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Murciélaga, She-Bat
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Studio G's flagship character, fighting for the greater good since 1988
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revisiting an old favorite... Murciélaga She-Bat #3, 1991, by Martin Powell, John Statema, and Dan Schaefer with cover art by creator #DærickGrössSr.

we miss you, Pop.
comic book cover for Murciélaga She-Bat issue #3, 1991. cover art by the late Dærick Gröss Sr. the background is a plain wall full of graffiti and an artistic graphic of a Los Angeles skyline in the evening. over the top and central to the image is the main character Murciélaga leaping in the air. she is in a dynamic pose, arms outstretched over her head gripping her battle staff. her cape swirls dramatically all around her, the inner red coloring bold and striking against her black leather costume.
March 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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digging through some old material, thought it might be fun to share cover progressions from Murciélaga's 25th anniversary issue from 2013, art by @daerickgross.com.

we are just three short years away from Murciélaga/She-Bat's 40th (!) year since her first appearance!
photo of the physical illustration board and manual pencils (with inks in progression) for the cover of Murciélaga/She-Bat's 25th Anniversary Special from 2013, art by Dærick W Gröss. She-Bat is in the center of the page, waist-up, poised for action holding her two short-staves, her cape swirling all around her. she is surrounded by an abstract flowing design band, with four circles for small character vignettes. on the lower left is a head-shot of Soliloquy Jones, at the bottom center is the graphic for "25" in roman numerals (here inked only as 'XV' (15) to start), in the bottom right is a head-shot of the villain Noose, and in the center right is a waist-up vignette of Sifu, Murciélaga's instructor. in-progression image of the digital coloring stage for the cover of Murciélaga/She-Bat's 25th Anniversary Special from 2013, art by Dærick W Gröss. She-Bat is in the center of the page, waist-up, poised for action holding her two short-staves, her cape swirling all around her. she is surrounded by an abstract flowing design band, with four circles for small character vignettes. on the lower left is a head-shot of Soliloquy Jones, at the bottom center is the graphic for "25" in roman numerals (the "five" is her bat-shaped insignia as a "V"), in the bottom right is a head-shot of the villain Noose, and in the center right is a waist-up vignette of Sifu, Murciélaga's instructor. along the side edges are several color dots representing the color palettes for each character. finished raw image of the final art stage for the cover of Murciélaga/She-Bat's 25th Anniversary Special from 2013, art by Dærick W Gröss. She-Bat is in the center of the page, waist-up, poised for action holding her two short-staves, her cape swirling all around her. she is surrounded by an abstract flowing design band, with four circles for small character vignettes. on the lower left is a head-shot of Soliloquy Jones, at the bottom center is the graphic for "25" in roman numerals (the "five" is her bat-shaped insignia as a "V"), in the bottom right is a head-shot of the villain Noose, and in the center right is a waist-up vignette of Sifu, Murciélaga's instructor. along the side edges are several color dots representing the color palettes for each character. print-ready stage for the cover of Murciélaga/She-Bat's 25th Anniversary Special from 2013, art by Dærick W Gröss. includes all titling graphics and text, surrounded by the printer's border with registration markings. She-Bat is in the center of the page, waist-up, poised for action holding her two short-staves, her cape swirling all around her. she is surrounded by an abstract flowing design band, with four circles for small character vignettes. on the lower left is a head-shot of Soliloquy Jones, at the bottom center is the graphic for "25" in roman numerals (the "five" is her bat-shaped insignia as a "V"), in the bottom right is a head-shot of the villain Noose, and in the center right is a waist-up vignette of Sifu, Murciélaga's instructor. along the side edges are several color dots representing the color palettes for each character. the logo is a stylized font with the words "America's Foremost Latin Heroine, Murciélaga She-Bat". There is a golden circle on the right with her insignia in it and the words "25th Special". To the left are the words "New Story! The Menace Of Noose" followed by "And Guest Artist Pin-Ups & Sketches" followed by the names "Hembeck, Fillion, Beven, Garvels, Usón, Black, Padilla, Subiri, Statema, Meriggi, Beachum, Quirring, Borges, Pérez, Gröss, and more.." Below the final text says "And Bios, Bad Guys, Big Surprises"
January 30, 2025 at 7:36 AM