THE UNSTOPPABLE JUGGERNAUT: NBA Star Wilson Chandler Reveals X-Foe Back Tattoo

When it comes to sports, few comic characters make such a statement (or intimidating threat) as 'The Unstoppable Juggernaut'. Charles Xavier's step brother and Onslaught's infamous punching bag, Cain Marko has been an unbeatable force in comics for years.

Wilson Chandler may not have the Juggernaut's bulk as he storms up courts of the NBA, but that doesn't mean his mantra has to be any different. Just look at his back;

Now that's some heavy-duty punishment! Speaking to Denver Stiffs about this mammoth back tat, Wilson states going 1-for-naught wasn't his first thought when getting his tattoo artist Reggie Tatz to do a Marvel character.

"I was a real big fan of X-Men. Growing up I used to watch it a lot. I was trying to think of a great tattoo that I could get and mix it in with basketball. At first, I was thinking Wolverine. The idea [of the Juggernaut] came from my tattoo artist. This was when I was healthy and before all the surgeries; I used to go to the rack pretty hard. He was like, "You should get the Juggernaut" because they called me Unstoppable Juggernaut, so I thought that'd be kind of cool."

 What do you think?  For more of Wilson's tattoos, including Kenny, He-Man and more, click here. To visit Reggie Tatz's gallery, click here.

NOW THAT'S A SPLASH PAGE: John Bryne's Batman Decks The Joker

Splash pages, you gotta love 'em. A blank canvas where the artist can hit you with a large dose of illustrated 'wow'. This week, as Bats was top in sales and has had a few other posts to himself this week, I thought I'd post one of John Bryne's first shots at the character, from Untold Legend of The Batman #1, where he's doing that most Batman of Batman things, decking The Joker.

While Robin being used as a prop is one of my key gripes over 'old DC', what you really have to love here is the almost watermark effect of Batman's other rouges looking on! Two-Face especially seems to look pretty decent under John's craftmanship.

 What do you think? 

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY AND I'LL CRY IF I WANT TO: Legion Of Super-Heroes Cover To Back Issue #61 By Alex Ross

I can't believe with big creators like Jim Lee and Grant Morrison stating how fond they are of The Legion of Super-Heroes, DC's 31st century umm well legion of super-heroes still fails to get the foothold in sales that it so richly deserves. Do fans not care about the coolness of Cosmic Boy and Timber Wolf? Or Dawnstar's outright awesomeness?

Well, today being the 16th of May is my birthday and as DC have used their August solicits to reveal the final issue of the Legion's latest series, I wanted to use this post to mark the date I first blessed this globe (and probably your un-birthday), by gifting your eyes this somewhat unknown wrap-around cover of the cosmic teens, by one of the biggest names in the biz, painter Alex Ross (click to enlarge).

A homage to Mike Grell's cover for Limited Collectors’ Edition #C-49, suddenly, all seems right once more. Happy un-birthday to you all!

MURPHY IS THAT YOU? Detroit's Robocop Statue Ready For Casting

How do you attract heaps of sci-fi fans to visit your city? Create a Kickstarter campaign for a giant statue of the hero who protects said metropolitan area in a major feature film, then two years on, have Frank Barton sculpt the hero to life. Then take a picture like this, so the net can see what it looked like, before it was sent to Venus Bronze Works for casting and manufacturing.

Watch out Facebook - goofy poses with a Robocop statue in Detroit are coming your way...

 What do you think? 

COVER SHOTS: The Best From DC Comics' August 2013 Solicitations

Well that moment all Legion fans are familiar with has finally rolled around. In August the latest Legion series comes to a close, along with Etrigan's Demon Knights, Dial H and Threshold. While we wonder how long it will be until we see the magic of the 31st century again, looking at the rest of their August 2013 solicitations, these are the best covers.

COVER OF THE MONTH:
ANDREA SORRENTINO - GREEN ARROW #23

If the composition is clean and the angles are working, sometimes that's all it takes for a cover to work. While Green Arrow and his buddy may have each other's backs to ward off DC's cancelation team, with a hit TV series in the works, I think they're pretty safe.

DC says:  Ollie learns the secret origin of Shado, and Count Vertigo attacks!

CLOSE CONTENDERS: (Click to enlarge)

Earth 2 #15
Juan Doe
Maybe the reason why the folks from Apokolips like to rule so much is it gives them a great opportunity to display their graphic design super powers in a range of domineering posters? Is typography Darkseid's true super power? Seems like it!

Superman/Batman #3

Jae Lee
Says Batman 'Hey, I usually stand infront! I'm Batman!' Replies Superman 'Yes, but now I have a cool movie coming out' 'Okay' admits Batman 'You stand infront'.

 What do you think?

Sound off below. For DC's full August line-up, follow the jump!

RANDOM WORK OF WOW: Logan Pack's Daredevil - The Man Without Fear

Sometimes you stumble across a portfolio where the artist only has a couple of comic based pieces, other times there can be just one work so brilliant, you'd risk being stoned to death by fellow art lovers for putting something else beside it. These are Random Works of Wow and illustrating the point this week is Logan Pack with Daredevil.

I don't know what it is, but there's something very Lenil Yu meets Gene Colan about this shot of Marvel's 'Man Without Fear'. The Kirby dots seem to pop in a bit too, and while a static portrait shot, it still conveys all the grittiness and tragedy associated with Matt Murdock's life!

 What do you think?  Sound off below. View more Random Works of Wow here or to see more of Logan Pack's art, click here.

MAKING A MARK: Sandra Chevrier - Mixing Painted Portraits With The Justice League

Making A Mark gives an insanely talented artist some IADW brag-space. Today goes to a female illustrator/painter, Sandra Chevrier, who has created a series of haunting yet beautiful painted portraits, collaged with DC's best icons, like Supergirl, Batman and the Justice League. No doubt the one below has caught your eye already...

As your eyes scan each part of this series, you go from deciphering the comic stips and characters involved, to 'zooming out' and appreciating the entire work. Those eyes sure hold yours don't they?

Hey, mix in DC's heavy-hitters, and you need a Batman number in the mix don't you? Not only does the choice of characters seem to dictate the colour palette of the painted areas, I can't think of a better bat-rouge for this piece than the Penguin!

Based in Montreal, Sandra's mysterious paintings almost have a political feel, which just adds to the contrast of the media and their overall ambiguity.

Blinded by Ice at the death of Superman. I had that issue! Collage is always harder then it looks and the choice of scenes here would have to be carefully chosen. See how in the one to the left, Wonder Woman is so iconic, the other strips used are free of faces so as not to compete!

 What do you think?   To see all of Sandra's comic collages, from Green Lantern to Star Wars and more, click the jump!