It’s now day 13 of the second annual Jack Kirby Tribute Month, and we’re in the midst of a week themed for the D.N.Aliens from Jack’s time on Jimmy Olsen. Today’s prompt is the Four-Armed Terror, another character I’ve never tried to draw before.
The Terror was part of a batch of D.N.Aliens cooked up in secret by the Evil Factory to wreak havoc on their opposite, the DNA Project. Feeding on radioactive energy, the Four-Armed Terror and his siblings came dangerously close to ending the Project in a nuclear fireball! But Superman saved the day at the last moment.
To be honest, the Terror was a bit of a challenge to draw. His appearance didn’t seem to be completely locked down, and the inks by Vince Colletta didn’t really help in that regard either. So hopefully this combines enough of what I saw in all those panels to work.
Tune in again tomorrow for another D.N.Alien!
Looks good through these eyes. You capture the unadulterated viciousness of the Four-Armed Terror completely. I have to say I am pleased you left off the vocalizations it used in the story. Nothing to look through to get to the horrifying faces. The green in the background really helps the yellow pop. Thanks.
Glad you’re liking it. Color choice on these is down to a few different factors. One is that I’ve limited myself to colors achievable within the palette they used inside comics in those days. Another is that I specifically go for colors used in those comics by the colorist(s) on those specific books. And of course, the third factor is just instinct, what looks right to my eye.