The Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster. Scans from The World’s Worst Aircraft.
A Tomy Omnibot, a giant Maxx Steele from Ideal’s Robo Force, and a pair of Godaikin Voltes V boxes flank a child in a Texas department store. So 80s! Scan from The Great Robot Book.
Title cards to the eight Famous Studios Superman theatrical shorts. Like the original nine by Fleischer, some of these were originally animated; the handgun in “Showdown” moved, as did the waterfall in “The Underground World.”
For some reason this feels like, er, a slightly more problematic set of images than the first. Oh well. At least “Eleventh Hour” and “The Underground World” are breathtakingly beautiful (and “The Mummy Strikes” ain’t nothing to sneeze at, either)…
Title cards to the original nine Fleischer Studios Superman theatrical shorts. What’s great about these - which I couldn’t capture due to my deficient GIF animating technology - is that a number of them are themselves animated. The “magnetic” part of “The Magnetic Telescope” flickers like a neon sign, the “Terror on the Midway” spotlight moves, etc.
I’ve never understood why we’ve never seen the Mechanical Monsters again. Such great designs.
Over three years ago, I picked up the first volume of The Illustrated Comic Art Workshop, an out of print comic artist how-to book from 1982 authored by Frank McLaughlin, John Romita Sr. (of Spider-Man fame), and Dick Giordano (famous for inking Neal Adams on Batman in the 1970s, among many, many other feats). Finishing up our last segment, here is the end of John Romita, Sr.’s section about drawing the human figure, and the end of the book as a whole!
You may or may not recognize the Gary Bordsky in the credits as the publisher of Sultry Teenage Super-Foxes, which Linkara has reviewed the first and second issues of.
One final plug for Draw Comics with Dick Giordano, because why not?
http://www.amazon.com/Draw-Comics-Dick-Gio…2830&sr=1-1
Cross-posted from 80-Page Giant…
Over three years ago, I picked up the first volume of The Illustrated Comic Art Workshop, an out of print comic artist how-to book from 1982 authored by Frank McLaughlin, John Romita Sr. (of Spider-Man fame), and Dick Giordano (famous for inking Neal Adams on Batman in the 1970s, among many, many other feats). Continuing on from our last segment, here is more on the use of perspective in art, and the beginning of a section by the late John Romita, Sr. about drawing the human figure. It features an unlicensed cameo by J. Jonah Jameson looking shocked at a gorilla!
I’ll continue to plug Draw Comics with Dick Giordano here, because why not?
http://www.amazon.com/Draw-Comics-Dick-Gio…2830&sr=1-1
Cross-posted from 80-Page Giant…
Over three years ago, I picked up the first volume of The Illustrated Comic Art Workshop, an out of print comic artist how-to book from 1982 authored by Frank McLaughlin, John Romita Sr. (of Spider-Man fame), and Dick Giordano (famous for inking Neal Adams on Batman in the 1970s, among many, many other feats). Continuing on from our look at classic drawing equipment and setting up a drafting studio, this section of the book gives the reader an extensive guide to the use of perspective in art. There’s information on how to tackle depth, shadows, reflections and more!
I’ll continue to plug Draw Comics with Dick Giordano here, because why not?
http://www.amazon.com/Draw-Comics-Dick-Gio…2830&sr=1-1
Cross-posted from 80-Page Giant…
Over three years ago, I picked up the first volume of The Illustrated Comic Art Workshop, an out of print comic artist how-to book from 1982 authored by Frank McLaughlin, John Romita Sr. (of Spider-Man fame), and Dick Giordano (famous for inking Neal Adams on Batman in the 1970s, among many, many other feats). The first twenty or so pages of the book are centered around the tools of the trade used at the time (pens, brushes, drafting tools, etc). In our digital age, this section is probably the least useful part of the book to an artist, but I feel it provides a fascinating bit of context to the era. Plus, you get some really nice artwork of a filing cabinet.
As an aside, I recommend grabbing a copy of Draw Comics with Dick Giordano, which was what inspired me to pick up his older instructional work in the first place. It’s much larger than The Illustrated Comic Art Workshop, both in size and scope.
http://www.amazon.com/Draw-Comics-Dick-Gio…2830&sr=1-1
Giordano was a master of his craft, and the artist-types I’ve shown the book to have enjoyed it immensely. Plus, it’s cheap!
Cross-posted from 80-Page Giant…
Over three years ago, I picked up the first volume of The Illustrated Comic Art Workshop, an out of print comic artist how-to book from 1982 authored by Frank McLaughlin, John Romita Sr. (of Spider-Man fame), and Dick Giordano (famous for inking Neal Adams on Batman in the 1970s, among many, many other feats). The first twenty or so pages of the book are centered around the tools of the trade used at the time (pens, brushes, drafting tools, etc). In our digital age, this section is probably the least useful part of the book to an artist, but I feel it provides a fascinating bit of context to the era. Plus, you get to see what Giordano’s drawing area was like circa the early 1980s!
As an aside, I recommend grabbing a copy of Draw Comics with Dick Giordano, which was what inspired me to pick up his older instructional work in the first place. It’s much larger than The Illustrated Comic Art Workshop, both in size and scope.
http://www.amazon.com/Draw-Comics-Dick-Gio…2830&sr=1-1
Giordano was a master of his craft, and the artist-types I’ve shown the book to have enjoyed it immensely. Plus, it’s cheap!
