Marvel Universe Sale

Each piece is 10x12inches, acrylic on canvas

$100.00 each or two for $160.00 on sale until they're all gone.

Read about each image by scrolling on the blog.

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com



Marvel Universe Series

Okay, okay I'll get back to work on the book and the tutorials but not before I put this up!

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com 

ARNIM ZOLA! Samurai! A.Shay Hahn, comic clown prince

ARNIM ZOLA! SAMURAI!

10x12inches,acrylic on canvas

Marvel Universe Series

You would think the good ol' Arnim would get tired of teleporting his consciousness all the place and learn to play some defence, teleporting your consciousness can't be cheap, so why not protect what you got?

Arnim is like MODOK, you just don't want to get rid of him and if you do, you know he'll be back anyways, so why fight it? Maybe I just like dudes with their heads in their stomachs but MODOK and Arnim rule, all the early MU villains do, expect to see more of them here.

I may be getting back to work next week and finishing the first Any How Town book, but rest assured I"ll be coming up with some sketches, brush up on your Marvel Universe history folks, you're going to need it.

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com



M.O.D.O.K meets the Celestials! Marvel series

M.O.D.O.K and Arishem of the Celestials

Yes George Tarleton is one of the best designs in the Marvel Universe, you gotta love that they kept those stubby arms and legs. MODOK was know for his lust for power and knowledge, so why limit himself to merely the Cosmic Cube and other tech when he could really go for it and join his intelligence with the great Arishem of the Celestials, whose real power is waving his right arm around.

This was fun as all get out to conceive and that's the approach I've taken with the Marvel paintings, if a concept seems good (and funny) give it a shot.

A little disappointed with most of the photos here, they don't show off the depth and shading at all.

happy saturday, one more coming your way tomorrow.

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com



The Thing! Physiognomy

The Thing!

10x12inches,acrylic on cnavas

Marvel Universe Series

Ah, Ben Grimm, the glue that holds the Marvel Universe together, kill whoever you like writers but you know you just can't touch the Thing or it will all come crashing down on top of you. No single character in the M.U (maybe Spiderman) embodies the good faith and grace under pressure that it takes to be a super hero.

I took the cues for this piece from the Fantastic Four Issue #310, "Things To Come" when Ben was yet again bombarded by rays, this time in the form of the Digital Saudi Satellite Man himself Farsaud! (seriously look it up) and was further mutated. The shape of the head was the best part of the design anyways that's where it started but also got me thinking about all those fights we've seen where Ben gets chunks of rock knocked off of him, well, what if he didn't ? Would he continue to grow rocky protuberances?

Also, here's one for the writers, what are those rocks made of ? And what happens to them after they get knocked off of Ben?

Have a great weekend with your Aunt Petunia,

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

Namor with Nunchuks! Marvel Series

NAMOR with Nunchuks!

10x12inches,acrylic on canvas

I was talking with a friend about how the Marvel Universe really feels like it did when I started reading comics at the age of seven or eight, so many heroes from that time have returned, Iron Fist, Ms.Marvel, Spider Woman even my man Shang Chi is back and that led to this image. Namor has always been a favourite character in the M.U. You never knew what he was going to do next and that imbalance has made him one of the most compelling characters in the M.U, he's even a mutant now!

So with the return of the martial arts to the M.U we should also had the return of popular weapons from our youth, yep every kid wanted a pair of nunchuks, or at least two dowels linked by a bit of chain to swing around, but Namor does everything larger than life and he has nunchuks made of anchors!

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

The White Rabbit! Marvel Series

The White Rabbit

10x12inches,acrylic on canvas,framed

$140.00

I'm having a great time with this Marvel series, I'm not planning anything in advance I'm just thinking of characters that I like or I think are interesting and putting my own spin on them.

I personally think that the White Rabbit should probably have become A) more powerful by  now and B) Join the Avengers! This would drive Spiderman crazy, I know so little about this character she was ripe for a good remodel so I thought a more psychedelic approach to her look would be better, perhaps her new powers have something to do with hallucinogens ?

This series is my thanks to comic books, I love comics, everything about them so I hope you enjoy my

interpretations of the figures.

Who knows I may do 100 of them and have a Marvel based show.

cheers!

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

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Genesis or Kid A, Future Headmaster?

Genesis (AKA Kid A)

10x12 acrylic on canvas

So we've begun the huge Avengers vs. X-Men crossover and the battle lines are being drawn, our heroes are heading into space to confront the Phoenix force which is on it's way to either destroy the Earth or spend some quality time with Hope, who is part of Cyclops school.

