“Don’t give a damn ’bout my bad reputation…”
Inspired by a late-night viewing of The Runaways, and partly an exercise to see if I could make star-spangled pants and Wonder Woman go together. The idea started with Wonder Woman (I briefly entertained using an Ian Curtis Batman) but the idea of an all-girl rock band with Black Canary, Zatanna and Batgirl seemed too good to pass up.
The original black and white art will be auctioned off at Heroescon this weekend, June 3-5, so please come visit one of the best comic conventions in the country. It’s a fantastic family show with great guests and excellent programming, and it’s one of my personal favorites. Hope to see you there.
Next week, I’ll be posting sketches from the show over on my Tumblr account. I will probably crosspost those images, since I like reading your comments here, but please let me know if you prefer one format over the other.
May 31st, 2011 | Posted under 12 Inch Remix, Announcements, Conventions
Comments: 52
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Comment from Cnxn
Time: May 31, 2011, 11:19 am
How can I get this poster size? :D great work
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Time: May 31, 2011, 11:46 am
[...] banda de rock imaginaria [inspirada en The Runaways] en el Universo DC que incluye a Wonder Woman [con pantalones ajustados], Black Canary, Zatanna and [...]
Comment from Laurenn
Time: May 31, 2011, 4:26 pm
I am going to second the request for a print of this. SO AWESOME.
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Time: May 31, 2011, 4:31 pm
[...] Artist Cliff Chiang watched The Runaways and then drew this, and our lives are now that much more complete. For the record, that’s Wonder Woman as Joan Jett, Black Canary asCherie Currie, Zatanna as one of six possible bassists, and Batgirl (with facepaint in an homage to The Dark Knight Returns‘ Sons of Batman?) as Sandy West. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen Wonder Woman’s lasso reinterpreted as sound equipment either. [...]
Comment from Sarah
Time: May 31, 2011, 6:05 pm
Thanks for posting this. It’s really just the kind of pick-me-up I needed with the current state of the DCU and the news of the future one. :(
(And while here, thirding as a print! I’d love to see this one in a larger size than the other 12 Inch Remix and Atomic Bombshells ones, as well!)
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Time: June 1, 2011, 1:09 am
[...] The Runaways Category: pics / Tag: art, comics, pics / Add Commentby Cliff Chiang[In the back...on the left..]Related PostsVintage Black Light Marvel PostersCreature From The Black [...]
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Time: June 1, 2011, 9:01 am
[...] I’d be down with that. But while that may not be the case, this piece featuring Wonder Woman and other DC heroines in a Runaways-esque pose drawn by Cliff Chiang will be [...]
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Time: June 1, 2011, 9:21 am
[...] rock and rolling: My God I love Cliff Chiang…is he drawing all 52 of those books? Because that might [...]
Comment from Alix
Time: June 1, 2011, 12:10 pm
Another comment to request this as a large size print. There is a wall just begging for it!
Comment from Theodore
Time: June 1, 2011, 1:57 pm
Beyond awesome.
Please, please, please, please do an Ian Curtis Batman!
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Time: June 1, 2011, 3:39 pm
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Comment from Cliff
Time: June 1, 2011, 3:46 pm
Thanks, everyone! So glad to see how people are responding to the image. For me, I was thinking of how inspirational female rock musicians are to young girls, and how female superheroes do the same.
It’d be pretty fun to do some other bands with different lineups. Maybe I will get to draw that Ian Curtis Batman!
Comment from Gerry
Time: June 2, 2011, 9:31 am
Awesome. So, this band should definitely just be called Star-Spangled Pants. How about on the next one, a contest to name the band with the winner taking home a print?
Comment from seth
Time: June 2, 2011, 12:07 pm
I’ll add another request for a print & Ian Curtis Batman.
Comment from Brent
Time: June 2, 2011, 12:12 pm
Love this! Love this! Love this! Congrats on the cover for Wonder Woman #1 as well. Glad to see your talents showcased.
Comment from Erica
Time: June 2, 2011, 12:22 pm
This ROCKS! Love it!! See you at Heroes tomorrow (and what awesome news was just leaked by the Souce). WHOO HOO, you’re on fire! No wonder WW is front and center here!
As for TUMBLR, I follow you there and here on your blog. It would be nice if you have a reply button on your tumblr that you can activate, but I like it here for the reasons you said, you can comment.
Comment from Aman Chaudhary
Time: June 2, 2011, 3:35 pm
Wow! You’ve really outdone yourself! Amazing!
Comment from bottleHeD
Time: June 2, 2011, 3:52 pm
Why oh why did DC kill elseworlds!
Comment from Halloween Jack
Time: June 2, 2011, 5:12 pm
Please, for the love of Rao, a print! I can’t afford a tattoo of it…
Comment from moodring54
Time: June 2, 2011, 5:49 pm
Seeing as I can’t go to Heroescon to offer up my firstborn for this, I don’t suppose you’ll be selling prints, would you?
