From Tharg's Choice
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QuoteBad Company
Basically: Bad Company.
Back to those marvellous Milligany days - for Ewins, for McCarthy ! What KROOL kreations will April bring forth -? Let's see your Ara
art... etc etc
Never read Bad Company? I urge you to start here: http://shop.2000adonline.com/products/the_complete_bad_company
Rules be thus:
- You can have as many entries as you want but bear in mind more than one will split your vote so
IT MAY NOT BE WORTH IT.
- No entries from anything you've done previously - they have to been drawn
SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS- There WILL BE PRIZES. ACTUAL PRIZES. For the first prize winner and for "Tharg's choice" so there's all to play for - !
YOU HAVE UNTIL THE 28th OF APRIL WHEN WE SHALL TREAD ON THE VOTING FERRET
Goody! :D
A spiffy idea for a comp.
Looking forward to this one! I have a wonderful image in my head of a JT Pegg rendition of Kano. Get to it, Pegg!
Aye, should be good. A nice excuse to treat myself to "the complete Bad Company", too.... :-)
A great Idea. I have not drawn Bad Company since I was 9!
(http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p599/skullmo2000/Danny_Franks_n_the_pit_of_pain_zps686ea884.png)
Note: this is not my entry! :P This is my 9 year old self's art.
The idea of a nine-year-old drawing Bad Company fan art is just... oh it's just wonderful. That's a beautiful image!
*MINIBUMP*
We've heard back from Bob, and his chosen theme is a cracker but I'll keep that in reserve for a future comp ;) Additionally - if anyone has any comp ideas for the ever-useful reserve list drop 'em to me in a PM!
Here is my amazing Bad Company picture - Kool Krool Bubbles for the bairns.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v76/Wellsy/Kroolbubblescopy.jpg)
Apologies.
Here's my effort. Hope you all like.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VDorFb2EHAQ/UWQV33BmZQI/AAAAAAAAACA/7DltTU1dj9Q/s1600/Bad_Company_001+copy.jpg)
Jeez, that is fantastic. I've never read Bad Company so I have no frame of reference but I know what I like, and I like the crap outta that!
Quote from: James Dilworth on 09 April, 2013, 02:25:05 PM
Here's my effort. Hope you all like.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VDorFb2EHAQ/UWQV33BmZQI/AAAAAAAAACA/7DltTU1dj9Q/s1600/Bad_Company_001+copy.jpg)
Fuck off, just go and paint something you extremely talented bastard :D
Awesome stuff!
Damn that's good Mr Dilworth, very good.
That's prog worthy stuff right there, I've never ready Bad Company either but might just take this as an excuse to help myself to a nice new TPB.
Thanks for all the kind words.
Very much appreciated.
I'm the same as Hawkmonger and Mr Macheath.......I've never read any Bad Company ( Listened to the music in the 80's, Paul Rodgers and Co )......but, if Mr Dilworths' artwork is typical of the kind of stuff that I'm likely to find when reading it.......WOW !!
What an incredible piece of artwork.......Well done and thanks.
Thats' my next lot of reading material sorted out then.
McHeath, Hawk, Bob: Bad Company (and sequel Bad Company II: The Krool Heart) would be on most 2000AD readers all time top 5 favourite strips list. You've no idea what's ahead of you...no idea. Lucky buggers!!
PS- very nice painted piece above, looking forward to seeing how this thread develops.
Hey Mr Dilworth, your picture is okay I suppose but I prefer the one above it.
Mutter... grumble... bloody talented artists entering an art competition... :D
For those thinking about picking up Bad Company, do yourselves a favour and pick up THIS version:
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61vfhNGvxjL._SY300_.jpg)
and NOT this one:
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JAmIwnLBL._SY300_.jpg)
It seems strange to castigate a graphic novel for being too complete, but the later Bad Company material (included in the thicker phonebook book) is so inferior to the superb original works that it actually drags the whole lot down in terms of quality. The earlier graphic novel contains all the essential stuff, the only bits you need to read. You really aren't missing anything with the rest.
Good advice Dark Jimbo, very good advice.
Bad Company 2000 still gives me nightmares.
I did really enjoy the Kano solo story though.
Quote from: Dark Jimbo on 09 April, 2013, 09:07:55 PMIt seems strange to castigate a graphic novel for being too complete, but the later Bad Company material (included in the thicker phonebook book) is so inferior to the superb original works that it actually drags the whole lot down in terms of quality. The earlier graphic novel contains all the essential stuff, the only bits you need to read. You really aren't missing anything with the rest.
Cheers for the heads up, I just came back to ask which version to pick up. Case closed then!
