Fury Self Portrait

I felt like doing another self portrait lately. I went with Ultimate Nick Fury from Marvel's Ultimate Imprint. You can also find him in the Marvel movies now too. My friends would joke that I looked like Sam Jackson. I was even Nick Fury two Halloweens ago. (Even though nobody got it.) The picture was based on a illustration by Bryan Hitch. (Ultimates 2 #2) Thankfully my girlfriend takes great pictures. The reference for me was no problem.


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My Halloween as Ultimate Captain America

Last Halloween was a disaster for me. I dressed up as Ultimate Nick Fury and went to work for the party. Unfortunately none of the kids or adults recognized me. Comic fans know him from the Ultimates and his cameo in Iron Man after the credits. Too bad the general public doesn't. Every one thought I was a pirate. This time I wanted to not only be someone at was instantly recognizable but someone I really liked. For me the Ultimates put Captain America on the map. It made him cool again.

This iteration had a harder edge and an attitude. He wouldn't just take you down he'd make jokes while he did. This Captain wasn't afraid to take lives when necessary. Ultimate Captain America quickly became my favorite Marvel character. After deciding Gabranth would be too expensive and time consuming I went with Cap America. I owe a big thank you to my Mom and my girlfriend Rose for helping me design and finance the costume.


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Featured Illustration: Ultimate Captain America

This is an old illustration I did of Ultimate Captain America in Photoshop. This is the no nonsense version (He broke Hank Pym's jaw, and dropped a tank on the Hulk.) from The Ultimates 2 by Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch. I love the design because the mask is a helmet this time. That makes sense in the story. They did deploy him to Iraq after all.






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