Thanks to the Lock-down caused by the biggest and most historically significant event in MY LIFE, if not in Human History of the last 100 years - the COVID-19 Virus Pandemic, I have managed to find more of my artwork in while doing some clearing of my old stuff.
This was a logo design I did for the #1 comic column of the 80's called the Comic Scene, that appeared once per fortnight in the NST (New Straits Times, on a Saturday) written by Daniel Chan. I was one of the more active contributors to the column.
Here was an early attempt. I can see the rawness of my art style. Still nascent and have not fully developed my style (altho' many can tell I was highly influenced by John Byrne of the X-Men & Fantastic Four fame.)
These 3 were the winning entries.
These 3 were the winning entries.
Here are several stages of the same piece of work that was eventually printed in the Star Paper. Sadly, I had submitted the original piece of art and I don't have it anymore.
As with ANY comic geek, we tend to create our own characters. Here is 1 of them called the Mystic.
The original piece, in pencil, had already turned yellow.
I recall I have a notebook (the REAL analog type, not a laptop computer) with dozens of pages of my own characters. Anyway, here is another group I created but I think I hadn't come up with a team name.
Same case as with the Star piece, I had also submitted the original piece of art and I don't have it anymore.
I was lucky I even managed to find the the letter from Bookazine (BDSB's Specialty Comics Store in KL).
Here's a couple more. Of course, Spider-Man needs no introduction, but the other one, despite having written his name, I still can't recall this guy.
Here are a couple more of the submissions for my school magazine's anniversary cover.
