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by beloved Smith
Today, March 1, is a special day for me. Today is the birthday of my great buddy as well as artist, Eduardo Barreto.
Eduardo passed away December 15, 2011. two days before my own birthday. Today, Eduardo would’ve been 59 years old.
I wished to take this week’s Beauology 101 column as well as make it special; special for you as a visitor as well as special for my amigo, Eduardo.
Unpublished Cobb: Off The Leash Cover from #1. Eduardo altered his mind as well as made the final much more action influenced. He felt this was as well quiet.
Eduardo as well as I were buddies for over 20 years. before that, I had always admired his work as an artist. His variety was vast. There was no genre in comic books that he might not make his home. His long profession covered science-fiction, superheroes, western, horror, crime, humor, war, as well as so much more. I was lucky sufficient to work with Eduardo on rather a few projects, many notably Cobb as well as Captain Action.
Cobb: On The Border. never seen cover for the new Cobb series we were working on.
Eduardo as well as I likewise had a few jobs in the pipeline that we were always building for publication. jobs that numerous of you didn’t understand about or had seen, Cowboy Warrior King, 200 people To Kill, Jefferson Buck: guy Trapper in addition to a new Cobb series. Eduardo as well as I figured that we would be around for numerous years to come, we still had that shield of invincibility that all of us bring as young people. As we grow older we discover that shield is much more in the mind than in the body.
I always admired Eduardo’s toughness as well as professionalism. I don’t imply the ballroom brawler side, which he was much more than capable of, I’m speaking about his work ethic. He always satisfied deadlines as well as always worked with the most difficult times. He completed his Superman DC Retroactive work from his medical facility bed. Eduardo was really a guy Of Steel.
Not a day goes by that I don’t believe of Eduardo as well as miss him. When we dealt with our jobs it was as if we were linked in the exact same innovative mind. Eduardo was my sibling in so numerous ways. The biggest compliment I have ever got was from Eduardo when he told me that working with me on Cobb was the highlight of his career. It was mine as well.
Cowboy Warrior King: A graphic book we were working on where a former rough Rider heads to Africa for a true battle of cultures.
We were wishing to raise the bar even higher with 200 people To kill , Cowboy Warrior King, as well as Jefferson Buck: guy Trapper, however God had other plans for Eduardo. He called my south of the border sibling home.
What I’d like to perform in tribute of Eduardo’s birthday is show you, my friends, his friends, a few of the behind the scenes art that Eduardo created that you may not have seen. For me, when artwork from Eduardo would come in, it was always like Christmas to me. I hope it is for you. (Ed note: click on the pictures to see them at a larger size.)
Happy Birthday, Eduardo. You online permanently in my heart.
Jefferson Buck: guy Trapper. right here is a never seen pitch we did for Jefferson Buck, the frontier’s very first mountain guy detective. This was a true labor of like for Eduardo as well as I.
Jefferson buck character sketches by Eduardo.
This is a extremely rough sketch design page for COBB by Eduardo, total with his notes. fantastic method to see exactly how we laid out the fight scene.
Cobb: Off The Leash Blue Line designs by Eduardo.
Cover rough sketch for Cobb: Off The Leash #1. We altered it up for the final, however this is where it started.
Cobb: Off The Leash Variant Cover Sketch rough
Unpublished Cobb: Off The Leash Variant Cover Sketch rough for #3.
Cobb: Off The Leash #3 Cover rough Correction.
Eduardo’s roughs from our Captain action story. One man’s roughs are one more man’s fine art!
Eduardo’s color roughs from our Captain action story.
Captain action painted Cover Rough
Character design sheets for poor men in our Captain action story.
The Yeti character sketch from our Captain action story.
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