CSBG Archive
This Artist Is Good – Kurt Mitchell
My buddy Kurt Mitchell recently scanned some of the various comic sketches he has done over the years, and I thought it would be fun to share them with you all, as Kurt does some very strong work (almost all the sketches are in ballpoint pen, which makes the quality that much more impressive).
Enjoy!












Pretty neat stuff, no?
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15 Comments
TF_loki
October 3, 2007 at 11:33 am
That is pretty good stuff. I wish my ballpoint doodlings were in that league
Apodaca
October 3, 2007 at 3:29 pm
You should mention the most amazing part of Kurt’s talent. You know, the fact that he doesn’t use his hands.
Brian Cronin
October 3, 2007 at 3:56 pm
I sorta wanted the work to stand on its own, but yes, that is quite amazing.
Apodaca
October 3, 2007 at 4:45 pm
Sorry if I blew it. The work does stand on it’s own, absolutely, but I think it’s worth pointing out, in this era of lightboxers and other shortcuts, that someone like Kurt is doing it the hard way, and looking just as good, if not better.
FunkyGreenJerusalem
October 3, 2007 at 5:45 pm
I was looking at this on the boards the other day.
It’s really quite good.
Ian Astheimer
October 4, 2007 at 7:33 am
…?
He draws with his feet?
Regardless of what he uses, those are some mighty fine sketches. He has a great, silver age style.
Cei-U!
October 4, 2007 at 8:09 am
Actually, I draw holding the pen in my teeth. I was delighted that Brian didn’t mention that fact and I forgive Dan for bringing it up. He’s just a young’n, after all, and don’t know any better.
Mongoose
October 4, 2007 at 8:34 am
Very classy silver age-y looking artwork. The three dimensional construction of the characters is just so tight and neat. I think that’s my favourite thing about old school drawing styles like this. There’s a really substantial feeling to the characters that makes them dynamic.
Da Fug
October 4, 2007 at 2:48 pm
I dig his Batman and the Vulture/Spidey pic.
Apodaca
October 4, 2007 at 5:19 pm
My favorite is the old-school Batman at the bottom.
Paul
October 5, 2007 at 9:20 am
Love that Batman. I wish I could see this wonderful colored Hourman drawing Kurt did again…I had it as my desktop for several months. I think I lost my copy of it in a computer crash, though.
Cei-U!
October 5, 2007 at 11:58 am
I’ll try to post the Hourman pic on my art thread in the next couple of days.
Paul
October 5, 2007 at 12:26 pm
whee! thank you!
dr_cyclops
December 9, 2007 at 4:09 pm
I tried to get Kurt to draw with his feet. He said “NO”. I owe so much of my drawing talent to the direction of this man.
Roquefort Raider
April 30, 2008 at 10:39 am
Kurt is really excellent. His style is classic without looking dated; it has all that was good in silver age art. I really like the nefarious trio up there as well as the Thor vs Hulk piece; both make me want to read the comic they’re from (if such comics existed)!