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Daredevil by Dike Ruan

Owner: K Gearon
Artist: Dike Ruan (Penciller)

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Title:	Daredevil by Dike Ruan
Artist:	Dike Ruan (Penciller)
Media Type:	Mixed Media
Art Type:	Pin Up
Views:	2,152
Likes on CAF:	22 23
Added to Site:	4/16/2021

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OK. Who’s going to help me lobby to get Marvel to publish this as a variant cover? You know how some pieces just automatically make you think that?! “Yup, should be a cover”. Yup…right here. I think it’s one of Ruan’s most impressive images (and that’s saying something) in terms of pure illustration but even more so in terms of him exhibiting his graphic design chops.

Thanks, fellow CAFer “Alex N”, for sending my way! I told him if he ever was going to move it to let ME know cuz I’d be all over it. He did, and I was :)

I’ll list some things out. Gotta dig the dynamic, upside down, pose and the detail on DD, particularly on the boots. And the red is so striking. Provides a great juxtaposition to the background, which I like just as much as the figure. LOVE the large tilted background “DD” and inside it you got the cityscape in the same tilted perspective?! Come on! Then…the radar sense circles, growing progressively bigger as they…radiate out, LOL. The black lines against the white background switch to white once they cross the cityscape border, creating a crazy cool optical effect. That design sense I was talking about? Yup, Dike’s showing out here for sure. Big board too at 12x16". Overall just an awesome piece. I think he agrees, too, as I sent him a note letting him I know I picked this up and loved it. He replied “Oh you got that devil! Miss him so much ahaha”

I can see why, man, I can see why.

He had it published as part of his recent Artbook Vol. 2 (shout out to Annabel of Kirby’s Comic Art) and actually included it twice. One being the full image on one page like the main image here and another where he zoomed in on DD, cut from the top and bottom, and printed over 2 full pages. See additional image. Yes…I think he liked it :) Aside – does a piece being included in an art/sketchbook qualify it as being published? Not sure. I’ll go with semi-published. That works. In any case, let’s get on getting it officially published as a cover!

This is the 4th piece I’ve added in 2021 by Dike – not sure if it’ll be my last!

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	K Gearon ( 2 ) Premium Gallery Owner
Joined:	April 2011
Last Login:	September 2025
Country:	UNITED STATES
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