Thanks for the heads up lads, but being the narrow minded twirp I am I can't stand having an edition that is less complete than another edition of equel value. I'll just keep in mind the drop in quality when reading it and won't expect anything to the contrary.
Thanks for that guys....
Have gone with your advice, and ordered Bad Company..Goodbye Krool World for the princely sum of £9.74 (including delivery ). Delivery next week !!
That will give me time to read ' Y-The Last Man ' which is due to arrive on Thursday 11th....Excellent stuff and Cheers for the help. :D
If I'd been aware of the devastating events in Brett Ewins's personal life at that time, I would have been a little more forgiving of the results of what was basically an art therapy program. I could never understand why Milligan had decided to return to that strip - or 2000ad in general - but it makes a lot of sense that he would help out a good friend and mentor. Alan MacKenzie's gone up in my estimation for continuing to supply Ewins with paying gigs and for publishing Brett's art book/biography, all proceeds of which go directly to Brett:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Art-Brett-Ewins/dp/095691490X/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1365540945&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=brett+ewins (http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Art-Brett-Ewins/dp/095691490X/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1365540945&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=brett+ewins)
Milligan being ever the metafictionalist, there is a very telling set of lines early on in 'Bad Company 2002' where he does rather seem to be questioning the whole endeavour.
"Why go back? Didn't we do everything that needed to be done? Said all that needed to be said? What else is there to do?"
Nothing, Pete. Nothing to do and 6 whole episodes to not do it in.
The 'Kano' story is great though (much better read years later in one sitting), and well worth getting 'The Complete Bad Company' for.
Also the Kano picture on here is amazing!!! Another great art month methinks
Yeah have to echo what a couple of others have said that 'Kano' is a fantastic story and really shouldn't be neglected. Its a fantastic take on the whole soldier not being able to adjust to normal life trope. Of course this being Bad Company 'normal life' is anything but.
Oh and art is good (to keep things on topic!)
Quote from: Skullmo on 09 April, 2013, 10:09:52 PM
Also the Kano picture on here is amazing!!! Another great art month methinks
Yes it bleeding well is. Fair play, J Dilworth.
James Dillworth beautiful - !
The fact that this comp is getting people reading BC anew is really quite marvellous :D
There we go, picked up Goodbye, Krool World on my lunch break, looking forward to getting stuck into it! Who knows, if it sparks my thrill receptors vigorously enough I might even submit some art of my own (to make up for derailing this thread a bit).
The good : Blimey, James, that's a cracker!
The bad (ish) : I want ahead and ordered the complete Bad Co book. Ah well. As said above, I'm a bit of a completist. Can't wait to reread it all! :-)
I should have contracted a % before offering Bad Company as a theme for the competition. Just glad it seems popular.
Just ordered the Bad Company TP, Hopefully it arrives in time for me to dust off and enter the comp :) I owe Kano a good pic as he appeared on the cover of the first prog I ever read.
The memories
(http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/9116/360529-19752-127912-1-2000-a-d_super.jpg)
So what did I miss?
I keep promising myself I won't do any more of these, but Bad Company was a low-blow, and I couldn't resist. Like a first-love. Or something.
So here's an offering I put together which is titled, at least in my mind, "Kano Really Hates them Tomatoes".
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/25024/Kano_web.jpg)
Thats class!
Excellent piece of artwork there Jon....
After having seen the two fabulous images posted, and what is likely to be in the collected volume, I am really looking forward to starting reading this next week... :D
Love the lighting in your pic Jon. Some true quality surfacing for this comp.
I however am giving this month a miss as I have my wifes child book to illustrate and not enough hours in the day. Would love to be tech savy too when it comes to art programs... ahh too old I fear (or too stupid :))
Quality, Jon. Man, he really, REALLY hates those tomatoes! :lol:
Some awesome entries so far! I'm not sure if I'll post to this months comp yet, I'm not well versed with the subject matter or characters.
That Kano rocks!
(http://www.netrants.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/sad-tomato.jpg)
A quick iPad effort, hope you like :)
(http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/9281/krool.png)
That's absolutely mega, as is Jon's - love that splatter!
What app(s) did you use on the iPad if you don't mind me asking Time Waster? Also, I don't suppose you'd have any stylus recommendations for the iPad? Or maybe you just finger-painted it, which would be superb.
Thanks Mister Macheath :) I use sketchbook pro and I have a diddy little stylus I got free with an iPhone cover. It's got a rubber tipped end which I find better than the foam-like tips some of the other stylus' have.
Quote from: Time Waster on 12 April, 2013, 05:35:43 PM
Thanks Mister Macheath :) I use sketchbook pro and I have a diddy little stylus I got free with an iPhone cover. It's got a rubber tipped end which I find better than the foam-like tips some of the other stylus' have.
