Inspired in the Marvel's X-Men, Volume 1 - Featuring Night of the Sentinels.
Wonderful Ed is born from a real life story.
I was being haunted by my bills and I decided to leave the UK and return to Brazil. The living cost was impossible to keep up with and I found myself trapped in a day time job to make ends meet. From endless nightmares and waken nights, one day I decided I had to do something about it - I was going to make fun of myself, as I so often enjoy doing. And so was born Wonderful Ed - stories created with the power of sarcasm and everyday drama & non sense.
First sketches of Ed made in May.
I started sketching what would become Wonderful Ed back in May when I was still in London. Edward is inspired by one of my teddy bears. I have so many of them, and Edward particular is the one who is always travelling with me. He has an adventurous soul, and he has been such a loyal companion in my trips, I decided he was the one that would fight the so-called Electropum.
I started portraying my teddy-bears last year in my genesis piece for SupeRare. I've realised I enjoyed creating and developing the personality of my characters, and story-telling has always been part of what I do. Once I arrived in Rio and finally saw myself free from the evil tentacles of Electropum is when this character and whole story finally was able to be born.
Detail of Edward in the artwork Per Aspera Ad Astra as seen on Superrare.
I carried on drawing and writing daily, and soon I was turning my whole family and friends into Wonderful Ed characters. I used AI to organise the best way to release this collection and overall productivity and scheduling support, which without, I couldn't have managed.
The Blue Cat, Bina, Edward, Marina, Electropum, Croc, Lucky and Frog Boy.
Image illustrating the first part of Wonderful Ed.
Electropum protrait. Electropum jumping on a pile of gold inspired by Scrooge MdDuck.
Mock up with Wonderful Ed first cover as poster.
First sketches of Croc and Marina, respectively. Made in May 2023, London.
First studies for Electropum, made in June in Rio, 2023.
