I love anything Hartford Whalers related, so this pin-up girl in a classic Whalers jersey is awesome in my book. However, the logo on the jersey the girl is wearing is incorrect. That is actually the 1992-1997 logo, in white and without the silver background. During these years the Whalers did not wear green jerseys. During their green jersey years (1979-1992), their logo was indeed white on the green jerseys, but it had a differently shaped whale tail, and the center vertical line in the W was shorter. Somewhat subtle differences, but very obvious to hardcore Whalers fans like myself. Since you're an artist you will notice the differences in shape between the 1979-1992 logo and the 1992-1997 logo right away. Both of these logos appear on the following site:
ROBERT ULLMAN pays the bills as a freelance illustrator for a plethora of publications, such as VIRGINIA LIVING, NICKELODEON, and THE WASHINGTON CITY PAPER. He creates comics in his spare time (of which there never seems to be enough), including ATOM-BOMB BIKINI, GRAND GESTURES, LUNCH-HOUR COMIX and the upcoming SELLOUT, which will see print one of these days.
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Long live the Whalers!
One of the all time great sports logos...for a friggin' whale. Awesome.
Wow...love the Whalers, love the girl. Who doesn't remember Brass Bonanza?
Awesome job once again Rob!!
Can't wait to convince my g/f to let me have her done up!!
Fantastic!! Hey Rob, continuing along the nostalgic theme, could you *please* draw a model wearing a Winnipeg Jets jersey??
Love your illustrations and your blog.
I gotta commission you to do an Oilers girl. Edmonton's a college town, full of clever tipsy girls, if that helps.
"a college town, full of clever tipsy girls"
Utopia!
GF, just give me the word, and I'm all over it!
Props to you for using a sweater with Pucky the Whale on the shoulder. Well done.
(I would have also accepted the girl in Cooperalls with the sweater tied up in a half-shirt!)
I love anything Hartford Whalers related, so this pin-up girl in a classic Whalers jersey is awesome in my book. However, the logo on the jersey the girl is wearing is incorrect. That is actually the 1992-1997 logo, in white and without the silver background. During these years the Whalers did not wear green jerseys. During their green jersey years (1979-1992), their logo was indeed white on the green jerseys, but it had a differently shaped whale tail, and the center vertical line in the W was shorter. Somewhat subtle differences, but very obvious to hardcore Whalers fans like myself. Since you're an artist you will notice the differences in shape between the 1979-1992 logo and the 1992-1997 logo right away. Both of these logos appear on the following site:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartford_Whalers
Definitely need a Winnepeg girl and how about a Quebec Nordique girl, maybe wearing a beret?
A Nordiques girl is imminent, as it's one of my top five fave jerseys ever...it's just a matter of findin' the time!
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