Comic book author.
Kinda nostalgic for blogger days.
The Professionals 1966
For reasons unknown, '66 and '67 were one of the most fruitful years for the western genre. Appaloosa, Hombre, this one, El Dorado, the list goes on. With this one, rarely was there an ensemble actioner that was, on the surface at the least, humming like The Professionals. It takes a special kind of whirling dervish to juggle so many stars and variables and create such a dynamic and charismatic piece of genre history. And Richard Brooks is the whirlingiest of them all.
The Tall T (1957)
It's not really a ranch name. More of a disguised word play. A small B movie that carries itself like an A movie. A short character study that feels like a 2 hour spectacle. Rocky backdrops contrast the tiny cast. Who's who of western genre is here, arguing about the paths not taken. Stretching and buying time, off and on screen. TTT works like a paradox, re-defining time, size and weight. Could be all Leonard's doing, or Budd's. Maybe it's the Lone Pine set. Or all of 'em.
Jon Rohner tribute, from few years back. One of the comics that got me excited for the medium in my late teens. Font knocking it out of the park.
El Dorado.
It's not common to see a director remaking his greatest hits, or for the remakes to top those hits, but Howard Hawks manages to do both. What's even rarer is someone outshining John Wayne on screen, but Mitchum does that with fraction of the screen time. It's one of those old "confined spaces and outnumbered heroes" plots, redone into oblivion, rarely so with this level of craftsmanship. It's a game of waiting (or sobering up) for things to finally click. And boy do they click.
I promised my top 10 westerns (sketches included) so here it goes. I won't do them every day, nor in one month. Or in any particular order. But they'll serve as nice warm ups.
Buck and the Preacher. (1972)
First one is Buck & Preacher. This movie's around 30 years ahead of its release date on all accounts. Plot, acting, camera, soundtrack, you name it. Rumor has it it was directed by Sydney Poitier, but Joseph Sargent remained credited as the director. Joe was one of the hottest directors in the early 70s, but this does feel like Sydney's vehicle all the way. Style and substance, angry yet vulnerable, and technically way ahead of its time.
Best 70s can offer.
Character design, 2021.
Here's more from the archives. Had to shut down some old art accounts. This is the remnants left behind.
#fanart #batman #judgedredd #loneranger #art #comics #snakeplissken #2000ad #dccomics
Here's a Ferengi pin up from some time ago.
There weren't a lot of ferengis featured in ST Voyager, but there was one episode I recall. I remember that one cause it was the first time I've seen the show. Got me hooked instantly.
Not my favorite ST species, but they are fun asses to draw.
#startrek #startrekvoyager #ferengi #scifi #sketch #startrekart #art #fanart
More from IG archives. Fan arts, during the inkwash faze.
#inkwash #illustration #fanart #thegoon #supermario #obelix #dtys #IG #art #cartoons #comics
Illo dump from IG. Thinking about doing short western pieces next. Top 10 favorite westerns or something like that. Horizon trailer got me excited. There wasn't a good one since Hostiles.
#westerns #western #horizon #theprofessionals #getshorty #deeprising #artofthesteal #illustration
Old Kung Fu Panda character designs/tryouts, for Titan comics, if I remember correctly. 2014.
#kungfupanda #titancomics #po #oogway #dreamworks #dreamworksanimation #comics
After years of IG crop, this feels like paradise. You can actually enjoy art, instead of getting deflated every time image gets compressed, cut, cropped or any other thing at the mercy of a cold algorithm.
#startrek #startrekvoyager #startrekdoctor #galaxyquest #scifi #comedy
Another one. Topic here is freshnes of food and candidate vetting. But who vets the vetters?
Page from a comic satirizing cooking shows. Trash panda depicted here wants you to eat trash and be free.
Here's an oldie. Numero Uno. Character from Alan Ford, a comic you'll find in every other household in Croatia.
This was done for the 30th anniversary of the movie, but then I forgot to post it some months later. Or maybe I just got tired of posting on IG altogether.
Some old work. This is 2011, maybe 2010.
Can't remember for what exactly.
