Some artists are painters, and have a horror vacui that expresses itself on the page. Brian Snoddy is best known as a painter of Magic Cards, but that's only a small part of his body of work. In any case, I met him at the first con I was getting sketches in my sketchbook at. He was surprised by the request for Aquaman, but happily obliged me and turned in this Aquaman of the deep. At the time, the sketch reminded me of Peter David's character Kordax, and even now I sometimes think that Snoddy caught PAD's Aquaman better than anyone else, despite the lack of beard, and even if it was unintentional. I'm proud to have a piece by Snoddy in my collection.
AQUAMAN
by Brian Snoddy
19 Sep 1999
(permission to post given 29 Feb 2004 in person)
As a reminder: Almost every sketch in my sketchbook was non-commissioned and done on the floor of a con. These are not the best works of the artists. These are only representative of what the artist can do under pressure in a loud, crowded, and often stressed-out environment. Most of them were done as quickly as possible, to prevent huge lines from forming. Don't judge any of these artists negatively by the artwork you see, instead be as impressed as I am by what they accomplished in far-from-ideal conditions.
To see all the sketches I have permission to post so far, check out my Sketchbook Page. If you have any contact information for any of the other artists I'm trying to contact, please e-mail me. Click for a random Aquaman sketch.
The Saturday Sketch ™ is brought to you by the letters "S", "B" and the number "49", and also courtesy the fine artists who pour their lives into producing wonderful comic books, then come to conventions only to get asked by geeky fangirls for a sketch of Aquaman. Support an artist, buy a comic book.
