A closeup on a headless corpse and enemies united against a new common foe- the Chinaman and Elijah get ready for a showdown with 4 killers on this page. The bottom right panel is a nod to panel 1 on page 2 of the Chinaman’s shadow as he went to the Sheriff’s office, now it is redone with it being joined bby his now ally as the goe side by side into a shootout with a sword and 2 six shooters. Also a nice low angle closeup of El Alacran’s eyepatch side of his face.
The gig is almost up as the Injun rushes Elijah Holman- with a meat cleaver only a few feet from chopping our protagonist apart at the seams, and his 1850’s single action revolvers can’t lock on to this one man killing machine with time and bullets running out, and just as it is all coming to an end for our hero… The Injun loses his head and left hand, and an unlikely ally appears, The Chinaman- Xi Chou Long. Realizing that he’s been set up to die in a double cross, and his enemy was an honorable one, he decides to save Elijah’s life and team up to fight for their lives.
Now, I did diverge from David’s script here, but as I have been doing the work on the pages, this made more sense than Chinaman just fighting Elijah with the Banditos. Of course, that’s my .02 cents on the story at this point… The readers will tell us if it works when it’s all done!
From an art point of view- I loved these three panels, lots of action, movement and emotion, and lets get down to it, a really cool decapitation!
Elijah Holman puts a bullet in Xi Chou Long’s right elbow after the Chinaman missed a killing strike, however a handmade dagger is thrown at both of the putting a halt to their showdown outside the destroyed whorehouse of San Quentin, California! It’s the rising tide of drama at UGLI Studios true believers as we keep up a steady march to get Ugli Studios Presents #2 in your hands!
30 Years ago, an 8 year old Jason Lenox in 1983 started making a “Dungeons and Dragons” Fiend Folio Book because his Mom and Dad wouldnt buy him one due to the objectionable content for a child. In 2013 a much older (30 years) Jason Lenox is going to finish the job he started 30 years ago. Here is a preview of some of this unseen in forever artwork I snagged out of my attic last December!
The final retro colored print with 80’s punk text from the show… Thanks to Lee Milewski for the assist on the awesome coloring job- it’s 1989 all over again with ART MIC, Youmex and Kenichi Sonada…. this print will be for sale at SETSUCON later in January (1/26-1/27) at the Penn Stater Convention Center in State College, PA.
The inked version of my new anime artwork from Bubblegum Crisis- note the edits on Priss’s left leg (girl in the air) and the Gatling Gun is fleshed out a bit more. Overall this gave a classic pen and ink look to a very glossy anime subject- as a fan, I enjoyed seeing my work give a new take and style to something I am a fan of!
I am having this piece colored for fans to buy at SETSUCON in State College, PA in January (1/26-1/27)
Elijah Holman goes at it up close with the Chinaman on page 7 of the “Painted Ladies of San Quentin”… Tried some alternate angles to really show the Chinaman getting up close with his sword and pole arm which would negate the advantage of Elijah’s handguns, until using a close up, we see Elijah (perhaps) getting the drop on his would-be assassin!
So in a blast from the past, and a reuse of some older art from “back in the day” from the end of my Lambda Chi Alpha artwork phase (2001)- here is my old “Rampant Lion and Rose” being used on a boutique handmade soap packaging from a wonderful lady, Shelly Cleveland Morris, in Beaverton, Oregon- thanks internet for spreading the word! I think this really looks fun and classy, and I would have never thought to use this artwork like this, but unless it’s monsters or people killing each other, what do I know really?
So check out Shelly Morris’s new soaps, and buy a bar for goodness sake!
here are her links….
Facebook Page for Lion and Rose Soap
