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Joker Art of the Masses: MARK STUTZMAN

Apr 242012

This week’s JOKER ART comes from Mark Stuzman.

A graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Mark Stutzman began his illustration career at a fast-paced television station, where he worked on sets, created on-air graphics, painted weather maps, and created celebrity drawings that attracted industry attention.

His Joker Art comes to us from one of the cards he painted for the ARKHAM ASYLUM POKER SET. He was responsible the art of the whole set, but his Joker is one of the most beautiful and realistically depicted I have seen (Aside from Ross’, or the Hildebrant Brothers) Hope you like it as much as I did…

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Joker Art for the Masses: Mark Romanoski

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Mar 012012

MARK ROMANOSKI is a very impressive artist, having studied under Peter Caras, a Norman Rockwell protege, as well as having being an assistant to Tim and Greg Hildebrandt. Romanoski has produced multiple images for private collectors, Batman, Marvel and Fantasy art.

I find this piece just magnificent in the technique, at the same time hilarious in the theme. A parody of one of Norman Rockwell’s most famous paintings (see below), Joker basically pays a visit to Rockwell’s studio and takes care of business in his usual murderous way, but being the clown he is, he decides to show off his talent at the canvas before leaving the scene. The piece has been exhibited at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art. Please click below if you like it and leave me your opinion…

ROCKWELL’S JOKE (2000 Gallery piece. 24″ x 38″ Acrylic on board)

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Click below to see the original Norman Rockwell painting that inspired this piece:

ART FOR THE MASSES TRIBUTE: R.I.P. Brazilian Artist AL RIO

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Feb 022012

The world of comic book art is saddened by the sudden death of Brazilian Artist AL RIO. His death, ruled out a suicide, puts an end to a prolific and promising career of an artist that dealt in many aspects of comic book art as he worked with all major publishers, and also as erotic and pin-up artist. His pencils and inks will be dearly missed.

He had contributed some Joker images to the fandom that I would like to share with you all now.

FOR MORE WONDERFUL SAMPLES OF HIS ART, PLEASE VISIT HIS SITE AT: AL RIO ART

JOKER ART FOR THE MASSES: Oscar Jimenez

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Jan 182012

I know that I’m a little behind posting on this blog, but I’m preparing some new departments, revamping the museum, writing some and then keeping my full time veterinary job and personal matters….WHEEW! I wish I could juggle all these better, but fear not…

Here are the regular art posts again!!

This one I really don’t remember when I got it, but it was posted in COMIC ART FANS. The pencils are rendered by Spanish artist OSCAR JIMENEZ (Flash, JLA and Chronicles of Wormwood: the Last Battle among others) and colors are by Rafael Sandoval. I personally like the piece because it presents a Joker doing what he likes most: PLAYING WITH HIS TOYS.

Instead of presenting a psychotic Joker shedding blood around him, Jimenez presents the playful side of Joker. The Clown is somehow being able to turn Batman and Robin against each other and he is rejoicing on it. The Clown Prince of Crime is the ringmaster, great puppeteer tweaking, twisting, and manipulating the world to his demented whim, just to rejoice on the chaos it creates….this is Joker’s essence.

I personally love the theme, and the coloring definitely helps create the mood. Now, with any more delay…JOKER WITH BATMAN AND ROBIN

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It was probably inspired by this BOB KANE piece of art:

JOKER ART FOR THE MASSES from Larry Kirk

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Dec 122011

Leonard Kirk is an American comic book artist. Kirk had his great breakthrough with Malibu Comics drawing Dinasaur for Hire and Star Trek Deep Spacce Nine. In DC he drew Supergirl title while Peter David was writing it. Though he is now exclusively working for Marvel Comics he has found a moment to do this Joker art. Don’t know how I got it into my collection, but if someone knows who this belongs to please let me know.

What I like most is the simplicity of the design. Joker squirting his flower ready to cause some mayhem is the classic mischievous clown theme. No guns, no knives, just unexpected fun…even if the only one enjoying it was Joker and not his victim. Simple use of lines and shadows add to the beauty of this piece. Now please enjoy it

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JOKER ART FOR THE MASSES by Jason Alexander

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Nov 272011

This week’s JOKER ART FOR THE MASSES comes from a commission made by renowed comic book artist JASON ALEXANDER known from the series ABE SAPIEN and POISON ELVES.

What I like most about this picture is that, similar to ALEX ROSS’ “Tango with the Devil” ,Joker and Harley are together in the picture, with Joker in the spotlight and Harley as an ornament. This in my opinion shows successfully the relationship between these two rogues. Not that I condone any of this behavior, but I imagine Joker as a man so full of himself, that nothing but himself matters. Everything else (including people) are just props for one of his plans, an ornament in his canvas of murder, but never a person…always a thing.

In here, Harley becomes an object again, a ‘table’ where Joker is supporting himself casually, smiling at the camera and ignoring Harley who stands like a doll, without an expression. Even the guns in his hands have more prominence in the picture than the poor Harley that precariously tries to fulfill her pudding’s whims. This nice piece was made in pen and ink around 2000 for a fan.

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Joker Art for the Masses: JOKER SALT ART!!!

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Nov 122011

This week’s art for the Masses is somewhat different. SALT ART!

Ok, as if drawing, painting or photoshoping Joker were not hard enough on their own right, BASHIR SULTANI brings art to a new level when he tries to make a Heath Ledger Joker portrait out of table salt. And it looks great…I bow to his talent!!

Art for the Masses: HARLEY’S TURN

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Oct 222011

I am a Joker fanatic…there is no doubt about that, but when I see good art I am compelled to post it for everyone to enjoy. ALWAYS giving credit to sources and artists whenever possible. This time it is a HARLEY QUINN pin-up by renowed comic book artist PETER NGUYEN. He did this beautiful drawing of the Joker’s henchwoman as a commission for a fan in NYCC this year.

Art by Peter Nguyen. Picture courtesy of Comic Vine

JOKER ART FOR THE MASSES: Gabrielle Dell’otto

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Sep 242011

Gabrielle Dell’Otto has been one of my favorite European artists for a long time. His artistic introduction into the US was made with Marvel’s SECRET WAR along with multiple covers for both Marvel and DC. Though I have collected his art for years (very hard to get a hold of his European art, btw), I haven’t been able to find a Joker-only piece by him…until recently and this compositon is just incredible. I stumbled into this beauty at Deviantart, where it was posted by KIOMANDO. Hope you like it.

Artist: Gabrielle Dell’otto (original Joker sketch below) Inker: Danny Miki

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ART FOR THE MASSES: JOKER

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Sep 182011

In my search for the coolest, niftiest and most awesome Joker art on the net, I stumbled into this beauty.

Today masterpiece comes to us from the SCANS-DAILY site and was posted originally by icon_uk in August this year. The piece (with no current title) was a commission to artist Al Bigley, artist for the independent comic Geminar. Enjoy and don’t forget to visit our friends from SCANS DAILY to thank them for posting such awesome art.

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