General Rant
Here's a character from my comic who got cut early on. I did this back in 2000 and was obviously heavily influenced by Andre Franquin, (my favorite artist,) when looking at the generals hat and coat. The original draft of the script was too long and complex so when I reworked it I cut a lot of characters and this poor guy was one of them.
posted by Ben Balistreri @ 9:02 AM
14 Comments:
Too bad, this guy looks hilarious. Very cool design, your inks are impeccable.
This is a great looking character. I wasn't sure if I new Andre Franquin, so I looked him up. Not so familiar with his work, so thanks for the nudge. I definitely sensed kind of a "euro" feel about this character from the start, though. The shapes and line quality make me think of the Asterix comics as well. I really love the wrinkle lines in his sleeve, among others.
You'll have to save him and the others for the inevitable sequel...
Great stuff man! I love it all!
A shame he didn't make it, he's awesome! Must have been hard to let him go, hope he's ok?!
Hans
Ben,
now that I look at this he looks just like ya. Great stuff little buddy.
I'll kill you Silver!
Love your line work. Great character.
You are the MAN! Hope you and your lovely wife are doing well. Are you gonna come down for Comic Con?
Ha! What a terrific design! So much personality.
Oh man..that is such a great design. Shame he got the axe! Keep it up..your work is so inspiring to me.
Cool, great attitude n personality.... id hate to be a cadet in his army!.. unfortunatly i will never know how that would go exactly .... but one can dream
Your character drawings are AWESOME!! Sooo cool!! love the expression, great shape and form!!
I'm still staring out the window with watery eyes, waiting for you to finish that comic so that the world will be a better place to live in.
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