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My 13 year old self is impressed with my 29 year old self

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A little late to the meme-party. I was gonna watercolor this but I had some extra time at work so I put in some flat colors with photoshop. Original attached!

Posted by calwong 

Comments (9)

Jan 28, 2009
jenn yin said...
i already squealed like a pig on flickr but i'll do it again here. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Jan 28, 2009
same here. totally freakin' badass.
It's scary how much better this one is than the original, but still as medieval and ridiculous. I STRONGLY approve this post.

PS: Welcome to the EAZB, my friend. You were one of my most anticipated holdouts :)

Jan 28, 2009
calwong said...
Thanks doodz, you know I used to worship McFarlane but after drawing this I noticed that he even pulls the "I can't draw feet so I'll put them behind a rock" scam!
Jan 28, 2009
I think the main thing I just noticed in comparison is how RIDICULOUS his weird little signature nameplate thingy is, with the long-ass M.... what is that?
Jan 28, 2009
jenn yin said...
i was always almost mesmerized by that damn signature plaque. like, really? i guess he could get away with it
Jan 28, 2009
calwong said...
the plaque is almost as big as his ego! There were also guys that made goddamn pictograms with their signatures, like there was this one inker for image that signed his work with a picture of a key... it wasn't until much, much later that I realized it was the name "Scott" creatively arranged.

Personally I come from the John Romita Jr school of signing work.

Jan 28, 2009
saicoink said...
This is so awesome!!! I love the flat coloring. Like Jenn I feel like squealing too. Eeee--- *A*/
Jan 28, 2009
Robert Syrett said...
Yey! It's Calvin Day! I do prefer your soft purples to the loud ones on the original. Tod's signature is one of my favorite things about him, it reminds me of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's signature or maybe one of the Viennese Secessionist's signatures.
Jan 29, 2009
YEAH SPAWN I FORGOT ABOUT HIIIM

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