Well, I read Wolverine and the X-Men and while Cyclops is having his chats with Hope I'm more concerned about Genesis (AKA Kid A) this is the guy who will be leading the X-Men in the future and I think should play a pretty pivotal role in the A vs X plotline, he might not, but he should.

Wolverine and the X-Men is a great series, fun to read and look at and has a great madcap approach that is of course (since this is the X-Men) about to get VERY serious.

Keep your eye on this kid, big things are coming his way.

In Any How Town news I had so much fun creating my own versions of the Avengers that are being featured in the upcoming film that I'm just going to keep on creating paintings based on some of the more intriguing characters in the Marvel Univers, so bear with me while I get this out of my system.

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

THE AVENGERS!

And here's the whole fam damily, you can read my thoughts on the team on the posts below and to celebrate the upcoming film you can buy all six (unframed) for $700.00

hope you've enjoyed my week of Avengers, heading back into finishing the final edits on book one of Any How Town.

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

HAWKEYE!

HAWKEYE!
10x12inches,acrylic on canvas,framed

$140.00

Everyone loves Clint Barton, the only Avenger to ever come to the game with full on attitude. When I started reading the Avengers way back in the Gyrich years, when the Grey Gargoyle and Red Ronin were wreaking havoc all over the place Hawkeye was the guy who wouldn't back down from a fight. Heck, he'd fight Captain America if he wanted to, Clint always had his finger pointed at someone's chest and was a very refreshing rebel to have around.

I know nothing of his past but what I believe may be true is that he is but one in a long line of Hawkeye's and we have to go back to the American West to find the last one and here he is, and like Clint he is also a total bad ass.

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

The BLACK WIDOW!

The Black Widow

10x12inches,acrylic on canvas,framed

$140.00

Back in the day if you wanted to test a character's mettle in the Marvel Universe, you didn't send them into space (that's just a very repetitive X-Men gimic, like sending Kang after the Avengers) you send them to the Savage Land! That is where heroes truly learn to be heroes and how to suggestively tear their clothes and run around chasing Kazar and his sabretooth tiger Milly or whatever her name was.

Actually the first two issues of Marvel Fanfare had an amazing Savage Land- X-Men story if memory serves.

So here's the Black Widow in the savage land, she has always been the gold standard of cool in the Marvel Universe, she has been cool forever, you have probably taken her for granted until now. I'm not a huge fan of Scarlett Johanssen but I am thrilled that the Black Widow has made it into the Avengers film. From Nick Fury to Dardevil to now she has always kicked much ass.

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

Also having some trouble finishing Hawkeye so that may take a day or two.

THOR!

THOR!
10x12inches,acrylic on canvas, framed

$140.00

Me and Thor don't have alot of history together, I was never a fan of the comic and I was always bewildered by the fact he was a God, he should have kicked much ass in the Marvel Universe and yet when the character began I always felt like he was just another Bruce Banner. Thor was trapped inside Donald Blake and he had to sneak around and bang his little stick somewhere in order to release the God. Too similar to Shazam or Superman or the Hulk, etc.

I didn't mind the film, it had it's moments but really in my view of the Marvel Universe Thor is one of the upsetters, they always have to make things cosmic or bring in someone from Asgard to fight him because he's just too strong for the rest of the Marvel Universe. Give me Iron Fist any day over the Gods and that includes Hercules and Ares and whoever else is running around.

The Enchantress was always a bore and the Executioner had great design but still should have kicked major tail, of them all I liked Fandral (?) best, the blue guy with the horns on his hat, geez, it's Asgard who doesn't have horns on his hat?

Also Surtur and I think Ulik had great design too.

That being said there were some good battles on Asgard, the Art Adams illustrated X-Men, New Mutants crossover over is the best view of Asgard ever published and the issue where Thor fought the serpent (Ragnarok?) and each page was a full panel was incredibly good.

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

CAPTAIN AMERICA DEEP SEA DIVER!

Captain America

10x12inches,acrylic on canvas, framed

$140.00

I dig the Captain, always have, love the WW2 stories, the Red Skull is my favourite villain, John Byrne could draw him like nobodies business, heck he was even a comic artist for awhile himself so I figured I would give him the full Deep Sea Diver treatment, at one point I was thinking of giving him an anchor instead of a shield, but I figure I shouldn't molest the guy too much.

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

Stay tuned for THOR! and the BLACK WIDOW! ALL CAPS!

