Mars Attacks Heritage

Cards 27 and 28 of 106 sketch cards done for the Mars Attacks Heritage trading card series by Topps.

With a large stack of cards to do in a short period of time I tried something new here. Repeating, yet tweaking, images and playing with grey tones.

Mars Attacks cards first appeared in 1962, conceived and produced by Len Brown, Woody Gelman, Wally Wood, Bob Powell and Norman Saunders.
The Heritage card series is celebrating the 50th anniversary, which is now already reportedly sold out.
© Topps

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Mars Attacks Heritage

Cards 25 and 26 of 106 sketch cards done for the Mars Attacks Heritage trading card series by Topps.

With a large stack of cards to do in a short period of time I tried something new here.
So trial and error led back to the first pair being the best, but without a colour background.

Mars Attacks cards first appeared in 1962, conceived and produced by Len Brown, Woody Gelman, Wally Wood, Bob Powell and Norman Saunders.
The Heritage card series is celebrating the 50th anniversary, which is now already reportedly sold out.
© Topps

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Mars Attacks Heritage

Cards 23 and 24 of 106 sketch cards done for the Mars Attacks Heritage trading card series by Topps.

**The grey-tone card is available for purchase as 1 of my 6 Artists Return cards, contact me is interested**

With a large stack of cards to do in a short period of time I tried something new here. Repeating, yet tweaking, images and playing with grey tones.

Mars Attacks cards first appeared in 1962, conceived and produced by Len Brown, Woody Gelman, Wally Wood, Bob Powell and Norman Saunders.
The Heritage card series is celebrating the 50th anniversary, which is now already reportedly sold out.
© Topps

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April 2o12
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Mars Attacks Heritage

Cards 20 and 21 of 106 sketch cards done for the Mars Attacks Heritage trading card series by Topps.

With a large stack of cards to do in a short period of time I tried something new here. Repeating, yet tweaking, images and playing with grey tones.

Mars Attacks cards first appeared in 1962, conceived and produced by Len Brown, Woody Gelman, Wally Wood, Bob Powell and Norman Saunders.
The Heritage card series is celebrating the 50th anniversary, which is now already reportedly sold out.
© Topps

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April 2o12
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Mars Attacks Heritage - Watching From Mars

Cards 18 and 19 of 106 sketch cards done for the Mars Attacks Heritage trading card series by Topps.

A riff on Watching From Mars, card #13 of the original Mars Attacks cards set.

With a large stack of cards to do in a short period of time I tried something new here. Repeating, yet tweaking, images and playing with grey tones.

Mars Attacks cards first appeared in 1962, conceived and produced by Len Brown, Woody Gelman, Wally Wood, Bob Powell and Norman Saunders.
The Heritage card series is celebrating the 50th anniversary, which is now already reportedly sold out.
© Topps

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April 2o12
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Mars Attacks Heritage - Robot Terror

Cards 16 and 17 of 106 sketch cards done for the Mars Attacks Heritage trading card series by Topps.

A riff on Robot Terror, card #32 of the original Mars Attacks cards set.

With a large stack of cards to do in a short period of time I tried something new here.
So trial and error led back to the first pair being the best, but without a colour background.

Mars Attacks cards first appeared in 1962, conceived and produced by Len Brown, Woody Gelman, Wally Wood, Bob Powell and Norman Saunders.
The Heritage card series is celebrating the 50th anniversary, which is now already reportedly sold out.
© Topps

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April 2o12
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Mars Attacks Heritage - The Frost Ray

Cards 14 and 15 of 106 sketch cards done for the Mars Attacks Heritage trading card series by Topps.

A riff on The Frost Ray, card #23 of the original Mars Attacks cards set.

With a large stack of cards to do in a short period of time I tried something new here. Repeating, yet tweaking, images and playing with grey tones.

Mars Attacks cards first appeared in 1962, conceived and produced by Len Brown, Woody Gelman, Wally Wood, Bob Powell and Norman Saunders.
The Heritage card series is celebrating the 50th anniversary, which is now already reportedly sold out.
© Topps

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April 2o12
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Mars Attacks Heritage – Earth Bombs Mars

Cards 13 and 14 of 106 sketch cards done for the Mars Attacks Heritage trading card series by Topps.