Lovely stuff! I have Sketchbook Pro myself but I haven't got any results as lovely as this. Best get practising!
Quote from: LARF on 12 April, 2013, 02:42:04 PM
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25024/Tomato.jpg)
FTFY
Here's my entry. Done on the iPad again with the Procreate app. Here's Thrax.......
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/albion79uk/f8cf3ede435b5f44cc51bcb596a2e672_zps56125ac8.jpg)
Aw yeh. I was waiting for someone to do Thrax. Nice one!
And where Thrax goes Shrike follows :)
(http://media-cache-ak1.pinimg.com/736x/ff/f3/c7/fff3c7bf7bf0294a09ad0797d8a3bcfb.jpg)
Bad Company has such a great cast of characters!
My CBC should arrive tomorrow, so if I have the will power after all the essays i'll have to write this week I'll try something out on friday. Have to say, Thrax looks like a decidedly dodgy character.
Quote from: Hawkmonger on 14 April, 2013, 07:07:15 PM
Have to say, Thrax looks like a decidedly dodgy character.
I seem to recall either Milligan or Ewins described him as, visually, "a cross between Hitler, Nosferatu and Norman Tebbit" - so I'd say Albion's done him justice.
Hello,
Bad Company Muppets Style!!
(http://i433.photobucket.com/albums/qq60/markchilcott/badcomppp_zps3efb510b.jpg) (http://s433.photobucket.com/user/markchilcott/media/badcomppp_zps3efb510b.jpg.html)
Quote from: markchilly on 15 April, 2013, 10:23:07 PM
Hello,
Bad Company Muppets Style!
Aaaahhhhhhh that is insanely awesome! Top marks for both ingenuity and execution!
That might just be the greatest thing since sliced bread.
Hi, I did these ages ago, so I don't think they can qualify for the comp.-certainly the Shrike was for a previous art comp. on here, but I don't remember what the other one was for.
What a superb bunch of entries !!......and this is only the 15th April......Keep them coming, Please.
Special thanks to ...so far
Mr Dilworth : Awesome, just love it..
Jon : Brilliant...love the agression in this...I don't like tomatoes either, but WTF !!!
markchilly : Hilarious and totally ingenius ... loving animal on the leash as Dogbrain...
Blmey, some cracking entries once again! Love those last couple. The muppets one is pure genius. :P
Excellent work everyone! Some great entries again this month......will download in my effort in a minute once I can get photobucket to work properly!
Right, sorted. Kano and his secret. :)
(http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l150/Simonipenter/Kano900.jpg)
Very nice one !! Mr Penter......Up until recently, I wouldn't even have known what your picture meant.....so a big thanks to all on this thread, who recommended Bad Company..Goodbye Krool World....Just finished reading it and it was absolutely brilliant,....and now I know what Kanos' secret is....!!
Cheers... :D
Very cool Mr. Penter.
I'm currently reading Goodbye, Krool World. I shall find out what's in there.
Quote from: antodonnell on 17 April, 2013, 10:47:19 PM
Very cool Mr. Penter.
I'm currently reading Goodbye, Krool World. I shall find out what's in there.
I will save you the bother it's [spoiler]Tut on you for peeking[/spoiler].
V
Nice one Mr Vzzbux,
I knew what it was and still peeked... :lol:
Top dollar Mr. Penter! :D
Thanks folks. :)
Fantastic, Mr Penter! :o
You got me Vzzbux ;)
I'll finish reading it later and find out the hard way.
Actually found time to attempt something this month!
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a113/Darkjimbo2/Thrax_zpsa4ff8809.jpg) (http://s10.photobucket.com/user/Darkjimbo2/media/Thrax_zpsa4ff8809.jpg.html)
Wow! That's fantastic, Jimbo. All the action seems to be centering around Kano and Thrax - and I suppose they're the most visually arresting characters - but is there really no love for Wallbanger, zombie Malcolm, or Sheeva (http://www.2000ad.org/covers/scans/hires/578.jpg), with her tits-like-nuclear-warheads?
Well done to anyone who depicted the Krool, one of the best character designs in the comic's history, and more than enough to pin a story which didn't use any of the original human cast upon.
Wow, Dark Jimbo.....Very Impressive !!
That's an awesome image !!.....Love the 'shit eating' grin and the gleam in the eye....Great stuff...
This months' competition is going to be even harder to vote on, than last months'....and last month was a cracker !.... :o
That Thrax is killer, Darkjimbo! Here's Kano, once again, but in the flashback to his brain torture at the scaly hands of the Krool.
