Mike Maihack

Girl in a Short Skirt and Long Jacket

Now that I'm starting to catch up on watercolor sketches (I have about four left) I wanted to get back to these little fashion-esque pinups I've shared a bunch of on here over the past couple years. Even though the idea of kickstarting an art book still fills with me with a touch of dread and anxiety, it'd still be nice to at least have a portfolio of drawings I can put in one in the off chance I move past those fears. After all...

2024-07-18 17:02:20 +0000 UTC View Post

Red Hulk on a Monday

Looks like we're getting Red Hulk in the MCU! With at least four (five?) of them now, I wonder if that means we'll get a "Hulks" film like we did with the "Marvels" movie? Or that last "Spider-Mans" film. I sure hope so!

Anyhoo, I thought it 'd be fun to take a previous Green Hulk doodle I did and just color change it to a Red Hulk so I could wish everyone a smashing weekend this past Friday. It was dumb, so wasn't planning on sharing here. But after adding Sam's busted shield, fixing h...

Himeno as the Wind Pretear

Happy Friday!

Here's yet another watercolored character commission from the last batch I offered patrons. Truthfully, I wasn't familiar with Himeno (from the Prétear anime series) until now. But being that my entire household is very much into all things Japanese, manga and anime these days, I had lots of fun drawing and painting her.

Speaking of which, I got a new watercolor mug! I...

Cosmic Chaos Cover Process

Happy release week for my latest Spidey book! In keeping with tradition with the past two books, here's a condensed look at my process for creating the cover of this newest one. 😊🖌️🎨

CONCEPTS

As usual, I sent my publisher (in this case, Abrams + Marvel) a few concepts of what I think might make a striking cover. This is our third outing so I kinda had a feel f...

COSMIC CHAOS Release! (& Interior Preview)

Hi friends! Quick post to let you know my latest Spider-Man graphic novel, COSMIC CHAOS!, is out on shelves nationwide today! Get it wherever you like getting books. 🙂

I had such a blast making this one and hope folks of all ages enjoy my goofy nod to the cosmic corners of the Marvel Universe. It also wraps up a loose trilogy of sorts so it's neat to have all the books finall...

Moonlit Spiral: Journey Onward!

Happy Saturday, My friends!

Here's some more concept art for Moonlit Spiral that I ended up reworking a bit so I could drop it in as a panel for a recent chapter. I think it's a pretty good representation of my ongoing adventure making this story! Plus I liked how this particular piece turned out so thought it'd be fun to share it with you this weekend. Feels like it has one of those "get of the house and go explore" kinda vibes. Something I'm frequently telling my two boys. Haha.

Hi, Cap!

Happy Captain America Day to all who celebrate!

July 4th is the day many, many artists across the grand U S of A post drawings and art of Captain America. I think it's also the birthday of the nation or something like that. Which is cool. Because independence and freedom is something lil' Steve Rogers here can totally get behind.

So here's some quick patron exclusive art to help participate in the festivities. Thought of drawing something slightly more serious but I ...

Gamora

Happy start of the week! Still making my way through a few final character commissions. Here's a watercolor of Gamora in the look I designed for her in my upcoming Spider-Man book.

Speaking of which, that book is out NEXT WEEK! Hopefully some--or dare I say, all?--of you have preordered it or plan on picking it up from your local shop of books and/or comics. It was proba...

Supergirl Timelapse

Posting that timelapse drawing of Superman earlier this week reminded me I never shared this one of Kara here. Seems like a nice way to cap off the work week. Plus, I'm still happy with how this little sketch turned out. You can see me at the very beginning trying out a variety of poses before landing on this one. After that, the rest came out pretty quickly.

Have a super weekend!

❤️

Lil' Superman

Woke up a little early today to draw a quick Superman. Really happy so far with how the new film is looking!

❤️🙂💙

Summer Heat

Hi, my friends! I'm back to sharing new scribbles with you. Apologies for the slight lack of it this month with convention prep, travels and whatnot. I'll work to make up for it.

