Zatanna!

The Mistress of Magic herself!

Lucky Leyla!

Diana of Themyscira

After watching the Wonder Woman animated feature that came out a couple of weeks ago, i just HAD to do another drawing of Diana. The film was too phenomenal for words. Director Lauren Montgomery (who is one of the most amazing artists out there) and her team put together one of the greatest comic animated features ever. If you haven't checked it out, please go out and do so now!

Who watches the Silk Spectre?

Despite what a lot of people are saying, i actually thought the Watchmen movie was good. While i do have my gripes and nit picks about certain things, I fele that it is probably the best that we could possibly get when translating it to a 3 hour movie. I mean, look how detailed the book is! It's basically would be impossible to be able to adapt all of that and still manage to keep the average movie goers interest for an extended period of time.

"Whateva you say, Mistah J!"

FX International and Facebook!

Be sure to come out to the FX International at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando on April 17th-19th! It will be my first con ever in the creators area! I'll be selling sketchbooks, prints and the last remaining proofs to my Marvel Masterpieces cards from last year (trust me, they look waaaay better than the actual cards i did). Plus, they are signing guests like crazy for this thing. They got Leonard Nimoy for crying out loud! Leonard FREAKING Nimoy lol! Come on now, you know you want to go....

Head over to the site and check out all of the guests and events:

http://www.fxshow.com/

Oh, and don't forget to join my group on Facebook:

www.facebook.com/pages/Big-Chris-Gallery/67637414072

Total Drama Island

I have to admit that i'm a big fan of TDI. The vast variety of characters and how each one relates to a certain style/genre of people is what really intrigues me. Lindsay will be the first of many drawings i do relating to this wonderful series (well, hopefully).

Can't wait for Total Drama Action to start up here in the states!

Let there be chaos!

Eris, Goddess of Chaos from The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. Another colored sketch for my sketchbook that is due out next month for FX. I'm trying to incorporate a few more pieces from cartoons in it so that its just not bogged down with pin-ups and heroines. Maybe i'll throw in some characters from Total Drama Island or something....

Logos and Megacon

Here are some of the logos i used for T-shirts at Megacon this year. Let me just say that Megacon was a blast! So many cool costumes and good times meeting people i have only seen and conversed with online. It's making me get hyped up even more for FX next month.....and a little bit more nervous.....

X-23!

A drawing of the feral X-Men heroine and Wolverine clone, X-23. While i'm not too big on the whole "Let's do a female clone of a charcter type of thing", there is something about her that has always caught my eye and made me like her. Maybe because i was such a fan of X-Men: Evolution or maybe it's because her character is so different from Wolverine's. I don't know, but she quickly became one of my favorite comic characters!

This is actually the first drawing i've completed since turning 30 a few weeks ago. I've still "got it" in my old age. This is also one of the new pieces that i plan on using in my first sketchbook for FX International in April. The sketchbook will consist of a lot of my favorite pieces that i have done along with several new and unseen work that i have to show (or produce, in some cases. lol)

Fairies are among us!

Random Goodies!

Marlene!

Cosplay queen extraordinaire Ruby Rocket as the Scarlet Witch

Jourdan the Vampire Slayer

Model Jourdan Jean as Buffy the Vampire Slayer

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=406498700

Special thanks to the amazing Scott Blair for this one!

http://scottblairart.deviantart.com/
http://www.scottblairart.com/

Happy Holidays!

We have missed you, Jessica Drew

With Secret Invasion ending this week, it's only fitting to do a Spider-Woman piece to celebrate the return of the REAL Jessica Drew (well hopefully.....don't make me a liar, Marvel! lol)

It's the socks!

Let's face it...it has to be the socks!

Halloween Goodness!

Valentine's Day already?

Yeah, yeah, i know it's a little bit early for Valetine's Day pics....

FX International

"And now here's something hopefully you'll really like..."

Well, hell has finally frozen over! I'm finally getting up off of my tail and getting a table at a convention. My first con will be the FX International show, here in Orlando, FL. I figured that starting some place close to home might be the best way to go. Not only that, but its the 20 year anniversary of the con and it looks like they are putting together one heck of a show!
While the show is quite a ways away (next April), i'm already pretty excited (and nervous) about it. For more info about that show, visit:

http://www.fxshow.com/

Molotov Joanie

Here's another one from Dragon*Con 2008. This one is of my DC partner in crime, Joanie (Ms. Mars) in her stunning Molotov Cocktease costume!

Dragon*Con Tigra!

So, this is the first result from my first trip to Dragon*Con last month: A drawing of cosplayer MzWhite as Tigra! I figured since I took so many pics of so many fantastic costumes at the con, it would only be fitting to turn some of them into drawings. Hope you guys like it!

Marvel Masterpieces

My submission for this year's Marvel Masterpieces set. With this being my first time ever drawing sketch cards, I haven't quite the hang of actually doing them. Not only that, with the crappy weather due to Tropical Storm Fay and the damage it caused to my house, it kept me from doing what I wanted to with the cards (i.e. make them cleaner/add color, etc). Ah well...excuses aside, here are some of them. Hopefully, I will get the opportunity to do more sketch cards in the future....

ili Jean

Inspired by model/artist ili Jean! Check her out at:

www.ilijean.com

Phoenix

An unfinished drawing of Phoenix that i did over a year ago! It's amazing what you find sitting in random folders on your computer.

