Category Archives: The Thing

Hulk vs Thing

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Jason

Hulk vs Thing sketch cover by film/TV artist, director and writer Mat Nastos.
Mat’s comic work has been published by Marvel, DC, Warp Graphics and his self-publishing company, Nifty Comics. You can find more of his work at his website and DeviantArt page.

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Thing Collage

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Jason

The Thing and a host of Kirby creations adorn this fantastic commission piece (for fellow Kirby-Vision contributor Steve Funnell) courtesy of Loston Wallace.

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Third Dimension

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Jason

Kirby inspired 3D artwork courtesy of Greg Bourlotos. Ex-marine corps Greg designs and installs computer networks for a living and you can find more of his work at his DeviantArt page – here.

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Green, Orange, Yellow

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Jason

Kirby-Vision regular Jay Piscopo treats us to gallery of rogues and heroes.

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Hulk Will Smash

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Jason

Today’s Kirby-goodness comes courtesy of North Carolina based artist, Loston Wallace. First up there’s the Green Goliath himself, which features a mighty colouring job by Steve Downer, followed by a host of sketch-book workouts featuring some favorite grotesques from Tales to Astonish/of Suspense.

Loston is an alumni of the Joe Kubert School of Art and has provided artwork for the role playing industry as well as the DC Comics Licensing Department producing children’s books based on DC’s animated properties. His comic credits include: Klyde & Meriem, Flash Gordon and Lorna, Relic Wrangler. You can find more of Loston’s work at his website and DeviantArt page.

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Digital Kirby-Vision

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Jason

Kyle Latino gets bitten by the Kirby bug with this series of iPad digital sketches.

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Savage Thing

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Jason

Today Kirby-Vision features two gorgeous pieces of Kirby inspired artwork courtesy of Bill Reinhold. Above you will find commission artwork of a surly Ben Grimm in black ink and wash, and below Bill inks Jack’s pencils for a piece that originally appeared in Gary Martin’s The Art of Comic Book Inking.

Bill is a renown penciller/inker who kicked off his comics career in the early eighties. Since then he has worked for all the major comic publishers on a host of books such as The Punisher, The Badger, Earth X, Green Arrow, Detective Comics and Jack of Fables. The co-creator of the Epic Comics mini Spyke, Bill is currently illustrating Magnus Robot Fighter for Dark Horse Comics. For more check out Bill’s extensive portfolio at DeviantArt.

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The Thing’s Car Trouble

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Jason

Presenting the riotous first page from Chris Eliopoulos’ Marvel’s “The Thing” fan comic. You can follow the resulting CARnage over at Chris’ blog, here.

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Marvel Two-in-One #74

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Jason

A three pronged homage here, The Thing and Puppetmaster battle the Island of Mis-fit Toys (from the Rankin/Bass production, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer) in a re-creation of Frank Springer‘s cover for Marvel Two-in-One #74. Penciled and inked by Jeff Potter and colored by Wheeler Hall, it’s a perfect reminder that the holiday season is just around the corner. You can find more of Jeff’s art at his blog and check out Wheeler’s OK-Panic blog, a showcase for upcoming artists.

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A Grimm Predicament

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Jason

The Ultimate Nullifier may strike fear into the heart of Galactus, Ben, but I doubt you’ll ever light that stogie with it. A grimm predicament for The Thing courtesy of Robb Waters.

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Lockjaw and Things

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Jason

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Lockjaw, a recent commission piece, by Canadian artist Tom Fowler. Tom’s diverse career has encompassed advertising, game design and the movie industry. His comic credits include Mad Magazine, Green Arrow, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight and Mysterius: The Unfathomable. A regular at the collective sketch blog, Comic Twart, Tom has recently contributed two fantastic depictions of The Thing, which are presented below with kind permission. Be sure to check out Tom’s blog for more.

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Comic Twart – The Thing

Posted on May 1, 2010 by Jason

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Ben Grimm, the ever lovin’ blue eyed Thing, is this week’s choice at the collective sketch blog, Comic Twart. Aunt Petunia’s favorite Nephew was chosen by Evan ‘Doc’ Shaner, whose fantastic contribution above features no less than five Kirby creations.

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This dynamic rescue scene, which also features Reed Richards, comes from the brush of Francesco Francavilla. Francesco’s pulp inspired artwork has graced the pages of Zorro, The Black Coat, Sorrow and the forthcoming Garrison. He is the creator of Black Beetle, whose adventures can be found every Sunday at Franceso’s blog, Pulp Sunday. If you would like to see more of Francesco’s lovely work, be sure to visit his sketch blog and website also.

