Concept drawing for the comic book Icon: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Ink drawing of a cover concept for the comic book, Icon, owned by Dwayne McDuffie. The drawing features four comic book characters. The character on the right is Hardware. He is wearing a metal helmet and has his right fist extended outward. The character in the front is Rocket. She is wearing a helmet that does not cover her hair, jacket and gloves. She has both her fists raised. Behind her is the character Icon. He has a large cape fastened by a large ring on his chest. The right side of the drawing has an image of the comic book character, named Static. He is wearing a baseball cap, a mask, gloves and a jacket. His left fist is extended outward. A signature is on the right side of the drawing. It reads [M Bright96]. Handwritten text at the top of the page reads [ICON 42 / COLOR NOELLE]. The drawing was done on paper with the DC Comics, Inc. logo.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1996
• Illustrated by: Mark D. Bright, American, born 1955
• Owned by: Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011
• Subject of: Milestone Media, American, founded 1993
• Subject of: DC Comics, Inc., American, founded 1934
• Type: drawings
• Type: comic strips
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 17 × 12 in. (43.2 × 30.5 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Art
• Topic: Comics and graphic novels
• Topic: Design
• Topic: Graphic design
• Object number: 2019.96.15
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charlotte (Fullerton) McDuffie
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Milestone Media LLC Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.