(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j312/dikiminster/KanoBrain_zps51054b83.jpg)
Phenomenally high standard of entries. Well done all.
(If I can digress, I never thought that blue suited Kano but I guess that was Brett Ewins' choice. I also thought that one blue skinned lead character in a 2000AD future war strip was enough.)
FFS !!!... :o
Another awesome entry from Darren Stephens ....Amazing !!
Where are all you guys coming from !!?? ....Is this just a 'hobby', or are you guys all professional artists ???..
Because ...and seriously NO BULLSHIT....the entries I've seen on this thread so far are easily on a par with any comic book / graphic novel stuff that I've seen !!...
Just wonderful stuff...
Top hole everyone, stunning stuff all round!
Despite well-advertised opinions to the contrary this board is a source of constant inspiration and a hotbed of awesome talent and every time I click on me bookmark I'm surprised and amazed by summat new.
Meanwhile our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/2000adartcomp) just hit 100 likes so if you can't stand the place there's another location to get updates, although you can only vote here ;)
Jimbo and Darren, you chaps are gods :D Another amazing month - 2013 is a good year!
Following on from the last batch of amazing entries (seriously, some gobsmacking stuff, lads!), here's my humble tribute – I don't enter the art competition much (for lack-of-talent-related-reasons which should be patently obvious), but I couldn't pass up on the chance to salute Bad Company – my favourite comic series of all time. Here's De Racine with a toast:
(http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad84/ronniecraven/DeRacine_zps3a02bd3d.jpg)
"To Bad Company? No, my dear. Bad Company Two!"
Lots of cracking entries once again, here's my entry Danny Franks.
(http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt99/flipray09/Scan0017_zps28cba4ea.jpg)
filip
Crackin work chaps! Here's mine: I Kano...
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8248/8662232208_b8ee77255a_o.jpg)
Excellent as always Neil!
An awesome amount of entries this month, really wish I didn't have to follow Neil but here we go.
Gave myself another time trail over my lunch break again, my Kano piece.
(http://benwilsonham.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/kano_bad_company_screen.jpg)
Hope you guys like it. Thanks
Ben
It's just not fair chaps! :o
Didn't participate this month as I've not read Bad Company but I really wanted to contribute in some way...
So, I've made a chart to show just how unbelievably amazing this month's competition has been so far. I've marked a big red cross at the point where the axes meet.
(http://www.backfromthedepths.co.uk/dredd/chart.jpg)
Can't see the red cross? That because it's off the fucking chart!
I just want to echo everyone else's sentiments that the level of talent on display here so far is just astounding! Aside from the ludicrous amount of sheer talent, every piece just oozes personality as well.
I'm a bit embarrassed to submit my entry as it can't possibly come close to the others so far, but I've had a great time looking at this thread and also a great time reading Bad Company off the back of it.
So here's my submission, knocked up using pencils and iPad (it took me a pretty long time, I'm verrrry inexperienced with this sorta thing). As he hasnt been done yet I thought I'd celebrate Mad Tommy with a faux WWII propaganda poster:
(http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/a496/hotrodmccaughan/9cb8fcf9-a891-4034-b99c-7b93787601ef_zps480c69d1.jpg)
:o :o :o :o hell the talents growing every month!!!. Everyone is awesome a big thank you to all involved as its one of my favourite guilty pleasures to eye ball all the artwork presented every month.if I get time I will do one of my usual scribbles just to join in and post it sometime this weekend,usually a sunday aftenoon thing with a glass of wine ;)
It really is ay-fuckin'-mazing this month. Well done everyone!
Cheers folks, wonderful work everyone. I decided to give old Kano a spot of war paint. [Dunno the form, can I replace/delete the B&W version Mr.Admin?]
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8252/8664628596_5d180637e0_c.jpg)
Can't shake this image from my head, Neil. Superbly disturbing!
Hi guys. This is my first post to the art comp and I couldn't resist doing a Kano. I loved that strip. Hope you enjoy.
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff65/warfras/Kanowarwickfraser-coombelo-rez.jpg)
Well what a way to make your entrance!
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 23 April, 2013, 04:07:46 PM
Well what a way to make your entrance!
Got to agree with Colin, Wow !! what a 1st post....
Great stuff,
Cheers :)
Yeah, agreed. Manic stuff, love it! No prisoners!
Lovely stuff, Warwick!
The bar is terribly high chaps! :)
The quality makes me weep with joy!
Yet I might try to do something tomorrow night :o)
Wow! Awesome image Warwick!
Hey thanks! I only wish they'd bring the Bad Company back.