The family and I returned home to some attention-starved cats and a bit of a dusty Florida home late Friday night. I spent the majority of the weekend unpacking, doing inventory, prepping your preorders for shipping (they'll be going out this week!*), emaaaaiiiillling, and lamenting the sudden 2024-06-24 16:14:41 +0000 UTC View Post

Bye bye, HeroesCon!

Quick little post to thank everyone who stopped by my table at HeroesCon. Totally worth my voice being a touch hoarse by Sunday getting to chat before, during and after with so many of you. I had a wonderful show (as this one consistently is) in much part due to all that chatting. Apologies if I missed anyone. Definitely hope to be back again next year though.

I’m on the road now with my family as we continue our work/mini-vacation and I’ll have some new art next week for s...

Off to HeroesCon!

I mentioned already that I’ll be tabling at HeroesCon this weekend, June 14-16, but here’s all my info in one place for those going (or on the fence about going). I’ll be pretty much in the exact same spot I was last year, smack-dab in the center of Indie Island, table 1117.

I wil...

The Ballet of Deadpool & Wolverine

Hi, friends! I wanted to give you all a first look at the piece I painted for the annual HeroesCon auction this year. I think my first time drawing Deadpool? Might have enjoyed drawing Wolvie a little more. I just love how surly he is. Looking forward to seeing them banter back and forth on a movie screen next month.

To be honest, with all the craziness this season, wasn't sure if I'd have time to do dr...

Moonlit Spiral: Helix and the city of Dahl

I've kind of purposefully slowed down on sharing Moonlit Spiral stuff because the pages are taking me longer than I initially anticipated. I unfortunately had to extend my deadline which means the pub date has been moved to spring/summer 2026. I'd much rather share a bulk of stuff closer up to the book's release; not two years before. So I'll likely keep most of this year's posts with sharing concept art and share more page-making stuff in 2025. I did, however, finish linework for page 171 of...

New Batgirl Watercolor (and Art Auction)

UPDATE: Hi all! Just your polite reminder that the auction for this piece ends tonight!

There was also a question below if international bidding is allowed and the answer is YES. The shipping would just increase from $10 to $25. Any other Qs, don't hesitate to ask.

Have a great rest of the day! 🩵

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I'm back to work! Feeling a whole lot better and happy to be making stuff at my various drawing desks again.

Felt that drawing ...

Back Home (and relaxing)

Hi all! An update on all things medical wise with yours truly.

First off, let me say I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of concern, support and well-wishes expressed over the past few days. It really does mean the world to me and has solidified how much I love this little community of awesome readers and fans who have accumulated here.

Second: I am back home! Yay! Three days in the hospital, a couple cat scans and ultrasounds later and the official diagnosis is... (drum roll) "inf...

Good Morning (from my hospital bed)

Hi, my friends! I wanted to apologize for the lack of new art this week. Long story short, Tues afternoon I started having some belly pains which intensified so much into the night that I ended up going to an urgent care the next morning to get it checked out. Another ER and a few doctors later I ended up in the hospital for an appendectomy, of which the surgeon decided was not needed afterall BUT something else was clearly wrong with me.

GOOD NEWS, likely due to bein...

Donna Troy Timelapse

Realized it's been a little while since I uploaded a new timelapse for you guys. Since I recently shared Donna here, thought she'd be a fun one to watch me "quickly" draw (a few hours condensed into 60 seconds--haha).

At the beginning, I'm just trying to determine an interesting pose for her. One or two of them might return for a future drawing? Really struggled trying to get her face right so you might notice me continue returning to it until I was happy with how it looked.

I thi...

Commissions

I get asked weekly--sometimes daily--about commissions so I thought it'd be a good idea to write up a post detailing my policy. That way I have a place I can easily point people to for all current info. I can also easily update stuff here if things change.

❤️ ONLINE COMMISSIONS ❤️

First off, this Patreon is likely the only ...

