Within the 2nd SENTINELS Anthology, we have one
huge story with the 3rd generation SENTINELS as adult heroes. This
story focuses on the 3rd gen team, but it also features every
generation of SENTINELS teams. We wanted to do a story that really served as
something special to all of the people who had been following us for years.
When it came time to spotlight the 1st and 2nd
generations of the team, I did the finished art off of Luciano Vecchio’s layouts,
but we also wanted the different generation parts of the story to feel unique
and have a distinct quality to them. For the 1st generation team, I
knew Michael Bloechle would be the perfect colorist to help us achieve that
goal!
Michael (Micha) is an amazing artist from Germany, who entered our 4th
Drumfish Art Contest over on DeviantArt. Michael won third place with his
rendition of Stitch all grown up. I remember being truly impressed with the way
he colored his work. It was so painterly! I loved it. A few months later,
Michael surprised us with a portrait of Firebomb that has to be seen to
believe. It was so beautiful! It was so realistic that you could see freckles
on her skin in the picture.
Now, I had already known that I wanted to work with Michael
one day, but this picture solidified it! Micahel agreed to color the 1st
generation part of the SENTINELS story and I couldn’t be happier
with the results. There’s a feeling of time and place with the way he colored the
story. It separates itself perfectly from the other stories and stands on it’s own.
It also makes my linework look so much better after I destroyed Luciano’s
sketches!
Please check out Michael’s work at www.micha-vom-wald.deviantart.com
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