Where Prohibited

Crop Cut

Extra Pulp

And don't you forget it

Valentines with Bite

Goblin

So many new characters were introduced in Spidey 3, continuity may have been better served if Harry Osborn donned his father's costume.

Female Sketch

I used a little tighter pencil work on this one.

I heard somebody say-

Baby Got Front

Female pencil study, foreshortened.

Baby Got Back

Female back study with mechanical pencils.

Some Like It Hottie

"Brooke"

"Brooks"

James Whitmore, 1921-2009.

He starred in two of my favorite movies: 'The Shawshank Redemption' and 'Them!'

Vulture

For a Xmas gift, I received 'The Spider-Man Chronicles', which is a book about the making of the Spider-Man 3 movie. It's a richly detailed tome complete with photos and illustrations and it gives you behind-the-scenes info from script to screen.

One thing I didn't know was that the Vulture was the first choice to be Sandman's partner in crime. Ben Kingsley even read for the part. Of course, the script changed and the Vulture was shelved for Venom.

Here's my take on what Kingsley might have looked like as Spidey's adversary.

Herve

Back in the day

I've designed dozens of tattoos for both friends and strangers over the years. But a little known fact is that on rare occasions I laid down the ink myself. This here is the first tattoo I ever did, back in Las Veags, 2003-ish. Did the sketch right there in the shop based on request for a "hot devil chick." After a few minor revisions requested from the guinea pi-- I mean brave and generous young man who henceforth would be branded for life-- out came the needle. I didn't even know the guy, and he was trusting me with my first tat! Of course the deal for him was that I'd do it for free, so maybe that had something to do with it :-)

The process took a bit to get used to, skin is a... unique medium, the needle a very specialized tool. But I found the zone without too much struggle. For me at least, it was all on the up-and-up, tattooing is kind of a strict profession. You have to get all kinds of health code certifications, take tests, inoculations, apprentice under someone... it's a long list. The dude who I apprenticed under was super cool, and he's still a sought after artisan today. I was lucky to know him!

The Dragon Tat