And wow is it looking GOOD. Knowing the guys behind the Canadian JoeCon like I do, I’m sure they are absolutely giddy about having a guy like Atkins draw their hand-made characters, and deservedly so. A fantastic cover. LOVE Atkin’s Black Ice. The cover was colored by Simon Gough, and you can check it out at JoeCanuck.com.
The final cover can be seen below:
Now, not only do we get to see this fantastic cover, but as has become custom, Robert Atkins took to his terrific blog and gave us some fantastic in progress shots of creating this cover. Hit up the links below to check out Robert Atkins talking about creating this fantastic cover:
- Robert Atkins Art – Canadian Joe Con Part 1
- Robert Atkins Art – Canadian J0e Con Part 2
- Robert Atkins Art – Canadian Joe Con Part 3
Soooo good.
Help me out here; was the “JoeCanuck” character always conceived of as being black, or is this just the result of massive quantities of unsold Renegades “Ripcord” figures abounding?
JoeCanuck was conceived of as an anyman, a lot like the Steel Brigade, with no skin shown to indicate ancestry. This time we fully unmask JoeCanuck in the comic, turning him from a generic character into the face of our universe.
And that decision was occasioned by the availability of massive quantities of a particular Renegades figure?
In the exact same way the original JoeCanuck was occasioned by the availability of massive quantities of a particular two-pack.
That’s what I wanted to know. The whole figure/affair is still incredibly disappointing, but at least now somewhat less inexplicable.
Sorry to hear that, but fortunately we get enough positive reaction to all the hard work that goes into the con and the exclusives every year to still make it worth it for us.