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Least Expected

When I realized my first Anything Marvel sketchbook was getting close to an end, I started thinking about what I'd do for the next one. The first time I went to Small Press Expo (SPX) in 2003, I heard a couple of the creators talking about some guy's Krypto the Super-Dog sketchbook and how (I think it was) Josh Neufeld had drawn him lifting his leg on a fire hydrant to urinate and the power of the stream has blown the hydrant away. I thought that was great, and wanted to think of something that would challenge the creators, be fun, and really show the power of their creativity. If you look at Walt Parrish''s Cliff sketches or his Jars sketches (where he pre-stamps the pages with a jar and the creator does what they will with it), you can see how great this can turn out. My initial idea was "The Money Shot", letting creators make what they will of that statement. I figured some'd go the blue route while others would go cinematic, and yet others would show money being tossed up and being shot. However, I was talking to Marc Nathan, who runs the Baltimore Comic-Con, and he was telling me the reason that you never get a Frank Cho girlie sketch is because Frank doesn't do them unless he's doing them by himself. He doesn't like to have an audience while doing those -- I guess they're too intimate for him. It occurred to me that you might get Frank to do a woman sketch if you asked him to do what we'd least expect him to draw. And perhaps get Todd McFarlane to draw Spider-Man or whatever that impossible combination of creator and character might be! And thus was born "Least Expected". It has been an interesting experiment. Some creators have outright refused to do something in it (I asked Howard Chaykin if he wanted to do something in it because the Luna Brothers had my Anything Marvel book and he said he wasn't interested -- so I went and got the Anything Marvel book from the Lunas, and need to get Book 2 to them so they can do something in it!!). Others have defaulted to whatever they normally sketch anyway (Walt Simonson, Jim Starlin), taking the ironic route (or maybe the inattentive route, as the case might have been). But many of the creators have had me wiping away tears I was laughing so much. John K. Snyder III started it off with The Shmoo and I was cracking up immediately. Take a look at Matt Haley's Super Kirk or Andy Runton's Owly With a Gun. See Tony Harris do Spongebob Squarepants and Brandon Peterson draw a Care Bear! As Sean Chen put it upon hearing the theme, "This is a sketchbook that has absolutely zero street-value." And I love it!

There are 63 Pieces of Art In This Gallery.     55 through 63 shown.

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Doc Savage by Sean Chen

Art Details

Artist:	Sean Chen (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Convention Sketch
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	567
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	4/25/2007

About the Owner

Randy Tischler
Member Since:	March 2007

Doc Savage by Sean Chen
Artist: Sean Chen (Penciller)
567 Views

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Thor by Walt Simonson

Art Details

Artist:	Walt Simonson (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Convention Sketch
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	358
Comments:	1
Added to Site:	4/25/2007

About the Owner

Randy Tischler
Member Since:	March 2007

Thor by Walt Simonson
Artist: Walt Simonson (Penciller)
358 Views, 1 Comment

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Opposite-handed Mickey Mouse by Billy Tucci

Art Details

Artist:	Billy Tucci (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Convention Sketch
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	452
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	4/25/2007

About the Owner

Randy Tischler
Member Since:	March 2007

Opposite-handed Mickey Mouse by Billy Tucci
Artist: Billy Tucci (Penciller)
452 Views

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Thanos by Jim Starlin

Art Details

Artist:	Jim Starlin (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Convention Sketch
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	294
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	4/24/2007

About the Owner

Randy Tischler
Member Since:	March 2007

Thanos by Jim Starlin
Artist: Jim Starlin (Penciller)
294 Views

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Super Kirk by Matt Haley

Art Details

Artist:	Matt Haley (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Convention Sketch
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	593
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	4/24/2007

About the Owner

Randy Tischler
Member Since:	March 2007

Super Kirk by Matt Haley
Artist: Matt Haley (Penciller)
593 Views

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Frank Ironwine by Carla Speed McNeil

Art Details

Artist:	Carla "Speed" McNeil (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Convention Sketch
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	920
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	4/23/2007

About the Owner

Randy Tischler
Member Since:	March 2007

Frank Ironwine by Carla Speed McNeil
Artist: Carla "Speed" McNeil (Penciller)
920 Views

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OMAC by Tom Brevoort

Art Details

Artist:	Tom Brevoort (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Convention Sketch
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	580
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	4/23/2007

About the Owner

Randy Tischler
Member Since:	March 2007

OMAC by Tom Brevoort
Artist: Tom Brevoort (Penciller)
580 Views

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Manga by Ande Parks

Art Details

Artist:	Ande Parks (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Convention Sketch
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	420
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	4/23/2007

About the Owner

Randy Tischler
Member Since:	March 2007

Manga by Ande Parks
Artist: Ande Parks (Penciller)
420 Views

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The Shmoo! by John K. Snyder III

Art Details

Artist:	John K. Snyder III (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Convention Sketch
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	572
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	4/20/2007

About the Owner

Randy Tischler
Member Since:	March 2007

The Shmoo! by John K. Snyder III
Artist: John K. Snyder III (Penciller)
572 Views

There are 63 Pieces of Art In This Gallery.     55 through 63 shown.

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