Johnny Zitowriter / producer / futurist

Still posting at SkineArt.com.

This week I did a lil preppy Batman and Robin action.

-Johnny Zito

I started submitting to SkineArt.com cause I’m a pretentious jerk and I want everyone to know I draw in a moleskine.

-Johnny Zito

Had the day off. Sat around in my underwear; drawing and listening to Jay-Z.

Remember Rainbow Bright and Strawberry Shortcake? They were on the local UHF back to back when I was a kid.

Always more of a She-Ra fan to be honest

-Johnny Zito

I’ve had this idea burning in my head for a week. I really wanted to draw Batman and Meteor Man vs Superman and Blank Man. But everyone knows what those two guys looks like and time was short.

Instead I ganked the composition from a “World’s Finest” Alex Ross piece and shoved Damon Waynes and Robert Townsend in their places.

If the two coolest Black Super Heroes from the 90’s were still around as comics, I imagine they’d be drawn similar. Meteor Man’s logo is a lil updated and Blank Man bought a cape without a dish pattern on it.

For anyone who doesn’t know Meteor Man and Blank Man trailers at the links.

Not pictured; J5, Other Guy and Homeless Bill Cosby.

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-Johnny Zito

Not only is Geekanerd’s Top 10 list of Rogues accurate and entertaining but it features a lil Tick clip art from my sketch book.

Blogger Degan also takes a firm stand on Spider Man’s villains and calls them out as the lame rogues they are. There’s a heated discussion on the subject in the comments over there. I’m sure you’ll wanna join in.

Click HERE to read Geekanerd.

-Johnny Zito

Did a B&W of these before, you can find them in my portfolio.

Had some time so I threw some colors on there for practice this weekend.

I was thinking about putting these on t-shirts but then being consignment guy is a whole other job I’d be awesome at but have no time for.

-Johnny Zito

OK, last Superman for my ‘Happy Birthday’ celebration in The Man of Steel’s honor. This one’s based off of an old Fleischer’s cartoon. It was a lil rushed because I was trying to get it in under the June deadline.

I only managed 7 homages so I guess that leaves me a few to try out in a similar meme around Superman’s 75th, which is right around the corner.

I can’t wait to get to Electro Superman, Tim Sale’s Superman, DC One Million Superman, Red Son Superman and Chris Reeves Superman…

I don’t know if I can wait that long

-Johnny Zito

I was in eighth grade when Kingdom Come came out. The last issue dropped the day I graduated and i could not wait to get my lame lil diploma so I could rush down to the comic shop and find out how it all ended.

This was also my first exposure to Alex Ross’ Superman. As a lil kid I was hooked on the style and even tried my hand at water colors once or twice. Unfortunately I could never give my characters the same breath of life Ross does.

This drawing is based on a splash page from the first issue just after Superman has come out of retirement to help the world deal with it’s super-human over population problems. It gave me goose bumps the first time I saw it.

-Johnny Zito

I have to kick it into high gear here… Just a few days left and it doesn’t look like I’m going to crack double digits.

There are so many Superman styles and designs I want to take a crack at still, it’s hard to decide.Today I borrowed a frame from the opening sequence of Superman: The Animated Series which was a huge influence on me growing up.

I learned to draw action watching Timm and Dini’s Superman. I love the economical use of lines and for a long time I drew that way as my ‘default’ style.

-Johnny Zito

This Superman is a fresh design I did for Project Rooftop who are currently doing a Superman Homage of their own.

I’m of the opinion that Superman’s costume can’t be improved on. However, I recognize it might not translate well to every medium. That’s why my submission is specifically designed to work as a costume for the Clark Kent of television’s Smallville.

I tried to keep the uniform in the same tone and style as the other Justice League characters who have guest starred. But I borrowed the ‘S’ shield from Superman Returns and the textures from the Spider-Man movies.

Another strong influence was Thor’s suit in the Ultimates. I scrapped the Superman yellow in exchange for reflective/glowing patches of fabric like the Norse god’s chest plate. Even the suit itself absorbs and concentrates solar energy to feed Clark’s alien physiology. When he really pours it on the whole suit shines.

-Johnny Zito