Friday, September 13, 2013

The Flash and Sonic the Hedgehog



The first video game console I ever purchased for myself was the Sega Genesis.  The games were a far cry from the immersive experiences found in today's hits like Uncharted and Arkham City, but there were definitely some standouts. I was a huge fan of NBA Jam and I spent many an hour playing Sonic Spinball, an incredibly fast paced video game that I found quite addicting.  It was fairly simple but had a great replayable value that was not unlike some of the classics I loved as a kid - Defender, Joust, and of course Pac-Man!  Oh, the quarters I spent...

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  1. Brilliant cover -- tons of fun!

    Doug

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  2. yes! an amazing cover great job.

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  3. This is the first cover that's actually made me LOL. Nice work.

    (Side note: Is Flash's image from one pic or two? The head looks like it was pasted onto the body, but I know that some artists just draw like that.)

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  4. It's from a Steve Rude commission, I tweaked the background a bit but not the body.

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  5. how about Casper/Spectre...?

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  6. I JUST LOVIN THIS!!!!

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  7. It just occurred to me last night that this would have been a good place for Feedback (from Who Wants to Be a Superhero?) to make a guest appearance. After all, one of his powers is to copy the powers of video game characters.

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  8. How come you haven't done a lost Super Team Up comic cover dealing with the DC Comics Freedom Fighters and Sonic Sat AM/Archie Freedom Fighters?

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