Jean Reno as Léon and Natalie Portman as Mathilda from Léon: The Professional (1994). One of my favorite films and performances, captured in graphite. #LeonTheProfessional #pencilportrait #JeanReno #NataliePortman #draweveryday

The Rocketeer pen and ink—based on the comic book and film, celebrating the 35th anniversary of its release. Inspired by the great Dave Stevens. ✍️🚀

One more page to go before I wrap up this scene from Chapter 2, The Man Who Ran, in the second Tommy Gun Dolls graphic novel. Ricochet Rose and the Razor Hill Gang have cornered two Italian mob gunmen who may hold the clues needed to uncover who murdered their friend.

I'm running a 48-hour flash sale SAVE 30% on original artwork and signed books. dancooneyart.com/s/shop #originalart #books #graphicnovel #comics #sale

Happy New Comic Book Day, readers! Episode—35 of Valentine: Taste for Death is live. Want to read the high-resolution version before anyone else? Subscribe for free and follow along as the mystery unfolds @patreon #ValentineComic #ComicStrip #DrawEveryDay #HandDrawnart #ncbd

Celebrating the 100th birthday of Marilyn Monroe (1926–2026). This mixed-media portrait on archival paper pays tribute to one of Hollywood’s most enduring icons. Cheers 🥂 #MarilynMonroe #Marilyn100 #PortraitArt #MixedMediaArt #HollywoodLegend

Rose continues her interrogation of the much-sought-after accountant in Chapter 31, “The Man Who Ran,” from The Tommy Gun Dolls.

Penciled #comics page from Chapter 2, “The Man Who Ran,” from The Tommy Gun Dolls graphic novel. #1920s #crimecomics #creatorowned #thetommygundolls

Finishing up the pencils for Valentine episode 36. #valentinecomic #comicstrip #indycomix #ncbd

The officially licensed Toy Story sketch cards are now available wherever collectibles are sold! Signed original one-of-one cards featuring Woody, Buzz, Jessie, Forky, Rex, Hamm, Lotso, and more—had an absolute blast drawing these for Topps. #ToyStory #Pixar #Topps #SketchCards

Ratatatat—Ricochet Rose returns! Work in progress from Chapter 2, “The Man Who Ran,” from The Tommy Gun Dolls graphic novel. #draweveryday #1920s #crimecomics #creatorowned #thetommygundolls

Ricochet Rose returns! Work in progress from Chapter 2, “The Man Who Ran,” from The Tommy Gun Dolls graphic novel. #draweveryday #1920s #crimecomics #creatorowned #thetommygundolls

Elena calls out for Valentine as the chase spirals out of control—leaving their fate hanging somewhere beyond the desert edge. Thank you all for the continued support, shares, comments, and encouragement—it truly means a lot. Read the series @patreon #ncbd

Back to the streets of 1928 San Francisco. Trouble waits outside the Redwood Diner in The Tommy Gun Dolls— a 1920s graphic novel crime story. #TommyGunDolls #CrimeComics #NoirComics #IndieComics #ComicArt

Time-lapse—Inking Valentine Episode 34. The story builds toward its conclusion in Episode 64—read it now @Patreon. #Inking #Timelapse #Webcomics #ValentineComic #ProcessVideo

Inking Valentine Ep 34 time-lapse video #ValentineComic #IndieComics #InkingProcess #ComicArt #CreatorOwned

I know you are, but what am I. Wilson!! You remind me of the babe. A few relics from the past/present: Elf D&D pewter figure, graphic designer at Tower Records corporate in Sacramento, and an antenna ball from Blockbuster Video. Sophie Thatcher as Natalie from Yellowjackets—hand-drawn art available!

Working on Valentine episode 34. #comicstrip #draweveryday #valentinecomic

Back at the board—penciling Episode 34 of Valentine. ✍🏼☕️🎶 Appreciate everyone following along. Read the series www.patreon.com/cw/DanCooney

"Round One" Here's another pencil and ink drawing that I'm posting for #AlienDay ! I drew this one years ago. Muhammad Ali knocking out the alien and he's just doing it with words.

Hard to put into words how excited I am to hit this stage—this one’s been a long time coming. I’m thrilled to share the first seven pages of The Tommy Gun Dolls: Volume 2 with you all as an exclusive sneak peek.

Hard to put into words how excited I am to hit this stage—this one’s been a long time coming. Here’s a sneak peek at the opening page of The Tommy Gun Dolls Volume 2.

Christopher Reeve as the quintessential Superman. The impression Richard Donner’s film had on me—seeing it in the theater with my family—sparked my imagination: that a human being could truly fly, that anything was possible.

