Dr. Manhattan by Pasquale Qualano

Art by Pasquale Qualano

Above, a cool Dr. Manhattan by Italian artist Pasquale Qualano.

 

For more info about the artist, visit his official website HERE. 

Caparezza's Orbit Orbit

On the 31th of October acclaimed Italian rapper Caparezza released his latest work, Orbit Orbit, which is both an album for BMG and a graphic novel published by Bonelli.

The graphic novel, available as both hardcover and softcover, written by Caparezza (his debut as comic writer), is drawn by an incredible ensemble of well-known artists: Sergio Gerasi, Riccardo Torti, Nicola Mari, Marco Nizzoli, Renato Riccio, Stefano Tamiazzo, La Came, Yi Yang and Matteo De Longis (cover).

The story features Caparezza as a cosmonaut who embarks on an interstellar journey in search of creative inspiration after a period of isolation. The antagonist is a character named Darktar, clearly inspired by DC Comics' Darkseid.

Caparezza has always been a comic book fan and the album, Orbit Orbit, is crammed with comic book references, including Swamp Thing and Watchmen.

 

Track 4: Darktar

«Nella palude come Swamp Thing»

Track 12 – Pathosfera
«Sono quello freddo della ganga, Dottor Manhattan» 

You can find out all the references on Fumettologica, HERE (in Italian).

The key track of the album is titled A Comic Book Saved My Life. 'Nuff said!

Dr. Manhattan by Richard Pace

Art by Richard Pace

Above, a brilliant Dr. Manhattan by Canadian comic book artist and illustrator RICHARD PACE.

 

For more info about the artist: Instagram - Patreon

Dr. Manhattan by Chris Samnee

Art by Chris Samnee

Above, an excellent b/w portrait of Dr. Manhattan by American comic book artist and illustrator CHRIS SAMNEE. 

 

For more about the artist, visit his Instagram page.

Dr. Manhattan by Marco Santucci

Art by Marco Santucci

Above, a recent commission featuring Dr. Manhattan by Italian comic book artist Marco Santucci.

 

For more info about the artist, visit his Instagram page HERE.

Dr. Manhattan by Federico Mele

Art by Federico Mele

Above, a Dr. Manhattan commission by Italian comic book artist, illustrator and storyteller FEDERICO MELE.

See more about the illustration's process HERE.

Visit the artist's Instagram page HERE.

Dr. Manhattan by Jesse Lonergan

Art by Jesse Lonergan

Above, a stunning Dr. Manhattan by über-artist and illustrator Jesse Lonergan.

 

For more info about the artist: Website  - Instagram - Etsy shop - Image page

I highly recommend his Hedra book! 

Dr. Manhattan by Jesse Lonergan

Art by Jesse Lonergan.

Above, an intense portrait of Doctor Manhattan by American comic book artist and illustrator Jesse Lonergan.

 

For more info about the artist: Website - Etsy shop - Image page

Jon Osterman by Luca Genovese

Art by Luca Genovese.

Above, a shining portrait of Jon Osterman captured at the moment that marked his entire existence. 

Art by Italian comic book artist LUCA GENOVESE, realized as contribution to Watchmen 20 anni dopo, an Italian tribute book to Watchmen published in 2006 by Lavieri. 

"The Watchmaker chapter is my favorite one... I am a bit of a watchmaker myself so...
I wanted to capture Jon at his last moment as human being, watching time takes apart under a terrible light." - Luca Genovese

Preliminary sketch by Luca Genovese.

Dr. Manhattan by Mike McKone

Art by Mike McKone.

Above, a Dr. Manhattan portrait by British comic book artist Mike McKone.

You can follow McKone on his Twitter, HERE. 

Check his original art at TD Art Gallery, HERE.

Ozymandias and Dr. Manhattan by Carlos Dearmas

Art by CARLOS DEARMAS.

Above a stunning "Ozymandias and Dr. Manhattan, clock and time" commission drawn by Argentinian artist CARLOS DEARMAS.

For more info about Dearmas, visit his blog: HERE.

Doc Manhattan by Sergio Ponchione

Art by Sergio Ponchione.

Above, an awesome Doc Manhattan on Mars drawn by Italian extraordinary artist SERGIO PONCHIONE. He previously drew a great Swamp Thing homage and, the last December, he was the cover artist for a special Linus issue focused on Moore and his works. 

Ponchione's books are published in English by Fantagraphics: check HERE.

Manhattan and Nemo by Francesco Biagini

Art by Francesco Biagini

Dr. Manhattan's sketch (above) and Captain Nemo's one (below) drawn by Italian comic book artist Francesco Biagini.

Art by Francesco Biagini

Dr. Manhattan by David Hitchcock

Art by David Hitchcock.

Above, a great illustration by British artist David Hitchcock portraying Dr. Manhattan in a pose that also pays homage to Rodin's The Thinker.

For more info about David Hitchcock visit his blog: here.

Gerhard and... Dr. Manhattan on Mars

Art by Dave Gibbons and Gerhard.

Canadian artist Gerhard, known for the amazing background illustration work he did on Cerebus the Aardvark, drew a great Martian location for a little Dr. Manhattan portrait by Dave Gibbons.

The whole story can be read on Gerhard's blog: here.

Dr. Manhattan and the Metabaron by Juan Giménez

Above, an awesome illustration by Internationally acclaimed artist Juan Giménez featuring Dr. Manhattan and Othon the Metabaron. It is a commission realized for collector Gerard Nadal.

Moore the Musician and Dr. Manhattan by A. Boni

Art by Alessandro Boni.

Above you can admire a Moore's portrait as a musician drawn by Italian artist ALESSANDRO BONI, originally realized for the Italian book Canta Canta in 2002 and included at page 234 in Alan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary Gentleman tribute volume (Abiogenesis Press, 2003).

Boni also drew a Dr. Manhattan illustration (see below), expressively realized for the Alan Moore: Portrait (page 282)

Illustrations posted on this blog with the author's permission.

Art by Alessandro Boni.

Dr. Manhattan was bald!

Art by Mr. Peruca.

From the Notorious Baldies series by Mr. Peruca.

Dr. Manhattan by Bill Sienkiewicz

Art by Bill Sienkiewicz

Above, an amazing Dr. Manhattan sketch by Bill Sienkiewicz, from the artist's files.