Wonder Wart-Hog, by Gilbert Shelton
When I practice character creation, I like to take inspiration from existing designs and re-fashion them. I don't care to create wholly original characters, possibly because characters I'm familiar with - through years and stories - already seem real; so there's more emotional attachment throughout the project.
Felix the Cat, by Otto Messmer & me, respectively
My first complex character (facial rig, etc.) was a redesign of the flapper-era
Felix the Cat, created by Otto Messmer, Pat Sullivan, and Bill Nolan. My Felix is a melding of 1924 and 1930 versions of the feline. Someday, I'd like another crack at him, utilizing more cat-like features, including fur.
Hot Stuff, by Warren Kremer & me, respectively
In the mid-1950s,
Hot Stuff was created by Jim Miele, Alfred Harvey, and Sid Jacobson, as a demonic version of Casper the Ghost. My Hot Stuff was based on the earliest designs of the character, but with slightly more realistic features and proportions. I'd also like another crack at this character, again with more realistic features.
Wonder Wart-Hog, by Gilbert Shelton
was created by Gilbert Shelton in 1961. Despite the name, "the hog of steel" was a Superman parody, not a Wonder Woman parody. Unlike Superman, Wonder Wart-Hog was ugly, reckless, and easily manipulated.
next up: research
"This former race car driver quit his successful job as a New York City advertising executive one afternoon in 1972 and never returned to the office. Instead, he dedicated the rest of his life to his one true passion - painting."...
"As a race car driver he set a number of course records throughout California in the early 1960s, driving his beat-up Porsche Speedster against such rivals as Lance Reventlow and actor Steve McQueen. He studied at Brooklyn's Pratt Institute, founded by his great grandfather, Charles Pratt."
Wonder Wart-Hog, by Gilbert Shelton
Felix the Cat, by Otto Messmer & me, respectively
Hot Stuff, by Warren Kremer & me, respectively
Wonder Wart-Hog, by Gilbert Shelton
