Monday, January 3, 2011

Spike 2011



Well, it's the new year, and 2011 still sounds like the year from a sci-fi movie to me, but hey, these are strange days we live in.

Anyway, here's the inks for my variant cover to Spike #8 from IDW. It's the last of my covers for this run, and I suspect for the Whedonverse, unless there are any more collected books or issues before Dark Horse gets back the various titles in a few months.

For this cover, I chose to go with the same "film" noir, high-contrast look as the last cover. I gave Spike a bit heavier coat than his usual leather jacket, and turned the collar up for more shadows.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

I like it!

Slaymesoftly

nmcil12 said...

I love the style you are using for both covers - I'm so happy that Spike has such outstanding art for his last issues at IDW -

nickrunge said...

Thank you both so much! Much appreciated. I'll be sad to leave these titles.

Patrick Shand said...

This, good sir, is your best work. Lovely.

nickrunge said...

Thanks Pat!

Skytteflickan88 said...

Awesome as usual.

cil_domney said...

I am really sad to see the end of Spike at IDW - and I love your variant cover. My retailer is having problems getting the Spike series and only Angel is being handled in the large retail stores in my city - I have to make sure that I get a couple copies of your cover as I have a feeling that this great character will no be having any more comic books after the last with IDW.

Skytteflickan88 said...

@cil_domney

I recall reading that Darkhorse will have a Spike mini series.