Wow. Talk about the "big one!" Dig this repugnant painting I whipped up (in 1980 at age 15) of the ever-incredible Hulk and his cast of thousands! Inspired by the work of Jim Steranko, as well as the many wrap-around panoramic paintings that adorned such books as the HULK! magazine of the day, I wanted to include every darned Hulk friend and foe in one big (18 by 30 inch) watercolored wall-busting whopper! You can see I tried to tell the Jade Giant's tale, in a left-to-right fashion starting with his origin, his main cast (General Ross, Betty, Rick, etc.), then added his early foes, characters who appeared later in his drama-drenched strip, some of his superhero pals, even slipping in a nod to the then-current HULK CBS-TV series! Oh, to be young and have this kind of time and boundless energy again... Click to enlarge!
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| Note the influence of actor Bill Bixby on my depiction of "Dr. Banner!" Bixby, of course, was then portraying the good doctor on the CBS HULK TV series! |
Bonus! Click below to see a pic of me, in 2013, holding up this oversized art, displaying the size of this colossal canvas!
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| Al Bigley, holding aloft this 1980 watercolor-and-ink poster, elicits reactions on the streets of Detroit, Michigan! |
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