More deer & More Aquaman

So, in my last post I talked about my love of Aquaman and it sort of inspired me to draw my own version of the hero. I really liked how he looked in the 90's with the beard and the harpoon hand, but I felt having both a trident AND a harpoon hand might be a bit much (too much pointy). Also decided to add a pipe and a crustacean pincer because they are cool and it adds to the barnacle encrusted sea captain vibe I was going for. I was going to add some big boots, but who the hell swims the oceans with boots on? Totally impractical idea.

I got the idea to draw Aquaman with a pipe from the 1928 silent film , The Docks of New York. I had heard good things about the film , but only got to watching it for the first time yesterday. Such a good film! Betty Compson does more with her facial expressions alone than most modern actors can do with sound. I have every intention of watching more of her films in the future.