Publius drawings (large)

[Shroom Man 777]

That's really skilled work, the lining and stuff, the fine details. It looks like you're using finer pencils in this one!

[Thanas]

Publius, is there any reason for those particular seven?

Also, what is the logic behind red skulls decorations?

[Publius]

The Nine Worthies were cited by Jacques de Longuyon in 1312 as paragons of chivalry from the three eras of world history, pagan (Hector, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar), Jewish (Joshua, David, and Judas Maccabeus), and lastly Christian (Arthur, Charlemagne, and Godfrey de Bouillon). A popular theme in Mediaeval art, the Nine Worthies received relatively standardized attributed arms, all of which appear or are hinted at in this particular depiction.

The Red Skull's decorations are intended to suggest that he is essentially the Nazi Party's chief executioner, a kind of prototype of a new kind of National-Socialist warlord meant to oversee and eventually replace the traditional Wehrmacht commanders. He wears the rank of Reichsmarschall and his decorations include theGrand Cross of the Iron Cross, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak-Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, the Iron Cross 1st Class and 2nd Class, the Honor Roll Clasp of the Army, the Winter Battles in the East 1941-42 Medal, the War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords, the Close Combat Bar in Gold, the Golden Party Badge, the War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords, Anti-Partisan Badge in Gold with Diamonds, the Wounded Badge 1939 in Gold, the War Order of the German Cross in Gold and in Silver, and the Sharpshooter Badge 3rd Step. The total significance of these decorations is that he is a highly-decorated and experienced killer.

[Thanas]

The Nine Worthies were cited by Jacques de Longuyon in 1312 as paragons of chivalry from the three eras of world history, pagan (Hector, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar), Jewish (Joshua, David, and Judas Maccabeus), and lastly Christian (Arthur, Charlemagne, and Godfrey de Bouillon). A popular theme in Mediaeval art, the Nine Worthies received relatively standardized attributed arms, all of which appear or are hinted at in this particular depiction.

Ah, thank you for that.

The Red Skull's decorations are intended to suggest that he is essentially the Nazi Party's chief executioner, a kind of prototype of a new kind of National-Socialist warlord meant to oversee and eventually replace the traditional Wehrmacht commanders. He wears the rank of Reichsmarschall and his decorations include theGrand Cross of the Iron Cross, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak-Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, the Iron Cross 1st Class and 2nd Class, the Honor Roll Clasp of the Army, the Winter Battles in the East 1941-42 Medal, the War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords, the Close Combat Bar in Gold, the Golden Party Badge, the War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords, Anti-Partisan Badge in Gold with Diamonds, the Wounded Badge 1939 in Gold, the War Order of the German Cross in Gold and in Silver, and the Sharpshooter Badge 3rd Step. The total significance of these decorations is that he is a highly-decorated and experienced killer.

It just seems too much for me - he wears nearly every combat and non-combat medal ever created by them, including the special degrees that were almost never issued. In the end, it makes him look too tacky IMO, especially considering he got medal combinations that are almost impossible to pull off.

[Publius]

It just seems too much for me - he wears nearly every combat and non-combat medal ever created by them, including the special degrees that were almost never issued. In the end, it makes him look too tacky IMO, especially considering he got medal combinations that are almost impossible to pull off.

This particular depiction of the Skull is not actually set during World War II. Like Captain America and Nick Fury, this is the Red Skull as of 2009, having had around 70 years to accumulate his medals, unlike Hermann Göring and Hans-Ulrich Rudel, who had but a few short years. Furthermore, through the vast majority of this time, the Skull had no living immediate superior in the chain of command; the only time he would have been subject to someone else's authority would have been when working with the Hate-Monger, in which circumstances he was essentially playing the parts of Heß, Göring, Himmler, Bormann, and Jodl all combined into a single person. He was, after all, handpicked and trained by Hitler himself to be the Nazi beau ideal; in glorifying the Red Skull, the Führer would in effect be exalting the Movement above the old Prussian elite, which makes him an attractive candidate for recognition (to say nothing of the fact that he is an Übermensch physically on par with Captain America, whose own extraordinary collection of decorations for valor goes generally unquestioned).

[Thanas]

^That explains things, especially the 70 years bit. Thank you for explaining, it makes more sense now.

