Ross Radke@RtRadke

Comic Artist & Writer. Creator of the kaiju series Stomped, the WebToon SpandEx and Bill the Platypus.

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Ross Radke@RtRadke 182021-11-04T12:19:23.000Z
Bill the Platypus is about a bounty hunter who tracks down hybrid criminals. Space Monkey travels the universe getting into wacky misadventures. Cartoon Carnage is a bunch of classic cartoon characters in a death match. Nuts & Bolts is a wacky Universal monster action comic. 4
Bill the Platypus is about a bounty hunter who tracks down hybrid criminals. Space Monkey travels the universe getting into wacky misadventures. Cartoon Carnage is a bunch of classic cartoon characters in a death match. Nuts & Bolts is a wacky Universal monster action comic.
Ross Radke@RtRadke 072021-10-31T08:12:13.000Z
I don't know if this is the right expression for this moment in the story, but it amuses me so it will probably stay in. 1
I don't know if this is the right expression for this moment in the story, but it amuses me so it will probably stay in.
Ross Radke@RtRadke 4172021-10-28T10:23:18.000Z
Printed off 8 pages of Milagro today. Been itching to put some ink on paper. 1
Printed off 8 pages of Milagro today. Been itching to put some ink on paper.
Ross Radke@RtRadke 1112021-10-28T10:21:37.000Z
27) Beasts of Burden by Evan Dorkin, Jill Thompson & Benjamin Dewey A group of dogs and cats fight supernatural villains. Despite the charmingly weird premise and pet humor, the horror in this comic series is real (animals die). Poignant stuff, but maybe not for everyone. 4
27) Beasts of Burden by Evan Dorkin, Jill Thompson & Benjamin Dewey A group of dogs and cats fight supernatural villains. Despite the charmingly weird premise and pet humor, the horror in this comic series is real (animals die). Poignant stuff, but maybe not for everyone.
Ross Radke@RtRadke 042021-10-21T07:36:57.000Z
Of course sometimes the opposite happens where I leave the digital lines loose enough that no matter what I do the inks are an improvement. The trick is finding a balance between the right amount of information at the digital stage while still giving room to draw while inking. 2
Of course sometimes the opposite happens where I leave the digital lines loose enough that no matter what I do the inks are an improvement. The trick is finding a balance between the right amount of information at the digital stage while still giving room to draw while inking.
Ross Radke@RtRadke 032021-10-21T07:36:55.000Z
Here's an example where there's nothing really wrong with the final inks but something got lost in the eyelid that reads with far less emotional impact to me compared to the digital. 2
Here's an example where there's nothing really wrong with the final inks but something got lost in the eyelid that reads with far less emotional impact to me compared to the digital.
Ross Radke@RtRadke 032021-10-21T07:36:52.000Z
Even if I carefully trace the digital blue line and it looks 99% the same under a magnifying glass, the satisfaction of the mark happening as if by magic is lost. It can feel forced instead of organic, even when the traditional tools naturally give it a sort of raw energy. 1
Even if I carefully trace the digital blue line and it looks 99% the same under a magnifying glass, the satisfaction of the mark happening as if by magic is lost. It can feel forced instead of organic, even when the traditional tools naturally give it a sort of raw energy.
Ross Radke@RtRadke 0102021-10-21T07:36:50.000Z
One of the things I've noticed in my current digital to traditional workflow. Sometimes while I'm doing my digital line art I just nail something - a hand, an eyebrow, etc... and it's very hard to feel satisfied with the final traditional inks. 1
One of the things I've noticed in my current digital to traditional workflow. Sometimes while I'm doing my digital line art I just nail something - a hand, an eyebrow, etc... and it's very hard to feel satisfied with the final traditional inks.
Ross Radke@RtRadke 032021-10-21T02:24:41.000Z
20) The Dark Tower I've read a chunk of Stephen King's novels, but nothing compares to his sprawling mess of a magnum opus. The books read like a first draft, the movie was a misfire, but the comics are a superb adaptation, beautifully drawn by Jae Lee, colors by Richard Isanove. 4
20) The Dark Tower I've read a chunk of Stephen King's novels, but nothing compares to his sprawling mess of a magnum opus. The books read like a first draft, the movie was a misfire, but the comics are a superb adaptation, beautifully drawn by Jae Lee, colors by Richard Isanove.
Ross Radke@RtRadke 0182021-10-20T11:35:20.000Z
Establishing panels like this are one of those things you absolutely have to draw right even though readers will barely even look at. 1
Establishing panels like this are one of those things you absolutely have to draw right even though readers will barely even look at.
Ross Radke@RtRadke 012021-10-17T11:41:17.000Z
16) Crestwood House Monsters Series I borrowed these "Orange Monster Books" over and over from the elementary school library. They were my introduction to classic movie monsters, from Dracula to Godzilla, covering films both popular and obscure. I'd love to track down a set. 4
16) Crestwood House Monsters Series I borrowed these "Orange Monster Books" over and over from the elementary school library. They were my introduction to classic movie monsters, from Dracula to Godzilla, covering films both popular and obscure. I'd love to track down a set.
