Original Art For Sale: Wonder Woman 1941-2008
I am selling the original inked art for WONDER WOMAN 1941-2008. Rarely do I part with my originals, but it's time for this one. It's drawn on Blue Line comic board. The art space measures 10" x 15". If you are interested in purchasing the art, please fill out a Contact Form and I will reply with pricing information. What I Wrote Then: "After 1-1/2 years, this piece is finally complete! In 2006, I researched, penciled and inked this illustration depicting Wonder Woman and Diana Prince in her most definitive costumes since 1941. A comprehensive history of Wonder Woman’s look hasn’t been done since George Perez’s 1990′s poster, and even then it wasn’t approached from the original artists’ styles. Over the past few months, Kevenn T. Smith and I have been working on the colors in Photoshop. Between my drawing and his color expertise, we produced this result. Almost every definitive version of Diana that has appeared in the comic book and other media is in this drawing, drawn by me but based on the original artists’ artwork: H.G. Peter, George Perez, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Mike Deodato, Phil Jimenez, Terry Dodson, Jose Delbo, Ross Andru, Irv Novick, Curt Swan, Don Heck, Gene Colan, Jill Thompson, Mike Sekowsky, Alex Toth, Bruce Timm, and Darwyn Cooke. In addition, I included the Lynda Carter and Cathy Lee Crosby versions of Wonder Woman because no true history of Diana would be complete without them. Earth-2 Wonder Woman is based on Lynda Carter since there really isn’t a definitive depiction of her. Lynda Carter (including her Diana Prince and the motorcycle outfit), Cathy Lee Crosby, and Earth-2 are in my art style and not based on another artists’ work." Wonder Woman 1941-2008: Original Art Wonder Woman 1941-2008: Original Art
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So Super Duper #12: Superheroes With iPhones
Here's my pin-up for Brian Andersen's So Super Duper #12, which happens to be the series' final issue and will be coming out soon. It's Comet on Superheroes With iPhones! His username must undoubtedly be comets_tail. Thanks to Brian for making me a part of the final issue of his great, positive, and fun series. This pin-up also marks an evolution in my illustration style. The desire to change the way I ink was nagging at me. I needed something more faithful to my pencils and, with this piece, I finally achieved it. So Super Duper #12: Comet on Superheroes With iPhones
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Batman, Batgirl, and Robin: The Terrific Trio
Available as prints in various sizes and formats, poster, postcard, card: http://www.redbubble.com/people/raycaspio/art/6507277-1-the-terrific-trio Available as a t-shirt (men, women, children, babies): http://www.redbubble.com/people/raycaspio/t-shirts/6507293-1-the-terrific-trio My last illustration of 2010 is something that's been in my sketchbook for awhile: Batman, Batgirl, and Robin: The Terrific Trio. It's based on the 1960's Batman television series, which I happen to love. I don't really care for Batman in the comics, but in a live action or animated (most of the time) format, I'm fine with him. Originally, the illustration was going to be Batman (Adam West). Then it was going to be Batman and Robin (Burt Ward). Then, I had to include my favorite: Batgirl (Yvonne Craig), in one of my most favorite superhero costumes ever. Maybe at some point down the line, I'll draw some of my favorite villains: Julie Newmar and Eartha Kitt as Catwoman, Ethel Merman as Lola Lasagna, Vincent Price as Egghead, and Tallulah Bankhead as Black Widow.

After a lot of starts and stops, here's the illustration! Batman, Batgirl, and Robin: The Terrific Trio

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Inoculations Reviews
Theater Ninjas production of Inoculations received great reviews from Cleveland's most noted reviewers! I'm so proud to be in this show. Inoculations runs Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays at 8pm, and Sundays at 3:00pm: through November 20th. 78th Street Studios 1300 West 78th Street, Cleveland TICKETS: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/134313 Tony Brown, The Cleveland Plain Dealer "It is one of the most exciting, original and confounding experiences I've witnessed in my 11 years covering Cleveland theater." Christine Howey, Cleveland Scene Magazine "There are a couple moments that linger in the memory, such as when one actor speaks the lines that another lip-synchs..." "The actors from the first play join Koesters...in an attempt to merge the two works. But that unity is less important than the sum of the theatrical parts on display here. The other performers include Ray Caspio, Michael Prosen, Val Kozlenko, Darius Stubbs, and Amy Pawlukiewicz, all of whom give their all to make Paul's concept of O'Donnell's challenging theatrics resonate." Roy Berko "The Theatre Ninja production, as is the case with Paul's work, is well conceived. The actors are centered on their purposes, stay in character, and create the proper intensity. LACAN features Ray Caspio, Val Kozlenko, Ryan Lucas, Amy Pawlukiewicz, Michael Prosen, Nick Riley and Darius Stubbs...INOCULATIONS is a confounding yet fascinating evening of theatre."
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Who Killed Teddy Bear
PRINTS AVAILABLE AT REDBUBBLE: http://www.redbubble.com/people/raycaspio/art/6257906-1-who-killed-teddy-bear Thanks to Doug Prinzivalli over at Dougsploitation, Who Killed Teddy Bear has become one of my favorite films. It was because of his blog post last year that I sought out the 1965 movie and discovered Sal Mineo. Read Doug's review of the film because he summed it up perfectly. This movie is creepy, insanely sexy, and daring. Besides Sal Mineo, it also stars Juliet Prowse and the great Elaine Stritch (currently playing Madame Armfeldt in the revival of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music on Broadway). I wanted to take a crack at designing a poster for the film; something that captured what I took away from it. Here's my design. Who Killed Teddy Bear
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Samantha. Snap. Ting!
Available as prints, posters, greeting cards, and postcards: http://www.redbubble.com/people/raycaspio/art/6251745-3-samantha-snap-ting Mortal Samantha available as a t-shirt: http://www.redbubble.com/people/raycaspio/t-shirts/6251947-1-samantha-snap Witch Samantha available as a t-shirt: http://www.redbubble.com/people/raycaspio/t-shirts/6251965-1-samantha-ting Samantha. Snap. Ting! Samantha. Snap. Ting! Samantha. Snap. Ting! Bewitched is the first television show I remember watching. It was at my grandma's house. I sat in front of the tiny TV in her front room and became mesmerized by the animated opening sequence (which has been a huge influence on my illustration style). Then, Samantha's magic started - with sound effects! - and I fell in love. The twitch became an obsession. Elizabeth Montgomery and Samantha Stephens are two more women who have had a huge impact on my life. I was never completely happy with the Samantha illustrations I completed a couple years ago, and the time was right to revisit how much Bewitched means to me.
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