Kesel, Karl - Knockout!

I first remember taking notice of Kesel's fantastic inking when he was working over Terry Shoemaker on Tales of the Legion back in the early/mid 1980s, and as a wannabe inker myself, I've always admired his work. He's not a half bad writer either! One of the characters he's created that I've enjoyed quite a bit was Knockout from the Superboy series he did with Tom Grummett, so when I met him at the Houston Lone Star Show in October 2002, it was only natural that she's who I would commission. He said he got off to a few false starts since he mostly just does headsketches, but once he got the pose he was happy with, he had a great time with her. This was one of those after-hours drawings, so I didn't get to see her until the next day. Needless to say, I was floored - she came out so much better than I ever expected! And Karl was *so* incredibly nice - one of my favorite con guest experiences. Pencils and markers on 11x14 Bristol.