You can read more about this piece, along with a series of pictures showing the creating process, at Black Pyramid Studios.
This commission is by Morganza, hired by Kris Silver in 1992 for a book called “The Last Wild Bitch” which was never published. Moby’s post about Morganza and this unpublished Silverwolf book is now online.
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One of the artists Moby keeps an eye out for, Juan2.0, is having a sketch sale for the month of May, and so of course I asked for a sketch of Grips.
I really liked this one immediately, and even more at second glance. I don’t know if he was familiar with the character, or just took the time to look into him; but this piece really captures the essence of Grips…he doesn’t avoid the fight, he wants it…to be as bloody as possible. That sure is one heck of a psychotic battle-lovin’ smile, eh? I love that little detail, it really makes the piece.
Since I’ve been doing a lot of posts on Silverwolf and Greater Mercury Comics lately, I thought it would be nice to share a really, really nice piece of Grips original art with you. This one is by artist Pete Ayala, artist for Grips V2 #3-5 and #7-12.
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Moby happened to be in Sacramento, California recently (the birthplace of Silverwolf Comics) and was able to get in touch with Tim Foster. Tim worked for Kris Silver way back at the start of Silverwolf, doing the art for The Dungeoneers, which lasted four (4) issues total.
The Dungeoneers was based on a party of fantasy role-playing characters, a la Dungeons & Dragons or such.
This title follows the adventures of a ragtag band consisting of a hippy ninja, an ugly dwarf, an Amazon warrior babe, a skinny werewolf, a crusty old wizard, and a rock with legs, feet and tennis shoes as they make their way down through many realms…down, down, down across levels and dimensions to Hell itself. But hold on to your seats: their journey doesn’t stop there. Witness the terror of infinity as it takes this group below Hell and beyond! – Atomic Avenue
I had contacted Mr. Foster to ask if he possibly had any of the original art or such to share or sell since I was in town, just hoping but not expecting much. Of course there was no original published art from the series to be had, but he did have some great insights to share. Tim Foster was very kind and took being asked about his work on a small comic book 20+ yrs ago in very good humor. Continue reading »
Had to write something about an excellent post by Scott Dutton over at catspawdynamics. Mr. Dutton is a former artist for Greater Mercury Comics (Eradicators #3 & #4), and has also wrote a John Carter of Mars novel, ‘Return to Barsoom‘, which is available free on his site.
In his latest post (and first tweet!) Scott shares with us material from the press kit for the 1981 sci-fi film classic Outland starring Sean Connery, and his thoughts as well. It is a very, very long post and totally engrossing…there is a lot of great info and background on the motion picture and it’s production. Continue reading »