[Publius]

1. Capt. Edward Jellico, UFPS, Commanding Officer, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)
2. Shanoa, Order of Ecclesia
3. Arthur, CPA



1. Col. Scott McCoy, SF, USA, Commanding Officer, 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta
2. Capt. William Bush, RN, Commanding Officer, HMS Nonsuch
3. Nightcrawler
4. Blink
5. Delphyne Gorgon



1. Larry Talbot, Security Guard, American Museum of Natural History
2. Obergerichsrat Christian Elias Droßelmeier
3. Darkman
4. Red Robin
5. Lana Lang



1. Encyclopedia Brown
2. Moses Ben-'Amram, Prophet and Lawgiver of the Israelites
3. Robin of Earth-2
4. Maj. Don West, UGSF
5. Agent K, MIB
6. Chief Investigator Arkadiy Renko, MVD



1. Rick O'Connell
2. Detective John Kimble, LAPD
3. Charlotte Aulin, lay exorcist
4. Lt. Cdr. Montgomery Scott, UFPS, Chief Engineer & Second Officer, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)
5. Lt. Cdr. Data, UFPS, Operations Officer & Second Officer, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)
6. Senior Chief Operations Specialist Miles O'Brien, UFPS, Operations Department LCPO, Deep Space 9
7. Ernest P. Worrell



1. Ens. Harry Kim, UFPS, Acting Operations Officer, USS Voyager (NCC-74656)
2. The Doctor, Acting Medical Officer, USS Voyager (NCC-74656)
3. Capt. Shelby, UFPS, Commanding Officer, USS Sutherland (NCC-72015)



1. Maj. Benson Winifred Payne, USMC
2. Sgt. Jack Spade, USA



God's achievement of arms (two alternate versions of the same achievement exist with the mottos Ecce facio omnia nova and God's in His Heaven, all's right with the world substituted for Sum)

[Thanas]

Lovely work.

Is there any chance of getting a higher resolution version of Bush?

[Crazedwraith]

Technically I'd like to point out that the Shelby of the Sutherland as referenced in Deep Space Nine is in fact not the same as BotBW Shelby. Although only going by Pocket Book's continuity where she becomes 1st officer of the Excalibur and later the Captain of the Exeter and then the Trident and then promoted to the Admiral in charge of Space Station Bravo.

Ron D Moore apparently forgot he told pocket books they could use the character when he wrote in the reference to Shelby but as it happens Dax refers to Captain Shelby as 'he' anyway.

Nitpickings aside; it is a very nice peice of artwork. Though the lines you add to people's face often make them look more haggard than usual.

[Publius]

[Alan Bolte]

I greatly enjoy your drawings, but sometimes something about them bothers me, and I think I've figured out what it is: the eyes. Often they're just too far apart, and sometimes the shape/size isn't quite right, making them look like they extend too far around the side of the face, or making the face too wide. Rarely, as in your drawing of Dr. McCoy, they are actually misaligned.

Also, I don't know how you feel about requests, but could we get one of Yoshi with a rider? That would be awesome!

Alternately:

"In Mushroom Kingdom, Yoshi Rides You!"

[Zor]

That Jack Skellington is damn creepy.

Zor

[Steve]

I thought it was meant to be Bones, head of the DEO in DCU.

[Uraniun235]

I like the skin tone you have going on Spock.

[Publius]

A preview of the still far-from-finished grand finale.

[Publius]

Harriet Jones, Prime Minister; The Wasp; Dirty Harry Callahan; Friar Tuck; Little John; Elijah the Tishbite; Guy Montag



Delbert McClintock; Bob Kelso; Raven; Starfire; Empowered



Jack Sparrow; Low-Light; T'JBang



Bugs Bunny; Buster Bunny; Benjamin Bunny; Bucky O'Hare



Jo Lupo; Deep Six; The Easter Bunny; Brenda Del Vecchio; Labman; Sergeant Slaughter



Sneak Peek; Turanga Leela

[Zor]

The composite shot was pretty nice, although i must ask what compelled you to draw the rabbits?

Zor

[Publius]

The composite shot was pretty nice, although i must ask what compelled you to draw the rabbits?

They were on the list.

[Publius]

[Shroom Man 777]

RONALD VON REAGAN!

[Uraniun235]

That is a boss Bucky O'Hare you've got going there.

[Publius]

Fezzik and Elizabeth Swann



Ben Richards, Winston Smith, and Ron Burgundy



Arthur Dent



Banjo, Kazooie

[Shroom Man 777]

I love the fact that these authors sometimes come in all sorts of random varieties. We've got a bunch of sci-fi/fantasy stuff and then, bam, a Will Farrell character from one of his deranged comedy movies.

[Publius]

Kyle Reese, John Anderton, Shawn Michaels



Razor Ramon



Dr. Elliot Reid, The Rock



Mighty Mouse, Minute Mouse, Courageous Cat



Chandler Jarell, Susan Foreman, the kid (Escape from Cybertron City)



Pimple



Benjamin and Kaeli (Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest



John Connor



Haley Starshine



Flounder, Scrappy-Doo, Thumper, and the Velveteen Rabbit



Marvin the Paranoid Android

[Thanas]

Flounder. Oh, that is great.