I’ve been doing a daily journal where I post up various artists interpretations of classic comic book characters, and here’s your chance to join in the fun. Once a month a new thread will kick off featuring a few examples of a specific comic book character. We then want you to do your own version and post it up for all to see. It can be a quick 5 minute sketch, or a fully rendered piece, whatever you feel like bringing to the party.

Please remember that, as these are all characters owned by other people, you can’t sell the art that you make for this thread. But don’t let that stop you from joining in the fun.

First cab off the rank is IRON MAN. On the surface you might think “How diverse can the artistic approach to a man wrapped in a tin can get?”. Well, as these following pieces will show you, there are many different approaches you can take.

MIKE MIGNOLA

TIM SALE

ARTHUR ADAMS

ADI GRANOV

FRED HEMBECK

ERIC CANETE

Now show us what you’ve got!!!!

Awesome, I’ma get my sketch on

Here’s a quick one from me.

That looks great Rusty! Good to see people are looking at getting in on the action.

Agreed; nice job Rusty.

I could recognize that this is your Iron Man from a mile away Rusty. Way cool man!

I was the same Michael. I didn’t mind Iron Man as a character within a larger story featuring other characters, but never really got into his solo adventures. Extremis was fantastic, and Matt Fraction’s writing on the current Invincible Iron Man series has also been outstanding.

That’s fantastic ausven! Really like the techniques you’ve used to give off the reflective tone of the suit.

That is really cool, ausven! Not a stroke out of place! Dammit, I’ll have to try something quick as well…

Matt: I’ve just purchased three TPBs of Fraction’s run but haven’t gotten around to reading it all yet. I found the premise to be rather illogical but I’ve been assured it cleans up later in the story arc.

Part of why I never got into the character before was because I didn’t buy the suit. All that skin tight malleable steel didn’t go a long way in my book. Until Granov brought the suit into the realm of plausibility with those solid, armour plates I couldn’t get over the incredulity.

Slick stuff, Ausven. Love that sheen on his helmet.

Here’s my effort. Totally digital. Thought I’d take the Kirby approach.

Awesome Sturstein, love the clenched fist, very heroic looking!

WOW!! An RB feature! It doesn’t get more exciting than that. In regards to effort to success ratio that’s always the way it goes. After I’ve finished inking my Vader drawing I’ll have to scribble an Iron Man!

I find that’s the way it works for me too Sturstein! Crazy eh!?

Great piece btw! Got an old school vibe about with the halftones n all.