Comment from Marco
Time: June 2, 2011, 6:21 pm
Thats so awesome – thank you very much! :D
Comment from Kathy
Time: June 2, 2011, 7:15 pm
I would so love to buy a print of this.
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Time: June 3, 2011, 5:26 am
[...] Slash. Wen Black Canary darstellt oder wer da an den Drums sitzt, weiß ich aber leider auch nicht. Cliff Chiang aber erzählt darüber: Inspired by a late-night viewing of The Runaways, and partly an exercise to [...]
Comment from Dwight Williams
Time: June 3, 2011, 7:58 am
You got me thinking: back during his days with the original Teen Titans, Dick Grayson had a bit of a music hobby, specializing in guitar.
Now that he’s “Batman-Gotham”, he’s got less time for the music but more need for that kind of blowing off steam…
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Time: June 3, 2011, 3:47 pm
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Time: June 4, 2011, 11:50 am
[...] Cliff Chiang doodled this little tidbit after watching The Runaways. I don’t know if I can speak for [...]
Comment from cyndy
Time: June 4, 2011, 2:26 pm
Wonder Woman as Joan Jett and Black Canary as Cherie Currie IS AWESOME!!!
Comment from wendyvee
Time: June 4, 2011, 9:59 pm
This is beyond brilliant. Love it!
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Time: June 5, 2011, 5:17 pm
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Comment from Setzer Kail
Time: June 6, 2011, 10:33 am
I love how Z is modeled after Slash!
Comment from Vincent
Time: June 8, 2011, 11:43 am
Love this!
And please, keep this site going. I hate tumblr. And I like being able to leave comments.
Comment from Cliff
Time: June 9, 2011, 9:38 am
WOW! Thanks, Mike!
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Time: June 12, 2011, 5:04 pm
[...] last year, of a particularly irritating sexist trope. -And I fell in love with Cliff Chiang’s rendition of Wondy as Joan Jett, with Black Canary, Zatanna and Batgirl backing her [...]
Comment from Rand
Time: June 14, 2011, 12:29 pm
I was sitting next to Joan Jett for a few minutes in Heathrow airport yesterday, wish I thought to show your wonderful drawing to her, Cliff.
Comment from Ro Karen
Time: June 14, 2011, 1:42 pm
What part of my soul must I sell to convince you that this needs to be printed on T-shirts? Please, tell me that’s even possible!!
Comment from Con Barbatsis
Time: June 15, 2011, 12:24 pm
So cool so wild…plz more
Comment from hannahsaurusrex
Time: June 15, 2011, 7:43 pm
Not only would I buy the full color print, I would buy the screen printed shirt.
Comment from Dave
Time: June 23, 2011, 10:58 pm
This art needs to be on a T-shirt!
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Time: July 6, 2011, 9:12 am
[...] that I am an idiot for not being aware of his work. After viewing his website and seeing a really nice looking pic of the “The Runaways” featuring Wonder Woman, Black Canary, Zatana and Batgirl in place of the [...]
Comment from Erin
Time: August 7, 2011, 4:03 pm
I will second to the comments for a Print and t-shirt design. My friend and I are huge Runaways fans and we loove this picture! Amazing work!
Comment from Ashleigh
Time: August 24, 2011, 10:10 am
You need to make a print of this. I go as Wonder Woman almost every Halloween, and play bass in a band. My walls, they yearn for this.
Comment from Cliff
Time: August 24, 2011, 10:29 am
Thanks, everyone! Prints are available for purchase at my convention appearances. My next show is New York Comic-Con in October. Hope you (or a friend) can make it!
Comment from Philthy
Time: September 21, 2011, 10:36 am
This image kicks so much ass! The Wonder Woman/Joan Jett mashup is so friggin’ brilliant I had to make a fan art t-shirt of it. Cliff, email me and I will send you one!
Comment from Anonymous
Time: September 25, 2011, 10:28 pm
lol. You couldnt draw WW #1 with the same passion D:!? Why has you foresaken us?
Comment from Combat Jack
Time: September 26, 2011, 11:54 am
Best site for rap and comic book heads ever!!!
Comment from Combat Jack
Time: September 26, 2011, 11:56 am
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@aKiDnamedHENNY @Combat_Jack Superman on the cover of ‘The Blueprint’ would be really dope.
Comment from J.Bone
Time: September 29, 2011, 6:52 pm
Brilliant!
Funny and sexy at the same time! Which makes it twice times brilliant.
Comment from Johnny Marr
Time: October 4, 2011, 1:02 pm
“Maybe I will get to draw that Ian Curtis Batman!”
That will be AWESOME! :)
Comment from Vivian Cruz
Time: October 19, 2011, 8:15 pm
I “googlet” your name just to say: TANKS FOR WONDER WOMAN! Love your work!
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