The Timely Sketchbook

Over the past couple of years, I've asked friends to contribute to my Timely sketchbook. Most of them have obliged (except for Jeremy Haun, who is a douchebag). I think I'm missing a couple of scans, but I'll add 'em if I find 'em.

As anyone who knows me understands, I'm a geek for the lunatic fringe characters of the Golden Age, and Marvel/Timely had some of the most gonzo nutjob characters of the era.

So, without further ado:

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Mike Norton's Blue Diamond:



Mark Englert's Captain Wonder, cheered on by Whitewash Jones (a real Marvel character from the forties):



Shane White's Blazing Skull. Shane thought the Skull's flames were fur, but it still looks kickass:

Rick Remender's Captain America, and one of the coolest takes on the Human Torch I've seen:

Andy MacDonald's Fin:

Chris Samnee's Golden Age Vision:

Ryan Ottley's Miss America:

Ed Tadem's take on Miss America (color!):

Kalman Andrasofszky's Golden Girl in bondage:

Kevin Mellon's Golden Girl about to get flattened by a train:

Grant Bond with another Blazing Skull:

Erik Larsen's Challenger:

Steven Sanders' Fin is full of angst:

Christopher Mitten with one more Fin:

Robbi Rodriguez and the Vision:

Tim Seeley's bootylicious Miss Fury:

Jason Latour's Blazing Skull:

Sean Dove tackles the Thunderer:

Dave Bryant's manga Sun Girl:

Nate Bellegarde's Marvel Boy:

Chuck BB's conflicted Destroyer:

Shawn Crystal's punching Patriot:

Kody Chamberlain's Thunderer:

Speaking of the Destroyer, he's one of my all-time favorite characters, so it's only fitting that three of my favorite artists (and people) tore the hell out of some amazing Destroyer double-page sketches:

John Lucas does a mix of old and new, with our boy battling Nazi apes (of course):

Paul Azaceta, always amazing with the ink:

And, finally, Tony Moore absolutely nails our hero as he smashes the shit out of some pesky JAPANESE subs and...things: