With all the interest in Darkwing Duck lately I thought I'd try sketching some ducks and potential new villains. I have to say it'd be fun diving back into that world now that pop culture has taken a hard left into the geek.
The color stuff was done in Manga Studio 4. I haven't played with it seriously but this was a start. It seems that each color has to be on a separate layer. The black and white sketches were done in Storyboard Pro. Storyboard Pro 2 actually added a variety of tools to make it more of a general illustration program but this shows not of it.
Other than that, I've got nothing to go on about.
Cool sketches.
The top one, is that the original DW concept when the show was intended to be a spy parody? I know you said wait until the next issue from Boom, but it just caught my attention...
Posted by: JerRocks2day | 10/17/2010 at 04:36 PM
*Geeks out* Very cool!
I like your rock monster the best, I think. :)
Posted by: Rachel H. | 10/17/2010 at 07:57 PM
I am seriously loving that alternate Darkwing, rocking the John Woo hardware. It feels very right.
Posted by: John D. Moore | 10/17/2010 at 10:56 PM
Hi Tad!! How cool! Thanks for posting this.
I especially love Gosalyn, and the fire duck woman. DW's vest and tie are very, very sharp.
Posted by: Zehra | 10/18/2010 at 06:00 PM
Wow, nostalgia flash! Top-DW reminds me of Eisner's "The Spirit", which seems fitting with his "Shadow" homage. The new villains look fun, and Negaduck on the bottom was a perennial favorite of mine.
Posted by: Bevin | 10/18/2010 at 07:49 PM
I love seeing your sketches, and it'd be awesome if Boom! could somehow incorporate that double-gas-gun-toting Darkwing into their comic world. <3
Posted by: Amanda | 10/19/2010 at 12:11 PM
Tad, I had some villain ideas if you cared. :)Or if not, I just wanted an excuse to post on your blog. Love the DW Halloween sketch by the way. Keep drawing, we love it!
Posted by: amanda raymond | 10/24/2010 at 08:29 PM