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LostonWallace — THUNDER AGENTS #3 cover for IDW

Published: 2013-07-12 16:55:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 6317; Favourites: 126; Downloads: 70
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Description Several months ago I began receiving work from IDW as a cover artist. The first cover I did was for Wally Wood's '60s superhero squad, the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS! Anyone who knows me well knows that I'm a huge fan of Wally Wood. My artwork has been influenced heavily by Wood, so I was thrilled to get this gig. Originally, it was slated to the cover of a trade edition, reprinting the 1960s stories of the THUNDER AGENTS, but the licensor liked my cover, and wanted to use it on IDW's new THUNDER AGENT series. So now, you can see it as the cover to THUNDER AGENTS #3. I'm not sure if it's a variant cover or not, so please ask your local comic shop owner to order you a copy with my cover. I'd really appreciate the support, and that may be the only way you can get a copy with my cover. IDW's variant covers are often only for subscribers, so check with your comic shop owner to be safe.

The IDW editor really liked my Thing collage image, and suggested that I do the cover in a similar fashion, so I was happy to oblige him. The final composition took a little doing to get all the heads positioned and sized just right. I went through my original THUNDER AGENTS comics and picked out all the key players--Holy hannah! There's a TON of characters!! Pencil and inks are by me , and the nifty colors are by Steve Downer :icons downer: . Steve did a nice retro 4-color comic book style treatment on the floating heads and a more modern treatment on the full figure of Dynamo, the main hero of the series. I hope you enjoy seeing yet another of our efforts together!
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Comments: 21

Derracias-35 [2016-08-09 15:51:33 +0000 UTC]

Where are the niggas? Aren't we represented by any character in this comic?

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MJRiddle [2014-04-07 23:07:20 +0000 UTC]

I remember them well . . . . Nice work! Good to see the Squad again, and I still have a fondness for Weed Wylie. Looks like I need to watch for the new series!

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RiseleyComics [2014-03-24 22:38:34 +0000 UTC]

Looks great!

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MightyMorphinPower4 [2013-08-11 21:45:19 +0000 UTC]

Cool

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iouquie [2013-07-14 17:33:06 +0000 UTC]

This looks totally professional, Awesome job.

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NightRobin89 [2013-07-14 03:18:30 +0000 UTC]

Congrats, Loston. It looks great!

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Ratcrack [2013-07-13 14:16:04 +0000 UTC]

Awesome work, Loston.

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SurfPenguin [2013-07-13 04:09:14 +0000 UTC]

(blink blink!)

New T.H.U.N.D.E.R. agents?

Hot spit and huzzah!

this is what I get for not paying attention!!

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Planet-i-Studios [2013-07-13 00:59:07 +0000 UTC]

You have been showing this all over the forums, and it has caught my interest/ What is "Thunder Agents" about?

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LightningMan [2013-07-13 00:42:52 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely fabulous.

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mpz28 [2013-07-12 23:50:31 +0000 UTC]

nicely done

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Simon-Williams-Art [2013-07-12 23:48:18 +0000 UTC]

YES YES 100 times YES!!!!! What an incredible, old-school cover!!!! I love it!

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Kaufee [2013-07-12 23:08:26 +0000 UTC]

This Fucking Rocks, and yes...I had to swear!

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mrdamron [2013-07-12 22:54:09 +0000 UTC]

Very cool, feels like Silver Age grooviness

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M-J-Gagne [2013-07-12 22:36:36 +0000 UTC]

Great cover! I like the style, and the artwork appeals to me since it has both a modern and older, Bronze Age feel to it. I don't usually collect comics of the superhero genre these days, but I will keep my eye out for it.

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Brii333 [2013-07-12 21:02:31 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!

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dynakor [2013-07-12 20:11:23 +0000 UTC]

Outstanding! Love it!

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TheDeviantMakepeace [2013-07-12 17:29:46 +0000 UTC]

~oooowh yeah~! I saw that in the previews at CBR and knew this is what it was. Great looking cover Loston. Love seeing all those old faces.

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TheDeviantMakepeace In reply to TheDeviantMakepeace [2013-07-12 17:30:54 +0000 UTC]

and, yes, it is one of those "variant" covers

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LudHughes [2013-07-12 17:29:03 +0000 UTC]

Hot damn!

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nailsin [2013-07-12 17:08:58 +0000 UTC]

Wallace Wood was the greatest comic book artist ever. He didn't deserve what happened to him. Always good to see an artist showing his memory respect.

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