Travis Charest appreciation thread

[Christian Beranek]

Muthafucker hasn't produced much these days, but when he does put something out it's great. I get some money and some clout he's the first guy I'm going to for a 48-page GN.

Check out these images:

http://www.elobelisco.net/SIGLO21/JPG/TravisCharest09.jpg

http://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/charest_t/charest_voodoo.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Battlefield/5755/steffen/wildcats1.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/area51/cavern/8747/wolverine2.jpg

http://travischarestgallery.com/images/spacegirl_Part01.jpg

[Vonn Hennigar]

Only a matter of time before Marvel or DC brings him in for a Big Mini.

But he makes Hitch look like fucking Mark Bagley.

[RODGER]

he's doing something overseas isn't he?

thats why he's not doing anything in america right now.

[Christian Beranek]

he's doing something overseas isn't he?

thats why he's not doing anything in america right now.

He was working on Metabarons for Humanoid Publishing in France. He's gonna be at Heroes Con. I'll ask him about it.

[Dwight L. MacPherson]

Wow! I love his style!

[Christian Beranek]

Only a matter of time before Marvel or DC brings him in for a Big Mini.

But he makes Hitch look like fucking Mark Bagley.

He is slow as fuck. Probably won't do any Marvel or DC stuff unless it's a one-shot or a GN. He tried to do Wildcats back in the day but fell off schedule.

[PhilipClark]

Really love his work. I wish he could produce faster. He was one of the best things to happen at Image, and the only reason I stayed with Wildcats as long as I did.

[The Clone Ranger]

I've loved his stuff since I first saw it in a Flash Annual (I believe) from the early nineties. He's awesome.

[Brandon191]

He's fantastic. Hope to see his work again real soon.

[TheKraken]

One of his Wildcats covers is my desktop right now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Thekraken/Desk.jpg

He's my favorite comic book artist... which really sucks, since he doesn't work anymore. :lol: I feel like Jimmy Chueng and Dustin Nguyen owe him a debt, style-wise.

[Vonn Hennigar]

One of his Wildcats covers is my desktop right now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Thekraken/Desk.jpg

He's my favorite comic book artist... which really sucks, since he doesn't work anymore. :lol: I feel like Jimmy Chueng and Dustin Nguyen owe him a debt, style-wise.

Hmmm i just assumed that was John Constantine looking like a poof.

But Charest never did Hellblazer did he?

[half guard]

charest is one of those guys that is a 'guaranteed sell' imo. if he's drawing / painting a book, i'm buying it.

[jason hissong]

an incredible talent.

[TheKraken]

Hmmm i just assumed that was John Constantine looking like a poof.

But Charest never did Hellblazer did he?

I don't believe he did Hellblazer, no. That's Grifter...

[Professor Oreo]

Travis is the shit. Simply amazing.

[tim nixon]

first comic i bought with his art was a hulk annual in the early 90s. hulk and the thing have another arm wrestling match. fuckin awesome...

[Vonn Hennigar]

first comic i bought with his art was a hulk annual in the early 90s. hulk and the thing have another arm wrestling match. fuckin awesome...

Are you sure that's Travis? I thought he never did any Marvel work aside from the Wildcats/X-Men Books.

[mario]

pff, i can be as slow as Charest if i want to
give me that clout!! :)

[Xander Boune]

He's definitely one of my favorites. Here's some of neat Charest drawings of Marvel characters:

http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/8052/heroesbw2ah.jpg
http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/5917/20040625031059xmencopy1mp.jpg

My favorite work of his is probably his covers/poster for the Wildstorm New Horizon books:

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/7145/horizons38kp.jpg

[Vonn Hennigar]

I gotta be THAT GUY, but that Captain America is Terrible, DD aint exactly Maleev level either. That said Spidey looks Peachy Keen.

[Donal DeLay]

Just think, this guy:

http://www.travischarestgallery.com/images/darkstars02.jpg

became this guy: http://www.travischarestgallery.com/images/charest4.jpg

[Vonn Hennigar]

Just think, this guy:

http://www.travischarestgallery.com/images/darkstars02.jpg

became this guy: http://www.travischarestgallery.com/images/charest4.jpg

It's impressive but compare early 90's Steve Epting with his Captain America Run today.

Now That's Improvement!

[FedEx Fanboy]

Charest is the man...

