This painting went through quite a few revisions. The first two versions were titled "Victorious," the third "Day of Wrath" aka Darkwolf, and the fourth and final version "Jaguar God." The final revision took place in 1994 when Glen Danzig requested a cover for his Jaguar God Comic, released January 1, 1995. Frazetta simply changed Dark Wolf's outfit, and he had the cover art ready for Verotik.
"Some of my later art, even if perhaps they lack a certain swashbuckling quality, they are hard to be too critical of. You can't criticize the painting. Everything is in the right place. The drawing is perfect, the balance is right. I don't always enjoy it as much as the older ones. They don't have that crazy, casual, going-anywhere quality, but I am aware of that, you see. There is where I am safe. I am aware of it. As long as I am aware of it, I can adjust it. I can adjust again. I have in the past. And then, really get back to that kind of pace...just work hard. Paint a lot. Get crazy. Get freer. But you know the way I work. Hell, I'll let a year go by sometimes, and then I'll sit down: "I think I'll paint a masterpiece." - Frank Frazetta (Frazetta, David Anthony Kraft's Comics #42 Interview, by Steve Rinngenberg, 1987)
