Lightning Lord by
Gene Gonzales and
Simon Gough
Mekt Ranzz was born on the planet Winath, where everyone born has a twin. But Mekt was born (seemingly) without a twin, and that was just the beginning of his problems. Jealous of his siblings, the twins Garth and Ayla, and believing himself to be a freak, Mekt became increasingly hostile. After gaining lightning powers along with his brother and sister, Mekt left Winath. Eventually he came under the influence of Cosmic King and joined the Legion of Super-Villains. After repeated defeats by his siblings, Mekt has only gotten crazier. But hope for Mekt's redemption does exist, as shown in the "Five Years Later" Legion timeline, where Mekt was eventually cured of his mental health problems and rejoined his family. I asked Gene Gonzales to draw Lighting Lord in his latest batch of "Conventionless Convention Sketches". Mekt looks like he's considering someone's fate as he powers up in Gene's drawing. I really dig the look on Mekt's face and the effects on his hands. And then Simon Gough added some colors and did a fantastic job, especially with the lighting effects. Once again, all my gratitude to Gene and Simon for going out of their ways to deliver excellent commissions!
If you like this piece then please do go buy some digital comics featuring Gene's work and/or go commission him yourself.
