1999, Birds of Prey #7
Pete Krause’s original pencils for page one
1999, Birds of Prey #7
Page One: Drew Geraci’s inks over Pete Krause’s pencils
Drew sez:
Here, I eliminated any excess lines on Dinah’s face because they make her look too hard. Also, Pete gave her and Oracle ’bangs’ they don’t have.
1999, Birds of Prey #7
Page One: Gloria Vasquez’s colors over Drew Geraci’s inks and Pete Krause’spencils
1999, Birds of Prey #7
Page Five: Drew Geraci’s inks over Pete Krause’s pencils
Drew sez:
On panels 1 and 4, I actually went too far in touching-up the faces. The printed pages show Pete’s facial features more. Gorf made me ’pull back’ because I was putting Greg Land heads on Pete Krause bodies.
1999, Birds of Prey #7
Page Five: Gloria Vasquez’s colors over Drew Geraci’s inks and Pete Krause’spencils
1999, Birds of Prey #7
Pete Krause’s original pencils for page seven
Drew Sez:
Dinah, pre-makeover: Gorf wanted the Birds to have more ’bouncin’ & behavin’ hair and [to be] generally sexier
1999, Birds of Prey #7
Page Seven: Gloria Vasquez’s colors over Drew Geraci’s inks and Pete Krause’s pencils
(Dinah with bouncin’ & behavin’ hair, courtesy Drew Geraci.)
1996
artist unknown
1999
concept, execution, and performance by Arnie Ross
Please see the BC3 Concept page for a full explanation of this great picture.
1999
concept, execution, and performance by Arnie Ross
Arnie’s a toy designer and has been collecting comics before he could read. A wise man, he has admired BC since the moment he laid eyes on her in the pages of the Silver Age Justice League.
He sez:
…then they retconned her to be the first in the new generation of Superheroes having grown up being surrounded by Justice Society members. She in effect, stands to be between generations, she was like the child prodigies that the Teen Titans later became, only she was the first. [Which I thought was a very cool observation, btw -j]
Anyway, I want mention on your site as the ’Most Scary/Devoted Black Canary Fan in the Universe.’
I have a Black Canary Logo tatooed on my forearm (from the letter columns of Birds of Prey). And for Halloween I made a male version of the Black Canary costume, using elements from her previous costumes. I’m sending you a pic of my initial concept on paper and my actual complete costume. Just a note, I have dark hair but bleached it blond for the costume, that should earn me some devotion points, right?
Major points, my friend. Major points. Arnie, I salute you!
2000
art by Howard Campbell
While the artist admits this is a bit cheesecakey I think it captures Dinah’s Year One attitude (and impractical footwear) very well.
Howard has a BFA in Graphic Arts with a minor in Drawing, but instead of allowing corporate America to drain all the joy out of his artistic impulse, he instead went to work for U.S. Military Intelligence (he says to insert oxymoron comment here).
Of this drawing, Howard says:
The Canary has long been my favorite; maybe because of her strong yet feminine character, or maybe because of the fishnets and boots. Yeah, probably the fishnets and boots have a lot to do with it… Anyway, the idea was to see how realistically I could render a comic character.
I think he did a very nice job.
2000
art by Michael Bradley
Composite portrait using Poser and Photoshop
[Black Canary Poser file by Doug Sturk and Oracle Poser file by the Immortal]
This is one of the best Poser pictures I’ve seen yet. Mr. Bradley also has a very nice, widely-varied website of his own which you should visit called The Dream Foundry.
2000
by Eric Wolfe Hanson
And check out The Art Gallery of Wolfe for more great images!
2001
by Eric Wolfe Hanson
And check out The Art Gallery of Wolfe for more great images!
2001
by Stephanie Lantry
Check out more of her terrific work at ComicGrrl.com
2001
by Mike Wieringo
2001
by Sam Hatmaker
2001
pencils by Greg Land
I kind of bullied Greg Land into doing this sketch for me at WizardCon 2001. He was at the CrossGen booth and really should’ve only been doing CG pics, but I pointed out that Arwyn (Sojourn) and Canary didn’t look all that different… No! He was a great sport about it, and now I have this lovely drawing. Thanks, Greg!
2001
pencils by Scott McCullar
This gorgeous drawing of the Black Canary in a modified costume, fusing her classic duds and her Gary Frank-designed modern costume has turned out to have been a harbinger of her current look which premiered during Terry Moore’s three-issue story arc.
I fell in love with this look the moment Scott sent me this scan of his drawing, and I’m thrilled it is coming to life somewhat.
2001
art by Scott McCullar
And this is the same gorgeous reimagining of BC by Scott, this time in color (also courtesy of Scott).
2002
by Doug Sturk
check out his website, SturkWurk.com
2002
art by Scott Cooper
Scott has this to say about his gorgeous portrait of Barbara Gordon:
‘I must admit that it’s a bit of an Elseworlds piece — Babs in the costume that Huntress wore in No Man’s Land.’
Well, I really like it.
2003
by Phil Noto
I probably shouldn’t have used this, but HEY! This is a serious BoP site, and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity. This cover was sketched by Phil Noto for the Hernandez run on Birds of Prey but was not used. But it’s cool, isn’t it?
2003
by Dustin Nguyen
2004
art by Philip Owen
This is Philip’s first picture of Black Canary. I really like it. I LOVE the boots, especially.
2004
by John Peters
I had this drawn at WizardWorld Chicago (2004) and I just love it. It combines my love of all things Black Canary-related with my love of manga art very nicely. It might actually be my favorite piece in the Art Show.
2005
Jim Lee Originally posted on his old (now defunct) blogspot site, this gorgeous shot of the Black Canary in classic costume and in full Canary cry is surprisingly traditional for a Lee interpretation. The face and hair are almost exactly as drawn by Ed Benes in the monthly Birds of Prey series. Just a very nice, timeless work.
2002
Phil Noto
Phil Noto did this this sketch for me at WizardWorld Chicago 2002. Check out his website: philnoto.com
2004
Sanford Greene
This gorgeous sketch of Black Canary was done for me by Sanford Greene at Anime Reactor 2004 in Chicago. He was really happy I asked for a regular comic character rather than an anime character!
2005
Jill Thompson
Jill Thompson did this lovely sketch of Black Canary for me at WizardWorld Chicago 2005. She’s one of the most generous creators I’ve met, taking time and care with every person who waited in line to meet her, have her sign something, or ask for a sketch.
2005
Dirk I. Tiede
This drawing of the original Black Canary was done for me by Dirk at WizardWorld Chicago 2005. He used the JSA figure of the Golden Age BC as a reference. Check out his website: www.dynamanga.net
2005
Chris Yeoman
This is a lovely sketch of Black Canary. I think the model for sharing it! may have been Sarah Michelle Gellar (whom I have often thought would make a terrific Black Canary should they ever decide to make a BC film). Thank you, Chris
2005
Pencils by Chris Yeoman; inks & colors by James Stewart
A nice companion piece to Chris’s Black Canary also featured in the Art Show. I like the bold, clean lines, vibrant colors, and Pop Art feel achieved here.
