Scarlet Spider

When the first clone series was active, I figured if Spider-man had a clone then he should be fighting one offs of spider-foes, so I created the Black Scorpion...

Panel 1
In Sacramento Ca the streets are mostly empty at this time of night.  The clubs begin letting out at 1:30 for their 2 am closings.  The light rail is shut down, buses are stopped at midnight, cabs are few and far between waiting on the arrival of buses and trains.  The homeless have shuffled off to their nightly hidey holes.  Only those out on dark deeds are running their errands.  The Black Scorpion is one such dark doer.
Panel 2
Black Scorpion:  I sense Spider man nearby.
Panel 3
Black Scorpion:  The bars and the night clubs are closed, the only thing still operating is this bus depot.
Panel 4
Black Scorpion:  His death will give me a new lease on life.

Panel 1
Kaine thought: I can stand like this for hours.  I have to remember to act tired sometimes, adjust my backpack, stretch...
Panel 2
Kaine thought: Trouble! If it wasn't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all.  Maybe I should write the blues...
Panel 3
Kaine thought:  Got bitten by a radioactive spider, but really I'm just a clone. Got bitten by a radioactive spider, and never felt so all alone.  I might be Scarlet, but I've got the blues...
Black Scorpion: Spider! I will kill people until I find you!
Crowd: Gasp!
Crowd: What I got to do with this?

Panel 1
Kaine thought: Shaba Doo eat your heart out -- smooth as a criminal moon walk to the Men's restroom.  Must Google Shaba Doo later.
Panel 2
Kaine thought: Use my Spider Sense to check the bathroom, find the cleanest stall
Panel 3
Kaine thought: I remember phone booths, they were wonderful things:  A measure of privacy, a place to write a clever limerick, some had seats, not too much urine.
Panel 4
Scarlet Spider Thought: A little misdirection, come in from an outside window, and maybe I can catch my bus on time. 

Panel 1
Black Scorpion: You might as well come out!
Panel 2
Black Scorpion: You craven coward!
Panel 3
Black Scorpion: My spider sense tells me you're here!
Panel 4
SFX: Tink tink tink
Scarlet Spider: Pardon Moi!
Panel 5
SFX: Sacagawea!!!!
Black Scorpion: Spider Argh!
Scarlet Spider: First, you call me Spider man, then you call me Kraven, Then you call me spider Argh, maybe I should reserve my domain name -- it's Scarlet Spider!

Contest Post

I think the hardest thing to do as a non-working comic book artist is to complete pages.  Unless you have a story to tell you generally just draw covers!  Doing the fun stuff, giant splash pages, double page spreads, character designs… whatever floats your boat.  So, whenever a contest comes along it’s great inspiration.

These pages are from the Top Cow contest a few years ago.