Great work Warwick, love it
It's going to be impossible to pick a favourite out of this lot
So many "prog-worthy" entries
(http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/3870/badcompanyii.jpg)
When the Krool drop a beat even the dead dance (Mac v's the ungrateful dead)
Wow – warwick f-c, Steve, Neil and all of the other entries.
Dang, I've been meaning to draw the war zombies for a while.
Superb after superb entry. An amazingly high standard.
You are scarring me off entering.
It didn't stop me trying last month. :lol:
Top stuff Steve! :o
The quality of this comp is mind blowing! Felt compelled to enter...
Throwing originality to the wind, here's another Kano
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/woolly/kanosmall.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/woolly/media/kanosmall.jpg.html)
Stunning work all. Cool seeing it all on the FB page.
I've changed what I'm doing a few times now but I'll also end up with a Kano. Just finished the book this evening so I'm going with a moment from near the end of Goodbye, Krool world.
That thick napalm-leaden sky is gorgeous Woolly. Checked out some of your other work and love it too.
Great to see your art here again Woolly. Have you started to sort out the problems you had finding a drawing position that was comfortable?
Ridiculously good entries this month. I started making a Kano figure but too busy to finish the bugger.
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 25 April, 2013, 08:22:35 AM
Great to see your art here again Woolly. Have you started to sort out the problems you had finding a drawing position that was comfortable?
Cheers mate :)
Managed to lay my hands on an old Motion Computing LE1600 for 50 quid- think of it as a budget wacom cintiq crossed with a tablet computer - and its made a massive difference to how long i can work on something.
Still need to find the perfect sitting position, but i'm getting there :thumbsup:
Being able to draw directly onto the screen is also a godsend!
DOH, I have run out of time on this one I only managed a sketch on the Ipad last night. Real life deadlines will usurp the next month of time so I'll need to finish it off much later.
I was going for Kano struggling for control with his "other" half.
PS this is not an entry as it's not complete but I thought I would show where I was heading. I wanted to work up the mechanical elements at the back of his head and tighten up the drawing. The final piece was going for black and white inked in Manga Studio.
(http://antodonnell.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/kano_sketch_blog.jpg?w=450)
Sweet mary sue! :D
You noticed the mistakes then :P I like the idea but it needs the mouth redrawing. Another attempt at it would help. Hopefully I'll have time to actually spend more than a couple of hours on a sketch for a future comp.
Quick Malzom in the Middle(of the night) :lol:
(http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/2717/pagezrp.jpg)
(http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2013/116/d/b/bad_company_by_allistermac-d635v1k.jpg)
The weird and wonderful Bad Company, one of my favourites growing up. Not quite finished, I was going to add the rest of the team with Kano in the center but time is short this month.
Sorry, just got to see it on my vastly superior screen at work and which also has photoshop levels on it's motherboard too. So I leveled up a little bit to how I thought it looked on the glass screen.
Thanks for you patience.
(http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/7348/malzom.jpg)
Thrax.
(http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b536/neilmcclements/Thrax_zpsaf97e9d0.jpg) (http://s1290.photobucket.com/user/neilmcclements/media/Thrax_zpsaf97e9d0.jpg.html)
Last night I thought I had my voting sorted, now not so sure. Great work all!
That is one fine Thrax!
It would appear Thrax's coat is giving us the finger. Top job sir!
Very nice Archie...
I like this a lot....It has a 'sense' of desolation about it..
Hooo Boy !! ..This is gonna be a very hard month for voters !!....I reckon CFM will have to 'tread' on the voting ferret quite a few times to find a winner here... There's at least 6 so far that could easily win it...
Brilliant stuff !!
Thanks all, I do appreciate your comments. You're not wrong there Bob there are a whole load of fantastic entries so much so that after having a look through it today I felt the desire to contribute an entry. It'll be a hard vote.
How do we vote, again? I've only recently become aware of there being an art competition and it will indeed be a difficult choice.
When the competition is over (this evening?) CrazyFoxMachine will stick up a voting thread and then we shall all dance the voting mambo (i.e, you'll list your top three favourites and honourable mention in that thread.)
UGh I have 10 pieces of art to do today :(
I will try to get an entry done though as I love bad company!
Quote from: Greg M. on 28 April, 2013, 04:20:49 PM
When the competition is over (this evening?) CrazyFoxMachine will stick up a voting thread and then we shall all dance the voting mambo (i.e, you'll list your top three favourites and honourable mention in that thread.)
Danke!
Watch your back!, you are in Bad Company
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-FJ1eFPx0DYA/UX2m5Xy1KyI/AAAAAAAABnQ/igUErXojK9g/w658-h805/watch-your-back-by-j-newell.jpg)
Wow James! A real team leader!