New Print: The Queen Justice
Today I’m releasing the first of five posters in a new monthly series called “Marvelous Adventures.” All characters for the series are pulled from Hindu mythology (Durga, Hanuman, Rama, Garuda, Kali) and feature some of the oldest superheroes on Earth.
When I was growing up, I drew a lot of comic book style art—a lot. At some point, I abandoned that style when I discovered the magic of German renaissance printmaking, which behaves similarly but is more ordered and technical.
This series is a return to comic book style drawing, particularly that of Marvel and DC comics from the 1960s and ‘70s. Drawing in this way was surprisingly comfortable and fun for me, like returning to the places in my childhood neighborhood where I used to play and explore.
Durga seems the most appropriate figure to kick off this series. The last several years have been marked by her persistent efforts and I imagine she will continue. To a large degree, she is the same archetype as Wonder Woman.
The series of five prints (each with five colors, 24” x 36”) will be released as limited editions of 40 each over the next five months.
