The Artist Behind the Icons
Before Rock n' Roll Church had a cathedral, it had an artist. Vincent DePorter helped give Dr. OMEB a visual world—characters, covers, posters, and images that made the music feel larger than the stage.
He was a professional comic artist with four decades of work across Europe and the United States. More importantly to me, he was my friend.
Art by a friend, for a friend.
DC Comics · Nickelodeon · SpongeBob Comics · Scooby-Doo · Spirou Magazine · Batman & Superman Style Guides
Vincent and I found each other the way a lot of modern friendships begin: commenting on the same Facebook posts and recognizing something familiar in the other person's perspective.
What followed was nearly fifteen years of daily conversation—a transatlantic friendship between a one-man rock band from Cincinnati and a Belgian comic artist living in Arizona. We were connected by music, art, humor, and the particular struggle of being creative people in a world that does not always know what to do with us.
Vincent created artwork for me constantly, often without being asked. I always paid him, but the money was never what drove him. He loved the music. He wanted to contribute. The artwork became another way for us to build something together.
His final completed work for me was the cover art for “Close My Eyes Forever.” The release later crossed one million plays on Facebook. He never got to see that milestone, but his work helped make the moment possible.
Vincent's Legacy
- Comic art: DC Comics, Nickelodeon, SpongeBob Comics and Scooby-Doo
- International career: Belgium, France and the United States
- Dr. OMEB archive: album covers, posters, character art, logos and promotional pieces
- Final contribution: “Close My Eyes Forever,” later seen more than one million times on Facebook
Featured Works
One became my favorite example of what Vincent could do. The other became his final completed cover for Dr. OMEB.
OMEB Out of Hell
Created for “You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth” featuring Todd Sucherman.
Close My Eyes Forever
Cincinnati Vampires featuring Macy Adis · more than one million Facebook plays.
18 Pieces. One Friendship.
The image files are being moved out of Bandzoogle and into the permanent GitHub archive. The titles and structure are already preserved here.
Archive Asset Migration
Before Bandzoogle is cancelled, all 18 original image files will be copied into this repository and these cards will become the full-size gallery again. This prevents Vincent's archive from depending on Bandzoogle-hosted image URLs.