Kerry Callen

MAD contributor. Freelance illustrator and Art Director.

[Bruce McCorkindale @brucemccorkinda]

@KerryCallen added digital color to some of my "what if" AMAZING FANTASY covers in honor of Steve Ditko's birthday, and they look great! You can check 'em out here: https://t.co/04ulkLyF00

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Note to comic fans - Marshall Rogers-inspired Joker, with a BTAS-inspired nugget.

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There was a famous storyline in the 70’s comics about the Joker dumping a chemical into the water which transformed fish to look like him. He then wanted a royalty payment every time someone ate a fish. The person who requested this commission took the idea a step further!

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@alanhar33364930 @matchbeastintl They are not.

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I originally drew this Doc Savage image as a sketch inside a book. I was then curious how it would look digitally inked and colored. (No, not by AI. By my own hand.) I had never drawn Doc Savage before!

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This "Captain Americat" was fun to draw. I usually don't mention who has requested a commission, but Geoff Holland deserves the credit for coming up with the villains. I based the Kitler punch on Captain America #1

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Just finished a commission of animating a Richie Rich cover. It was a favorite comic of the person requesting it. I was happy to do it! Currently, I figured people would merely use AI for such things. Thanks so much, JS!

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@Jonathanttdila Thanks so much!! If you enjoy it, please leave a rating.

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When I come across an unused penciled page by an old master, in this case Jack Kirby, I love trying my hand at inking it. But, then it feels incomplete without dialog and color, so I do that too. Btw, does Hulk have extra tough hair, like Superman? Has it ever been addressed?

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@Jonathanttdila Thanks! I'm in the early planning stage of something. Btw, have you ever read DIRTNAP? https://t.co/47ZVOsbBun

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On this commission, I was asked to replace the alien on UFO Flying Saucers #5 with QUISP! I don’t know anyone, of a certain age, who doesn’t like Quisp. His breakfast cereal was discontinued many years ago, but he will occasionally show up in select areas as a limited release.

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@pmamtraveller What the..? It's a combo of two pieces of my art. Ha ha!

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Here’s a pretty straightforward commission The request was for me to create a Ghost Rider cover showing his disapproval of “Billionaire’s Row” in NYC.

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Dang it! "Casual" not "causal."

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I find causal nudity, for comedic effect, hilarious! Social media doesn’t agree. For this finished commission, I added pink briefs. The joke is Star-Spangled Kid wore blue with a star pattern BEFORE Wonder Woman appeared in comics. Her culottes were also blue with a star pattern.

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Oops. Can't edit my post. Meant to type Marvel "Tails."

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"Goose Rider" commission! The request was to recreate Ghost Rider #6, art by John Romita, in the style of Steve Mellor. Mellow drew the first Goose Rider in Marvel Tales #1.

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Here's a fun commission. I was asked to recreate the insult drawing of the Thing as its own, physical art! The panel originally appeared in Fantastic Four #15, 1963.

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I currently have a piece of original art, and print, up for sale on ebay. I'm looking forward to the new Spider-Man movie! But, I'm fairly sure this scene isn't in it. https://t.co/KFT2c6Kk6u

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Last week, I shared the cover I drew for Dr. Eldritch #1, an upcoming indy comic. The creator then commissioned me to color a back cover, using an earlier commission I drew last year. Done and done! (Do people still say that?)