Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Blast from the Past #175: Leonardo fighting the Shredder

I did this pinup drawing back in 1986, and probably sold it at a show. Fortunately, I made a copy of it before it disappeared.

It's not bad, but I think either the Shredder it a bit too small or Leo is a big too big. -- PL

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10 comments:

  1. LongleggedmackdaddyApril 14, 2009 at 11:18 AM

    Yeah, Saki looks a little small. But it's still pretty darn cool!

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  2. twopinacoladasApril 14, 2009 at 4:02 PM

    Looks really good, I dont think I have seen many Shredder drawings that you have done other than the stuff in the books. I was thinking maybe Leos legs were a little long I dont know I wouldn't have thought anything was wrong with it if you didn't mention it in the post ;)

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  3. ~ tOkKaApril 14, 2009 at 5:42 PM

    -->> ..the perspective is not to bad, and adds to the unique charm of the style, at least for artistic license .

    Shredder is in defensive so it is a bit understandable to account for size and him being a bit hunched over.

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  4. Neil VitaleApril 14, 2009 at 5:53 PM

    You know, Saki wasn't named after Stan Saki, was he? :) Where did the name Oruko Saki come from?

    Neil - Wondering if he just saw lightning outside

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  5. ~ tOkKaApril 14, 2009 at 6:21 PM

    -->> Neil, would Pete and Kevin even have known Stan at that time ?!

    ' Saki ' is an alcoholic beverage correct ??

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  6. ~ tOkKaApril 14, 2009 at 6:22 PM

    -->> BTW , Neil .. i recall Stan's earliest work on the old ' MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE ' figure pack-in comics.

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  7. PLApril 15, 2009 at 7:26 AM

    "Neil said...
    You know, Saki wasn't named after Stan Saki, was he? :) Where did the name Oruko Saki come from?"

    No, Oroku Saki was not named after Stan Sakai -- I'm pretty sure I had not yet seen any of San's work at the time we created the Shredder. I think his name came from a little bit of research we did into Japanese names, though honestly I can't recall exactly. -- PL

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  8. The SApril 15, 2009 at 7:16 PM

    ' Saki ' is an alcoholic beverage correct ??That's "sake".

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  9. ~ tOkKaApril 15, 2009 at 7:46 PM

    -->> ..touché..

    to bad it's pronounced // SAH kea //..much like the rain forest primate of of S. America .. The Saki monkeys .. now 'scuse me.

    Me n' the Saki boys gonna go out on a monkey night on the town, lotsa booze, sushi , n' sake.

    .. and bein' monkeys ::

    JUST A HECK OF A WHOLE LOTTA HANGIN' AROUND !! ..

    >v<

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  10. Alex MojcherApril 20, 2009 at 11:57 AM

    Peter, I'd say Shredder looks a bit on the small side if I had to choose, but based on the perspective it's pretty close. Keep posting stuff like this, as a huge fan from my childhood, I love seeing the never-printed stuff!

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