Art for Bluelittlepig!

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Title: The Seasonal Crossover Massacre
Gift for: bluelittlepig
Artist: reflectedeve
Rating:: PG-13 for zombie gore
Fandom: The Middleman and The Umbrella Academy
Characters: most of them?
Warnings: three panels of cartoony, unrealistic zombie bloodshed
Artist notes:
Summary: It was really hard to pick between all your awesome fandoms, but these two cross over nicely. :) I had a blast doing this piece - it's always great to get a request that inspires you in new and different directions. Hope you don't mind the holiday theme (I tried to keep it light). Happy Yuletart!

Comments

[fangirlism]

Oooh awesome! And comic book style FTW.

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[omens.livejournal.com]

wow, this is so packed full of STUFF! :-O Awesome!!

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks! :D

[bluelittlepig.livejournal.com]

THIS IS SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!

I absolutely LOVE this, every bit of it. The Middleman plus the Umbrella Academy with ZOMBIES= mindblowing! All the details. Really, WOW! The amount detail (esp. the Umbrella Academy panel) is ridiculously amazing.(I keep stopping to scrolling up to look at all the details you packed in it.) I really love the lines, the colors, the composition of all the panels, the lettering, the comic sound effects, the ZOMBIES *____* and how there is blood everywhere. Everything just works really well together and the banter between Wendy and the Middleman is excellent!

I'm making serious hearteyes over this! I could tell you had a blast doing this because I'm definitely having a blast looking at this. Seriously, the best thing ever! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

I am thrilled that you like it! :D Particularly the zombies . . . I've never tried drawing any before, and I was afraid that I wouldn't pull them off. Thanks for the awesome prompts, this was some of the most fun I've had in ages.

[kaiserkuchen.livejournal.com]

This is enormous amounts of fun! Love the comic book page feel of it, and all the details like the LETTERING! and the SOUND EFFECTS! and the way you colored it all. Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice ♥

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

[marksykins.livejournal.com]

Awwwww! :D Perfect crossover.

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Yeah, I couldn't resist. ;)

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Hee, thanks! I have to figure out where this woodcut thing comes from . . . it's nothing deliberate, but I've heard it a few times. :)

[soda-and-capes.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is gorgeous. I love the attitude it has, and the colors are glorious.

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Gosh, thanks. :D Those colors kicked my ass.

[turlough]

That was lots of fun! You've got such an expressive style, I love it.

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[longleggedgit.livejournal.com]

AHHHH I love it!! I'm not really familiar with the fandoms, but I like anything with zombies, and you do a great job with the comic form--it looks so dynamic and fun! Plus, ZOMBIE GORE YESSSSSSSSS. You rock!

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Hee, thank you! I had absolutely no confidence in my ability to portray zombie gore, so I'm glad it works for you. :D

[ocicatsy.livejournal.com]

Very cute! I'm not familiar with the fandoms but yay for comic pages!

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D I highly recommend both fandoms - particularly The Umbrella Academy, if you're a comics fan.

[kittehkat.livejournal.com]

Ahhh! The colors! The busy, busy, BUSY background and stunning forground. I love the comic feel, and also the incredible detailing that went into this -- the curls in the main girl's hair, the argyle sweater on the masked boy... just wow!

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I think I may be pushing dangerously close to over-detailed (which is kind of funny, since a few years ago I was scared of backgrounds), really, but it was awfully fun to fill in.

[brille.livejournal.com]

Wow, fantastic work, mysery artist! As usual I'm blown away by your ability to pack a whole lot into a small space and still have it be so coherent and awesome. Your lines and style rule!

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you so much! I am not terribly sneaky, I guess. ;)

[leochi.livejournal.com]

Wow, I really, really admire your love for details! :)))

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Gosh, thank you. :D

[soundslikej.livejournal.com]

:DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

This is amazing! *loves*

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Hee, thanks! :D

[http://users.livejournal.com/xenakis_/]

Jesus, that is a crazy amount of detail! Looove the linework and Wendy's expressions and the change in font for "Umbrella Academy". Awesome!

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Can't take too much credit for the font, though; I just copied it. :)

[antihysteric.livejournal.com]

ah! that's freaking AWESOME.

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much!

[theonlytwin.livejournal.com]

oh man, this is the greatest thing ever!

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you!

[frausorge]

How gorgeous! I love Rumor's jaunty stance and Number Five's 'bring it on' attitude.

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Hee, thanks. I was trying to evoke the Rumor's catchphrase without actually writing it out.

[dramedy.livejournal.com]

I like the coloring and the humor, though I don't get it mostly as I don't know the fandoms. but it's shiny! :D

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I'm glad you like!

[bossymarmalade.livejournal.com]

Dude, I don't even watch Middleman and I'd still recognize the characters by looking at this comic! What attention to detail, and your clean-but-cluttered style is so perfect for this!

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I've been working hard at pulling off recognizable likenesses this year. :)

[brownbetty]

I love how you got Wendy really looking like Natalie Morales, and not any other person, and also captured how pretty she is. (And also, like, everything else, but that's what I noticed first.)

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I tried really hard to do justice to her (she's so damn gorgeous).

[chrismm.livejournal.com]

I just love everything about this--the story, and the crossover, and the detail, OMG, and the way the line art and the colors are so perfect for each other. :DDD That last frame is my favorite, I think. I'm just in love with her face.

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! :D Color is a big challenge for me; I usually work in black & white inks. I'm really glad you like this.

[copracat]

That's just wonderful.

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :D

[ani-bester.livejournal.com]

I love this, i love the comics, I love the sequence events as you laid them out, love the word balloons.

This is wonderful. Wonderful wonderful.
Wow........
This is just terrific.

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Aw geez, thank you so much!

[glockgal.livejournal.com]

AHAHAHA OMG I know nothing about either of these fandoms and now all I want to do is find out more!! I LOVE YOUR STYLE SO MUCH. It's all cartoony and indie-comic and the characters are so appealing and lovely and 'normal' looking - ie, not totally prettified beyond realism. It makes me feel very relaxed and comfortable. :D AND THE DETAILING I have nooooo idea how you got such a bust of extraordinary details in that wide shot of the Umbrella Academy - from the background of the mall to the blood spatters and the zombie bits...it's extraordinary!! Amazing art, omg!

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Awww, thank you, hon! ♥ You always leave such marvelous comments. And you totally should check out the fandoms - The Middleman is so much fun (and packed with geeky references of all kinds), and The Umbrella Academy is twisted in a consistently interesting way.