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For :iconcelamowari:, in thanks for some help he provided me. In thanks, he got to pick the ACEO subject of his choice and he chose The Penguin!

No, not that Penguin. Wow Comics' Bruce Baron, AKA "The Penguin." Canadian (!) crimefighter and superspy and lover of penguins, it would seem.

You can read more about him here: [link]

~celamowari gave me a lot of leeway in drawing this, so I decided to try a miniature form of a faux cover. I need to work a bit on my lettering, but overall I really like the effect! It's like a comic book that got hit by a shrink ray! :D

:bulletblack: Status: Not for Sale
:bulletblack: Size: 2.5"x3.5" (6.35x8.89 cm)
:bulletblack: Materials: Strathmore smooth bristol paper, Prismacolor inking pens, Bic Markers.

ACEO commissions are currently closed. If you'd like to be notified when they open, let me know in the comments and I'll drop you a note when the next bank of commissions opens.
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The Penguin hails from Bell Features and Wow Comics
Art (c) K. Lebak/=kabukikatze, 2011. [link]
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*SeanRM Jan 3, 2012  Professional General Artist
Looks like a mascot decided to fight for justice. Great work with the faux-cover, I'm amazed you were able to get that on a sketch card.

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=KabukiKatze Jan 4, 2012
It really does. Like he took off from his job shilling for a fast food joint and decided to foil a bank heist! (Actually, that would be a funny comic. Huh.) And thank you! I want to try this motif again, it was really fun to play with.
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~celamowari Dec 29, 2011
The thing I find most awesome here is that the Penguin is exactly the sort of character people will think is mine, despite the fact that I didn't create him. I can only dream of having a brainstorm this brainy OR stormy. :giggle:

I was really surprised when you elected to make this a wee! comic book cover. It works so well, and the amount of authentic detail is really quite surprising. Great work!

Oh, and giving him a top hat was an inspired choice. I have no idea why he didn't have one in the first place!

Incidentally, the Penguin is from a company that was called Bell Features, but it is long gone. In fact, he might be public domain by now. Hmmm...

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=KabukiKatze Dec 30, 2011
He does seem wonderfully right up your alley.

Thank you! I'm really pleased with the decision and want to do more mini!cover ACEOs. It seems like a fun format to play with.

Ahh, I had wondered about that wee Bell logo. You know, I had wondered about his copyright status as well . . .
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~celamowari Dec 30, 2011
If Wee!Chris had created the Penguin, he might have had a full-fledged penguin suit. That might impair his ability to get around just a bit.

Well, I'll tell you what - I have some regular trading cards with comic book covers and they look really neat. I just bet you could do something fabulous.

There's some additional info on him here [link] that explores the ownership issue and his creation. The one character from the WWII Canadian "whites" that I think would really interest you the most is Nelvana of the Northern Lights. [link] [link]

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=KabukiKatze Dec 31, 2011
Hmm, this is true. But surely adult!Chris would have modified that! :D

It bears playing with . . .

Ooh! I had heard of her, but never looked her up. I do like her design. :) Thanks for the links!
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~celamowari Dec 31, 2011
You are very welcome!

Something just occurred to me, and it may just be a coincidence. Please check out this famous comic book ad for Count Dante and his Black Dragon Fighting Society.

[link]

I imagine you can guess why I am linking you. ;)

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=KabukiKatze Jan 1, 2012
;) Say no more, say no more!
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~celamowari Jan 1, 2012
Also, genius that I am, it literally just dawned on me why this was issue #41.

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=KabukiKatze Jan 2, 2012
All things in good time, right? :)
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