Drawing a cover for Action issue 1000 from scratch!

[@RobertMarzullo]

This is an amazing opportunity for any aspiring comic artist or writer. Getting to sit with the man as he creates an amazing comic cover. Thank you Jim Lee for being such an AWESOME person for sharing this type of experience. I will probably watch this a dozen times! :)

[@robinthestate6548]

Anybody that just passes through this comments subscribe to this guy Robert marzullo dude your tutorials are really helpful and they have helped me improve a lot. Most of my improvent in comics art style come from watching your videos. I am making my first comic soon thanks to you.

[@RobertMarzullo]

@@robinthestate6548 WOW! Thank you very much for that great comment. I am honored to be able to help you and very happy to hear you are getting ready to produce your first comic. That is what it’s all about. Congrats on putting in the work and good luck on its release! 😎👍

[@mauriciofonseca2079]

He drew not only the cover, but also about 4 pages from scratch...It was really usefull.

[@Kylink]

I love all of the erasing and changing things, I feel like it kind of gives the drawing a soul

[@ryandougherty8964]

Me on an all-nighter deadline: coffee, shaking hands, sweating, swearing, frantically pounding more coffee, and collapsing at the dreaded break of dawn. Jim Lee: a bunch of shout-outs, camera set up, soothing sharpie anatomy lesson, and then finished pencils as effortless as tossing a paper airplane. My lifelong idol never ceases to amaze!

[@NorthMark]

I watch it all. Sometimes on twitch sometimes on youtube... I work Graveyard shift as a security guard so I have lots of time on my hands. Your streams have helped keep me sane through the long nights. I am a long time fan going back to the beginning of your career! Mad props to you! I saw your snippets after ep1 of Krypton!

[@NorthMark]

Oh and the boots look right to me!!!

[@SceneComparisons]

4:37:00 I watch it all it takes a few days I don't pay attention to everything though I like to watch while doing my work I love this stuff

[@bunthansephierothkong5478]

I believe the follower

[@Juniversal]

Kind of amazing to see this piece evolve from a bunch of loose sketchy shapes to a complete piece. I love it!!

[@SkunkHunt]

You amaze me Jim. Your style is fascinating because I truly believe it is a bridge between all styles. I think artists of any genre can be inspired by you and sketch artists at any stage of their development can learn something and be challenged, and most importantly, relate to you ;)

[@caseyglynn4801]

Jim’s pencil scratching is the best ASMR ever

[@kalebgonzales4009]

What the heck Jim Lee?! Teach me. I like how things are crappy at first then becomes a gift from God! God bless good sir!

[@Ghostrider1717x]

Hello Jim, Can't tell you how much I enjoyed watching your creative process in creating this cover artwork. Absolutely Amazing! Thanks so much for posting these incredible videos on KZbin for those of us unfamiliar with Twitch. Look forward to seeing more of these in the future. Keep up the Great Work.

[@IriaChannel]

"Whats your favorite thing to autograph" "the back of a check when I sign it" That's savage, not dad-humor.

[@solortus]

Lately I've been going through a phase where my eyes have improved and I realized that all of my drawings are shit. This hit me hard and I'm feeling a little down. Watching Jim Lee draw and erase all the time during the intial stages of drawing the cover gave me more confidence as I've been erasing a lot lately as well. Thanks Jim, I'm looking forward to more of your videos!

[@AaronBrownStudios]

starts drawing cover at 24:30

[@commandercorner5575]

Bookur1981 thank you

[@derekofbaltimore]

Thanks

[@ascendrealize5194]

This man is so nice and well spoken not to mention a comic god I never thought I would get to watch him draw comics I grew up on. When I was a teen I took art classes and me and my friends would try to draw comics like Rob and Jim and I hate that I stopped drawing over the years I guess I gave up when I realized I would never go anywhere with it but this has inspired me to pick it back up after 20 yesrs

[@williammichel5973]

So much awesome! We're not worthy Jim! Thanks so much for sharing these. I went to Art School, have done freelance concept and Illustration work for fifteen years and I can say I've learned more just watching these videos than I have all those years, lol! Thanks!!!

[@nak3dxsnake]

Wow. Jim thank you for this. Seeing an entire actual piece be created is such a good tool for aspiring artists. Especially those of us who want to borrow from the best. Amazing!

[@Slowloris666]

Jim, much appreciated. Always useful to see a master at work: I was surprised to see how quick it was to draw the background and how careful you were on faces and hands.

[@lealwalterusa]

one of the things I thanks the technology for is that i never thought I would have the chance to be with you and see you drawing alive You were my inspiration thru all my life thanks so much for this Jim

[@sergiodelpino7548]

OMG!!!! OMG!!! Jim Lee!!! Jim Lee!!

[@pepelepeau]

I love watching these videos.I learn so much from you! Thanks!

