Marvel and DC comic book designer creates stunning film noir style images of Mad Men characters Joan Holloway and Don Draper




Dark, brooding and stylish with a dash of vamp ... the 'film noir' genre and cult TV show Mad Men have a lot in common, and now one artist has merged the two creating stunning artworks that movie buffs, TV fans and art lovers can all enjoy.



Dan Panosian, from Los Angeles, uses pencil, ink, watercolour and acrylic to create these stunning pictures.

The talented Marvel, DC and Image Comics comic book illustrator also creates commercial artworks, book and magazine illustration and toy designs.

He tells MailOnline of his Mad Men works: 'I grew up with a father that was very similar to the Don Draper character.

'He worked his way up through a Cleveland ad agency in the 60s and eventually started his own, so naturally I really latched on to the show.'



His stunning prints are available to buy from $200 each from his website, named after his pseudonym, Urban Barbarian .

Man Men featuring Don Draper by 'Urban Barbarian' Dan Panosian

Mad Men by 'Urban Barbarian' Dan Panosian

Panosian, from Cleveland Ohio, was born to artistic parents. His boxer turned art director father and beauty queen turned art teacher mother 'never pushed him to pursue an art career' but he says he 'almost didn’t have a choice'.



He started drawing as a teenager and has since designed Kung-Fu Panda, the Dreamworks Interactive video game turned Steven Spielberg blockbuster film.

At 14 Dan sent an art submission to Marvel Comics , who responded 'with plenty of encouragement'.

An envelope filled with the company’s pay scale, benefits program and other criteria turned a boy’s fantasy job into a distinct possibility for the near future.



After graduating he showcased his work at the New York Comic Convention where he met comic book art legends Neal Adams and Walter Simonson.



Adams offered him a job at his advertising agency Continuity Graphics and Simonson called his editor at Marvel Comics - Panosian joined both teams.



Upon entering the Marvel offices for the first time he was greeted by the same Submissions Editor, now a series editor, that corresponded with him as a child.



In his office was a 'thank you' illustration hanging on his wall from the 14 year old Panosian.



Zou Bisou Bisou is Panosian's depiction of the iconic scene from Mad Men

'Sinatra' (left) - with the logo 'Frank Sinatra. Singer. Icon. Bad Ass.' is a brand new work by 'Urban Barbarian' Dan Panosian, as is 'Joan and Frank' (right)



Mad Men featuring Joan by 'Urban Barbarian' Dan Panosian

At Marvel Panosian worked on back up features for Captain America, Batman, Spiderman and Thor.



His work caught the eye of the artistic teams working on X-Men comics, and when Marvel’s top artistic talents left to form Image Comics, Panosian joined them and illustrated many million-selling comics.



He then moved from Manhattan to Los Angeles and got involved in storyboarding and video game design - where he designed Kung-Fu Panda.

Panosian also worked as lead designer for the best selling video game, Duke Nukem.



Peggy and Joan by 'Urban Barbarian' Dan Panosian

Dan Panosian, Inc was formed and he received an Addy Award for the DSL ad campaign, Jack Flash, and quickly started working with movie and commercial studios providing design and storyboard work.

Now married and still living in Los Angeles, graphic designer Panosian balances commercial projects with a steady stream of comic book illustration work for Marvel, DC and Image Comics.



He also co-founded the Original Drink and Draw Social Club, which boasts charter groups and publications world wide, and is currently illustrating a series of graphic novels for Le Lombard/Darguad called John Tiffany.

Ironman (left) and Mean Lantern and Batman (right) by Dan Panosian