DON QUIXOTE by Eric Shanower

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Our original artist for Comic Artist Night at the Opera, Eric Shanower, stopped by last week to sketch our last (maybe not last) production - Don Quixote. His pictures are below. Head over to Eric's Hungry Tiger Press to see what he's been up to lately.

Artwork © copyright 2014 by Eric Shanower. All rights reserved.




























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