Ghost 'Writer" disowned.

Bummer to read this about Gary Friedrich. We've talked a few times @ shows we guested at together, and I had high hopes the ownership rights could have been resolved and that he could have been integrated back into the Marvel workplace. Didn't expect this for the outcome. Wow.

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MARVEL COMICS WANTS $17,000 FROM GHOST RIDER CREATOR GARY FRIEDRICHBRITTANY VINCENT FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Judgment has finally been passed in the Gary Friedrich (creator of Ghost Rider) versus Marvel Comics case, and what judgment it is. The courts have ruled against Friedrich, requesting the colossal sum of $17,000 from the one-time freelancer for Marvel in a shameful show of corporate greed. While the evidence is stacked against Marvel with numerous accounts and documents (many of which you can read for yourself here) with Friedrich’s ideas clearly having been conceived before his employment with Marvel, the decision rested solely on the “work-for-hire” agreements signed by Marvel workers back around 1978. In essence, the “work-for-hire” clauses (on the back of paychecks, no less) were a clever way for Marvel to usurp any and all creative rights from those who would submit work, commissioned or otherwise.

This sneaky stipulation worked to keep Marvel Comics in the clear, demanding the hefty sum in exchange for Friedrich’s monetary gains related to the Ghost Rider name. Friedrich has been shafted, for lack of a better term, and all for a few measly words on a piece of paper, proving that in the corporate world, nothing is ever truly yours until you get it in writing. While unfortunate for Friedrich, it should serve as a warning for any freelancer or young comic artist looking to establish a name for themselves.

It’s a shame, and one good reason to reconsider seeing the upcoming Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. We doubt Marvel will be having Friedrich over for a viewing party any time soon.

Original source: http://www.wizardworld.com/marvel-comics-wants-17000-from-ghost-rider-creator-gary-friedrich.html

"Cuz ya gotta have FRIENDS!"

Classic monsters or celebrities in need of plastic surgery. You decide.

-Steve

"Full of Shemp".

Bee-Bee-Bee! It's Shemp Howard! A stooge if ever I sawr one.

Read about Shemp you knuckleheads!

-Steve

J.C. Penney

And here all this time I thought he was just a department store. :)

James Cash Penney. Original sketchcard art.
Copics and Pitt pen markers on cardstock.

James Cash Penney. I kid you not.

Founder of JC Penny's.

A plethora of Pun.

-Steve

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cash_Penney

Miller's Dark Knight sells for huge money.

I think I swallowed my gum. It only sold for $448,125. And this was during a bad economy.
Imagine if had been good. WOW.

-Steve

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dark-knight-original-art-sells-186468

Get tew duh choppa, Arnold Schwarzenegger!

Hey, it's Arnold or Ahnowd, depending on what country you're from. I've rendered Arnold a few times for t-shirt designs, caricatures and cards, but I've never painted him full color. The attached image represents 1/4 of the nearly finished piece, which I hope to share soon.

Brrr! It's cold outside!
-Steve

Full color image coming soon.

More Sketchbook

Merely to confuse you--by making more than one blog post in one day.

Cool grey copic markers,
with a hint of Pitt pens,
and Prismacolor on sketchbook
stock. What is this?
Oh yeah, 8.5 x 11".

-Steve

Stanleyart REBOOT--and it feels good. :)

It's taken the better part of a year to regain my creative senses and get back to the drawing board. While I had some seriously dark clouds looming over my head in 2011, I'm happy to say they seem to have passed and I'm now enjoying being back in my studio in a creative environment.

Today's attachments are a few pieces from my sketchbook. The finished versions of these comps will pop up on my website, and I'll make notice when they do.

Some will remain sketches though, so, keep that in mind. :P

Be well-

Steve

Full color illustration (cropped) of
bodybuilder, Steve Reeves.
Classic and natural physique.

2012--All new--It's comin'.

Stay Tuned. New look, new stuff, and --new stuff. :D
-Steve

New Star Wars Art--on the cave walls I call Stanleyart.com!

Wha'd I tell you? I knew the caffine drip would soon hit my sleen and send me running! There is now new artwork posted on Stanleyart.com! Can you believe! My fingers moved and made artwork!

"Duh, gee George, yew shew arh schmart!"



-Steve

My website is filled with 'carp'.

You know--all I needed to do to be reminded of how far behind I am was to go look at my website. What a mess, and how am I representing myself? Oh, with thousand year old Stanleyart! I swear, some of the pieces on my site were uncovered in an archological dig. You can find my stuff on the cave walls that the National Geographic guys are swearing was drawn by cavemen, but were in fact drawn by me. My junk is that old!
Let me shield my eyes. Quick! Someone throw a few punches so my orbs can swell shut like Stallones did in Rocky 1-6.

Oh the humanity. Shield your eyes.

-Steve

Ugh! What am I doing to myself?

For the last, I dunno, 100 years of my life, I've sabotaged every movement I make in terms of building my career. How do I do this? By doing NOTHING. Live fat and sassy for a while on savings or royalties or just by being lazy and apathetic and dining @ every buffet that won't refuse someone who has tried desparately in the past to mishape his body by over-indulgence and become a human watermelon the size of Lake Michigan!

Now I rant no more. It's time to be real busy, and I'm really, really about to be. My new long-term goals are established and set, my new time-lordship papers came in a few weeks ago, annnnd I've got my pencils, pens, and airbrush filled with acrylics ready to go.

This cretin has his motivation back. Suffer a little while and you'll either accept your conditions, or you'll do every darn thing it takes to make change happen, both physical and professional.

Wait. Just wait.
-Steve

All good things...

With Christmas Day quickly approaching, I just wanted to say "Merry Christmas" to those who occassionally pop-in here to see what I'm doing. While I can't wait to put 2010 behind me, due to the trials of life and the numerous brick walls I've smacked hard against over the year, my brand new goals are to invest within; with family and my own personal projects, ie, going back to the drawing board and re-creating the Stanleyart Brand.

No one may get it, or buy it, but I'm just too stubborn to quit trying.

I'm "fett" up with it.

And on Ebay right now.

A little "t" on my shirt.

Here's this years t-shirt design I came up with for the Metropolis Chamber of Commerce to sell during the Metropolis Superman Celebration. Jose Garcia-Lopez's Style-Guide b/w line-art of Superman is always a treat to work with. He's amazing.

-Steve