Use the Force (07)
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POW-POW-POW-POW!
BONUS CONTENT See the extra panels on the back!
This is the last of the TIE Fighter Attack pages. There are 2 more panels but I've added them to this as a bonus. I couldn't make you wait 2 whole days just for those.
Ben gave me his powers!
So?
I'm gonna use 'em...
Art Notes: Weird Colour!
This is probably a year later than the « previous late '77/early '78 page. You can see that my drawing improved a bit; and my ability to convey continuous action. Isn't that blue lighting on Luke very strange? Heck - isn't his face very strange! The blue face though... You'd think he should look red and orange from all the flames outside. That'd be the obvious thing to do. But actually, the cold blue contrasts very effectively with the warm red, heightening the dramatic impact. Funny, it reminds me of what was happening in late '80s mainstream movies when many films attempted to ape the style of Spielberg. Often you'd see people front-lit in cold blue with warm yellow back-lighting (or vice versa) giving them a contrasting rim-lighting color. Or the whole background would be bluey, with golden front light. It was a type of mannerism. Less talented directors copying the surface effects of a great director's style.
Mannerism
Much like the so-called Mannerism period of the late Italian Renaissance which was characterised by ridiculously - and poorly observed muscly figures contorted into unfeasibly elaborate poses. All of it was a reaction to the art of Michelangelo - especially the figures of the Sistine Chapel frescoes. In a sense, you could say that Michelangelo and Spielberg each gave rise to some seriously dreadful art and movies. Through no fault of their own.
The Negative Influence of Star Wars
George has remarked that a slew of Space Films poured out of the studios after Star Wars' phenomenal success. He says he tried to explain that his film wasn't about effects - but about the characters and the story.
Taken to ridiculous extremes: crap imitates crap and you get the awful Tony Scott giving rise to the monstrously dreadful Michael Bay.
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That's what I would say if I discovered I had forciness.
And Uncle George must be swallowing his words now - 'story'? 'characters'?
Nah - it's all about the SFX. I enjoyed the slew of 'space films' that followed - but will never forgive the entire cast and crew of 'The Humanoid'.
Ah yes - The Humanoid: a film I never had the pleasure of seeing. I recall cutting the ad from the cinema page of the newspaper and wondering what it'd be like. Starved for Sci-Fi I'd watch 'Jason of Star Command' even though I could see how awful it was!
So was paper in such a short supply, that you had to draw in the Margins (I thought only Sergio Aragones did that).
I have no idea what these
Sergio Aragones? Not familiar with him. I suppose I'd draw on anything. Also: easier than putting in a new sheet of paper and then wondering what to do with the other blank half that would then appear in the first half of the book. I really should have been arsed to paste on a piece of blank paper! You see? I was never cut out to be a graphic designer. No effort whatsoever on presentation!
He is probably best know for being one of the "Old Men" of Mad Magazine, including the Marginal Cartoons (ie.cartoons drawn in the margins).
He is also well known for his Comic "Groo The Wanderor", one of the first successful creator owned comics.
Oh yeah and he was president of Mexico, for a while.
Ha ha - brilliant!
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