She’s A Maniac
Who doesn’t love Elektra:Assassin? Or Jennifer Beals, for that matter? Originally, this was going to be Elektra on a rooftop with dead ninja at her feet, but luckily I remembered that classic honeymoon suite scene, which allowed me to throw in some more comic references.
This was a blast to draw. After years of brush inking, it was liberating to grab a pen and just mess around. I think the brilliant source material inspired me to experiment and play with the look of the piece, and it turned out to be a great learning experience. I’ve still got a few more ideas for other album covers that I’ll get to soon.
While I’ve got your attention, I should mention my summer convention schedule.
June 6 - Mocca Fest in NYC. I’ll be sketching at the fundraising booth from 1:30-4:00.
June 13 - Big Apple Con in NYC. Free admission! More info in the link.
June 19-21 - Heroescon in Charlotte, NC. I’ll be donating the inked version of the Elektra piece to the art auction.
July 11 - Asian American Comic Con in NYC. The first ever! More info as it arrives…
July 22-27 - San Diego Comic-Con, at Booth #1322 with Jill Thompson, Brian Wood, and a very special guest!
I’ll be sketching, of course, but I’ll also have some original artwork, books, exclusive prints and a special set of postcards. Check out the signings link for more info on the shows and my regular commissioned sketch policy.
June 2nd, 2009 | Posted under Conventions, 12 Inch Remix
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Pingback from Blog@Newsarama » Blog Archive » Cliff Chiang Mashup: Elektra meets Flashdance
Time: June 2, 2009, 12:06 pm
[…] was a blast to draw,” Cliff wrote on his blog, which has some other great sketches featuring Batgirl and Vampirella. “After years of brush […]
Comment from Jock
Time: June 2, 2009, 12:10 pm
that’s f*ckin great cliff! love the pen…
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Time: June 2, 2009, 5:56 pm
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Comment from Erica
Time: June 3, 2009, 11:16 am
I love JB! Very smooth piece, Cliff. I’m looking forward to seeing you again at Heroes. I missed out last year on a sketch (it was my first con and I was clueless. You were so cool to talk with) but I will try my darndest not to let that happen this year! See you there!!
Comment from John Popa
Time: June 3, 2009, 9:23 pm
Looking forward to seeing you in Heroes again, Cliff!
Comment from Cliff
Time: June 4, 2009, 12:46 pm
I always have a great time at Heroes. See you guys in a couple weeks!
Comment from Jill a.k.a. The Nerdy Bird
Time: June 5, 2009, 5:47 am
Gonna miss you at MoCCA this time around unfortunately. I can only make it for Sunday. But I am going to SDCC for the first time this year so I’ll be sure to stop by your booth! :)
Btw, I blogged “The hero formerly known as Batgirl” to remind everyone about the festival, hope you don’t mind.
http://www.thenerdybird.com/2009/06/hero-formerly-known-as-batgirl.html
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Time: June 5, 2009, 6:21 am
[…] This is just one of three illustrations of retro 80’s album goodness Cliff recently posted on his website. I chose my favorite of the bunch to represent, and remind everyone of, the Museum of Comic and […]
Comment from Javier Cuevas
Time: June 5, 2009, 12:01 pm
A Lovely Elektra!!
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Time: June 8, 2009, 6:05 pm
[…] Chiang dropped us a note about this sweet Elektra/Flashdance mash-up he posted on his blog. He also reposted his Batgirl/Purple Rain and Vampirella/Rio album covers, and says he has a few […]
Comment from Chris Jones
Time: June 8, 2009, 7:33 pm
Man, is there any chance to get any of those as wallpapers? That’s some phenomenal stuff. I’d love to see a rendition of Queen’s “Hot Space”.
Comment from Chris Chiang
Time: June 8, 2009, 9:52 pm
Nice mash-up. You really should post the originals with the homages.
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Time: July 1, 2009, 1:52 pm
[…] I have a man crush on Cliff Chang, because he keeps bringing joy into my life. Here’s his remix of Elektra on the Flash Dance album cover: […]
Comment from J to the D
Time: July 15, 2009, 11:22 am
FUCK! I love these. Goddamn brilliant!!!!!!!
Comment from salgood
Time: September 1, 2009, 1:28 pm
Cool fun man, love the bat girl cover! Hah! great idea. A while ago when that flicker/wiki make a cover game was making the rounds i had a blast making some, was thinking i should draw them - been too preoccupied since with work and trying to find more of it, but this post reminds me i really should do it
thanks for the smiles and inspirations sir!
Comment from Acacia
Time: January 5, 2010, 3:17 pm
Are you going to be putting these (and the recent john hughes one) up for sale on Khepri anytime soon?
Comment from Cliff
Time: January 5, 2010, 4:52 pm
Very soon! I’ll post about the khepri.com shop once they’re available. It’ll just be the Batgirl & Elektra LP pieces for now, and I’ll have movie poster versions of the other images with me at conventions.
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