I’ve had a little extra downtime lately and I’ve been wanting to experiment artistically for quite awhile. Although I love creating ADDANAC CITY with a devotion that borders upon obsession, there are other types of drawings that I like to make.

Back in the day (80′s and 90′s), I was big into comic books and superhero art. I collected ‘em all, from the many adjectives of Spider-Man to Alpha Flight. Give me some Marvel and I was a dead-quiet chap for many an hour.

I had big dreams of working for Marvel, DC, and/or Image, but I was told by the powers that be that my superhero style was a bit cartoony. Mindy you, this was right on the eve of manga-style’s takeover. One editor told me that he couldn’t imagine seeing the X-Men with big eyes and cartoon noses. Sigh…it’s hard being ahead of my time….

Anyway, I put my comic book-creating dreams on the back-burner in lieu of making Addanac City, something that I could do entirely in a cartoon style. Plus, I was way faster at drawing Hank than Wolverine.

But now, in the spring of 2010, I want to get back to some of the other things I used to love. I decided to just sketch a little. If the drawing fleshed itself out and I ended up liking it, so be it. If not, back in the file drawer you go.

As many of you are aware, I like drawin’ wimmen. Chicks are great with their curves and various nuances. One of my favorite female characters in the Marvel Universe was Dagger from Cloak and Dagger (my comic-reading folks know who I’m referring to). So I decided to begin my trek back into superhero-dom with her.

It’s not my best piece, but I’ve been rusty for far too long. I didn’t use any photos for reference for this drawing. I just created it out of my head. I did Google to make sure I had Dagger‘s costume somewhat correct, but 98% of this sketch comes directly from my sick imagination.

I hope you all kinda like this one. There will be more to come as I get the inspiration and opportunity. If there are any characters you’d like to see me do, just rattle ‘em off in the comments section. I may tackle them. I’m better at taking assignments than just freestlyin’.