Forgot to mention
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sbarks
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I read this (The Gryphon) awhile back and forgot to tell you how much I liked it. Not sure I understood the story completely. And the art looks different from your other stuff. But cool. Were you trying for a different look?
--Steve
"That which does not kill me makes me stronger"
Posted 2 years ago #
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It's a work from when I was much younger, which explains the style difference. I was very influenced by Gustave Dore at the time, particularly his plates for Orlando Furioso and Dante's Inferno. Here's a plate that might seem familiar:
As for the story, I was inspired by Richard Sala (probably most famous for his "Invisible Hands" animated shorts that played on Liquid Television way back in the day on MTV) when I wrote it. His work (at least back then) tended to appropriate the various cues of the horror and noir genres to create a kind of dreamworld that more suggests a story than tells one.
I tried to do the same with the fantasy genre. I was more concerned with creating an "open" story that leaves a great deal to the reader's imagination. Nothing at all like The Collector and UFO. I may go back to trying my hand at this technique sometime in the future. What do you think?
Ex animo!
Rick
Posted 2 years ago #
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