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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Dec 23, 2014 17:40:07 GMT -5
To tell the truth, I'm also playing because I finally figured out how to get my pics to come out LARGE.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2014 19:44:10 GMT -5
I've always wondered if this picture was inspiration for the Pilot Alien. There sure are a lot of similarities.  |
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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Dec 23, 2014 23:34:33 GMT -5
I've always wondered if this picture was inspiration for the Pilot Alien. There sure are a lot of similarities. I never saw it back in the day, I've only just recently got the digital versions, hence the great colour, but that was my first thought. Its a shame Mr Giger has left us, we cant ask now. |
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Post by berkley on Dec 24, 2014 0:08:40 GMT -5
Cool, glad I'm getting it right. pakehafulla, I just love all of your fantastic posts ... thanks for sharing it! Well gosh, I'm blushing kind sir... Its really just a case of grabbing all the double page spreads from Kamandi and Eternals, plus a few splash pages, to showcase the power of his work. Just seeing the pages together, at a decent size reinforces his talent in my mind. He really was the king of the splash page and the double page spread, wasn't he. The New Gods, The Demon, Devil Dinosaur also sport a number of outstanding examples. I'm sure OMAC does too, but I can't remember any off the top of my head right now. I find this to be a weakness with many of even the best current-day comics artists - their full page panels and double page spreads often feel pointless and flat rather than the dramatic highpoints or simply awe-inspiring spectacles Kirby and others used to give us. I was reading the Guardians of the Galaxy Annual last week and Frank Cho - who is I think is generally under-rated as a superhero artist - had one or two double page spreads that seemed almost like a wast of space to me, and another that was only partially saved by half of it being taken up with a nice full-length portrait of "The Countess", from Steranko's Nick Fury. With a lot of current artists, I often get the feeling that they devote a double page spread to, say, a big spaceship, just to save themselves some work, not because they feel that the dramatic flow of the story calls for one or even that they just have an awesome design for a spaceship that they want to make as spectacular as they can. |
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Post by berkley on Dec 24, 2014 0:11:44 GMT -5
I've always wondered if this picture was inspiration for the Pilot Alien. There sure are a lot of similarities. I never saw it back in the day, I've only just recently got the digital versions, hence the great colour, but that was my first thought. Its a shame Mr Giger has left us, we cant ask now. Possibly; but perhaps it's more likely that both Kirby and Giger were inspired by similar images in Von Däniken's books or the "documentary" based on his ideas, Chariots of the Gods. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2014 0:12:06 GMT -5
Cool, glad I'm getting it right. Well gosh, I'm blushing kind sir... Its really just a case of grabbing all the double page spreads from Kamandi and Eternals, plus a few splash pages, to showcase the power of his work. Just seeing the pages together, at a decent size reinforces his talent in my mind. He really was the king of the splash page and the double page spread, wasn't he. The New Gods, The Demon, Devil Dinosaur also sport a number of outstanding examples. I'm sure OMAC does too, but I can't remember any off the top of my head right now. I find this to be a weakness with many of even the best current-day comics artists - their full page panels and double page spreads often feel pointless and flat rather than the dramatic highpoints or simply awe-inspiring spectacles Kirby and others used to give us. I was reading the Guardians of the Galaxy Annual last week and Frank Cho - who is I think is generally under-rated as a superhero artist - had one or two double page spreads that seemed almost like a wast of space to me, and another that was only partially saved by half of it being taken up with a nice full-length portrait of "The Countess", from Steranko's Nick Fury. With a lot of current artists, I often get the feeling that they devote a double page spread to, say, a big spaceship, just to save themselves some work, not because they feel that the dramatic flow of the story calls for one or even that they just have an awesome design for a spaceship that they want to make as spectacular as they can. Speaking of spaceships... |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2014 0:13:18 GMT -5
I never saw it back in the day, I've only just recently got the digital versions, hence the great colour, but that was my first thought. Its a shame Mr Giger has left us, we cant ask now. Possibly; but perhaps it's more likely that both Kirby and Giger were inspired by similar images in Von Däniken's books or the "documentary" based on his ideas, Chariots of the Gods. A book that I've had for years but have yet to read. I better get on it. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2014 22:54:04 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2014 16:37:27 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2014 16:44:12 GMT -5
Original Concept of Spiderman
Jack Kirby Style This is what Jack Kirby had in mind for the Original Concept of SPIDERMAN; however Stan Lee wanted something else and Jack tried his best to pitch this concept but couldn't do so. I was thrilled to get this from a dear friend of mine and he will try his best to get me more of these art for me to share here.
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Post by berkley on Dec 26, 2014 23:37:28 GMT -5
That Doctor Doom full-page panel is a good example of how the modern colouring methods don't work as well with the 60s stuff as it does with the work Kirby did after his return to marvel in the mid-70s.
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Post by Confessor on Dec 27, 2014 6:59:54 GMT -5
Possibly; but perhaps it's more likely that both Kirby and Giger were inspired by similar images in Von Däniken's books or the "documentary" based on his ideas, Chariots of the Gods. This is where the smart money would be, berk. At least, in my opinion. |
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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Dec 28, 2014 20:42:39 GMT -5
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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Dec 28, 2014 20:45:06 GMT -5
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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Dec 28, 2014 20:46:41 GMT -5
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