IRON MAN! (w/Loki horns)

Never had much interest in the Iron Man comic but I love the old gold suit, I also have no interest in Loki as a villain, but if you put Loki's horns on the Old Gold suit...
There was never really a run of the comic that I followed, I do have to say I really liked the original Porcupine as a villain, that design was crazy. I did like that Stark was flawed and the movies are incredible and the best comic adaptations every made.
IRON MAN!
10x12inches, acrylic on canvas,
$120.00, $140.00 framed
A.Shay Hahn
madcraftshoppe@live.com

THE HULK!

The Hulk

10x12inches,acrylic on canvas

$140.00 framed.

So the Avengers film is coming and I thought I'd take a couple of days and paint the team. I've enjoyed several runs of the Hulk, the Byrne "Death of the Hulk" the Dale Keown "Brainy Hulk/I live in a mountain" run and some of the Todd MacFarlane run (#340 etc.).

I have spoken here of my love of the Red Hulk but the best hulk is the grey Hulk and here he is with a costume that would have been accessible at the time, wrestling tights!

share your favourite Hulk memories here.

next up IRON MAN!
A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

WHAT IF? Joe Dante Directs Batman B&W

Upon hearing of a fifth Batman film following the massive success of Batman & Robin, Joe Dante throws his hat in the ring introducing loveable Spike/Bat Mite.

Working like crazy on a last minute and complicated commission that I have to deliver on Thurs. eve so writing had to take a back seat to commerce this week, but I did manage to slip out yesterday for a couple of pints at Morgan's and craft up this very special gift for Joe Kilmartin at the Comic Book Lounge, I meant to do this ages ago for him. Pretty happy with how it turned out and I'll add some colour to it on Friday and maybe run it over to him then.

The only thing that may delay that plan is that "Monster Brawl" is playing at Projection Booth at 9pm so I may go to the instead and deliver the drawing next week.

What is Monster Brawl? Here's the trailer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqGIAkd5tYw

It's Canadian AND amazing just like yours truly

stay tuned for the colour version

follow along on twitter "madcraftshoppe"

cheers! gotta run!

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

WHAT IF? Admiral Ackbar, Sorcerer Supreme

Admiral Ackbar, Sorcerer Supreme

ink,pencil, acrylic on 8x10 Vellum

Admiral Ackbar Sorcerer Supreme

Apparently there are some folks who actually like magic based heroes, I decided I should try and keep them happy and render good ol' Doctor Strange. He wears this mystical Mr.T amulet that gives him his powers (I think, I don't know, I didn't do any research) I imagine at other points in History other people have worn this amulet. Some of them even from a long, long time ago, in a galaxy far away.
A.Shay Hahn
madcraftshoppe@live.com

WHAT IF? Namor Joins KISS

Namor

ink,bluepencil, acrylic on 8x10 hardcard

NAMOR Joins KISS

Namor (aka The Submariner) lost his memory in the early 1960's and was discovered by Johnny Storm living as an amnesiac transient. It was recently discovered that Namor also briefly lost his memory in the early 1970's and joined up with some aspiring musicians named Gene, Paul, Ace and Chris to form the band Kiss where his character was named, "The Starfish". Paul "the Star Child" insisted the name was too similar and had Namor kicked out of the band.
A.Shay Hahn
madcraftshoppe@live.com

WHAT IF? Ghost Rider joined the X-MEN?

The Ghost Rider as an X-Man

ink, acrylic, pencil on 8x10 Hard Card

Ghost Rider joins the X-MEN!

I hate magic based heroes, I couldn't stand the Defenders, but I guess you weren't aware that for awhile Johnny Blaze was tracked down by Professor Xavier and recruited to join the earliest X-Men team. Well the allegiance didn't last long and did nothing to help the X-Men's portrayal in the media of being monsters. The Ghost Rider left the X-Men and went off to be a lone weirdo. This idea was inspired by a very funny Art Adams drawn story arc in the Fantastic Four when Wolverine, the Hulk, Spiderman and the Ghost Rider had to team up to save the Fantastic Four
A.Shay Hahn
madcraftshoppe@live.com

WHAT IF? Beast wore the Iron Man suit ?

Beast in Old Stark Tech

ink, acrylic, pencil on 8x10 hard card

BEAST borrowing some old Stark Tech.

Back around Avengers 187 the crew travelled to Wundagore Mountain and the Beast, who back in these days was portrayed as a more groovy genius ended up wearing a suit of High Tech Armour borrowed from the nights of Wundagore Mountain. I always thought it would be a good idea if he kept a suit of tech armour handy since he was always getting burnt by laser blasts or dropped in the water. So here's the Beast wearing Tony Stark's first suit of Iron Man armour.
A.Shay Hahn
madcraftshoppe@live.com