[@johnny2x47]

Really inspirational to learn from someone with more experience like you

[@tuonopaolo]

At 4.37 hours you asked if we still watched. Yes.. …. And still finishing pages too. Thanks man. Great to listen to you.

[@byronmorales6054]

I enjoy and learn a lot watch your videos Jim.

[@victorromanos6970]

Me too..Im one of Jim bigest fan ....

[@gt4real377]

Real teacher , much respect to you sir

[@cornbreadthedog]

No way!..It's JIM LEE!...I'm at the feet of the master!..This is awesomeness to the 84th power!

[@richarddunn7017]

Wow, Jim. You're an ambassador for the art form! Just, I can't even believe you do this. Above and beyond man.

[@strallent]

That's why you are the GOAT of the comic book industry!

[@davidodoms2812]

I must say beyond being a great artist, you generally are a good guy! That makes me feel good.

[@Digger927]

The Amazing Jim Lee! It's quite an honor and privilege sir to get to watch you create and to get pointers and advice...wow...just wow! Ya know, you could use a strip of tape on the desk as an indicator mark of what is and isn't in frame, just a thought.

[@papershark]

Thank you for sharing these. Interesting, useful and inspiring.

[@juniorciprian1896]

Love you’re art and you’re Chanel .👍🏼

[@kingconan4crom]

Thanks again for sharing Jim.

[@xlrouge]

Ohmygod I’m going to cry! Jim Lee teaching me how to draw!!!!

[@swish1onu]

What? I'm just now finding Jim Lee's KZbin channel? You were my favorite comic book artist.. hands down.

[@kenRoberts1984]

I used to love to draw. Carpal tunnel syndrome sucks. Tendonitis too. Love watching this. Brings me back

[@Антимодер-е4э]

wow! WORk titan master - JIM LEE!!

[@Raulemmo]

Thank you for sharing Jim. So awesome .

[@Kakarod]

Thanks Jim Lee! If this is the real Jim Lee, this is a great gift

[@Wolfz2321]

What amazing past 5 hours. I love to draw. Nowhere near as good as you lee. But I’ll never stop drawing comics. No matter how much people tell me to give up on them. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@rocketsteps]

This is great. I've come back to drawing and looking at stuff like this is really cool.

[@jbay5454]

love your artwork, but also enjoy your twitch streams itself. always fun to hang out there.

[@papamoose13]

Just found your channel , you are one of my all-time favorite artists. Thank you for helping to make my childhood great !!!! New Sub here

[@blount1447]

Amazing! I enjoy all ur videos it inspires me to keep drawing, trying to get my art out there.

[@solusquatro3448]

I will allow myself to feel good about drawing ears, because it's the only thing I know how to draw better than Jim Lee

[@tijonjacobs8484]

Love ur art work man I'm a big fan

[@maurianobaruso5859]

LOOOOVED ALL THE QUICK DOODLES THIS STREAM !!!! LOVE THE QUICK FIGURES

[@venuslnd]

Thanks for sharing this

[@SceneComparisons]

"I'm already finishing" *half the video hahaha

[@matyourin]

I watched it all on youtube ;) Quite meditative ;)

[@kevindouglas6120]

By the way I'm not trying to compare myself to you. I learned by watching people like you. You're very impressive !

[@akilfernando7480]

finally understood why he drew Superman's left boot like that lol, the perspective.

[@matthewnorth4602]

Phenomenal, look up to you sir

[@Lash-D]

my dude's ruler work is fucking sick

[@bradxint8928]

Just amazing

[@beardedshadow]

Found this vid by accident. Bought 3 of the Batman: Noir books last month, the first in my collection, and one of them was Batman: Noir Hush, which I love.

[@dauntlessoperator41]

If only this was available when you were working on X-Men. Lol. Great we get it now though!

[@gamedrop3262]

I watched it all man :)

[@dauntlessoperator41]

Jim, this is very awesome, thank you! I appreciate your in depth explanations on everything. I am curious if you draw or sketch new stuff different stories, Non DC related? I know you have created new characters for DC and you have deep ties to them. Thank you for the art you have produced that has inspired generations!

[@mr.zooomy]

Best 5 hrs. of my life

[@samuraireflection]

thanks jim, you rock.

[@rax4570]

crazy talent

[@ramsoni4309]

awesome!

[@salvatorescotto2501]

AWESOME

[@pedroatalaia5991]

I love watch your videos whem I do my work

[@Jemppu]

Glad to know I'm here to bring up those average viewing time analytics by playing these in full; excellent for late night drawing company.

[@Mcpeppergames]

Pure magic!

[@alphinart]

5:13:39 That ending cracked me up!!

[@Deboe37]

Been a fan since 86' took art classes at Princeton there were two people I always hoped I would come across you and Brooke Shields, but everyone I know say I draw like you

[@djmileski]

Hey Jim, I could watch these all day (not really because I have kids and a job) but are you gonna do more 4, 5 hour panels or cover recordings posted on KZbin? Very enjoyable. Thank u

[@DrawingMovieCH]

VERY CLEVER !

