It's not a good day to be a bad guy, huh Kira?

L from Death Note as The Crow

This is my contribution to 's contest "L as a superhero." The first I heard of the theme, the idea of L as the Crow just wouldn't leave and I freaking had to draw this.

For those unfamiliar with the awesomness that it "The Crow," the basic premise is that Eric Draven and his fiance are murdered by a group of thugs. One year later, Eric is brought back from the dead by the power of a mystical crow, puts on black clown make-up, and goes out killing all the thugs who killed him and his fiance. As long as the crow is alive, he is completely invulnerable to any physical damage and has extra strength and stamina and the crow is also an extra set of eyes and ears.

The concept was originally created by comic book author J. O'Barr and turned into a movie with the late great Brendan Lee in 1994 (Brendan Lee was actually killed during the filming of it in 1993). There have been several other Crow movies and comics, but the one closest to my heart is the original.

I do think there are parallels between Eric Draven and L, both murdered as young men within minutes of someone they loved. Eric does look like a more muscular version of L in the comic book.

This was done in pencil and colored pencil with a tiny bit or marker and paint for the main headstone. L's pose is modeled after this photo of Brandon Lee [link] and the scene is inspired by a scene from the graphic novel. Also much of the information on L's headstone (save for birthday, death day, first initial, and surname) is based on my fanfics and has no root in canon.

L is the property of Ohba/Obata. The original Crow belongs to J. O'Barr with movie inspiration from Brendan Lee, director Alex Proyas, and Miramax Films.

I give and permission to post.