Bob Larkin Hulk Homage by Jim Rugg

Man he crushed that!

Thanks Kelsey - great catching up at Heroes! This piece, more than any previously, retains the most likeness to the original. Kim is a chameleon as an artist and great at paying homage to other works. 

Dave this is a terrific piece - the depth on this is spectacular. Congrats on this!

Congratulations, brother! I knew this would be great. 

Thanks brother - I appreciate that. All those great Rugg pieces you and Jimmy have shown me over the years certainly put him on my radar. 

Love this theme and perfect choice for Rugg! He nailed it.

There you go!! Another greaet homage!

The rendering is fabulous. Looks great from a distance (as its very impressionistic) but equally exciting up close as the line work is really fun to gawk at. Congrats!

Great close up and a great job by the artist.  The key are the eyes I think.  Just one look and you can see the full blown rage, with absolutely no trace of humanity left in them.  If Hulk's power comes from his anger, than this is him at his most powerful.

Thank you my friend - I always appreciate your comments. 

When in doubt, Rugg it!

So good Dave! He is able to capture the Hulk rage in the facial expression extremely well, not to mention that the line work is outstanding. It was such a pleasure to meet you and Steven, (two of the biggest Hulk collectors out there!), and it just so happened to be in line to pick up this beauty! I feel lucky to have got a look at it up close. Rugg's work on Hulk Grand Design is pure eye candy and this piece is too! Congrats!

Thanks Tyler - it was great to meet you in the Rugg line - congrats on your pickup as well!

Another Heroes Larkin homage score! Happy to see another entry to this theme as always!

Fantastic, this came out so well, Im sure the detail is magnificent in person

I passed on this comic at my LCS but now I have to pick it up. This is absolute perfection.

It's a fun read, highly recommended. Thanks!

Awesome Hulk portrait, Rugg smashed it!

Another great piece to the collection

Slam dunk by Rugg! Congrats, Dave!

The power of Hulk is stronger than Thing
Make a Ben Grimm weep, make a puny man sing
Change your Hulk from a Larken to Rugg
More than a drawing, that's the power of Hulk

Tougher than emeralds, Hulk eats beans
Stronger with anger than his war world dream
Make a mad one good, gamma Hulk done right
Artwork of Rugg will bring it home tonight

You don't trade Marie, Sal B fame
Max out a credit card for McFarlane
Hulk's strong and he's sudden and he's cruel sometimes
But it might just save your life
That's the anger of Hulk
That's the power of Rugg

I love it when I can read your comments Marcus ... and they are in the tune of the song you have used. This is an art form - love it! Below are a couple favorite excerpts:

"Change your Hulk from a Larken to Rugg"

"Max out a credit card for McFarlane" 

This one totally blows me away!  Fantastic addition!!

I keep staring at this to try and figure out how he did it. There are so many layers of foreground and background. It's absolutely stellar. 

Jim Rugg smashed it. 👊🏼💥 Easily my favorite. Keep at it, Dave!

Wow, this turned out phenomenally well, Dave. A MASSIVE win!

Really tightly rendered and faithful to the original. Nice add!

Nice hatch-y details throughout, totally channelling the OG!  Congrats, Dave!

The detail on this is spectacular!