3 Panel Comic, Pink & Nanook by Henry Pope III

Always be careful with your food around Pink. 

Quick 20 min. Pen & Ink. 

Letters done with Manga Studio 5 EX

Henry Pope III

www.pinkandnanook.com

Big Barda!

When this challenge came up, the first character to pop into my head was Big Barda. Here's some info on this lovely buff lady.
Barda was born of the race of New Gods about 250 years ago, on Apokolips. She is a product of Granny Goodness' Home for Orphaned Youth. Granny's motto is "Die for Darkseid" (the planet's evil ruler). Granny grooms Barda to one day lead the Female Fury Battalion, a ferocious pack of women warriors. However, during a raid Barda meets Scott Free, Darkseid's adopted son, and, sensing a peace about him, falls in love.

So here's my (crappy non scanned) version of Big Barda, I've added some tattoos of course!

I'm going to clean it up and make it nice and purdy for the Buff Babe Zine!

What are you doing Nov. 30th?

Oh, you're going to Genghis Con, you say? Good!

 This small press and underground comic convention is going to be fantastic. There are so many great artists including yours truly and my fellow Scribble Nerd, Ashley Ribblett! There is no admission fee this year, and it's in a new location! The Lake Erie Building a.k.a. The Screw Factory is going to be a great venue for this show.

WHO? Me, Clare Kolat! Fellow nerd, Ashley Ribblett! And so many other crazy good artists.

WHAT? Cleveland's premier small press and underground comic convention!

WHERE? The Lake Erie Building (The Screw Factory) map Rib Shack and I will be at tables 5 and 6 with Angela Oster and Tim Switalski!

WHEN? Sunday, November 30, 2014 from 2 pm-7 pm

WHY? To grab some freebies, and buy some cool art and comics from Cleveland's finest.

So please, pretty please, come see us!

XO – Clare

That Zombie Show!

Was it just me, or was October a REALLY long month...

A week late on my Zombie theme...So sorry! But It still kinda, sorta, why the heck not works for this weeks challenge as well! 

Pink & Nanook take on some really popular Zombie tv show. 

Hope to meet and greet some awesome fans this weekend at Oddmall!!! 

Till then, Stay Tooned! 

Henry Pope III

www.pinkandnanook.com

We Ain't Fraid of No Ghosts!!!

What's Up Nerds! It's me the RBA, dropping Toon's like weights!

So as a Recap, if ya didn't know. I have a little comic book called "Pink & Nanook" that I am creating that stars two furry mutant chica's Pink Panthette and Nanook Bear. I am striving to have this book completed and in the publics hands come January 2015. Pink & Nanook Ink just celebrated its one year anniversary and I am now putting together the plans for 2015 to be even bigger, better and more badass then before!

So Nerds your treat is being first to learn that one of those new PANI products will be a Cosplay Print Series of faux magazine covers featuring my furtastic duo! These 14in. x 20in. beauties will be coming soon to the PANI online store (pinkandnanook.storenvy.com) and with me at conventions in the new year!!! Holla!!! Here come's "Tooner Illustrated!"

I hope you really like this Ghostbusters piece! Please let me know what ya think! I enjoy everyone's feedback! Peace till next week!

-HP3 (www.pinkandnanook.com)

Don't be a bully, bub!

As a shy, overweight nerd who dealt with the occasional bully I only needed to look as far as the spandex-wearing hero’s of my own childhood to find inspiration for my sticker design. Little me had a weakness for X-men trading cards, the cartoon show and comics so I decided to choose characters from my favorite team of mutant do-gooders. For me, Storm and Wolvie always stood out and seemed like an obvious choice as defenders of the “little guy”. 

 I've also decided to include my sketch, just to showcase a little of my process.

Mr. Pope Selfie, Toon Filter...

Can't shake these two...geez!

What's up Artsy Folk!!!!

