"Monster Hunter E" ("Van Helsing")
An overwhelming tidal wave of relief struck Tony and I when we discovered the 2004 movie season wasn't going to start with a Marvel Comics film. How relieved? Enough to break into joyous song outside the theater in the Mall of America without a single care of the huge scene we were making. Praise Stephen Sommers our first film would involve a supernatural hunter played by Hugh Jackman taking on classic movie monsters. Even better, we didn't have to brain-storm on ideas! What else could our homage revolve on than Erik going up against Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Wolfman. The idea draws itself.
Not to say we didn't allow the movie a sporting chance. To even the odds, I attempted to capture the likenesses of Lou Chaney, Bela Lugosi, and Boris Karloff as the iconic monsters. As you see, I only managed to get two out of the three. Basically. An argument could be made one out of three. Nevertheless, the finished piece came out decent with Tony doing an outstanding job on the colors. - Jake