Aloy from Horizon

Hi all! Hope everyone is having a nice start to the week. Here's another character sketch for one of your fellow patrons: Aloy from the Horizon game series.

I've never played Horizon so wasn't that familiar with the character. But she sure has a fun look. I also enjoyed listening to the game score while I worked on this. Speaking of which, took this quick desk shot while I was in the middle of it.

2024-05-21 16:13:44 +0000 UTC View Post

Psylocke Watercolor Sketch

Happy middle of the week, my friends. Here's an Outback era Psylocke to get you over the hump. Saw Psylocke was the focus of a little bit of online chatter earlier this week (no clue why) so maybe good timing to have drawn her? Dunno.

The chatter made me realize though that despite having drawn Psylocke numerous times, I've never drawn Kwannon version Psylocke. That is wild to me! So expect me to remedy that... eventually...

Anyhoo, I'm in Houston, TX the rest of this week for a b...

Preorders Open for New Prints!

2nd UPDATE: Good morning! I just wanted to give everyone a quick reminder that you only have today and tomorrow remaining to preorder prints. I'll be removing them from my shop tomorrow (Monday) night.

While you will have a chance to order (or add to your preorders) late June, this is the only way to guarantee any prints you definitely want in case they sell out at HeroesCon. I don't ha...

New Boots - Original Art Auction

Hey, everyone! Just a friendly reminder that bidding for this ends tonight at 8pm EST (or shortly thereafter). Good luck! 😊❤️

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Hi all! Here's the private auction post for that Supergirl piece I posted yesterday. If you're seeing this, it means you can bid! Specs and usual auction rules below. Any Qs, don't be afraid to ask.

• Ink & watercolor on 6x8 media paper
• Place bids in comments or DM me and I'll enter anonymously
• Auctio...
  2024-05-09 15:16:21 +0000 UTC View Post

New Boots!

Had to draw something in response to the new Superman poster. 😅

It also felt like something that would be fun to watercolor, which means I can make the original art available to those interested. I'll try to find time to put up a private auction post later today or tomorrow.

Have a super day!

❤️

UPDATE: 2024-05-08 15:40:25 +0000 UTC View Post

Sleepy Supergirl

Hi, all. Here's a little sketch of Kara for a lazy Sunday afternoon.

This has pretty much been me every day as I've been trying to shake off the pneumonia I got a few weeks ago. Yesterday was the first time in a while I started to feel like myself again though. Even went for a long walk with my wife on a nice trail near our house. Was great to enjoy the outdoors and get a little exercise. Eager to get to a point where I can start running again. Fingers crossed, I think I'm almost there!...

SBFF Print

Hi all! I'm working at putting together a new batch of prints for HeroesCon next month as well as to offer y'all here.

I was wondering if there is any interest in a wider-than-normal-sized print of these girls altogether:

Something like 14 x 30. Or maybe 12 x 24. The only catch is I'd need to have it shipped rolled in a tube rather than flat like I usually do. On the plus side, probably less li...

Gambit '97

Happy X-Men '97 Wednesday! A day I've learned to avoid charging onto the internet. *

Here's Remy to go along with Rogue I posted a few weeks ago. Still reeling a bit from that 5th episode.

Might make some mini-prints of these two if there's any interest in that. Perhaps with metallic backgrounds? Honestly I'd like to draw the entire main cast. Maybe I can get them all done by Christmas at the ...

Cleopatra in Space: Story Club

Happy Monday, my friends!

Today marks the tenth anniversary of Target Practice, the very first CLEOPATRA IN SPACE graphic novel published by Scholastic! I can't believe it's been so long. It was only a couple of years prior that I left my then graphic design job to start working on the series full time. It could have been a disaster, but here I am. Still miraculously making graphic novels full-tim...

New Phone Wallpapers!

Hi, everyone!

Sorry it took me so long but here's a brand new batch of phone wallpapers for you. All custom-sized to hopefully fit most of your screens. Like usual, I included a few alternate ones not pictured above. Like these ones:

And these ones:

I thought it'd be nice to have this be an open post s...