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The finished Thing illustration. The figure of Ben grimm was rendered in ink on 11x17" smooth bristol plate. The floating heads in the background were drawn with "B" graphite pencil. I drew Ben in a fighting stance to show off his tenacious nature. The heads above him represent many significant characters in Ben's life. There wasn't enough room to include everyone important in his life. Unfortunately Ben's nephew,Franklin, Thundra, Lockjaw, and many others didn't make the cut. If I had my druthers, I'd have included H.E.R.B.I.E., Aunt Petunia, Willie Lumpkin, the rest of the Inhumans, the Sandman and a host of other characters in there, but such is the way of the world. Regardless, I did my best to include a good mix of heroes and villains. I did manage to sneak in Wyatt Wingfoot (a personal favorite) at the last minute!

I wanted to keep the pencilled heads above Ben's figure because I felt that added a little symbolism to the illustration. Ben is a man-monster who carries the weight of the world on his shoulders, so I tried to tip my hat and acknowledge that aspect of the character in the layout.

This illustration was done for my good friend, Steve Funnell, AKA Brokenhill , the world's biggest Thing fan! Hope you like it, Steve. Don't take any wooden nickels, ya Yancy Streeter!

Description
The finished Thing illustration. The figure of Ben grimm was rendered in ink on 11x17" smooth bristol plate. The floating heads in the background were drawn with "B" graphite pencil. I drew Ben in a fighting stance to show off his tenacious nature. The heads above him represent many significant characters in Ben's life. There wasn't enough room to include everyone important in his life. Unfortunately Ben's nephew,Franklin, Thundra, Lockjaw, and many others didn't make the cut. If I had my druthers, I'd have included H.E.R.B.I.E., Aunt Petunia, Willie Lumpkin, the rest of the Inhumans, the Sandman and a host of other characters in there, but such is the way of the world. Regardless, I did my best to include a good mix of heroes and villains. I did manage to sneak in Wyatt Wingfoot (a personal favorite) at the last minute!

I wanted to keep the pencilled heads above Ben's figure because I felt that added a little symbolism to the illustration. Ben is a man-monster who carries the weight of the world on his shoulders, so I tried to tip my hat and acknowledge that aspect of the character in the layout.

This illustration was done for my good friend, Steve Funnell, AKA Brokenhill , the world's biggest Thing fan! Hope you like it, Steve. Don't take any wooden nickels, ya Yancy Streeter!