I really wish his output would measure in the positive numbers. Sometimes you wonder how these guys fucking put food on their plates. :)

[Thudpucker]

Just think, this guy:

http://www.travischarestgallery.com/images/darkstars02.jpg

became this guy: http://www.travischarestgallery.com/images/charest4.jpg

I really couldn't stand that early Darkstar art, I thought (and still think) it's some of the worst comic art I've ever seen.

I was completely blown away when Wildcats came out though, I really couldn't believe it was the same guy. It was like Liefeld had suddenly turned into Art Adams or something :shock:

[A.Huerta]

He's scary good.

[A.Huerta]

Charest is the man...

I really wish his output would measure in the positive numbers. Sometimes you wonder how these guys fucking put food on their plates. :)


He charges a lot im sure. So hes set.

[VKValentine]

Ahhhhh I love him.

Eyes of the industry! Hire him, no matter the cost!

[Thudpucker]

Ahhhhh I love him.

Eyes of the industry! Hire him, no matter the cost!

And while you're at it eyes, more ROM Spaceknight please....


and a pony


:shifty:

[TheKraken]

I gotta be THAT GUY, but that Captain America is Terrible, DD aint exactly Maleev level either. That said Spidey looks Peachy Keen.

That Cap's not his finest hour, no. However, this is my favorite drawing of Captain America ever...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Thekraken/Travcap.jpg

...so it evens out. :D

[KingMob]

Muthafucker hasn't produced much these days, but when he does put something out it's great. I get some money and some clout he's the first guy I'm going to for a 48-page GN.

It might take you about 20K (in euros) and him about 6 years. :lol:

[YouStayClassy]

Awesome thread.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4/RaidenMGS4/Supergirl.jpg

Now it's awesome'r.

[YouStayClassy]

That Cap's not his finest hour, no. However, this is my favorite drawing of Captain America ever...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Thekraken/Travcap.jpg

...so it evens out. :D

One of my favorites too, I dig the pencil version.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4/RaidenMGS4/CaptainAmericaPrint.jpg

[Thudpucker]

Awesome thread.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4/RaidenMGS4/Supergirl.jpg

Now it's awesome'r.

NICE! :eek:

[TheKraken]

here's a bunch I had on my harddrive...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Thekraken/Travis11.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Thekraken/Travis7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Thekraken/Travis8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Thekraken/Travis9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Thekraken/Travis10.jpg

[jsorrell]

Travis is extremely talented! I'm always amazed at his level of detail and his techniques are just plain ridiculous. I'd love to have more of his work in my collection because the only thing I have of his is The WildCATS/X-Men TPB.

Oh yeah...here are some of my favs -

http://static.flickr.com/53/133725347_6539b0de64_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/47/133725346_d6202cb255_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/54/133725345_540a52f901_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/51/133725344_24bb31ac75_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/53/133725343_ceba7859a2_o.jpg

Did I mention that I think he draws some of the most beautiful women.

God Bless,
Jeremy

[Slingy]

Man, I bought every issue of that dude's Wildcats series, and I don't even really like Wildcats.

[YouStayClassy]

Man, I bought every issue of that dude's Wildcats series, and I don't even really like Wildcats.

Always the mark of a great artist.

[TheKraken]

Man, I bought every issue of that dude's Wildcats series, and I don't even really like Wildcats.

James Robinson, then Alan Moore & Travis on Wildcats was amazing. Scott Lobdell & Travis on Wildcats was... well, very good looking, at least... :lol:

[jason hissong]

man, wildcats, especially the last half of volume 2 and all of volume 3 is some seriously underrated capes comics.


i'd have loved to see charest pencil the full run.

[Slingy]

James Robinson, then Alan Moore & Travis on Wildcats was amazing. Scott Lobdell & Travis on Wildcats was... well, very good looking, at least... :lol:

Alan Moore and Travis? When??

[TheKraken]

man, wildcats, especially the last half of volume 2 and all of volume 3 is some seriously underrated capes comics.


i'd have loved to see charest pencil the full run.

Yeah, but Travis was already off the book when Casey came along and made it into that concept. He only managed issues 1-4 & 6 of vol 2. Joe Casey came on at #8...

[TheKraken]

Alan Moore and Travis? When??


Moore wrote Wildcats Vol. 1, #21-34, with Travis drawing the majority of those (A few were drawn by Jim lee, Kevin Maguire, and others, but it's mostly Charest). #15-20 were James Robinson & Travis.

