There are so many great artists in comics today. And so many pretty mediocre ones too. So it always blows my mind when I stumble across a really unique and talented artist, who’d be perfect on a regular comic. Tom Whalen may not have the chops for sequential work (then again, he may; I have no clue), but he most certainly should be doing covers for Marvel and DC right now.
Tom’s gallery on Deviantart is full of superheroes, sci-fi characters and pop culture icons (like Weird Al!), all drawn in vintage movie poster styles. If these don’t look like posters you’d actually see in your local theater, then, well… you’re clearly going to the wrong movie theater. The colors, layouts and overall artwork are just crisp, clean and certainly refreshing. I’m hoping some editor at Marvel or DC catches wind and hires Tom to start cranking out covers, because his style is something that should be shared with the whole industry.
Here’s a few of my favorites:
Be sure to see Tom’s Gallery for tons more posters and pin-up art.
[Original Source: Abduzeedo]
