"Hangin' at the Beach" ("2Fast 2Furious")
When it came to the list of movies being released during the summer of 2003, the one I dreaded the most was "2Fast 2Furious". It seemed like no one, and I mean no one, wanted to take a stab at it. Not Tony, any of our guest artists, or my artistic coworkers. Unfortunately, since it was one of the biggest anticipated flicks of the season, ignoring its presence would have been downright cowardly. So, I reluctantly added onto my share of responsibilities.
I knew whatever I decided; it had to involve some fast cars. Rummaging through magazines and surfing internet sites, I was on the hunt for a 'sweet chariot' which would look cool and give a notion of high-octane thrills; yet easy enough for me to do a decent job drawing it. That car turned out to be the 2004 Ford Thunderbird. So, I started with my hopes high.
But it wasn't going to be easy. Halfway through, Tony showed off his entry for "The Italian Job" involving Erik and Daryl in a high-speed car chase with a helicopter. Suddenly I found myself in a development. I couldn't draw Erik and Daryl in a car now because two weeks in a row would have been repetitive. I was faced with a little obstacle: how to do homage to "2Fast 2Furious" without involving cars?
As you see, I settled on handling the underground rebel theme with an homage to the independent style of comic artist Jim Mahfood. I'm not saying it's the most incredible thing I've done, but there are things I can't help but feel a little pride in. - Jake