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.
Pingback from Personajes de cómic en portadas alternas de discos de los 80’s « La Ventana de Saouri 2.0
Time: May 6, 2010, 2:55 pm
[…] de las que me ha gustado más es Elektra haciendo de Jennifer Beals en la portada del disco de la película Flashdance. También está […]
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Time: May 7, 2010, 3:34 am
[…] aparece como la chica del discoRio de Durán Durán. Una de las que me ha gustado más es Elektra haciendo de Jennifer Beals en la portada del disco de la película Flashdance. También están […]
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