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Dan Cooney

@dcooneyart.bsky.social

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Cartoonist | Storyteller | Educator -Author of the comic book series Valentine and The Tommy Gun Dolls, a 1920s crime story. linktr.ee/dcooneyart patreon.com/DanCooney

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Dan Cooney @dcooneyart.bsky.social · 4d

Inking Valentine Ep 27

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Brianna Ashby @briannaduggan.bsky.social · 4d

Getting back in the spooky painting saddle

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Josh Crews @joshcrewsreally.bsky.social · 6d

Desire by Barry Kitson.
#comics #art

Desire of the endless. Black and white illustration with a little color pop with the flowers.

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Dan Cooney @dcooneyart.bsky.social · 5d

Disney sketch cards by Topps—released last week. Fun gig! #topps #disney #sketchcards #penandink #inkart #sketch

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Josh Crews @joshcrewsreally.bsky.social · Mar 25

William Stout.
#comics #art #film

Mixed media pinup of full body image of Frankenstein's Monster drawn in pencils, inks and hand colored in pencils by William Stout.

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Francesco Francavilla @ffrancavilla.bsky.social · 5d

TORPEDO

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Dan Cooney @dcooneyart.bsky.social · 8d

Work-in-progress Valentine Ep 27.

Dan Cooney @dcooneyart.bsky.social · 11d

A page from The Tommy Gun Dolls: Double-Cross on Maiden Lane graphic novel, a 1920s crime story. #1920s #thetommygundolls #crimefiction #graphicnovel #comicbooks

Dan Cooney @dcooneyart.bsky.social · 12d

Brónagh Croft, later known as Lily Frankenstein, is a character on Showtime's Penny Dreadful, portrayed by Billie Piper. Pen and ink #inktober #pennydreadful #portrait #horror #lilyfrankenstein

Dan Cooney @dcooneyart.bsky.social · 12d

Sneak peek at the next episode of Valentine. I use a Winsor and Newton series 7 sable brush, Pilot Hi-Tec C pens .3mm/.5mm and TWSBI VAC700R FOUNTAIN PENS on Strathmore 500 series 2ply Bristol vellum paper. Powered by fire and coffee.

Dan Cooney @dcooneyart.bsky.social · 15d

“And when Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept...for there were no more worlds to conquer. Benefits of a classical education.”
Hans Gruber—played by the great Alan Rickman, #diehard #inktober #penandink #sketch #alanrickman

Dan Cooney @dcooneyart.bsky.social · 18d

Buffalo Bill played by Ted Levine– Silence of the Lambs
#inktober #buffalobill #tedlevine #silenceofthelambs #inkart #sketch

Dan Cooney @dcooneyart.bsky.social · 19d

Dracarys 🔥
Daenerys Targaryen Played by Emilia Clarke from Game of Thrones. #inktober #gameofthrones #sketch #penandink #Daenerys #georgerrmartin #emiliaclarke

Dan Cooney @dcooneyart.bsky.social · 19d

Maria the robot from Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, 1927. #inktober #penandink #metropolis #fritzlang INKED WITH @twsbi TWSBI VAC700R FOUNTAIN PENS

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Dan Cooney @dcooneyart.bsky.social · 19d

SpongeBob SquarePants 25th Anniversary sketch cards are officially released this week! 75 original art sketches and signed on the back that are randomly inserted into the trading card packs. You can find them wherever collectibles are sold. Happy hunting. #spongebob #topps #sketch

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Dan Cooney @dcooneyart.bsky.social · 21d

“The Forbidden Zone was once a paradise. Your breed made a desert of it, ages ago.”-Dr. Zaius played by Maurice Evans-Planet of the Apes (1968) #inktober #drzaius #planetoftheapes #sketch

Dan Cooney @dcooneyart.bsky.social · 22d

Late night baking Banana bread with chocolate chips and crushed walnuts.

Dan Cooney @dcooneyart.bsky.social · 23d

Vincent Price—✍🏼
“I am Frederick Loren, and I have rented the house on Haunted Hill tonight so that my wife can give a party. She’s so amusing. There’ll be food and drink and ghosts, and perhaps even a few murders. You’re all invited…” from House on Haunted Hill
#inktober #vincentprice

Dan Cooney @dcooneyart.bsky.social · 24d

“I made a bad joke. You’re not a replicant. Go home.” -Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard, BLADE RUNNER

#harrisonford #bladerunner #doandroidsdreamofelectricsheep #philipkdick #ridleyscott #sciencefiction #sketch #portrait #vangelis

Dan Cooney @dcooneyart.bsky.social · 26d

I researched a typeface similar to the original 1969 film.
Modesty Blaise is my favorite comic series and inspired my own character, Valentine.
#modestyblaise #penandink #spy #inkart #comics #PeterODonnell #jimholdaway #sketch #pencildrawing #movieposter #comicstrip #oliviawilde #michaelcaine

Dan Cooney @dcooneyart.bsky.social · 26d

I imagined actress Olivia Wilde as Modesty and Michael Caine as Willie (Get Carter, The Italian Job) for this drawing. Modesty’s preferred car to drive is a 1966 Jensen FF.

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Dan Cooney @dcooneyart.bsky.social · 26d

MODESTY BLAISE, movie poster concept inspired by the 1969 film The Italian job starring Michael Caine. Modesty Blaise is a British comic strip written by Peter O’Donnell and first illustrated by Jim Holdaway that made its debut May 13, 1963.

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Dan Cooney @dcooneyart.bsky.social · Sep 25

Valentine Episode 26 is now live on @Patreon! Subscribers will receive the new Valentine 64 page comic strip Taste for Death before it’s made available to the public.
#Valentine #comicstrip #creatorownedcomic #penandink #cartoonist #patriotpictures

Dan Cooney @dcooneyart.bsky.social · Sep 25

Finishing up inks on Valentine episode 26.

Dan Cooney @dcooneyart.bsky.social · Sep 24

“My skin is like a smooth baby pumpkin. Ah... I didn’t mean to talk erotic.”—Jim Ignatowski aka “Reverend Jim,” played by the incomparable Christopher Lloyd from the tv sitcom Taxi.
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#taxi #christopherlloyd #sketch #portraitdrawing #draweveryday

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