After a LOT of messy zombie slaying, Harley and Ivy hit the shower…
Harley’s Calvary arrives!
This is the last page of the two issues that was drawn on paper–after this one I had to move even faster!
Harley Zombie Arcade
This has to be one of the zaniest scenes in the book–Harley surfing on a lollipop-eyed zombie and dragging another one by the hair, while eating pizza and a candied apple!
Harley the Destroyer!
This page was conceived as a homage/parody of Frank Frazetta’s “Conan the Destroyer” painting, which is attached below the Harley image–also attached is a Johnny Comet strip featuring the character “Pop” Bottle, who is caricatured as the head flying toward the audience. I even referenced “Fritz” and “Fleagle” (two of Frazetta’s nicknames from his comic book days) as grafitti, to …
Harley Rides Again!
Harley gallops across a complicated double page spread, slinging mayhem all around her, again pencil on paper. A spot of trivia; I was listening to the news while drawing this, Newt Gingrich was speaking, so I turned the severed flying head chomping the hot dog into a caricature of him–you have to take inspiration from wherever it strikes!
Harley Kicks It!
I switched back to pencil for these big zombie donnybrook scenes–here Harley kicks off the fight, tackling four guys at once!
Harley Bounces into Zombie Land
Harley tumbles into trouble…and likes it!
Harley Hooks a Horse/Pg 09
Back today with more of the layouts from Harley #2. There are more pencil on paper pages coming up, but again this one is drawn in Sketchbook Pro over a scan of the DC art board. One of the best things about working with Amanda and Jimmy’s scripts on Harley is the wild variety of subject/circumstance/character acting, and most of all–humor! …