(DOCTOR STRANGEFATE by Georges Jeanty)
As I wrote in an earlier post, the Marvel vs. DC project was fun. But the real treat, to my mind anyway, was the Amalgam line of books, which combined various Marvel and DC characters and concepts. All the basic concepts, like Dark Claw (Batman and Wolverine) and Super-Soldier (Superman and Captain America), were already in place from our first meeting. I got my pick of the litter, which for me was obvious: Doctor Strangefate, a mash-up of two of my favorite characters, Doctors Strange and Fate (with Charles Xavier under the mask).
The issue is still one of my favorite projects ever, for the subject matter and especially for the brilliant art team of Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (pencils), Kevin Nowlan (inks) and Matt Hollingsworth (color). I recently came across some copies of Garcia-Lopez’s initial design work for the series, which I’ll post with future blog pieces.
Cheers,
Ron
THE J-FILES are a series of images created by Georges Jeanty (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER/DarkHorse) for my first pass at having a website.
May 19th, 2010 on 8:55 pm
Dr. Strangefate was by far my favorite of the Amalgam titles. It revealed so much of the Amalgam universe that went unseen in the other books, showing more of what living in that universe might feel like. Very cool.
May 19th, 2010 on 9:05 pm
LOVE Dr. Strangefate! I came back into comics after the Amalgam stuff was over with, but it was these comics that got me to explore outside the Marvel universe. The Dr. also has what is quite possibly my favorite costume in all of comics.
May 19th, 2010 on 9:14 pm
YES! I love this character design and I adore Jeanty’s work. He’s been my favorite part of Buffy Season 8. Heaping dose of consistency.