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Paul Greer
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Whoa! I love how this piece looks! This turned out to be a meeting of the minds, even though our minds never met. I have no desire to ask for certain touches in this series of villians. (I'm not asking for a certain pose or character holding something.) I plan on sending Jim an email saying "The Vulture" and then wait for the result. Having said that I almost broke my rule and wanted to tell Jim to request the Chameleon in the Spider-Man costume as he wore in Amazing #1. But I thought better of it. I figure I'm paying JB to be JB and he will do what's best for the character. Then I open up this link and see the same idea I was contemplating, but never asked for. As stated by others, this has a bit of creepiness to it. The look on his "face" to the masks discarded around him make for a very menacing illo. The faux Spider-Man costume is insane with detail. From the webbing under the arms to how the scallops on the costume just pop. I simply love this. Thank you, JB!
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Michael Arndt
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| Posted: 30 March 2010 at 10:45am | IP Logged | 2
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Congrats, Paul. For anyone: Just curious as to what the Chameleon's origin is. I don't have a clue.
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 30 March 2010 at 10:59am | IP Logged | 3
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This turned out to be a meeting of the minds, even though our minds never met. I have no desire to ask for certain touches in this series of villians. (I'm not asking for a certain pose or character holding something.) I plan on sending Jim an email saying "The Vulture" and then wait for the result. Having said that I almost broke my rule and wanted to tell Jim to request the Chameleon in the Spider-Man costume as he wore in Amazing #1. But I thought better of it. I figure I'm paying JB to be JB and he will do what's best for the character. Then I open up this link and see the same idea I was contemplating, but never asked for.•• As soon as I sat down to draw this one, I knew I could not put the Chameleon in his "smoking jacket" look, from his first appearance. First of all, because it would look kind of silly in any kind of "space filling" action pose. And second, because it would deprive me of a chance to draw the Ditko era Spider-Costume!
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Andrew Hess
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The creepy smile is a great touch.
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Hunter McFalls
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| Posted: 30 March 2010 at 4:10pm | IP Logged | 5
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Beautiful Commission!
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Scott Hileman
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Like everybody else said, I agree, this is awesome. The description of it being creepy, unsettling, and very Ditko-esque is so true. This piece makes me want to read more Chameleon stories, but I am not sure that they could match JB has done here. When it comes to the Chameleon, I think the only stories I have ever read of him are his appearances in the Lee/Ditko era. I have always wondered if that was his face, a mask, what? And just what were those goggles for? I often wondered if they were his reading glasses. Awesome job, JB! Can't wait to see the rest.
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Mike Benson
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And second, because it would deprive me of a chance to draw the Ditko era Spider-Costume! ***** And deprive us of the chance to see it. Still marveling at that webbing.
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Tim O Neill
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I thought this was a great idea when this series was announced in the burglar commission thread, but I didn't know it was Paul's idea. I tip my hat to Commissioner Greer!
This is wonderfully creepy, JB - something about the blankness of his "real" face contrasted to the reality of the masks he strips off has always creeped me out.
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Juan Jose Colin Arciniega
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| Posted: 01 April 2010 at 4:49pm | IP Logged | 9
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Wow...that's classic!
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Francesco Vanagolli
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Joe Hollon
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We've got to be due for another in this series, right...?
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Paul Greer
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| Posted: 11 May 2010 at 6:01pm | IP Logged | 12
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I have put in the requests, Joe. Just waiting for them to show up.
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