Invasion

by Mark Levine | https://bloodbytes.com/ | Spring 2024

Page 1 of 'Invasion': The page has a border of silver and grey, looking like a mat board. The background of the page looks like a light parchment. The word 'Invasion' is at the top, golden with the letters dripping, as if spray painted. The bottom of the page has 'A Graphic Short by Mark Levine' in san-serif black lettering. There are four panels on this page. Panel 1: Landscape rectangle with thin black border. A sunflower field with one large sunflower extending beyond the panel border The sky is blue and there are mountains in the distance. Panel 2: Portrait rectangle with thin black border. A bit of distance on the field of sunflowers. The blue sky is cloudy, and mountains are in the distance. Panel 3: Long landscape rectangle with thin black border angled downwards to the left. Two fighter jets streak through the sky, on a slight downward trajectory. Panel 4: Landscape bowed rectangle with curved, thin black border. A pilot inside one of the fighter jets. They have a a face mask with goggles and breathing support. They are buckled into their seat and are wearing a teal flight suit. The blue sky is visible behind them.

Page 2 of 'Invasion': The page has a border of silver and grey, looking like a mat board. The background of the page looks like a light parchment. There are four panels on this page. Panel 1: Long landscape rectangle with thin black border angled downwards to the left. An old city street with white building and a statue in the middle of the city square. There are people going about their business. The sky is blue and cloudy. Panel 2: Askew square with thin black border. Four people of various genders and ages look up. One of them, a man with long greying hair, points to the top right of the panel. Panel 3: Portrait rectangle with thin black border. Five bombs with fins are falling through a white sky. They are leaving blue streaks. Panel 4: Bowed, long landscape with thin black border. Five red and orange 'BOOM's eject from explosions on the bottom of the panel.

Page 3 of 'Invasion': The page has a border of silver and grey, looking like a mat board. The background of the page looks like a light parchment. There are five panels on this page. Panel 1: Askew square with thin black border. The old city in rubble, with white buildings that are now destroyed and on fire. Panel 2: Larger askew square with thin black border. From the rubble emerge injured people, but the sky is filled with four ghostly skulls that rise from the ground. Panel 3: A long portrait rectangle with a thin black border. Two hands are holding up a large sunflower. Panel 4: A long portrait rectangle with a thin black border. We now see a little girl in a frock dress is holding up the large sunflower above her head. She stands in the sunflower field with the rubble of the old city visible in the background. She is frowning. Panel 5: A long portrait rectangle with a thin black border. A close up of the girls face where we see her right blue eye. She has tears running down her cheek. Some of her brown hair and her brown eyebrow are visible.

Page 4 of 'Invasion': The page has a border of silver and grey, looking like a mat board. A single panel takes up the entire page. The young girl is now seen from her back. She is still holding the large sunflower above her head. She stands on grass, but directly in front of her is a small crater in the black earth. She faces an invasion force of dozens of infantry troops dressed in green battle fatigues and masks, all holding weapons. A small strip of ground and rocks separates her from the infantry. In the background, the old city's white buildings are still aflame. The blue sky is filled with smoke.

With a passion for the process of creating art, and the ability to be an artist, Mark Levine has developed a diverse body of work that is reflected in a wide range of subject matter. This diversity is presented in two websites: marklevineartist.com, for art buyers in both the marketing/advertising and fine art industries; and, bloodbytes.com, for the comic book, gaming, and entertainment sectors.

There is no one style, or choice of medium Mark uses to create his drawings or paintings. No matter the subject matter or the medium(s) used to create his artwork, there is a rhythm and consistency that resonates from one piece to the next. He refers to his artwork, as “The Art Of Storytelling,” whether the artwork is commissioned, a commercial assignment, or a series he develops for a gallery or art show — there’s a story.

 comic book  drawing  art  Spring 2024  Lid  story

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