That’s great stuff guys.

Marco– I have no words… brilliant.

Awwwwwwwwwwwww!!! So cute!

WHOA! Marco D’Alfonso!!! That is pure, pure genius!

Other favs this week include Nick Perks drawing an incredibly minxy Poison Ivy, Thea Rodgers’ brilliant depiction of Damian Wayne and Hit-Girl out on a soda shop date and the classy “Romance in Gotham” series by Bill Walko.

Man, Nightwing’s boobs are almost as big at Batgirl’s.

All of these are brilliant, but for whatever reason Thea’s piece tickled my funnybone the most this week. That’s *exactly* what both characters would do on a date and how they’d relate to one another.

Xum and Marco always impress me with their design sense as well as their storytelling, and Marco’s piece in particular has a clever use of the “rain on lovers” cliche that made me look twice at the background. The use of the angled orientation to place the Joker’s body in the background works very well to set up a sneaky visual punchline there. Xum’s Cupid-Lanterns are extra adorable for being “real” Valentine’s messengers.

Bill Walko *nails* the vibe of the Cats-Bats romance in its classic form, Phillip Sevy’s piece nicely plays up the 90s aspects of the commission, and Josh Gowdy’s piece achieves a similar feel as he takes full advantage of both the framing and the characters to create a clever moment. Nick Perks also creates a smart gag in his piece: Poison Ivy loves plants so much, even they think she’s coming on a bit too strong.

I quite liked John Trumbull’s piece as well, which feels like an actual Golden Age cover concept. I’m pleasantly intrigued by the body language in Sean McFarland’s entry: is Lois ambivalent about Superman’s courtship here, or simply trying to put up a cynical front regarding a cornball romantic gesture she secretly lurves? The colors on the piece really pop too, particularly the way Lois’s vest is set off against the Daily Planet globe.

Paul Hostetler’s pieces are quite nice, showing two different relationships at two different phases. The old overeager, perhaps mismatched courtship of the first piece contrasts nicely with the wordlessly cozy intimacy of the couple in the second. And Brendan Tobin’s warm, winning piece gives us something that works as a Valentine’s Card; the choice of classic Machine Man over the parody version from Nextwave lends the piece a sweet sincerity.

bah, no one ever picks mine…

“Colors by the wind beneath all of our wings”… wow, Brian, wow. Always finding new and creative ways to make me fall out of my chair.

That’s not the first Hit-Girl and Damian mash-up I’ve seen. I do like them as a pairing.

I agree with a lot of what Omar has to say. Great work everyone! I can’t even pick a favorite!!

And Omar, John Trumbull’s Cap/Wondy kiss is based on “V-J Day in Times Square” a famous photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt that portrays an American sailor kissing a woman in a white dress on Victory over Japan Day (V-J Day) in Times Square, New York City, on August 14, 1945.

Yep. Bill’s exactly right.

And it turns out my old college roommate Scott is the one who suggested Sean’s Superman & Lois Lane piece! Way to go, Scott!

Love the bracelets/shield pairing in Trumbull’s picture. Great job!

Would have loved to have seen a same sex couple.

I think I can actually say I liked everyone of them.
And now we need a Damian/Hit Girl crossover..it would be too good.

…well, now we see Ryan Choi’s place in heaven.

Brilliant. All of these were brilliant (loved Xum’s pleas to save GL: TAS and Young Justice)!

Especially liked the choice of Hippolyta (the ’40s WW) over Diana… after all, Steve and Hippolyta were in the same era) – and the implementation of “The Kiss” pose was well played. Great job, John Trumbull, and to all the other artists in this weeks TLIID!

Oh, I don’t interpret that as Hippolyta but as the actual Golden Age Wonder Woman before all the silly retcons, which would be Diana. Only John can speak to his intent, though. As one of the guys who suggested the pairing, that’s my hope anyway.

Hugh Tims,

It’s not specifically a Valentine’s drawing, but Mic? did an awesome Batwoman/Question drawing that would very nearly fit in with this group.

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2011/02/02/the-line-it-is-drawn-26-comic-book-cover-homages/

Thanks for picking not one, but two of mine! And thanks Nick and Brendan for drawing them so nicely.

Squirrel Girl and Ambush Bug. Best strip I’ve seen in a long time. Love it!

Sean’s Lois has this look in her eye as if she’s thinking “How can I ever get off of here if he gets fresh!”

Especially liked the choice of Hippolyta (the ’40s WW) over Diana… after all, Steve and Hippolyta were in the same era) – and the implementation of “The Kiss” pose was well played. Great job, John Trumbull, and to all the other artists in this weeks TLIID!

h, I don’t interpret that as Hippolyta but as the actual Golden Age Wonder Woman before all the silly retcons, which would be Diana. Only John can speak to his intent, though. As one of the guys who suggested the pairing, that’s my hope anyway.

In my mind, it was the Golden Age Wonder Woman. Hippolyta didn’t occur to me, even though I thought that was a clever retcon. Hope that doesn’t wreck the piece for you, Steve!

Well, in any case, the Hippolyta Wonder Woman has now joined the original 1940s Wonder Woman in retcon limbo anyway. And I love the piece.

And I neglected to say anything about my other suggestion! The Choi/Giganta piece is adorable.

Great pieces this week.
Damian and Mindy make an adorable if not lethal couple
Love Brendan’s Rendering of Aaron and Jojo.
I do take slight issue with Squirrel Girl snuggling someone that isnt me, but its still damn cute.
And everytime I look at Marco’s piece I hear the sound of rushing water from Mr J’s neckhole

Wow and X-Men 2099 reference? And I love the foil dig too!

Lovely pieces all around.

And those “GL Cupids” are our children, Aika and Isamu. Or should I say, Ayaka and Razamu.

Xum

I am flattered by your very public display of adoration, Xum… but wow, that outfit really makes my… body look big.

Mm-wah!

Man… I miss the old DC…

“oh, uh, gee, Conan, you really shouldn’t have….” love the look on her face!

But I’ve got to go with Squirrel Girl and Ambush Bug. Snuggled up in snuggies, wih a bowl of popcorn, watching tv…d’awww! And the Superman and X-Men pillows are a nice touch.

Always good stuff here. Almost makes me wish I had a twitter account, so I could suggest ideas.

As soon as I saw this week’s theme, I thought to myself “Someone will suggest Deadpool and Harley, and Marco will draw it, and it will be awesome.” Thanks for not disappointing me, Marco (and originaldayfan)!

CONAN & WONDY…1st
DEADPOOL & HARLEY…1st

& i like ur piece more XUM after reading ur comments

No worries, John. Still love the piece.

BTW, in my neck of the woods (San Diego, CA), we just had a statue of “The Kiss” installed near the USS Midway in San Diego Harbor!

Any reference to the world of 2099 wins in my book. Kudos, Phillip Sevy

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