The Resident Badass has been away a few weeks, but I been watching all the awesomeness that's been going on!!! I wanna welcome our new doodler and master pencil technician Ryan Finley to the group! I also wanna give a shout out to the folks emailing and liking and commenting on all our posts on the blog and on Facebook! Seriously, its that kind of love, attention and appreciation that motivates us artists to keep drawing, keep improving and keep sharing!!! It's scary stuff putting your heart out there for the world to see so Thank you all, big hugs and stuff!!! 

What's up with me? Well I am going to be heading down to the Cincy Comicon, September 5th-7th

(www.cincycomiccon.com) I will be bringing the full Pink & Nanook Ink show to this event! I will also be attending the big Drink & Draw Event at the real life Hall of Justice!!! Should be a great adventure and I am looking forward to sharing a stage and meeting many Comic Book Industry Pros! 

If you are in the Cincinnati area or just love going to Comic Con's then make the roady on down! Love to meet and spread the Scribble Nerd love down by the Ohio River! 

Audi 5000

Henry Pope III

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Gunnm.

The first manga I ever read was "Battle Angel Alita" (Gunnm).  I was still pretty into western superhero comics when I was 15/16 but that all changed when I started hanging out at the library. Around that time Manga was just really starting to pop up more in the US and the library that I frequent had  a pretty good collection. Since I was already into Cowboy Bebop and Akira animes, I went hunting for  mangas and I wasn't let down.

Battle Angel  was full of sci-fi, violence and chaos, all lead by a sweet faced cyborg. It was glorious.

So here are a few sketches of Alita. I'm going to put these through illustrator but couldn't in time for this challenge! In time though!

Hank's got a thing about Bats...

Hello, my name is Henry Pope III and I have a confession to make.

I am addict.

For years I have sketched, fascinated and imagined a life, being, as and with...

The Batman. 

He pop's up twice in my skecthbook. 

I drew Bat's spitting in an alley. 

I made little Batman trading cards!

I created a massive 33in. x 17in Batman Mural!!!

I have such an addiction that this morning, this happened! 

Now even Pink & Nanook are getting in on it!!!

I am Henry Pope III and I am a Batman Addict. 

Help.

Happy Anniversary Batman! 

Henry Pope III

(Pink & Nanook Ink)

www.pinkandnanook.com

Babs and Dinah

my piece for the 75th Batman anniversary show comin' up this saturday!

 

 

girlfriends!

check it at ol' Ribb's blog too

Fighting crime has never been so DILLish!

This one goes out to my Sister Candice! 

When we were a lot younger, I used to actually play with my Sister and her dolls and stuff. We'd actually mix em up....so we'd have these playdates of Barbies, G.I.Joe, Care Bears, Jem, Transformers ,TMNT (of course!) etc. One of our favorite dolls was this stuffed toy of a Super Pickle. Our Dad brought it home one day from one of his weekend DJ shows I think. 

Anyway, ol' SP was a the man! He was always getting tossed across the house (fly!), and used as an impromptu prop to beat the other sibling with! He had a goofy face, flappy, skinny arms and legs, a cape and the SP logo on his chest and Chuck Taylors on his feet. So he may of been related to Super Host. Thats an Old Cleveland personality from way back in the day. Yeah I am old. 

Just wanted to share that little story. Love ya Sissy!

When asked to submit drawing challenges to the group, my brain went dead after the first few suggestions so I just wrote the most oddest thing I could think of. Bam, Pickles. So blame me for probably the most exciting selection yet! 

2 hours, Manga Studio 5 EX, Cintiq. 

Be sure to follow me at any of the following sites! I am a busy fellah! 

-HGP3

Pink & Nanook Ink

www.pinkandnanook.com
facebook.com/pinkandnanook
pinkandnanookink.storenvy.com
pinkandnanookink.tumblr.com
2pope.devaintart.com 
twitter.com/pinknnanookink 
instagram.com/2popeart

Robots in Disguise.... One shall stand, one shall fall...

"Freedom is the right of all sentient beings." 

