Sketchbook - Steve Lieber

Until this sketch, everyone tried to give me a face-on view of Aquaman when they sketched, or at the least a profile. Lieber decided to take the icon in a different direction, and produced a view of Aquaman that normal humans wouldn't be likely to get in the DCU. This sketch, along with the later one by Jeff Parker, shows Aquaman from below. It's nice to see a different perspective.

AQUAMAN
by Steve Lieber
22 Jul 2000
(permission to post given 14 July 2003 via e-mail)
http://www.unrewarding.com/steve/

This sketch came exactly halfway through my first San Diego comic-con. It was the first sketch I got on the third day of the con, as I started to work my way systematically through artists' alley. I chatted with Lieber a bit before working up the nerve to ask for a sketch, he had won an Eisner the night before, and I was sure he wouldn't want to draw anything for me. Like 99% of the artists I've met, though, he was delighted to add to my sketchbook. We also chatted a bit about a story he had just illustrated for Eric Shanower's OZ Story anthology. I came to the conclusion that Steve Lieber is a pretty cool guy.

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.