I'm artist JKMoore, and welcome to my imagination.

I've been privileged to work in comics, marketing, and animation utilizing diverse art styles, growing from each new challenge.

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X-MEN '97: IRON MAN

Marvel Animation Character Design, X-MEN '97, Iron Man. Media: Adobe Photoshop

With the release of the art-book devoted to Season One of the series featuring this image, I have permission to share it online as part of my portfolio. I have always loved Iron Man, and I was so thrilled by the live-action movie adaptation. Thanks to CGI FX in the hands of geniuses, and the brilliant contributions of actor Robert Downey Jr., generations of viewers got to see this classic superhero character in all his glory up on the big screen. However, although I was excited to get this assignment, my enthusiasm wilted once I saw the reference featuring this 1990s version of the hero. All due respect to those behind this design, I think it's horrible, and I probably grimaced with every line I laid down in adapting it. My love is reserved for the Golden Avenger as rendered by Jack Kirby, George Tuska, Bob Layton (his early stuff), and Adi Granov.

***The X-MEN '97 art-book is one of the best of its kind, a must-have for every art lover, animation geek, and superhero fan. I highly recommend getting a copy for yourself.

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X-MEN '97: GLADIATOR Marvel Animation Character Design, X-MEN '97, Gladiator. Media: Adobe Photoshop

With the release of the art-book devoted to Season One of the series featuring this image, I have permission to share it online as part of my portfolio. I knew very little about Gladiator, and here was my first opportunity drawing the character. This is one of the more popular comic book characters being an obvious rip-off of Superman. Gladiator swipes from Superman even down to the primary colors scheme, the red trunks with the yellow belt, and the stylized emblem on his chest. Marvel Comics loved to needle rival DC at every turn, particularly when it came to aping DC's iconic heroes in "homages," or call it straight-out thefts. Even The Mighty Thor was intended by Jack Kirby to be Marvel's version of Superman. Did you know that?

***The X-MEN '97 art-book is one of the best of its kind, a must-have for every art lover, animation geek, and superhero fan. I highly recommend getting a copy for yourself.

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X-MEN '97: THE SILVER SAMURAI - Marvel Animation Character Design, X-MEN '97, The Silver Samurai. Media: Adobe Photoshop With the release of the art-book devoted to Season One of the series featuring this image, I have permission to share it online as part of my portfolio.

The only things I remembered about this character:

• the Marvel Team-Up # 57 issue, featuring Spider-Man and Black Widow, with a stunning cover by artist Dave Cockrum. The Silver Samurai stood over a slashed up Black Widow, about to deliver a killing strike as Spider-Man was leaping to the rescue. • and the live-action adapted version appearing in the 2013 movie THE WOLVERINE. The challenge was to cull from available reference, and adapt the character for X-MEN '97 in the art style established by Lead Character Designer Amelia Vidal. ***The X-MEN '97 art-book is one of the best of its kind, a must-have for every art lover, animation geek, and superhero fan. I highly recommend getting a copy for yourself.

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X-MEN '97: CABLE - Marvel Animation Character Design, X-MEN '97, Cable in X-Men Uniform. Media: Adobe Photoshop. This assignment was a re-dress of the existing character design of Cable by Lead Character Designer Amelia Vidal. So, this is considered a creative collaboration. Typical of the 1990s era, Cable is always outfitted with an array of strapped-on pouches which are more decorative than utilitarian.

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Marvel Animation Character Design, X-MEN '97, En Sabah Nur.Media: Adobe Photoshop. With the release of the art-book devoted to Season One of the series featuring this image, I have permission to share it online as part of my portfolio. I knew very little about En Sabah Nur, and this was my first opportunity at drawing the character. Notes from Lead Character Designer Amelia Vidal were invaluable. Because this character appears in the book as a teaser for Season Two, I cannot reveal any more information regarding him. I will say that, for the character's rather arrogant pose, I drew inspiration from actor Jason Momoa's Dothraki character Drogo, from GAME OF THRONES. ***The X-MEN '97 art-book is one of the best of its kind, a must-have for every art lover, animation geek, and superhero fan. I highly recommend getting a copy for yourself.

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X-MEN '97: OMEGA RED - Marvel Animation Character Design, X-MEN '97, Omega Red. Media: Adobe Photoshop With the release of the art-book devoted to Season One of the series featuring this image, I have permission to share it online as part of my portfolio. I knew very little about Omega Red, and this was my first opportunity at drawing the character. Notes from Lead Character Designer Amelia Vidal were invaluable. ***The X-MEN '97 art-book is one of the best of its kind, a must-have for every art lover, animation geek, and superhero fan. I highly recommend getting a copy for yourself.