No robot more badass then Optimus Prime. All time favorite. <3

2 Hour Skecthcover, Prismacolor markers, Copic & Micron Pens, White Gelly roll pen. 

More snazzy Prime Quotes found here!

http://quotableoptimusprime.blogspot.com

"Autobots, transform...and roll out!!!" 

May the 4th Be with you....and Happy Anniversary TMNT!!!

WHAT IT LOOK LIKE INTERNET!!!

I have had another busy, active week! Still enjoying all the love of Free Comic Book Weekend! Working an Artist Alley style table has certainly put a taste in my mouth I cannot forget and eagerly desire more of! Stay Tooned for more public appearance action!!!

So this week were honoring Star Wars...a film series I loved deeply till maybe 4 years ago when something in my head just said... you had a good run my friend, but we're so over. Still got mad respect for the art and vision of George Lucas, Lucasfilm and now Disney (of course I love Disney) but yeah, with age comes wisdom, and far less patience. I think the repetitive nature of the new content wore me out. 

So to motivate me to scribble something I choose to gender bend Darth Vader at the latest Drink & Draw Cleveland. It must've been pretty good for I won a prize for the night! Now you can be the judge! 

About 30 min. brush in pen, white gelly roll pen on some very poopy paper. 

This week is also the 30th Anniversary of the original TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES comiczine! 

Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird's TMNT was very influential to me as a young lad with dreams of drawing comics for a living. Growing up I was way into comic strips, cartoons with anthropomorphic characters or just any animal doing human things. They always seemed to be able to do stuff and say things that people couldn't or things that we as humans would think was taboo. I mean come on man, how many times can Bugs Bunny dress like a woman and kiss a man and nobody see's the weirdness way back in the 50's-60's, but see a human do it and everyone's like...OH NO's! 

TMNT really broke a lot of taboos...first they were kids, teenagers..ninjas...assassins and the original comic was bloody and violent as hell...so yeah lets make this a Saturday morning cartoon for kids...its wholesome family entertainment. Dude, really? Yeah they dumbed it down, but after seeing the toon, I wanted the toys, then eventually the graphic novels...Which blew my mind. Simple story, simple art, made by two dudes who just had  crazy idea one night farting around the apartment. Hey I can do that!! 

So in the spirit of the boys that inspired me, and to hook a friend up with an art swap, for during FCBD my most popular free sketch was the turtles and everything I had turtle flew off the table! Here is a full color illo of Slash...looking...slashy. 

About 2 hours, pen & ink, prismacolor markers on not as poopy bristol board. 

Original Size 11x14. 

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Wonder Woman *Finished*

Hello! Here's the finished commissioned piece from the previous post.  

Drawn on comicbook board with markers. I think it came out really well and the client really liked it! I can't wait to hear what the wife thinks.

Here's another version that didn't get picked, but came out just as good.

Monday Morning Warm-Up, WW Digipaint.

Good Monday Morning Nerds!

The resident Bad@$$ has been quiet, well I am back stitches!!! Here my (late) Wonder Woman Scribble dibble!!! A nice quick paint sketch to get the noodle and hand back online after an epic weekend of Free Comic Book Day sketching!!! 

About 50 min. using Autodesk Sketchbook Pro 6 on a Wacom Cintiq 22. 

Gotta love that 80's Big Hair...lol! 

Wonder Woman WIP

Hello this is Shawny! This Wonder Woman Challenge is right up my alley! I'm doing a commission piece for a client that is going to be based off his wife for their anniversary.

Here are some really rough sketches.  I'll share the finished piece sometime later this week!

I picked the last pose for the final drawing. Can't wait to show it off!

Challenge 2.0! Wonder Woman!

Hey everyone! It's about time we started doing something with this blog, don'tcha think? For our inaugural challenge as a 6 person unit, we are taking on Wonder Woman, the ass-kicking Amazonian of truth and justice! Keep your eyes peeled for our takes on this classic DC superhero!