There is a great deal of history behind this particular sketch. Initially I drew the Revenge shark many years ago and it remained unfinished in one of my sketchpads along with hundreds of other sketches.

I wish to properly dedicate this Ultimate Revenge Bruce Shark to the fond memory of my very good friend Mark Riddlebarger. We miss him very much, and his influence is very much in this shark.

Long story short, Mark was my best High school friend. I later married his little sister, Cathy. Mark went to the premiere of "Jaws the Revenge" with me, and he didn't judge me over what it really was. We liked the shark and we both had lots of fun watching. Mark was with Cathy and I on our very first date, which was to Universal Studios Orlando! 

And it was he who was my look-out so that I could wedge mostly inside this shark for much study and many-many-many photos. And it was Mark who got that tooth for me when I couldn't bring myself to yank it out for myself. I still have it in my display case.

So, I wish to publicly dedicate this SCO Ultimate Revenge Bruce Shark to his memory. Working on this shark brought back to me so many year's worth of fond memories. It was a pleasure to re-create. Much here is due to him and those many good times hanging out 25 years ago. Thank you Mark for the good times and the many great memories; and thank you for the screen-used Revenge tooth.