The original design for the Silver Surfer, by the great Jack Kirby, is both striking and original, but after all these years the flat silver physique and simple board are a little vanilla. Here, I was playing with the idea that the Surfer is pure energy surrounded by his solid silvery armored shell. I cut out sections of the armor to show the raw energy underneath, trying to mirror actual armor with the remaining solid sections without changing the flat physique. I added the inward curve to the board to give it a more alien look, and to indicate a shield, like greek shields from the bronze age.
The Surfer has always been my favorite comic book character.
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I can only dream of producing on paper what you do, your artwork is far far beyond what I could ever come up with but if I could inject my two cents worth: I think the silver surfer needs to appear 'tall' so a bit less musculature. I like the idea of the curved board but I think it would look even better if it was more streamlined (narrower) and pointer at the top. I think the board should be a bit longer than him too. The raw energy idea is top notch! Good stuff Jeh.
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