UTC]

Yup.

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kaaslave [2013-06-11 06:28:00 +0000 UTC]

Well, you gotta admit, they do look alike...

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kaldicuct [2013-04-28 21:16:49 +0000 UTC]

The engraving shop, wonder if the gruesome twosome just busted the place up on a coin toss.

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johntrumbull In reply to kaldicuct [2013-05-03 20:45:27 +0000 UTC]

That, or they cleaned it all up and left it in even BETTER shape than it started out in.

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kaldicuct In reply to johntrumbull [2013-05-28 06:15:34 +0000 UTC]

If Hex lost the bet, I could see that yeah.

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mpz28 [2012-05-30 01:47:06 +0000 UTC]

very nice

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johntrumbull In reply to mpz28 [2012-05-30 21:40:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I like how this one came out.

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StevenHoward [2012-05-26 14:05:01 +0000 UTC]

great work mate, also loved the step by step you did very insightful

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johntrumbull In reply to StevenHoward [2012-05-26 16:37:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you much. It's fun to do those every once in a while. I'd love to see you guys do one, too! I'm sure I'd learn some things.

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MightyMorphinPower4 [2012-05-25 16:01:32 +0000 UTC]

hhahahaa funny and exllcnet oen ehre

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johntrumbull In reply to MightyMorphinPower4 [2012-05-25 23:11:13 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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m7781 [2012-05-25 06:24:11 +0000 UTC]

love it man!..
this pic was definitely on my list of 4..
glad you got it.. you killed it..
BAS jonah hex is definitely the most fun to draw..

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johntrumbull In reply to m7781 [2012-05-25 23:10:49 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, he's a kick to draw. I do kind of wish I could have done the Rocketeer with the stuffed Jonah, too...

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SeanMcFarland [2012-05-25 01:36:36 +0000 UTC]

Nothing brings folks together like hideous deformity! Great piece John!

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johntrumbull In reply to SeanMcFarland [2012-05-25 02:18:32 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, Sean! You too!

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BillWalko [2012-05-25 00:37:11 +0000 UTC]

I love how this feels so "Bronze Age!"

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johntrumbull In reply to BillWalko [2012-05-25 00:38:31 +0000 UTC]

I was going for more of a Silver Age feel, Bill, but I guess I just can't get the Bronze Age out of me!

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AxelMedellin [2012-05-24 23:39:23 +0000 UTC]

My pick of the week!

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johntrumbull In reply to AxelMedellin [2012-05-25 00:18:07 +0000 UTC]

Awww, thanks! I'm REALLY impressed with your Hellboy/Jonah piece, too! It turned out great!

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