Lettering and editing The Tommy Gun Dolls Vol 2, a 1920s crime story graphic novel.

Greetings from the studio.

Matt Damon as Odysseus—pencil drawing. 🗡️ Looking forward to Christopher Nolan’s take on The Odyssey. #MattDamon #Odysseus #PencilDrawing #draweveryday #MythologyArt

Work in progress—inking a page from The Tommy Gun Dolls, Vol. 2, a 1920s crime story. #graphicnovel #indiecomics #comicart #inking #noirart

Ve Neill posted this oldie but goodie I did for my pals @fangoria.bsky.social on her insta, so I thought it deserved to be over here too. (The background was done in actual eyeshadow.)

Here's another post in my "Gallery 1988 is closing" & "they're having a sale" thread. Get my signed, limited edition print titled "ANIMAL!"! It's 40% off with code "FAREWELL" at checkout - see link in bio! #Animal #TheMuppets #TheMuppetShow #JimHenson #Art

Every step forward this country takes, America takes two steps back. Twice, you could’ve elected an intelligent woman with government experience—but no, you chose to vote for an imbecilic, childish thug. Imagine telling your kid(s) you voted for this piece of shit.

Inking progress—The Tommy Gun Dolls. Disturbing news. Liang Tong gets the message. The police make it real. #TheTommyGunDolls #indiecomics #inking #penandink #noir

Attention artists! 🎨 Recently, I needed photo references of a particular flower in bloom. I don't use AI for/in my art. I discovered "Unsplash". From their website: "We do not accept content generated by AI, or where AI was involved in it's creation." (I hope it stays that way.) unsplash.com

Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman Blackwing pencils blending sticks, graphite powder and white gouache. ✍🏼🐈‍⬛ #catwoman #michellepfeiffer #sketch #dccomics #batman

I’m sure a lot of us are in the same boat. Heating oil costs per gallon since last December in CT. December $2.95 February $4.20 March $4.90 Ouch. We (my kids and I) conserve as best we can with the thermostat, record cold temps in Feb. Hustling to make ends meet. Ugh.

Look at this beauty. Dan does amazing work.

Rey—Star Wars The Force Awakens, pencil sketch ✍🏼 #starwars #rey #jedi #draweveryday #fanart

The negotiation is over. Out in the desert, Nestor tries to buy time. One shot breaks the silence—and suddenly everyone remembers exactly who they’re dealing with. Thank you all for backing the series and letting me keep telling this story. More soon. #ValentineComic #patreon

Lettering Valentine Ep 31 in Adobe Illustrator. Hand drawn, art, then scanned, cleaned up in Photoshop and sometimes use Clip Studio for screentones.

Back at the drawing table—right where I belong. ✍🏼☕️🎶

Afternoon Coffee ☕ Coby Whitmore.

Listening to Return of the Maltese Falcon by Max Allan Collins got me inspired to draw Humphrey Bogart as Detective Sam Spade from The Maltese Falcon. This piece is a nod to the original poster design by the Warner Bros. studio art department—artist uncredited, often attributed to Bill Gold.

There are only so many winter mornings like this—chimney smoke drifting over cold fields and woods—left before the spring warm-up begins.✍🏼☕️

From pencil roughs to final lines—here’s a time-lapse of me inking a panel from The Tommy Gun Dolls Vol 2 graphic novel. Brush first, then fine detail—bringing this 1920s crime world to life. #penandink #indiecomics #crimefiction #1920s #comicprocess

Indie comics folks—distribution question: I have a couple of new books coming out this summer and fall. It’s been some time since I last solicited through a distributor—who’s the “new Diamond” in comics or book distribution these days? 📚

Entering the school library… 📚✨✍🏼

Sneak peek 👀 Intro page—hand-drawn in pen and ink—from The Tommy Gun Dolls, Part Two, a 1920s graphic-novel crime story. #penandink #1920s #thetommygundolls #crime #fiction

WIP-Intro page from part two of The Tommy Gun Dolls, a 1920s graphic novel crime story. #1920s #penandink #thetommygundolls #graphicnovel #indycomics

Actress Jane Greer as Kathie Moffat from the classic noir Out of the Past—rendered in pen and ink, with @copic_official_us and white gouache on @strathmoreart. #penandink #janegreer #outofthepast #filmnoir #instaart

Valentine Ep 30 A flashback drags Valentine back into a world she buried ten years ago… and the price for saving one life may be putting herself back on a very dangerous ledger. Hand drawn, digitally lettered. Thank you for your continued support. #patreon #indycomics #valentine

Lettering Valentine Ep 30 in Adobe illustrator.