Joe Bluhm’s Stallone Art

Craig / / 2007, Craig's Sly Art

Joe Bluhm is an illustrator and character designer who specializes in caricature. He’s an amazing talent. I’ve been a fan of his work for some time now after discovering Joe’s blog. Imagine my surprise when I discovered him set up at OrlandoCon. Joe is as nice as he is talented. Not only did he hit a home run with his take on Sly as Rocky [above], but followed up with the awesome Sly as Sly [below].

If you’re a fan of Joe’s work [if you’ve seen it, you must be] or of caricature, then you owe it to yourself to check out his book REJECTS. The idea behind the book is that often the “most interesting and dynamic” caricatures are rejected due to the extreme exaggeration or cutting humor. It’s a great idea for a book — especially from a talent like Joe.

Joe Bluhm’s Stallone Art

Craig / / 2007, Craig's Sly Art

Joe Bluhm is an illustrator and character designer who specializes in caricature. He’s an amazing talent. I’ve been a fan of his work for some time now after discovering Joe’s blog. Imagine my surprise when I discovered him set up at OrlandoCon. Joe is as nice as he is talented. Not only did he hit a home run with his take on Sly as Rocky [above], but followed up with the awesome Sly as Sly [below].

If you’re a fan of Joe’s work [if you’ve seen it, you must be] or of caricature, then you owe it to yourself to check out his book REJECTS. The idea behind the book is that often the “most interesting and dynamic” caricatures are rejected due to the extreme exaggeration or cutting humor. It’s a great idea for a book — especially from a talent like Joe.

Sly @ AFI

Craig / / 2007, Celebs
Actors and directors from left, Sylvester Stallone, Jack Nicholson, George Lucas, Angela Lansbury, Tippi Hedren, Clint Eastwood, Kirk Douglas, Rob Reiner, Billy Crystal, Warren Beatty, and Julie Andrews are seen at AFI’s 40th Anniversary presented by Target Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

AFI Presents

Craig / / 2007, Celebs, Honors
Actors and directors from front left, Sylvester Stallone, Tippi Hedren, George Lucas, Kirk Douglas, Angela Lansbury, Jack Nicholson, background left, Clint Eastwood, Rob Reiner, Billy Crystal, Warren Beatty, and Julie Andrews are seen at AFI’s 40th Anniversary presented by Target Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

AFI Group

Craig / / 2007, Celebs, Honors
Actors and directors (L-R) Sylvester Stallone, Tippi Hedren, George Lucas, Clint Eastwood, Kirk Douglas, Rob Reiner, Angela Lansbury, Jack Nicholson, Billy Crystal, Warren Beatty and Julie Andrews attend the American Film Institute’s 40th anniversary event featuring screenings of classic films in Hollywood, California October 3, 2007. The actors each introduced their past films at the screening. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES)

Ron Salas’ Jack Carter

Craig / / 2007, Craig's Sly Art

Ron Salas is an extremely talented artist. He is a t-shirt designer whose work can be seen in Planet Hollywood, Hard Rock Cafe, Yosemite National Park and other places including his website. Speaking of his website, it’s where I discovered his work and is a regular stop on my internet excursions.

Ron was at the recent OrlandoCon and I was fortunate enough to get on his sketch list. He can through with Jack Carter and I couldn’t be happier. Post a comment on Ron’s site if you’re interested in a commission. His prices are right and his talent is obvious!

Ron Salas’ Jack Carter

Craig / / 2007, Craig's Sly Art

Ron Salas is an extremely talented artist. He is a t-shirt designer whose work can be seen in Planet Hollywood, Hard Rock Cafe, Yosemite National Park and other places including his website. Speaking of his website, it’s where I discovered his work and is a regular stop on my internet excursions.

Ron was at the recent OrlandoCon and I was fortunate enough to get on his sketch list. He can through with Jack Carter and I couldn’t be happier. Post a comment on Ron’s site if you’re interested in a commission. His prices are right and his talent is obvious!

Ron Salas’ Jack Carter

Craig / / 2007, Craig's Sly Art

Ron Salas is an extremely talented artist. He is a t-shirt designer whose work can be seen in Planet Hollywood, Hard Rock Cafe, Yosemite National Park and other places including his website. Speaking of his website, it’s where I discovered his work and is a regular stop on my internet excursions.

Ron was at the recent OrlandoCon and I was fortunate enough to get on his sketch list. He can through with Jack Carter and I couldn’t be happier. Post a comment on Ron’s site if you’re interested in a commission. His prices are right and his talent is obvious!

Sly is Superman by Alex Saviuk

Craig / / 2007, Craig's Sly Art
Alex Saviuk, perhaps best known for his work with Stan Lee on The Amazing Spider-Man newspaper strip first studied at Will Eisner’s School of Visual Arts. He entered the realm of professional comics by landing at DC on such projects as Superman, Green Lantern and The Flash. From there it was on to Marvel and a long run on various Spider-Man comics. Since leaving Marvel, Alex has worked on the X-Files comic, The Spider-Man newspaper strip, The Phantom, as well as advertising and storyboards for motion pictures.

Alex chose to draw Sly as Superman and I love the result. Alex is a big movie fan, and he knew that Sly had been in the running for the lead role. If you ever get to meet Alex ask him to SHOW you why that wouldn’t have worked out so well!

Alex is available for commissions. He can be reached at actionart2004@yahoo.com — tell him I sent ya! – Craig