A riff on Earth Bombs Mars, card #47 of the original Mars Attacks cards set…

With a large stack of cards to do in a short period of time I tried something new here. Repeating, yet tweaking, images and playing with grey tones.

Mars Attacks cards first appeared in 1962, conceived and produced by Len Brown, Woody Gelman, Wally Wood, Bob Powell and Norman Saunders.
The Heritage card series is celebrating the 50th anniversary, which is now already reportedly sold out.
© Topps

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April 2o12
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Mars Attacks Heritage

Cards 11 and 12 of 106 sketch cards done for the Mars Attacks Heritage trading card series by Topps.

With a large stack of cards to do in a short period of time I tried something new here.
So trial and error led back to the first pair being the best, but without a colour background.

Mars Attacks cards first appeared in 1962, conceived and produced by Len Brown, Woody Gelman, Wally Wood, Bob Powell and Norman Saunders.
The Heritage card series is celebrating the 50th anniversary, which is now already reportedly sold out.
© Topps

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April 2o12
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Mars Attacks Heritage - Martian City in Ruins

Cards 9 and 10 of 106 sketch cards done for the Mars Attacks Heritage trading card series by Topps.

A more direct riff on Martian City in Ruins, card #53 of the original Mars Attacks cards set.

With a large stack of cards to do in a short period of time I tried something new here. Repeating, yet tweaking, images and playing with grey tones.

Mars Attacks cards first appeared in 1962, conceived and produced by Len Brown, Woody Gelman, Wally Wood, Bob Powell and Norman Saunders.
The Heritage card series is celebrating the 50th anniversary, which is now already reportedly sold out.
© Topps

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April 2o12
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Mars Attacks Heritage - Horror in Paris

Cards 7 and 8 of 106 sketch cards done for the Mars Attacks Heritage trading card series by Topps.

A ‘before’ card to Horror in Paris, card #41 of the original Mars Attacks cards set…

With a large stack of cards to do in a short period of time I tried something new here.
So trial and error led back to the first pair being the best, but without a colour background...so this was the way to proceed.

Mars Attacks cards first appeared in 1962, conceived and produced by Len Brown, Woody Gelman, Wally Wood, Bob Powell and Norman Saunders.
The Heritage card series is celebrating the 50th anniversary, which is now already reportedly sold out.
© Topps

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April 2o12
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Mars Attacks Heritage

Cards 5 and 6 of 106 sketch cards done for the Mars Attacks Heritage trading card series by Topps.

With a large stack of cards to do in a short period of time I tried something new here. Repeating, yet tweaking, images and playing with grey tones.
Here another deviation from the first pair, now coloured background but mirror image…still not the way to proceed.

Mars Attacks cards first appeared in 1962, conceived and produced by Len Brown, Woody Gelman, Wally Wood, Bob Powell and Norman Saunders.
The Heritage card series is celebrating the 50th anniversary, which is now already reportedly sold out…
© Topps

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April 2o12
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Mars Attacks Heritage

Cards 3 and 4 of 106 sketch cards done for the Mars Attacks Heritage trading card series by Topps.

With a large stack of cards to do in a short period of time I tried something new here. Repeating, yet tweaking, images and playing with grey tones.
I wasn’t sure if the first pair was the way to go, so here we have a non-mirror image for the (sort of) grey card, with a colour background...not the way to proceed.

Mars Attacks cards first appeared in 1962, conceived and produced by Len Brown, Woody Gelman, Wally Wood, Bob Powell and Norman Saunders.
The Heritage card series is celebrating the 50th anniversary, which is now already reportedly sold out…
© Topps

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April 2o12
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Mars Attacks Heritage

Cards 1 and 2 of 106 sketch cards done for the Mars Attacks Heritage trading card series by Topps.

With a large stack of cards to do in a short period of time I tried something new here. Repeating, yet tweaking, images and playing with grey tones.

Mars Attacks cards first appeared in 1962, conceived and produced by Len Brown, Woody Gelman, Wally Wood, Bob Powell and Norman Saunders.
The Heritage card series is celebrating the 50th anniversary, which is now already reportedly sold out...
© Topps

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April 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Danielle Moonstar and Demon Bear

The final of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

I thought I would close out the set as I ended it, with Spider-Man, but (as these things usually go) I didn’t get to at least a handful of characters I wanted to draw, and I really wanted to do something as a nod to Bill Sienkiewicz…so here’s how the set closes...

