Tim Bradstreet Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 About 8 months ago I called it quits on Jennifer Blood over at Dynamite Comics . . . I was in search of something more . . . Pulpy. Dynamite is a good publisher, headed by my 'ol pal Nick Berucci. We all got along great but I needed something I could really sink my teeth into. Patience and perseverance paid off when they offered me regular cover chores on THE SHADOW. Took me a few issues to understand what I wanted to do with the series, but now I think I've got it. Below are a few recent covers that are hopefully the beginning of a glorious run - Hope you dig! The Shadow #12 The Shadow #13 The Shadow #14 More to come - - TB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joyce ford Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Oh man Tim these are really cool. I really like them. Did you and Toms eyes cross when having to look at all those designs. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bradstreet Posted January 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Oh yeah, it was a lot of hours staring at pixels the last bunch of days, not that I'm not used to it, but it was art direction X 38, then intensive art direction X 6 for 4 days. Hardcore. Thanks and glad you like the Shadow stuff. I'm having a ball. - tb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpweber Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 I've never really had the time to dig into The Shadow, but when you took over the covers, I jumped on. I've always liked the look of the character and have never really understood why more has not been done with him. Honestly, I'm glad you left Jennifer Blood. I loved the work you did, but the story took a whole new direction I was not getting into when Ennis left. I remember Ennis saying that it was going to be his "fun" book since The Boys ended up veering into darker territories. Once he left, the book took a very serious turn to it and left me kind of cold. It's almost become a whole other book. The only reason I hung on was because of your work. Still, I was glad to see you get to do a female character for a while. The Shadow stuff is looking great so far. I love the cogs in #12, and hands down, if they ever get the reboot going for the film, they would be stupid not to use #13 as the teaser poster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bradstreet Posted January 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Yeah, baby! You know I wasn't ever made aware that Garth had left the book until Jimmy Palmiotti told me - Thanks, Jimmy! I tend to stick around on things where Garth is concerned until Garth leaves When I submitted to the publisher I'd like to take my leave for something else they talked me into staying for several more issues. Then they forgot I was leaving! I did one more for them so they could find a replacement. 12 was supposed to be my last (see below) . . . But I ended up running until #19! Don't regret it even though THIS was supposed to be for the last issue of my run. Some of my faves are 13-19. More Shadow soon! - TB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AdminGuyX Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 LOVE the work you're doing on The Shadow Tim. I can't imagine that's much of a surprise to anybody 'round here. I've always enjoyed the character from a visual standpoint. Always enjoyed the kind of stories they tried to tell with the character. I have to admit, i haven't bought any of the new comics yet. They haven't been carrying it at the shop here, but also I haven't been there for awhile. I think Kaluta will probably always be most associated with the character, but I think you are bringing a whole new swagger, a whole new danger, a whole new edge (I hate that buzz word, but it fits here). Love the crossed guns cover! That's a nice throwback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosella Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 The Shadow #12 The Shadow #13 The Shadow #14 More to come - - TB The Shadow -- Yeah, I’d say you perfected it. Unbelievable mastery, Tim! #12 -- I love the subtle background designs; they’re gorgeous. #13 -- Weber’s right. This one has teaser poster written all over it. #14 -- I love skeletons. The skeleton hands rising from below makes this my favorite of the three. Plus, I love seeing the Shadow’s sharp shadow (say that 3x fast). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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