Toyfare Cover

[blackirish]

Did Iron Monger for Hasbro and it made this month's ToyFare...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/jfmenna/toyfare.jpg


Also did Red King

http://powet.tv/2007/09/01/marvel-legends-hulk-wave-rumors/

I'm the guy doing Mephisto for Randy.
For my day job, I sculpt coins for the US Mint.

BD rocks, period!

[Clutters]

I'm the guy doing Mephisto for Randy.


...so that's how Randy got out of his deal with the devil. :lol:

[agent of weapon x]

Nice job Black Irish. Have any pics of other work you've worked on?

[Googam]

Welcome - And a big congrats on the Toyfare cover! I'm looking forward to seeing the Mephisto painted!

:foom:

[joefixit2]

Nice job on the Red King!! Hope he makes the cut for wave 2 of the Hulk figures!!!

[scottman]

Cool cover, Congrats

[MARVELRULEZZ]

Congrats on the Toyfare cover Joe! - I liked your Captain Marvel a while back also! Mephisto statue looks great so far!! - can't wait to see the finished sculpt!!

[pmpknface]

CONGRATS MAN! Mephisto looks good so far. Keep the sneaks coming!

[blackirish]

Here's my site....

http://www.freewebs.com/black_irish/

Thanks for the kind words....hope everyone likes the work!

[Shanester]

Wow, excellent work! Can you say what coins you work on? Obverses/reverses? I'm a long time coin hound.

[blackirish]

Glad you guys are digging this stuff.
I'm a lifelong comic fan so this is awesome to be a part of this....

[sambofred]

Good stuff

[Oeming]

Great work man! Cant believe we live in the same town, small fucking world.... small fucking town actually:)

[Mandragora]

congrats on the cover!

hmmm my toyfare hasn't shown up in the mail in a long time :-x

[Grimlocki]

Iron Monger looks great! Congrats for the cover! Can't wait to see more of Mephisto.

[blackirish]

I'm a HUGE Buscema fan so the Mephisto is a trip. I grew up with How to Draw Comics the Marvel way...besides Kirby and Adams, he was the other big gun as far as I was concerned. For years, all I did was monuments and gallery work so coming back to comic based stuff fits like a glove. Incredible group of sculptors working for Randy past and present and I'm stoked to be able to participate.

[Clutters]

I love Buscema's work too. Althuogh Mephisto is not a 'must have' character for me, your pose looks spot on and the prelim work looks fantastic. I might have to buy it on its own merits...

[dr.doom]

Congrats, home run for the Toyfare cover!!!

[joefixit2]

I'm a HUGE Buscema fan so the Mephisto is a trip. I grew up with How to Draw Comics the Marvel way...besides Kirby and Adams, he was the other big gun as far as I was concerned. For years, all I did was monuments and gallery work so coming back to comic based stuff fits like a glove. Incredible group of sculptors working for Randy past and present and I'm stoked to be able to participate.

You had me at Buscema.

[Grayskull]

Nice sculpt on the Iron Monger and nice prelims on what Mephisto will look like. Can't wait to see him finished.

[blackirish]

Buscema was beyond legend....was also obsessed with Jim Aparo, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Sal Buscema, Gil Kane, Carmine Infantino, Jim Starlin...and later Marshal Rogers, Walt Simonson, John Byrne, etc....all the old school saints...who coincidentally would all translate into great sculpts.
I wound up studying classical art for almost a decade and all that stuff but these guys were the underpinnings of everything for me.

[Grumpy]

Gotta tell you, I can't wait to add Mephisto to my collection! I'll be proud to display your work in my home, Mr. Blackrish! Betch'a never expected to be call "Mr.", now didja?

[IronFist]

Gotta tell you, I can't wait to add Mephisto to my collection! I'll be proud to display your work in my home, Mr. Blackrish! Betch'a never expected to be call "Mr.", now didja?

Betcha he never expected you to call him "Blackrish," either. ;)

[Zemo55]

Congrats! & NICE WORK!!

[Professor Oreo]

Kickass stuff man! Really dig your Iron Monger!

[blackirish]

Walter...your work is insanely cool.
Thanks.
Was actually showing your work to a collegue the other day....incredible stuff....sculpts and graphics.