The Many Faces of Carl
Carl is a fan and attendee of Comic Conventions. Beginning with the Eugene Comic Con (EUCON) 2015 as a lark he commissioned a few caricatures of himself. The results pleased and intrigued him. This developed into a hobby and is a way to help support the comic arts. The original works and the modified versions are submitted here for your enjoyment
Most of these are commissioned pieces of "fan" art, however unsolicited submissions are also welcome. Do you have the moxie to put your work next to these guys? Then send them to me at this address: barkingcrayon@gmail.com.
A tip of the hat to those artists willing to play along.
Note to Artists: if you would like me to link to a different page or I failed to credit you correctly please let me know. Different/another version of your Carl is always welcome.
Carl is a fan and attendee of Comic Conventions. Beginning with the Eugene Comic Con (EUCON) 2015 as a lark he commissioned a few caricatures of himself. The results pleased and intrigued him. This developed into a hobby and is a way to help support the comic arts. The original works and the modified versions are submitted here for your enjoyment
Most of these are commissioned pieces of "fan" art, however unsolicited submissions are also welcome. Do you have the moxie to put your work next to these guys? Then send them to me at this address: barkingcrayon@gmail.com.
A tip of the hat to those artists willing to play along.
Note to Artists: if you would like me to link to a different page or I failed to credit you correctly please let me know. Different/another version of your Carl is always welcome.
Eugene Comic Con, Eugene, OR 2015

Jack Stepp drew this Mob Boss version of Carl at the 2015 Eugene Comic Con. A great job with a short story: Jack was commissioned to draw Carl towards the end of the show and paid in advance. We had to leave without receiving the drawing. Just one of those things. Well, sketchy webmaster that I am I did not notice that Jack tried to contact me through this site. 7 months went by before I noticed. I finally replied and he still had the drawing and emailed me a copy. Brilliant! Thanks Jack, great job. I'm posting it pretty much as you drew it.
Wizard World Comic Con, Portland, Or 2016

I met Rick Marcks again at 2016 Wizard World Comic Con, Portland, OR, and he did not mind having a 2nd go at Carl. I liked the 1st one and I think I like this one better. I just removed a smudge or two and tweaked the colors, otherwise this is just as Rick drew it. Terrific job. It looks like Carl really means business.
Emerald City Comic Con, seattle, Wa 2016

Patric Reynolds of Murdering Ink fame drew this version of Carl. His art is very different from mine. He has a scratchy, stark style that really lends itself to black and white. I am now a big fan. I was so pleased I had him draw Hellboy and incorporate Carl's logo. Great jobs both. 2 things that struck me besides his amazing talent. First is the scale he draws in. These are sketch cards about 2.5 x 3.75 inches. Most things posted in this Carl gallery are 6 x 6 or larger. Amazing. Second, is his normalcy. When I first saw his work he was not at his booth. He was on one of the many panels at ECCC. I was intrigued enough to return later. He was not the tatted, circus freak I expected but rather a regular guy with a good sense of humor occupying a booth next to action hero/author/artist Landry Q. Walker. A great artist and nice guy with reasonable prices. Click the art and visit his site.