[@donaldoarmand212]

brilliant

[@ethanvercellono4668]

Yale Stewart was in the chat! He’s the artist for JL8, super cool guy

[@Dvir2008]

Jim Lee, you're a true inspiration! For those interested, here's the final product: i.imgur.com/OGn9AFc.jpg

[@Miguel81556]

very good thanks.

[@4344chicago]

Never seen Todd take am hour just to pencil a fist. Great googly moogly

[@miguelaguilarortiz1349]

Is so technic your drawing,is just arquitecture

[@samankucher5117]

awesome:)

[@itzzzsss]

#1,000th issue is a big thing, well for me. It's most likely the higher comic geeks are gonna 'scoop' up all the mint issues, and leave only a handful to none for me to find

[@kbruns33]

And I hope they get burned like everyone did with Superman #75. I hopped back into Spider-Man after dropping the title for almost 15 years (not knowing about the latest plot) only to miss 2 issues not realizing it was shipping more than once/month.. missed 2 issues and ended up getting bent over on ebay just to get them... the TL;DR ... always keep your pull box/list updated. lol

[@itzzzsss]

kbruns33 I knew after reading parts on Days of Future's Past, that something like Superman #75 couldn't be. Killing off the main guy, impossible. But now, after many Earth - ####, it gives writers any options to write as many Supermans on one page. Currently I'm not a collector for the stories, rather the title's awesome art, 1st appearance, cover, and nice variant covers

[@Constantinesis]

At the initial sketch, it doesnt look too different than how i start my drawing. That gives me hope :) I`v seen too many artists who draw without any construction or preliminary sketches and i got kind of depressed.

[@thibaultlaroche4787]

I actually have that issue with that exact cover!

[@jimbones1916]

I love jim and his work and been a fan since XMEN days... but supes right shoulder joint look like theyre connected to the inside of his lungs LOL

[@MrGabry83]

hi I wanted to know if there is one book of yours to learn ?

[@GERSONMAIA123]

The Best!!!!!!

[@jazzlehazzle]

LOVE the rendering as always but in this pose I find very little gesture? Almost like, the spines have no flair? Something in me wants to see more torque in the limbs, arch in the backs, expressive necks or exaggerated poses like the old master paintings or an animation keyframe... just an urge but man that would've put this over the top! Still awesome & love your work of course! :)

[@michealrivera8524]

Hey I was wondering if maybe you could start putting the materials which ones you're using so so we could see it

[@hdrstratcommsaa7645]

what weight paper is this that can withstand all that erasing?

[@ANDYmsp360]

What brand of pencils does he used¿??

[@stevezakuani5289]

@27:28 it feels like this is how guren lagan was created

[@WayneParker]

Amazing :)

[@ricardomartelli5593]

Jim ele desenha muito bem desenho dele é uma definição peceita ok

[@TheSicilianItalian]

I only have one thing to say about that awesome cover......"UH OH! HOT DOG!!"

[@dexter_9116]

WOW

[@keving2115]

Jim, how does one get their pages critiqued by you? Is there a submission email? Website? I would like for you to look at a few of my pages. Thanks!

[@bunthansephierothkong5478]

Oh wow and I been awake for 4 going to my favorites marathon I’ll tell you my completion

[@tasfa10]

Can someone explain the reasoning behind the positioning of the figures? Superman has his right leg behind the bad guy and the left leg in front of him making it seem like he's with his back turned to the bad guy almost as if he was sitting on his lap and grabbing his neck to punch him at the same time. It's a very odd position to be in in a fight, trying to punch someone. I realise it may be visually important to have the characters kind of facing the "camera" but wouldn't it be better to at least rotate his hip towards the other guy, putting the right leg closer to the camera instead, and creating a torquing motion of the torso for the punch? I love your drawings, of course, but this is oddly bugging me

[@blindthief]

Superman doesn't twist and turn like the average human since he's able to fly and defy gravity. If you took a snapshot every second of a real fight scene you'd see that there are times when a person is off balance or in a weird position. Plus, creating an effective drawing means you have to bring out a character's best features. It's a good drawing.

[@fozzyloco3683]

Nice

[@akilfernando7480]

I'm surprised Jim didn't fix Superman's left boot. Amazing drawing overall though.

[@mainstreet_magicc]

My 13 year old brother is making a comic called the ambush I think he said he’s shooting for dec 25 to finish his book any tips on how he might publish it?

[@kevindouglas6120]

After watching you more than a couple times now I understand you have quite a bit more experience than myself. I can do similar to you to a certain level anyway but if I was interested in trying to get work doing something like yourself and have no name or connections , how would I go about getting started or plugged into a profession like this ?

[@johnbauer3801]

where can I get a copy of that drawing???