Ross Radke@RtRadke 0162021-10-14T04:16:18.000Z
15 pages left to draw for @ComicMilagro 2
15 pages left to draw for @ComicMilagro
Ross Radke@RtRadke 372021-10-10T10:07:04.000Z
9) The Mask by John Arcudi & Doug Mahnke What better Halloween comic than one about a series of losers taking turns causing ultra-violent cartoon mayhem? The original comic series hits its stride in "The Mask Returns" when Kellaway & Kathy don the mask to take on the mob. 4
9) The Mask by John Arcudi & Doug Mahnke What better Halloween comic than one about a series of losers taking turns causing ultra-violent cartoon mayhem? The original comic series hits its stride in "The Mask Returns" when Kellaway & Kathy don the mask to take on the mob.
Ross Radke@RtRadke 172021-10-06T02:42:26.000Z
5) The Marquis by Guy Davis Nobody draws twisted bodies and sloppy guts quite like Davis. The demonic entities in this book are grotesque hybrids of beast and body organs. A horror story that could only exist in comics, rendered in black & white until the climax in hell. 4
5) The Marquis by Guy Davis Nobody draws twisted bodies and sloppy guts quite like Davis. The demonic entities in this book are grotesque hybrids of beast and body organs. A horror story that could only exist in comics, rendered in black & white until the climax in hell.
Ross Radke@RtRadke 6192021-10-04T02:31:15.000Z
3) Hellboy by Mike Mignola The Hellboy series, including BPRD & spinoffs, are much more than horror comics. But you'd be hard pressed to find more genuinely scary moments in comics than The Wolves of St. August or The Crooked Man (drawn by the late Richard Corben). 4
3) Hellboy by Mike Mignola The Hellboy series, including BPRD & spinoffs, are much more than horror comics. But you'd be hard pressed to find more genuinely scary moments in comics than The Wolves of St. August or The Crooked Man (drawn by the late Richard Corben).
Ross Radke@RtRadke 162021-10-03T16:36:09.000Z
Needed to take a short break from the heavy pages I was working on so I did a little work on this silly Squirrel Girl sketch from last year. 2
Needed to take a short break from the heavy pages I was working on so I did a little work on this silly Squirrel Girl sketch from last year.
Ross Radke@RtRadke 152021-09-27T13:28:49.000Z
Similar panels from pages 3 and 43. 2
Similar panels from pages 3 and 43.
Ross Radke@RtRadke 362021-09-27T05:31:18.000Z
81) Godzilla: Half Century War by @HeGotGronch I've been reading the Godzilla miniseries from IDW, so far this has been the standout. It manages to include kaiju from decades of Godzilla films into one compelling narrative. The art is insanely detailed & full of energy. 4
81) Godzilla: Half Century War by @HeGotGronch I've been reading the Godzilla miniseries from IDW, so far this has been the standout. It manages to include kaiju from decades of Godzilla films into one compelling narrative. The art is insanely detailed & full of energy.
Ross Radke@RtRadke 062021-09-27T04:33:17.000Z
80) The World of Edena This is the first comic by Jean "Moebius" Giraud I've read. I liked how his art evolves with the characters, whose exposure to an organic world makes them less cartoonishly androgynous. The story plays like a dream, open to interpretation. 4
80) The World of Edena This is the first comic by Jean "Moebius" Giraud I've read. I liked how his art evolves with the characters, whose exposure to an organic world makes them less cartoonishly androgynous. The story plays like a dream, open to interpretation.
Ross Radke@RtRadke 192021-09-24T09:51:22.000Z
#Supermariomovie 4
#Supermariomovie
Ross Radke@RtRadke 9392021-09-24T09:45:55.000Z
In light of the recent #SuperMario movie announcement, I feel I should remind everyone I drew some dope Mario fan art last year. 4
In light of the recent #SuperMario movie announcement, I feel I should remind everyone I drew some dope Mario fan art last year.
Ross Radke@RtRadke 022021-09-21T17:36:30.000Z
79) Black Hole by Charles Burns Just finished reading this for the first time. A horrifying comic book, weird, gross & violent. Lots of sex, but never sexy. There's a hopeful sweetness to the ending. Not sure if I enjoyed this book, but I'll likely be thinking about it a lot. 4
79) Black Hole by Charles Burns Just finished reading this for the first time. A horrifying comic book, weird, gross & violent. Lots of sex, but never sexy. There's a hopeful sweetness to the ending. Not sure if I enjoyed this book, but I'll likely be thinking about it a lot.
Ross Radke@RtRadke 1102021-09-20T06:26:18.000Z
2nd page of the day finished! Starting on the next one now. 1
2nd page of the day finished! Starting on the next one now.
Ross Radke@RtRadke 092021-09-13T11:05:03.000Z
Along with a pile of indie comics, I also splurged on some artwork. Signed print from Frank Cho Godzilla pencil drawing by @Lenzations Man-Thing watercolor by @EmCeeArtist Galactus marker drawing by @Koblish 4
Along with a pile of indie comics, I also splurged on some artwork. Signed print from Frank Cho Godzilla pencil drawing by @Lenzations Man-Thing watercolor by @EmCeeArtist Galactus marker drawing by @Koblish