We’ve reached the 31st, the final (official) day of Jack Kirby Tribute Month. It’s always something of a “wild card” day. Or as Howard Simpson, curator of the event, put it the first year: “Draw your own original character. The King would want you to create characters you own.”
I’ve never been one of those artists who sneezes and comes up with five new character ideas before breakfast (though I do know some people like that!). So I was wracking my brain to figure out if I had any other characters that would fit well with this year’s theme. I dug up a number of old sketchbooks I hadn’t looked at in years, and a character popped up that I had drawn a few times over the years. So ladies and gentlemen, I give you…Whammy Woman! -ahem-
So yeah,…not exactly the most super-serious character. I guess I kinda liked the alliteration, so that stuck with me. Truth is, while I enjoy a more serious superhero strip along with anyone, if someone were to push me to write a superhero comic, it would probably lean towards being more humorous.
I’ve included scans of a couple of the earlier sketchbook drawings of Whammy Woman here. The character would probably work just as well in a b/w comic. Most likely because at the time, I was looking at a lot of interesting ’80s b/w comics like Love and Rockets.
Whammy Woman is ™ & © Mark Lewis. Anyway, I hope you like this. And though it’s the final official day of this year’s Jack Kirby Tribute Month, I have one more thing to show. So stop by tomorrow to see!