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Marvel Animation Character Design, X-MEN '97, Professor Xavier Teddy Bear Monster Transformation. Media: Digital.

In the Season One episode entitled, "Fire Made Flesh," my assignment was to design a couple of baby Nathan Summers' nursery items as they are turned into nightmarish monsters. Working from the storyboards, I took on this spooky challenge. For the teddy bear transformation into a monstrous Professor Xavier, I needed to illustrate four essential stages. In my mind, I drew inspiration from the Boggart transformations in the film HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (2004), with that sort of unsettling tornado-twist effect. Rather than burdening the Prop Designers, I designed a little rocking chair for the teddy, morphing it into a very crude and creepy version of Xavier's wheelchair. Here, I've thrown in my own shadow treatments to push the scary atmosphere.

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Marvel Animation Character Design, X-MEN '97, Bishop. Media: Photoshop I was assigned the Bishop character to provide Expression Sheets, one for body poses, and the other for facial expressions. This was intended as a further aid to the animators. At this time, I am only permitted to post the facial Expressions Sheet. The art style was established by Lead Character Designer Amelia Vidal, the lady with the cool name.

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Perfectionism is when you go back to improve on artwork that was printed years earlier, but the results of the collaboration didn't match what you originally saw in your head.

Maybe science will someday cure this perfectionist condition? Where is my pill?

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WB Animation Character Design, WATCHMEN, Dr. Manhattan, Silk Spectre.

During the Season Four production of YOUNG JUSTICE, I was approached by executive producer Brandon Vietti to assist on his side project, developing an animated adaptation of WATCHMEN, the epic graphic novel series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. This was all top secret at the time, so I was not permitted to mention it to anyone. Now that the teaser-trailer has dropped, and the completed feature film is soon to be released, I am free to share what little work I submitted. As with other DC adaptations, the effort was to translate the art style as originally established in print. So, I was required to emulate the style of artist Dave Gibbons as closely as possible.

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Disney/Marvel Animation Character Design, X-MEN '97, Gladiator Turns. Media: Adobe Photoshop. In the First Season of the series, I was assigned the Gladiator character to design, and turn, based on the art style established by Lead Character Designer Amelia Vidal. Characters with asymmetrical details present an added challenge in turning. Gladiator is one of the many superhero characters that are obvious rip-offs/homages to Superman. But I also believe that this guy and OMAC have the same hair-stylist.

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Marvel Animation Character Design, X-MEN '97, Spiral Turns. Media: Adobe Photoshop

Working from a fantastic character design pose provided by Lead Character Designer Amelia Vidal, my assignment was to accurately turn Spiral, who appears in an early episode in the First Season due to the shape-changing abilities of Morph. This was a challenge because of all the detail, along with the character's multiple arms, the pairs of which are not symmetrical.

Pending official approval, I hope to add color to this illustration at a later date.

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X-MEN '97: Franchise Group Shot - Marvel Animation Character Design, X-MEN '97, franchise poster. Media: Adobe Photoshop

For Season One, the honor fell to me to assist in marketing the series by fully illustrating the line art for what would be a group poster image. The original rough sketch by Supervising Director Jake Castorena was provided to me, laying out the composition. I put the various characters on-model as individual elements, adhering to the art style established by Lead Character Designer Amelia Vidal. Addressing Amelia's notes, I proceeded to final clean-up and composition adjustments. At some point, pending official approvals, I hope to add my own selections of color and SFX as fan art, as well as post each character separately.

*It has come to my attention that this line art has been shared online prior to this release. ANYONE posting this artwork, claiming it as their own creation is LYING to you. I think it's a very sad state of affairs when others seek to somehow elevate themselves by taking credit for things they haven't done. The ONLY entities rightfully credited for this line art are Disney/Marvel, Marvel Comics, the original character creators, Jake Castorena, Amelia Vidal, and myself, JKMoore.

As always, thanks so much for viewing!

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Disney/Marvel Animation Character Design, X-MEN '97, Ronan The Accuser. Media: Adobe Photoshop. I had designed this character before for a different show. So, I referenced that previous design while adapting Ronan for the X-MEN '97 series under a fresh art style established by Lead Character Designer Amelia Vidal.

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Now streaming on Disney+ !

And they spelled my name right. But if you blink, you might miss it. Haha!

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And I was privileged to help with Character Design on this new series.

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WB Animation Character Design, YOUNG JUSTICE, Unused Family Photo of Mary West, Wally West. Media: Pencil, digital color.

Mary West, with young son Wally at his kindergarten Graduation.