Sketchbook Page - Tim Dzon

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This is another in a set of sketches I picked up at the 2010 Baltimore Comic-Con. I met Tim Dzon is Artist Alley and requested a sketch from him. I was on a really tight budget this year and he was willing to work with me to do a quick sketch in my book, which I greatly appreciate!



He did a takeoff on the old "Superman jumping over a tall building" routine, but with Old Shell-Head instead. The inking on the classic Iron Man armor is fantastic, of course Tim used to ink the War Machine series, so I shouldn't be surprised!

Thanks for the great sketch, Tim! You can check out his deviantArt page here.

Iron Man Versus, Part 66

Welcome back for yet another installment of "Iron Man Versus", where Old Shell-Head lampoons loonies!  Today's very special segment comes from Iron Man v1 #217 (1987).  It's a little something I like to call Iron Man vs. Clark W. Griswold!





Yeah, I'm pretty proud of this find.

Iron Man Versus, Part 65: Comic-Con Edition!

Welcome back for another installment of "Iron Man Versus", where Old Shell-Head does a dangerous dance of death with dorks!  Today we have a very special edition in anticipation of Baltimore Comic-Con this weekend, as our spotlight Avenger goes up against an entirely new and different threat!

I hope you enjoy, from Iron Man v1 #72 (1975), a little adventure I like to call Iron Man vs. the 1974 San Diego ComicCon!

 
As a special bonus, this story takes place during the time that Iron Man had a nose!   


 
 
Clearly, this story is a hilarious comedy of errors.  Like all (bad) comedy of errors, it ends with the protagonist triumphant!


Noticeably absent from the above panel: Iron Man.


Look, I've read the whole comic and it really doesn't make any more sense than the parts I'm showing you.  Just be glad I cut out the parts with the supervillains. 

Iron Man: Political Commentator

Iron Man has always been pretty conservative, so it's so wonder that in the late 1980s he went a little Rush Limbaugh.




All the superheroes are always talking about how bad the roads are, but they never do anything about it!  Except, of course, blow them up.

From Iron Man v1 #251 (1989).

Dr Doom: Supervillain, Dictator, Art Critic

From Iron Man v1 #249 (1989).



Say what you will about the man, but Dr Doom is a man of principle.

He's got wheels, and he knows how to use them!

An old friend of mine Tweeted this to me today concerning his Happy Meal toy:

@doktorandy when did Ironman add wheels to his suit?



An excellent question, @Chaddah!  The answer, which you probably were not expecting, is 1963!


Yup, that little slice of awesome appeared in Tales of Suspense #44, the sixth Iron Man comic book!

The Great and Powerful Bambi Arbogast!

I recently came across this panel from Iron Man v1 #252 (1990), and it's just too ridiculous.


So I guess the intercom is not good enough for Mrs. Arbogast?


Once I captioned this I just couldn't stop...






Well, I think this has gone far enough...

Try for yourself.  Email me your submission (TheDok@DoktorAndy.com) and I'll post it on the site!  Literally tens of people will see it!

I just don't understand this panel.

I'm sorry, I just don't understand this panel from Iron Man v1 #160 (1982).


I guess Tony is putting on the armor? But why is there a disembodied arm floating around? Is that a leg on the left? If so, what's wrong with the foot?

Ugh, forget it.

Iron Man Versus, Part 64

Welcome to yet another installment of "Iron Man Versus", where I show you how Old Shell-Head, and his alter ego Tony Stark, engage the enemy emotions! Today we have a soap opera moment from Iron Man v1 #153 (1981) staring the always stunning Bethany Cabe.

For your consideration, Iron Man vs. Loneliness!




To be honest with you, I really like this sequence. It comes from a run of Iron Man that I love for the quality of the character writing and art. Well worth a read.

Until next time!

That must be some meal!

Wow, a meal that takes two whole days to recover from! Man, that must have been some dessert!

From Iron Man v1 #225 (1987).

Borderline Legal

Being friends with Tony Stark has it's advantages, but more often than not it seems like it's just a pain in the ass. For instance, when he asks you for a favor, RUN.


It really is amazing how many times in the 1980's Tony said "I want to believe in the Law, but..." then broke through a Senator's window, or invaded a country, or punched Federal prison guards. You get the idea.

From Iron Man v1 #225 (1987).

Iron Man: Airplane Mechanic

One of the advantages of being a millionaire industrialist genius inventor with a flying suit of cybernetic armor is that you don't have to wait for your plane to be on the ground in order to perform repairs.


Of course, one might wonder why you would need a plane in the first place, but they probably aren't millionaire industrialist genius inventors with flying suits of cybernetic armor, so screw them.

From Iron Man v1 #239 (1989).

The part of my brain that processes irony just EXPLODED.

Sometimes you find something in an old comic book that, because of the passage of time, is so awesome that it blows your mind. I experienced that last week when the part of my brain that processes irony exploded all over Iron Man v1 #244 (1989).



Yes, that's right. I found an Iron Man comic book that insults Robert Downey Jr's acting!

I'll accept my award for greatest comic book find of the decade now.

Iron Man Versus, Part 63

Welcome back to yet another installment of "Iron Man Versus", where I show you how Old Shell-Head fences with the foe of fame! Today we have, care of Iron Man v1 #103 (1977),

Iron Man vs. Admiring Airline Passengers!


Until next time, keep those tray tables up!

For Fans of Iron Man 2

Does this page from Iron Man v1 #238 (1989) look at all familiar?

The Many Innuendos of... James Rhodes?

For a while now I've been cataloging the many innuendos of Tony Stark, but it looks like all those innuendos are starting to rub off on Tony's best friend, James Rhodes.

Rhodey gets in on the act in Iron Man v1 #234 (1988).


Hey, that's not bad! You might have a future in this, Rhodey! Got any more?


Ugh. Nevermind.

Iron Baby beats Muppet Babies any day of the week.

From Patrick Boivin, who already provided us with the awesome Iron Man vs Bruce Lee, now brings us something EVEN MORE AWESOME!

It's Good to be a Playa!

Tony Stark knows it's good to be a playa!



From Iron Man 2: Public Identity movie prequel comic #1 (2010).

You've Come a Long Way, Tony.

From the 1966 Iron Man cartoon,



to the latest film,



you've come a long way, baby.

Limp Whip

Yeah, sure, never. First time. Uh huh.

From Iron Man v1 #224 (1987).