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this piece was actually a giant homage to wrightsons work on the stand https://t.co/O4L6kuJY79
ppl often ask about my artistic influences, but I don’t ever think I’ve ever spoken about THE thing that galvanized by illustrative sensibilities into a singular tone, which was bernie wrightsons godtier work on stephen kings cycle of the werewolf
this is peak horror comic art
stu pickles is the only cartoon character I’ve ever seen that actually looks like a 33-year old dad
in fact, a major subplot of the punisher: born, detailing that origin in vietnam, is about castle selling his soul to a dark, unnamed force in order to become a one-man army, and the cost is suggested to be that very family
fun fact: one of the reasons batman: the animated series has such a distinct visual style is because of a very cool, deliberate artistic choice:
all of the backgrounds were painted on black paper instead of white. that’s where the dense shadows and textures come from