Project Basement rolls on! And it's time for...
Hawkeye by Wayne Wise
Where do I start!?! Okay, so Wayne (ooops, wrong link!) is a multi-talented comics writer, penciler, inker, retailer, novelist, and Xeric award winner (among many other things). Check out his work on Grey Legacy and Chaos Punks!
Now for the sketch!!! Wayne bucked the PB rules slightly and delivered a polished rendering of the Avenging Archer (who, as friends will know, is a favorite of the artist). But can you blame him? It's a classic pinup pose (not that type of pinup!) with a fun spirit and lots of awesome linework.
EDIT! In Wayne's own words:
I did this in about 20 minutes at [Phantom of the Attic] one Tuesday morning. I did a quick, vague pencil sketch and then did most of the details in the inking stage. I used a Pit Pen brush marker and a thin line Staedtler marker.
Be back next week for Poison Ivy by Aimee Cummings.
i don't know a damn thing about Hawkeye except that he's one of the few blue/purple-costumed heroes out there, but this is pretty sweet. i like how he's holding the arrow, seems very authentic.
yeah good call, wayne's work with the arrow grip is excellent. i'm not too well read on hawkeye myself, though i've at least read a little bit of everything over the years... enough to know that he's not at the top of my list of favorite characters. BUT i've always really enjoyed wayne's explanation of why he likes clint so much. with that said, i'm not gonna say what it is and just hope that wayne stops by and explains it himself...