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F0 R E W O R © Eric Basaldua or Ebas or Brocha Bas or whaCever I cali him when l see him (Bassm asCerP) is one of Chose guys who was bom Co do one Ching and do ic beCCer Chan mosC. Por some ¡C's writing music or designing homes and office spaces or knowing che ¡nner workings of Chese compucers ChaC vex us. Por Eric, IC's drawing. MosC of us know someone ChaC for some reason can do someching complex and myscerious wich liCCle apparent efforc. For me, when I meeC someone who can add more Chan Chree numbers Co equal someching, I am awescruck and myscified ac Chelr genius. I am also awescruck by people ¡n my own field ChaC can jusc flac-ouc draw. And Eric can jusc flaC-ouC draw. I'm noc going Co do che usual bic and chrow ouc a lisC of luminaries ChaC drift in che same arciscic orbic as Ebas because all I really need Co say ¡s I love his work and Che passion he Chrows inCo ic. He jusc loves Co draw. Drawing for Eric will never be whac mosC of us would cali a job. He will always, I believe, draw solely for Che puré pleasure of ic. IC makes him feel good. He was bom co do Chis and ic makes him happy. NoC a loe o f people can say ChaC. Some of my favoriCe work of his can be found in his skeCchbook; Che doodles, squiggles, and full-on renderings ChaC arciscs do when Chey aren'C Crying Co impress anyone buc Cheir own creaCive self. In Chis collecCion you'll find a fracción of chese liCCle exercises in creaCiviCy, and like me, enjoy chem immensely. So check ouc Che following pages and bask in Che works of someone who jusc loves Co do whac he does and does ic specCacularly well. Thanks and have fun.

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My first eake on che HK soldiers. It's a lot harder than it lookS/ but it's also a lot of fun because there's really wrong way to draw these guys. <Just like robots... PROJECT TTTLE:

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Another con variant/ this time for H u n te r-K flíe r #7. It was Che Baltimore show so we tried to make sure it resonated with fans/ and it's a piece l'm really proud of.

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This was t?he flrot? tíme I had drawn Wolf, so the pressure was really on. I am very pleased wteh fche way he carne oufr because I thínk he looks badass enough to take on he who claims to be "the best fchere is at what he does."

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ic's ¡mportanc, regardless of Che assignmenC/ Co always make sure are ¡s done wieh Che proper amoune of respecC/ fcasfce/ and class. Well, all Chat: and a calking beaver. PROJECT TITLE:

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usr .Vf&ttssi There was a loe of pressure on me for Chis piece, and ¡n cum I put a loe o f mojo inco ¡C. Originally ¡ncended Co be che cover Co che Marvel/ Top Cow Crossover crade paperbackí ¡C was penciled and ¡nked by me and colored by Tyson Wengler before ulCimaCely geCCíng shelved. you can see ¡C here from layouc Co completion. This ¡s one of my favorite pieces/ and l'm glad ¡c's geCCfng a chance Co shine here.

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A few years back we were going Co launch anocher A p h ro d ite IX series. As wiCh all Chings/ Che plans changed and Che series didn'C happen. I worked up chese skecches/ and ttaybe some day Chey'll lead Co someChing more...

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When I draw covers with Chis many girls competing for the spottight/ I like to ask people which one is their favorite and why. So / which one is yoursP

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I love vvhat you can do with fche Witchblade...

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This was a really big assignment for me, tackling such icons and teaming up with Chris Claremont.

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The Magdalena was Che flrse Top Cow characeer I really got co pufe my signatura on.

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Witchblade is in my top two favorite TC characters because I can twist and eum her any way I lite when l'm drawing. How many comic characters can you reaily do that w ith? PROJECT TITLE: PAGE NO:

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One of Che more difñcuIC covers l've done. I Cried Co give Che ¡Ilusión of her lunging forward, buc didn'C quice pulí ¡C off. I Chink I also ended up puCCing Coo much shadow on her face, and I wish I could redraw her.

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The cover to my flrst iseue of Tomb R a/der. SCALE: 6.873* X 10,437* PAGE NO:

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I did this for a fan, and ¡6 acddenfcally got thrown away I have to redraw ¡C... SCALE: 6.«73* X 10.4J7* PAGE NO:

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