Maxx-imum Red

My friend, Maxx, as Red Sonja!

Jade

A "new" drawing just in time for Dragon*Con. Hope to see you all there! Look for the Big Chris' Gallery logo to spot me.

Emi-licious Jones

A present i did for a friend...

Happy 4th of July!

MyPSPTubes.com!

My work is now available for tubing at http://www.mypsptubes.com/! This was the first piece i specifically created for the site. Over the next couple of weeks, i hope to have at least a handful of specifically made drawings for the site. Be sure to come back and check 'em out!

Rockabetty

Masters of the Universe Craziness!

JACON!

So, i did my first con last weekend in Orlando (well, kinda lol) I worked at my friend's dvd booth at the JACON Japanese Anime Convention. I will tell you one thing....I HAD A BLAST! Seeing and interacting with so many different types of people who have the same interests as you, it's no wonder why artists go to so many cons. Hopefully, within the coming months, i'll be able to be at a con, but have it pertain to my art *fingers crossed*.

Sandi Tobias

a piece i did for my friend Sandi. Check out her photography here: www.myspace.com/sanditobiasphotography

The Top 10

10 characters that i want to draw before the end of 2008:

1. Storm (classic design)
2. Invisible Woman
3. Phoenix (or Dark Phoenix)
4. Ulala (from Space Channel 5)
5. Black Canary
6. Gum (from Jet Set Radio)
7. Brandy and/or Jen (from Liberty Meadows)
8. Empowered
9. Sister Grimm (from Runaways)
10. Catwoman

Any other ideas or requests for characters?

Nightsable

Commission i did for Forte 2000

http://www.forteuniverse.com/forte2000/index.htm

Nightsable Copyright 2008 Michael O'Connell

(I'm REAAALLLY happy on how this one turned out. I tried a few different things with this one and the results were what I expected and more. Can't wait to do it again)

Ruby Rocket T-Shirts!

The real life comic pin-up girl, Ruby Rocket posted this in her myspace blog:

Hey y’all! So, the shirt designs are pretty much cemented and I should be ordering them soon. If you’re interested in purchasing one, let me know ahead of time (and your size) so I can make sure to order enough! The RR logo on the front was done by the marvelous Big Chris and on the center, top of the back it will say www.rocketsagogo.com

They shouldn’t be more than $20 (hopefully).


So head on over to her myspace page at

http://www.myspace.com/niamhdoll

and tell her that you want one!

Wonder Woman

MEGACON!

Well, its my favorite time of year: Megacon! I was THIS close to having a table this year there, but plans fell through at the last minute. Ah well, i'll just aim for the OrlandoCon at the end of this summer. Megacon will still be a blast though! Hanging out with friends, walking around meeting new people and trying not to break my wallet in the process.

And how about that new logo here?! Pretty spiffy, right? lol

Trio

Here are some characters that I came up with a loooong time ago, back in high school. I'm not sure what to exactly do with them just yet. One of these days, I hope to actually put them in some sort of comic in the future, being that I have this huge backstory and plot already planned out in my head for them.

Little Miss Doodle

just a colored doodle

Saturn Girl

Saturn Girl from the Legion of Superheroes. I actually drew this piece the same day i did that Power Girl pic about 4 months ago, but just never got around to coloring it until now. Also, it amazes me as to how many people don't know who Saturn Girl is! (well, actually, it doesn't because i'm not that much of a Legion fan either and don't know too much about them outside of the show and their appearances in the DC animated universe) You have to admit that Saturn Girl looks cool though, right? Again, why do I draw so many DC characters?!?! Where is the love for Marvel?!?! lol

The Star Spangled Kid!

Sorry for the huge watermark! This was a commission piece i did for a fellow deviantartist. I've always wanted to draw Stargirl, but never really had the motivation to do it until now. One thing i have noticed with my work is that i tend to draw more DC comics characters than Marvel. Funny thing is that i read more Marvel books than DC. I need to start showing the Marvel characters more love. lol

Samus Aran

This drawing had been sitting in my computer for months, just waiting to be colored! I wanted to try something different with this one by adding a chrome effect to her suit. Hey, i think it looks alright for a first try, right?!

Starfire

Starfire from the Teen Titans Animated series. I swear, this drawing has been sitting around in my computer for months! It was about time that actually colored it and i'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I really want to do a pic of Raven and Terra next, but who knows when that is going to happen.

Caitlin

Caitlin Fairchild from Gen 13. I was trying to give her a bigger frame to push the point that she was extremely athletic and powerful, thanks to her powers. . Most artists that i've seen always draw her tiny and lanky. See, to me, if shes able to throw cars with ease, she has to have at least a little bit of mass behind her. I was borrowing the idea from a Frank Cho sketch of Quicksilver, in which he gave Pietro huge thighs, saying "Well, he's a runner, so naturally he should have powerful legs". Also, Adam Hughes' version of Fairchild was always thick and always struck my eye as how the character should be perceived. Either that, or i just wanted to draw her with a big toosh. You be the judge ;-)

Nerdiest-kids.com!

Click below and check out my interview on TheNerdiestKids:

http://nerdiest-kids.com/?p=2377

Big thanks to Agent_Antskizz for even considering me for this!