Author Archive: Don_Garvey
Currently working with long time collaborator +Mike Connelly on the all-audiences comic book, ECHO RIFT. Writer and artist on the comic Manhunt, illustrator for numerous t-shirts and role-playing games, and co-writer on many screenplays including the feature film In Plain Sight.
#15: alphaBETS: Baton
Baton is the bad boy of the bunch, but you can always trust him to get your back.
#14 alphaBETS: Commander Alpha
Inspired by the cartoons that fired my imagination as a child, I will be posting a series of characters over the next seven days (or more?) that describe the alphaBETS, a super-team that protects the Earth from alien forces.
Commander Alpha is the leader of the alphaBETS. Â He uses the alpha blasters on his gauntlets to create powerful beams that can be used to push or pull an enemy in whichever way he needs to protect his team and save the day.
#13: The Concierge
The police can’t figure out if this guy is a vigilante or a contract killer, or maybe just a guy who couldn’t find a better costume – who knows. Â What they do know is that he deals out justice swiftly and in a manner that applies to a high moral code.
#12: Tunnel Rat
Club kid and part-time superhero Tunnel Rat is ferocious in the way he doles out justice. Â His only problem is that he can’t become the Tunnel Rat unless he’s underground. Â If you want to commit a crime in a basement or lower level of a sunken parking garage, you better watch out!
#11: Professor Solved
With a track record of science solutions like this, you can understand why Professor Solved waits to get involved until he’s asked. Â One man can only solve so many problems.
#10: The Blind Butler
Come on, now. Â You have a blind butler that can do all of his butlering duties without fail and you are surprised to find out that he’s a crime fighting ninja at night?
#9: Froyota
Can’t say I’m too proud of this one.  I said I was going to be doing some experimentation, and that’s what we have here.  In this case, it was working with colored line-art.  Froyota is some kind of ultimate fighter with a big beard and afro.  He’s way more likely to take a fall than win a match – just don’t mess with his Camry.
#8: Barkeep at the Scorned Widow Pub
She may not look like much, but every now and then some dummy starts trouble in her pub. Â No one is entirely certain if she is the scorned widow, if if she just likes to live up to her name.
#6: Cell Phone Man
If you are thinking… “Why Cell Phone Man?” Â I’ll admit, I’m thinking the same thing.
#3: Detective Sam Solar
Police Detective Sam Solar patrols the underground cities on Callisto. Â He’s not the most confident or capable guy – I mean… would you want to live in an underground city on Callisto?
#2: Smirkmage
Fantasy theme continues. Â This one was a simple instruction – “Draw a wizard with blue fire”.
I’m experimenting with a more cartoony style here, and with a faster way of coloring.
#1: Flamax the Dwarf
Flamax
My son instructed me to draw a dwarf with a really large axe. Â I don’t know if this is quite what he had in mind…
2011 Challenger: Don Garvey
  
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