[jason hissong]

Yeah, but Travis was already off the book when Casey came along and made it into that concept. He only managed issues 1-4 & 6 of vol 2. Joe Casey came on at #8...


That's right. I can never remember the exact issue number of things like this. But now that you said it, I totally remember.

Still, Phillips was excellent. But this is the Travis thread, so, another pic . . . .

http://darkben2.free.fr/images/dossiers/charest/wildcats4.jpg

[Slingy]

Moore wrote Wildcats Vol. 1, #21-34, with Travis drawing the majority of those (A few were drawn by Jim lee, Kevin Maguire, and others, but it's mostly Charest). #15-20 were James Robinson & Travis.

oh man, I'm gonna have to read these.

[KingMob]

man, wildcats, especially the last half of volume 2 and all of volume 3 is some seriously underrated capes comics.


i'd have loved to see charest pencil the full run.

I've often said that myself, I was sad to see Wildcats go. Remember that issue that Charest penciled half of in 2.0? :lol:

[JHester]

I love some Charest Art. I have all of his American work. From the Flash annual and Hulk annual through to the X-men/Wildcats crossover.
Can't wait for that Humanoids GN he been working on. He is a TOP 5 Artist working today.
-Jason

[TheKraken]

oh man, I'm gonna have to read these.

They're pretty cool. Robinson's issues are pretty cerebral. Then in Moore's, the original Jim Lee team is believed dead and goes back to the alien planet they came from to find things ain't as pleasant as they remembered while a new team assembles back on Earth. The only downside is Wildstorm had two huge, awful crossovers in that time. One at the end of Robinson's run, one in the middle of Moore's. The latter was, like, 21 parts or something. But don't let that stop you from reading the runs. :D

[rembret]

travis is a serious untapped talent.If he so desired to work for marvel or dc in a timely manner he would be at the top and in demand in no time flat.Just one look at his work on the X-men/Wildcats book is proof that he can play in the big leagues from Jim Lee to Brian Hitch(Ultimates 3 art done by him would have killed)
this is one desktop i had saved by him of ladytron(i think was her name:mistrust:)from Wildcats
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c91/bretheacock/manchester.jpg

[choisez]

Are you sure that's Travis? I thought he never did any Marvel work aside from the Wildcats/X-Men Books.

His first comics work was actually that INCREDIBLE HULK ANNUAL #18 (http://groups.msn.com/travischarest/marvel.msnw) and he also did a pin-up in SABRETOOTH #1.


oh man, I'm gonna have to read these.

The Alan Moore/Travis Charest issues are also collected in two trades: WILDC.A.T.S: GANG WAR (http://groups.msn.com/travischarest/wildcats.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=1289) and HOMECOMING. (http://groups.msn.com/travischarest/wildcats.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=1288)

Currently, he's doing the covers to the STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE REPUBLIC series. Here's the first one:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v174/choisez/9884a132.jpg

Btw, issue #3 comes out this week too.

He's also still working on METABARONS: DREAMSHIFTERS, which will hopefully come out in the next year. In the meantime, there's a set of prints from the book still available here. (http://www.humanoids-publishing.com/products/prod.php?id=74)

Not to mention, more updates and a SPACEGIRL strip posted semi-regularly here. (http://groups.msn.com/travischarest/spacegirlcomic.msnw?Page=1)

-Eddy

[The Cheap-Arse Film Critic]

One of the first of this new breed of artist that's work is totally beautiful, but couldn't hit a deadline to save his life.

[Christian Beranek]

pff, i can be as slow as Charest if i want to
give me that clout!! :)

We already have plans. 8-)

[Christian Beranek]

It might take you about 20K (in euros) and him about 6 years. :lol:

That seems right. I can afford it soon, but does he have the time? The challenge has been declared!

[Christian Beranek]

Awesome thread.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4/RaidenMGS4/Supergirl.jpg

Now it's awesome'r.

I love that pic!

[Kody]

Travis is an amazing talent. I only wish he'd be more productive. I've got the Dreamshifters preview and the 11x17 print set. I think he's been working on art for Dreamshifters for about 4 years, and from what I read, it's only a 52 page book. So it seems he's working at a pace of about one page every month.

[tim nixon]

Are you sure that's Travis? I thought he never did any Marvel work aside from the Wildcats/X-Men Books.



The Incredible Hulk Annual #18(1992, Return of the Defenders Pt. 1)

6 page story entitled "Mano a Mano", written by Peter David. good stuff...

tim