Here is my favorite Dibny material from Deviantart.
Honorable mention: ME! Rafa Rivas' "Dibny Roll"
I became a fan with the Super Buddies-Identity Crisis-52 era, and this drawing was made around those times. Back then, I had just learned how to color with Photoshop and thought Ralph hugging Sue would be original (ha, ha, how naive). To me, this is one unsatisfying drawing. The feathering is weird, the "shining lights" in Sue's hair looks like gay hair, she has freakishly tiny feet, Ralph's legs are too weird.
I like that this girl included Professor Impossible (The Venture Bros.) and Rubberband Man (Static Shock).
I decided to include this one because the characterization is pretty good. I love how fans always ignore what happened with Max and portray him at his best.
Ralph looks a bit old with those eyebrows. Hard to believe he's not smelling a mystery in that scene.
17. Jack's ("Perpetual Insomniac") "Blanket"
As grouse as cute, which is often the case with a lot of stuff that Ralph does.
The pose kinda reminds me of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Like many of the people that made it to this humble gallery, I think Guile is almost a pro. It's interesting to see that out of all the artists here, he's the one with the most conventional comic book artist style. A lot of the others seem to have more animation or Japanese influences. Guile lives in France and accepts commissions; here's a link to his Comic Art Gallery @ ComicArtFans.
Diego loves the Dibnys and is into japanimation, consequently, the result had t be a mix. I found a lot of Japanese influence among the Elongated Man's fans.
14. Jack's ("Perpetual Insomniac") "Practical Problems"
This is the kind of fun thing I could definitively see Ralph doing in order to spy on someone. Sherlock used to pull stuff like that too.
Based on a Blackshirt cover, this image has the Dibnys following closer than ever the tradition of The Thin Man. Just for reference, the Elongated Man is a character from the 60s, and his lifestyle reflected so; however, his adventures were clearly inspired by the golden age of detective fiction.
10 - 12. Jack's ("Perpetual Insomniac") "Morning", "A Very Dibny Christmas" and "I Love This Life".
I put three drawings in the same section because the same comments apply to the three, which were all done by Jack. If there's something he is brilliant at is color range. This has to be the best rendering of an elongated man drawing I've ever seen.
Ok, I just added this one because I found the Justice League Unlimited reference quite funny.
I do not know what an amigurumi is, but that's a nice stuffed doll. Yeah, it's not a drawing, but it's great fan art, so it deserves a spot here. "DarkNailbunny" went minimal with this one, but she has some impressive stuff in her portfolio. Make sure you check it out.
The middle row is my favorite. Just spot on for me. However, that's the best Fire costume I've ever seen and I love how Ice's boots simulate cold air flowing. This is Busterella's ideal line-up, but I can't help but notice how a lot of people include Barda in JLI crowds (she was never a member). This version of Ralph's uniform has to be one of the best. She really made the JLU collar work. Sue looks perfect. One defect of Maguire's Sue is that she looks like a soccer mom instead of the cute fashionista she's supposed to be.
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I think this girl might be a professional cartoonist. She's spot on wit her characterizations. And again, there's the Barda thing. Wally and PG were some of the longest lasting members and she's not even a member, but she certainly caught the attention of JLI fans.
Well, that's Ralph in a nutshell: A detective stretcher.
Is there any doubt about the model for this portrait? If somebody was crazy enough to produce a Super Buddies sitcom or movie, Ryan Styles should play Ralph. Oddly enough, some of Rags Morales' art for Identity Crisis, Ralph does look like Ryan.
The costume is a combination of the JLI era costume and the one from Justice League Unlimited.
This is not Ralph-centric, but it's one hell of a pic. I love the way the shading was done; kind of like an animated series. I wish comics used that style more often.
3. Jack's ("Perpetual Insomniac") "Old-Time Classy Detectives"
I find this colored sketch very interesting. It has some fairly obvious mistakes, like Ralph's hand being out of proportion (then again, he might be stretching it) or Sue's arm being too thick (then again, women were chubbier back then); but the concept is just too good, and the coloring and shading too nice (and fit for the early Victorian era).
Tying the Elongated Man to the early years of western detective fiction is a nice idea. He's normally associated with Holmes (mostly thanks to Mike W. Barr), but he's also a big Edgar Allan Poe fan and an expert in the entire genre so this is a smart tribute.
2. Kyle Latino's "The Phantom of the Stage"
This other image by Kyle has the same golden age of detective fiction spirit; however, I can't help but feel that there's a Scooby Doo nod.
1. Hannah's (Busterella) "Dibnys Doodledump-1"
Yeah, this girl got it right. Sue's fashion sense, Ralph's stretching, even the face expressions. The Elongated Woman tribute indicates that she's even familiar with classic stories. This art tyle definitively works for the Dibnys.
Oh, one more thing. Does anybody know the author of this image?:
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It's funny how Sue pops up more often in fan art than in official stuff.
See also:
UPDATE 09-16-12
Wunderchio and Almond077's Elongated Lass
It's Ralphina!! All grown up! I stll have to dig, but the Elongated Lass apparently appeared in an issue of Superboy, which inspired the creation of this piace.
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TheJason10's Elongated Man character design for Justice League
DiDio should take notes from this guy. Or better, just hire him.
BeeBoyNYCs Sue Dibny
I think it's his best work! She looks so Sue!
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Steven GarcÃa's 'Perception'
