I’ve been wanting to draw Bernie for a while, but when I saw that he stopped his press conference to attend to a man who passed out in the audience, I realized just how I wanted to draw him. I thought in that moment that he was a man of action. I feel that way about his politics as well. Musician Les Reed put out a single called “Man of Action” back in 1972. When I saw the cover art, I knew I had to give homage.
The original: