Author Archive: Batmankm
Father, husband, illustrator, designer and comic book artist. A die-hard Halo videogame addict and zombie apocalypse novel reader. Has way too many comic books and action figures for a man his age. He has had work published by DC, Techno comics, a number of independents and is self published. Currently Kirk is the artist and Co-Creator of the hit indy comic book Z-Girl and the 4 TIGERS. www.zgirl.org See more of kirk’s work at www.studiokm.com
#28 Andromeda Bishop
Another representative from the Andromeda galaxy for my Sci Fi comic in development.
#26 MOLTEN MONSTER
A possible creature to battle our hero Z-Girl, seen here in mid fight with her trusty ZOMBOTâ„¢ by her side! Wish them luck!
#25 LITTLE RED
My take on the classic fairy tale character. Little Red is all grown up, and has become an accomplished warrior. Her skills now allow her to be a champion in the fight for those oppressed in the magic forest.
#24 STABATHA
Alien? Monster creation? Mystical? No idea. I could see her battling it out in some ancient ruins with Z-Girl for sure.
#23 BLADE-ELLA
No Idea. Just a wild fantasy looking Lord of the Rings kinda chic. Maybe she could end up in my Little Red comic. An evil queen kind of role.
#22 SECRET SIREN
A generic female super hero character design. Kind of a mash up of Marvels Cyclops of the X-Men and Spider Woman with DC’s Batman. 😀
#21 STALKER
Not sure where this lady came from in my head. Except Im guessing that Michonne from the Walking Dead TV show has been an inspiration. I envision this character being similar in strength and focus. Plus the dread locks too. LOL I image she is some sort of rogue special ops super soldier. Probably a Punisher kind of character. Taking down crime lords or international criminals. Maybe STALKER will be the one to locate and finally take out KOBY Ha!
#20 GALACTIC AMBASSADOR
The political representative from the CORE. The CORE is a loosely arranged alignment of planets and solar systems that rule the Milky Way Galaxy from the center or “core” of the galaxy. This character is from a Sci Fi comic I have been developing for years. Someday…. 😀
ZOMBOT
Mix A little bit of Zombie with a whole lot of Robot and what do ya get, ZOMBOT. This guy is the creation of Department Of Irregular Warfare scientists. He is the first of his kind. A synthesis of advanced military robotics, ancient spiritual mysticism and the new science of re-animated life forms, called Necro Science. ZOMBOT assists Z-Girl and the 4 Tigers on field missions adding additional fire power, equipment transportation, on site computational assistance and real time tactical evaluation through its advanced Artificial Intelligence. It is also uploaded with advanced knowledge of every known hand to hand fighting technique. ZOMBOT is a true asset in any theater of combat that Z-Girl and the Tigers might find them selves in.
High Priest of Andromeda
Another character from a sci fi comic series I have been developing for years. Had a rough sketch of the guy and decided to bring it to finish for this. Needless to say this character design owes a lot to the Babylon 5 TV shows character Kosh. Was very into B5 back in the day. 😀
Futuristic Ninja
A little bit of samurai, mixed with a whole lot of Appleseed exmachina, with a dash of the new Halo 4 weapon design. My guess is he is just about to light up an alien vehicle and get a killtacular. LOL
( Edit: 11/21 Went in and redrew this guys legs. Updated the image. I hated the original legs. They looked all dwarf like and out of proportion. Feeling much better about them now. Hope you guys agree. 😀 )
Promethean Beauty
No idea on this one either. Just saw a great shot of Kim Kardashian walking out of a pool and started drawing and this alien looking hottie was born. 😀
SKOYO
A life force consuming creature. Employed by the Arachnid armies ground troops. Its purpose is to consume the life force of Core warriors so that they can never be reincarnated into the Great Milky Ways cycle of life.
Guardian Of The Crystal Skull
This bad boy hangs out in the ancient Mayan temples of Kukulkan. He sits motionless in a hidden chamber guarding the sacred crystal skull of Andromeda. He is made of stone and can not be budged, unless the crystal skull is threatened or approached. He then becomes animated, his animal skull head ignites with flame and he becomes your worst nightmare.
Toxic Dreamer
I have know idea about this chic. Not even sure where the name came from. She looks like a fifties sci fi pulp cover girl. So the name doesn’t seem to fit. Got a better one let me know and ill change it, 😀
G.A.B.E.
G.A.B.E. Is a Galactic, Armored, Battle, Entity. Developed by the galactic core. G.A.B.E. units accompany Galactic Core warrior into battle to assist and support the warriors. They are heavily armored and weapons equipped. They have advanced A.I and can act as hosts to the life force of fallen core warriors, so that they may continue to fight.
Romucus
Romucus is a seeker. A herald from the Andomeda Galaxy. He has come to the great Milky way to seek out a single Galactic Core warrior. For what purpose we do not know. If he is friend or foe is also unknown. What is know is that he is a talented tracker with weapons unlike any seen in the Milky Way.
#10 Drone Commander
This guy is definitely getting brought to finish before the end of the month. I could see this guy living in the world of the character I created for last years 30 in 30 Dr Spectrum. I could see this guy in the Dr Who universe too.
#8 AutoMatrix
Was looking to go all female iron man like but ended up more steam-punk retro like. Oh well. Not sure the name is right either. Feels too contemporary and not steam-punky. Got a suggestions post it in the comments. 🙂
#7 Knight Of Light
She is somebody’s protector. Think I will try and bring this one to finish before the end of the month.
#4 PLANET WARRIOR
Had just started playing the new Halo 4 when I did this sketch. I guess that explains all her battle rattle. 😀
#3 INSECTOID!
Lot of bug and insect looks seeping into my unconscious with this years characters. I hate spiders, so that must be filtering in some how. 😀 Again no idea about a background on this fella, just popped into my head. I guess thats better then popping out of my head. LOL
#2 The Hammer!
This year is going to be tough for me to do 30 full color pieces. I lost the whole first week of Nov due to lost power from storm Sandy. So instead what Im going to do is 30 tight pencil sketches of new characters. When i can I’ll try and bring them to finish like my Day one post. So here is day 2 The Hammer. No idea for background on this guy yet. I was very influenced by the incredibly awesome Hammer wielding heroes and villains from Stuart Immonen’s work on Marvels Fear Itself. Great stuff and very inspirational.
#1 Arachnid Queen
This is a character that plays a central role in a comic book concept i came up with many years ago. I had never done a finished illustration of her all i had was some quick rough sketches. So thought this was a great place to flesh her out some. 
2012 Challenger BatmanKM
Hey everyone!!! Cant believe Nov is already here. Pumped to participate again in the 30 in 30 challenge. Props to Tyler James and Comix Tribe for putting this party together.
I might have to start a little late due to this freaking storm Sandy barreling down on us. I anticipate we will loose power soon. So If you don’t see posts from me right at the start that will be the reason why. 😀
Cant wait to see all the great characters that everyone posts this year. Good luck everyone!!
KM
PS Been busy this past year with our book Z-Girl and the 4 Tigers. Here is the cover to issue #3 which we premiered at NYCC 2 weeks ago.
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