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Description Issue No. 1 Cover for Die Hard Year One. God, I suck at drawing real people. I'm going to try to avoid doing likeness covers as much as possible.

And 'yes' it's that Die Hard. The story starts at the beginning of John McClane's career.
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Comments: 42

GiP7 [2009-10-16 16:39:38 +0000 UTC]

WOW!

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ravensdojo [2009-06-06 05:45:36 +0000 UTC]

The likeness in some of the other covers is spot on though. So it's not all that bad. This cover is very interesting. Great composition.

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sean-izaakse [2009-05-29 13:39:10 +0000 UTC]

Very cool!

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TimTownsend [2009-05-29 13:06:59 +0000 UTC]

You know I love to bust your balls but sometimes I just have to sit back and say, "Fuck....youre a friggin' genius." This is so cool on so many levels......

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Collon28 [2009-05-29 09:22:41 +0000 UTC]

Year one? Man doesn't this guy get a break? I mean seriously if his first year as a cop is just as action packed as the movies, shouldn't he have keeled over by now from all the "excitement" in his life.
But even more seriously, nicely done; very stylish. Who cares if it don't look like "the man" himself? It's still quite good.

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amemizu8 [2009-05-29 02:35:32 +0000 UTC]

So...I love it! but yeah it really doesnt look like Bruce Willis. But honestly it might be the angle thing messing with my head. lol. Still love it though.

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Devilpig In reply to amemizu8 [2009-05-29 02:37:56 +0000 UTC]

Like I said, likenesses are not my strong suit. Although my strong suit was made by Sears.

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amemizu8 In reply to Devilpig [2009-05-29 09:57:27 +0000 UTC]

lol still a sweet drawing though.

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d-fly [2009-05-29 02:30:41 +0000 UTC]

Spectacular layout. I love the body falling along the sleeve. I didn't realize McClane was making his comic book debut- I'm going to have to check this out, definitely. Die Hard is the best action flick ever!
Again, great work.

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BrattyBen [2009-05-29 02:21:06 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow! Really cool, in concept, and design.

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Hi-Teck [2009-05-29 00:37:30 +0000 UTC]

awesome work!

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JLillustrator [2009-05-29 00:15:11 +0000 UTC]

Love it! About time McClane came to comics!

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sobreiro [2009-05-28 23:21:30 +0000 UTC]

Saw this yesterday at BOOM!'s website, excellent!

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MarkIrwin [2009-05-28 23:01:22 +0000 UTC]

Great design!

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STEWNAMI [2009-05-28 21:20:26 +0000 UTC]

Great work, and if anyone says anything, just tell them that Bruce Willis didn't ok the likeness that you originally drew, so you had to change it! I think it looks great!

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BLACKBULLSEYE [2009-05-28 20:57:56 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!!! great composition love your art man...

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WillCaligan [2009-05-28 19:12:09 +0000 UTC]

Sure do love your colors. Wish I had those layout skills my friend. You and Brian S are the best at that stuff.

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dio-03 [2009-05-28 18:54:02 +0000 UTC]

die hard: while he had hair.

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Wescoast [2009-05-28 18:36:01 +0000 UTC]

That building and Hans falling in red reminds me of an old Daredevil cover.

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rsj In reply to Wescoast [2009-05-30 12:58:50 +0000 UTC]

Hans fell off the Fox "Nakatomi" Plaza building in Los Angeles. This cover features the Chrysler Building in New York City, which is where John McClain started his cop career.

I'm guessing Mr. Red Falling is some other scumbag with an elaborate terrorist plot to steal a few bucks.

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Wescoast In reply to rsj [2009-05-31 08:35:23 +0000 UTC]

No duh. There is a Daredevil cover with the Chrysler building and someone falling off in red ... probably Daredevil. It's been awhile since I read it.

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RalphNiese [2009-05-28 18:04:34 +0000 UTC]

boom has really some strange licenses

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656comics In reply to RalphNiese [2009-05-28 19:44:23 +0000 UTC]

die hard is not strange! you're strange!!!

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RalphNiese In reply to 656comics [2009-05-28 23:01:51 +0000 UTC]

ditto, olito, ditto

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sharpiemark [2009-05-28 17:54:10 +0000 UTC]

holy sh!ts. i love die hard! when does this hit shelves?

by the by - i picked up 100 Bullets vol.1 and gave that a read for the first time ever last weekend. good work sir! very good work. really dug the book. now i gotta get vol.2

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Devilpig In reply to sharpiemark [2009-05-28 18:49:16 +0000 UTC]

Not sure when exactly it hits the stands.

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BLACKSTAR-SHABACH [2009-05-28 17:53:37 +0000 UTC]

stop playing, this ish is buttah

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killaCaravagio [2009-05-28 17:50:15 +0000 UTC]

reminds me of vertigo...

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JoeJusko [2009-05-28 17:48:56 +0000 UTC]

Wasn't I supposed to do the McClane figure? Wha happened?

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Devilpig In reply to JoeJusko [2009-05-28 18:50:07 +0000 UTC]

You still might. I just need to figure out how.

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JoeJusko In reply to Devilpig [2009-05-28 19:42:56 +0000 UTC]

"The check is in the mail." "I've never done this before." " You're my first."

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Devilpig In reply to JoeJusko [2009-05-28 21:31:56 +0000 UTC]

Well, the second cover design (which I can't post yet) was all graphic, and I was late. The 3rd cover for sure.

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JoeJusko In reply to Devilpig [2009-05-29 01:12:12 +0000 UTC]

Just breakin' your balls.

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JoeJusko In reply to JoeJusko [2009-05-28 17:58:49 +0000 UTC]

BTW, silencers don't work on revolvers as the gases and noise escape from the cylinder, too. See, you NEED me!

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STEWNAMI In reply to JoeJusko [2009-05-28 21:19:28 +0000 UTC]

Great way to petition for the work, haha

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Lifeisaglitch In reply to JoeJusko [2009-05-28 18:13:41 +0000 UTC]

What he said..

Also...Yippie Ki-Yay motherf'''''s!
Oh this will be sweet.

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angbayani In reply to Lifeisaglitch [2009-05-28 18:27:44 +0000 UTC]

Darnit. You beat me to the best quote from the movie.

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Lifeisaglitch In reply to angbayani [2009-05-29 00:47:57 +0000 UTC]

Naw man the best quote is "Ho ho ho now i have a machinegun"

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moose0225 In reply to Lifeisaglitch [2009-05-29 10:33:39 +0000 UTC]

Actually, and not to be a douchebag, but it's, "Now I have a machinegun Ho Ho Ho".

As long as we're using quotation marks, I mean.

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Lifeisaglitch In reply to moose0225 [2009-05-29 12:05:48 +0000 UTC]

Dude if correcting and keeping things factual is considered being douchebag-esq the world has failed. thanks and yeah i should have googled it.

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moose0225 In reply to Lifeisaglitch [2009-05-29 19:26:55 +0000 UTC]

No worries, dude, I was really just yanking your chain. Ho Ho Ho.

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Lifeisaglitch In reply to moose0225 [2009-05-30 00:02:55 +0000 UTC]

Better than chaining my yank...owww..ewww

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