Welcome to the Dean Zachary Art Gallery. Thank you for taking the time and effort to examine my artwork. The samples below include Comic Book Art, Concept Art and Digital Paintings created both for fun and profit.
The Phoenix Trade Paperback collecting Dean’s entire run on Atlas Comics’ Phoenix series is coming out in December 2012!
PHOENIX — TRADE PAPERBACK
Writers: Jim Krueger & Brendan Deneen
Artist: Dean Zachary
Price: $19.99
Full Color, 160 pages
Ed Tyler is having a hell of a day. His mom is sick, so he’s reluctantly returned home to visit her for the first time in years. His former best friend and ex-girlfriend are less-than-pleased to see him. But his day takes a turn for the apocalyptic when everyone in the entire town suddenly vanishes. That’s when things go from bad to hellish for Ed. Abducted by aliens, Ed soon finds himself imbued with incredible powers and on the run for his life…and the lives of everyone he loves. Nothing is quite what it seems in this intense science-fiction thriller from Jim Krueger (AVENGERS/INVADERS), Brendan Deneen (FLASH GORDON) and Dean Zachary (WONDER WOMAN)!
Ask for it at your local comics retailer or contact www.atlas-comics.com for your copy!
DEAN DRAWS PHOENIX FOR ATLAS COMICS!
Dean’s entire run on Atlas Comics’ Phoenix series is available at www.atlas-comics.com!
Dean is the artist on Atlas Comics' recent relaunch of their title, Phoenix. This Sci Fi/Action Adventure Superhero gets his powers after being abducted by aliens, but can he control what he is becoming as a result? For more info go to www.atlas-comics.com
DEAN DRAWS WONDER WOMAN!
Dean's art is featured in a Wonder Woman story found in the DC Halloween Special 2010!
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American Twilight: The Eagle and the Dragon concerns a superhuman American patriot and a Japanese assassin who form an unlikely alliance to fight a mad scientist on a mysterious island in the Bermuda Triangle. It's James Bond meets the X-Men. 185 Pages with a 20 page Art Section!
Buy it online at www.jupiter-books.com. Send me some reviews and let me know what you think.
COMIC BOOK ART
As a comic book illustrator, I created splash pages, pin-ups and sequential art pages in my favorite medium-graphite. Penciling has a purity and simplicity that continues to challenge me artistically. Whether in one frame or sequentially, effectively telling a story in black and white using lines, shadows and textures has always been a passion of mine.
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CONCEPT ART
Even as a writer, storytelling remains a visual medium to me, and I envision the fully realized scene in my head as if I am watching a movie. The challenge is trying to record the images accurately from my imagination. I rarely construct images; I feel more like I am interpreting them. The concept art samples below are from a screenplay, a gaming script, or a comic book script that I have written or co-created with colleagues.
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DIGITAL PAINTINGS
Some of the digital paintings below were commissioned while others were part of my own creative proposals. Compelling characters and dramatic facial expressions inspire me as subjects and usually figure prominently in my work. The human form in action still continues to fascinate me, and has remained my focus in communicating artistically.
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*All existing commercial images are TM and Copyright of their respective owners. All original artwork including but not limited to 'Hellhound' related content are Copyright 2005 Dean Zachary. All Rights Reserved. |