In 2002 Trevor offered to ink a copy of an original Jack Kirby pencil sketch of Thor for TwoMorrows publishing. "I inked the hammer first in Fountain Pentel," says Trevor, "I beefed up the contour lines to make it 'pop' in the foreground. The rest was inked in one sitting, directly over the xerox pencils using a lightbox. I did not repencil the piece first, I wouldn't dare. I did trace the Kings name in pencil though, just for a thrill." The results featured on the front cover of issue #36 of the Jack Kirby Collector.
ABOVE: The Kirby pencils
LEFT: The published cover
BELOW: Trevor Von Eeden's original art
Contents & Editorial © Copyright & ™ 2009 ACAB
Art & Text © Copyright &™ 2009 Trevor Von Eeden
Thor © Copyright &™ Marvel Comics
Jack Kirby Collector © Copyright &™ TwoMorrows Publishing
This version of the cover is the first version that Trevor inked, complete with Trevors suggestions for the cover layout in regards to placement of logos and other relevant information. These guides were followed and the result is a very effective cover indeed. "If you look closely at the two rows of lines deliniating Thor's tricep," says Trevor, "you'll notice that the published version--the second, pen and ink version--is closer to Jack's pencils than the pentel-deliniated version shown here."
BELOW: The final, fully inked cover, as published by TwoMorrows
