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kevmann — Men of Steel: Wayne Boring

Published: 2013-04-07 01:23:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 2534; Favourites: 43; Downloads: 10
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Description As a Bronze Age fan, every time I think about Superman I "see" him as drawn by guys like Curt Swan and Jose Luis Garcia Lopez (John Byrne and George Perez are favorites too, but from a later time). But as I grown older I learned to respect Wayne Boring (the main Superman artist in the 50's). So, I tried my best to emulate his style on this image, as a little homage.
Pencils, inks and Photoshop colors by yours truly. Background image from a "Superman Gallery" comic by Boring.
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Comments: 22

Phenometron [2019-09-25 06:33:39 +0000 UTC]

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kevmann In reply to Phenometron [2019-09-26 16:08:48 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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The-Mind-Controller [2014-09-26 21:33:24 +0000 UTC]

Now this is the Superman I grew up wth!

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kevmann In reply to The-Mind-Controller [2014-09-28 19:26:22 +0000 UTC]

I'm more a Curt Swan fan, but Boring is one of the quintessential Superman artists. His version still influence Superman artists, like Jerry Ordway.

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TheNeonSalmon [2013-10-05 08:22:31 +0000 UTC]

This is classic!

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kevmann In reply to TheNeonSalmon [2013-10-05 15:14:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Spikeprime [2013-04-10 08:14:18 +0000 UTC]

Hmm, nice going here, I'm guessing this is a live trace? But even so, it looks pretty good.

Ahh, Wayne Boring, never has a last name been so appropriate

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kevmann In reply to Spikeprime [2013-04-10 23:17:03 +0000 UTC]

Nope. I penciled and inked it on paper and scanned to my PC. I used Photoshop to make minor changes (had a hard time to get the right face) and colored it.

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Spikeprime In reply to kevmann [2013-04-11 06:42:38 +0000 UTC]

Oh, in that case, well done indeed! I quite like it
The only thing I might suggest is adding perhaps some extra bits of shading along with the hatching you already have, then it'd be great ^^

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kevmann In reply to Spikeprime [2013-04-15 01:04:25 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I tried to emulate the Silver Age coloring style, so I didn't used shading.

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Lpsalsaman [2013-04-09 02:12:27 +0000 UTC]

Nice work, I remember the old 50's and early to mid 60's Sups! My cousin who was an artist had 2 big file cabinets full of comics! I used to snick in his room to read his comics all of the time! Great job!

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kevmann In reply to Lpsalsaman [2013-04-10 01:35:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Lpsalsaman In reply to kevmann [2013-04-24 15:33:00 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome!

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WibbitGuy [2013-04-09 00:02:59 +0000 UTC]

When I saw Wayne Boring I thought it meant Batman's Bruce Wayne is boring!!! Which I wouldn't object to, since I prefer Superman. But nice to know about an old comic artist hehehe

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kevmann In reply to WibbitGuy [2013-04-10 01:34:39 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you find it useful. Thanks for commenting.

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Jose-Ramiro [2013-04-07 03:42:01 +0000 UTC]

He looks great in this style.

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kevmann In reply to Jose-Ramiro [2013-04-08 03:24:14 +0000 UTC]

Boring's style is very larger than life, and it works very well for Superman.

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Jose-Ramiro In reply to kevmann [2013-04-08 04:35:37 +0000 UTC]

It's very ironic that 'boring' can be this cool.

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kevmann In reply to Jose-Ramiro [2013-04-08 05:25:46 +0000 UTC]

Agreed. While Boring's work wasn't as plastic as Swan's or dynamic like Kirby's he had an unique, iconic take on Superman.

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Jose-Ramiro In reply to kevmann [2013-04-08 06:19:05 +0000 UTC]

Yeah.

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Sarahgirl65 [2013-04-07 02:36:21 +0000 UTC]

Look! Up in the sky! It's Supercute!

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kevmann In reply to Sarahgirl65 [2013-04-08 03:24:51 +0000 UTC]

I don't think "cute" is the word, but maybe Lois could agree with you.

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