Danielle Moonstar, aka Mirage, created by Chris Claremont and Bob McLeod
First appearance: Marvel Graphic Novel #4, 1982
© Marvel Comics

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March 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Apocalypse

The 50th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Eb Sabah Nur, aka Apocalypse, created by Louise Simonson, Jackson Guice and Walt Simonson
First appearance: X-Factor #6, 1986
© Marvel Comics

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Marvel Beginnings II - Dire Wraith

The 49th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

I wasn’t sure if this one would get approved, as the contact person at Marvel first stated I should ‘not do’ some of the characters I questioned him about (basically this and some Micronauts characters). I was quite sure Marvel owned them, so took a chance with the Wraith...

Dire Wraiths created by Bill Mantlo and Al Milgrom
First appearance: Rom #1, 1979
© Marvel Comics

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Marvel Beginnings II - Son of Satan

The 48th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Daimon Hellstrom, aka Son of Satan (apparently also Hellstorm), created by Gary Friedrich and Tom Sutton
First appearance: Ghost Rider, Volume II #1, 1973
© Marvel Comics

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March 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Jack of Hearts

The 47th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Jonathan (Jack) Hart, aka Jack of Hearts, created by Bill Mantlo and Keith Giffin
First appearance: Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #22, 1976
© Marvel Comics

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March 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Doctor Strange

The 46th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.
Dr Stephen Strange, aka Doctor Strange, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
First appearance: Strange Tales #110, 1963
© Marvel Comics

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March 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Silver Surfer

The 45th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

This was done around the time Jean (Moebius) Giraud passed away...

Norrin Radd, aka Silver Surfer, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
First appearance: Fantastic Four #48, 1966
© Marvel Comics

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March 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Werewolf by Night

The 44th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.
Jacob Russoff by birth, Jack Russell by adoption, aka Werewolf By Night, created by Gerry Conway and Mike Ploog
First appearance: Marvel Spotlight #2, 1972
© Marvel Comics

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March 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Elektra

The 43th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.
Elektra Natchios, better known simply as Elektra, created by Frank Miller
First appearance: Daredevil #168, 1982
© Marvel Comics

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March 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Black Cat

The 42th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Felicia Hardy, aka Black Cat, created by Marv Wolfman and Keith Pollard
First appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man #194, 1979
© Marvel Comics

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March 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - The Captain

The 41th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Funniest origin story ever?

The Captain created by Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen
First appearance: Nextwave #1, 2006
© Marvel Comics

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March 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Mojo

The 40th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Mojo created by Ann Nocenti and Arthur Adams
First appearance: Longshot #4, 1985
© Marvel Comics

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March 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Red Skull

The 39th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Behold the power of the Cosmic Cube...

Johann Schmidt (previously George Maxon and then later Albert Malik), aka the Red Skull created by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby and France Herron
First appearance: Captain America Comics #1, 1941
© Marvel Comics

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March 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - White Rabbit

The 38th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Another Leap-Frog card? Man, oh man...

Lorina Dodson, aka White Rabbit, created by J.M. DeMatteis, Kerry Gammill and Mike Esposito
First Marvel appearance: Marvel Team-Up #131, 1983
© Marvel Comics

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March 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Wolverine (Fang)

The 37th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Only worn for a few issues, but here it is...

Logan, better known as Wolverine, created by Len Wein, John Romita and Herb Trimpe
First appearance: The Incredible Hulk #180, 1974
© Marvel Comics

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March 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Scarecrow

The 35th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

A really underused character...

Ebenezer Laughton, aka Scarecrow, created by Stan Lee and Don Heck
First appearance: Tales of Suspense #51, 1964
© Marvel Comics

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March 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Spider-Ham

The 34th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Apologies to Mr Steve Ditko and his iconic cover to Amazing Spider-Man #33

Peter Porker, aka Spider-Ham, created by Tom DeFalco and Mark Armstrong
First Marvel appearance: Marvel Tails #1, 1983
© Marvel Comics

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March 2o12
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