At the time of writing, Comic Twart‘s Thing week boasts new artwork from Kirby-Vision contributors Dan McDaid, Chris Samnee and Ron Salas, along with Twart regulars Mitch Gerads, Urban Barbarian, Tom Fowler and Mitch Breitweiser. Don’t miss it.

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A Kirby Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Jason

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Many thanks to Michael and Evan for these fantastic Kirby inspired Christmas cards. Be sure to take a look at both of their blogs for more great work. You can see the original cover to Fantastic Four #46 by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott, here.

A very merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year to all you Kirby fans out there, Happy Holidays!

(Late on Christmas Eve, Kirby-Vision received this Kirby inspired piece from Chris Haley, taken from the Christmas strip of his webcomic, Let’s Be Friends Again, which we’d like to belatedly add to this festive post).

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The Thing

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Jason

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‘It’s a new Thing‘, courtesy of New York based character designer, illustrator, toy designer, animator & graphic designer, Jess Aclin. Check out more of Jesse’s work at his blog and DeviantArt page.

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The Thing in Steel

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Jason

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This 2ft tall 400lb steel bust of the ever lovin’ blue eyed Thing is by Wisconsin steel fabricator Steve F/BrokenHill. Ben Grimm and Jack Kirby’s work have been a major influences on Steve’s art ever since 6th grade. You can follow the evolution of this fantastic piece over at the PencilJack forum, where you can also find some of Steve’s drawings. Additionally, be sure to take a look at Steve’s DeviantArt page where you’ll find more of his steelwork sculpture.

Kirby-Vision would like to thank Andy Bennett for the link to BrokenHill’s work.

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The Thing vs The Hulk

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Jason

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The Thing and The Hulk in a head to head bout courtesy of Rusty Shackles. Rusty is currently working on The Hard Ones, a new title coming soon from Action Age Comics. He also the regular artist for War Rocket Ajax‘s weekly podcast. Rusty is a bit of a boxing fan and drew inspiration for this piece from an original Ali-Frazer poster which can be found here. For more of Rusty’s work be sure to visit his blog here.

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Fantastic Three

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Jason

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Australian Cartoonist Andrew Fulton gives us his unique take on The Fantastic Four (minus one).

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Thing Fang Foom

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Jason

Convention sketches courtesy of New Zealand born/UK resident Roger Langridge. Harvey, Eisner, Ignatz and Reuben Award-nominated Roger is most associated with his webcomic creation, Fred the Clown. He is currently the Writer/Artist of ‘The Muppet Show‘ for Boom Studios. You can find a host of Roger’s comics and illustrations at his website and blog.
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The Thing

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Jason

Behold Benjamin Jacob Grimm from the pen of Scott Godlewski. Scott, who resides in Arizona, is the co-creator of the independently published ‘Mysterious Adventure Magazine‘. More of Scott’s work can be found at his blog and DeviantArt.
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Posted on June 18, 2009 by Jason


These lovely cuddlies were made by British designer Louise Evans AKA Felt Mistress, as birthday presents for Darryl Cunningham and Jonathan Edwards. Louise is a bespoke dressmaker by trade with a sideline in felt creations. For more of her delightful toys be sure to visit the Felt Mistress blog and Flickr page.
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The Thing

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Jason

Spanish Artist/Writer/Graphic Designer Pepo Perez provides this graphic depiction of the ever-lovin‘ blue eyed Thing. Pepo’s comics work includes ‘Orígenes Jaque Mate: Sangre‘ and ‘El Vecino‘ and he has also contributed illustrations and articles for the magazines ‘Volumen‘ and ‘Rock de Lux‘. Pepo has written several articles about Jack Kirby at his blog, ‘Es Muy de Cómic‘ (English translation required) and more of his art can be found at his website.
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Orange, White & Blue

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Jason


British Artist Darryl Cunningham is the creator of the web-comics, ‘Super-Sam and John-of-the-Night‘ and ‘The Streets of San Diablo‘. A prolific Cartoonist, sculptor and photographer, Darryl’s work can also be found at his blog and flickr page.
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The Thing

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Jason

Aunt Petunia’s favorite nephew by American Artist Brian Lindahl.
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Crystal Thing

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Jason


Two fabulous paintings by JR Williams, a painter, illustrator, animator & sculptor from Oregon, U.S.A. Take a look a his flickr page for lots more colourful comic inspired art, which are also available to buy here.
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Kirby Mr. Men

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Jason

Steven Anderson is an illustrator/designer from Glasgow, Scotland.
You can find more of his super-hero themed Mr. Men parodies on flickr.
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