tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post3505767641639448913..comments2024-03-22T05:09:57.169+00:00Comments on Cloud 109: The Tortured World of Matias AlonsoPeter Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-43428879310974428982010-09-07T23:58:24.432+01:002010-09-07T23:58:24.432+01:00I love those Spanish covers for Hazañas de la Juve...I love those Spanish covers for Hazañas de la Juventud Audaz, which seem to be clearly based on the clean-cut, impossibly sleek vision of the future established by Alex Raymond for Flash Gordon then refined by the likes of Barry, Wood, Anderson, Manning, etc.<br /><br />The odd thing is that, like Dave, I would have been hard pressed to identify this early SF work with Alonso's later Commando pages, which seem to have grown out of an entirely different tradition. Maybe it's my imagination but 'Burma Johnny' appears to have far more in common with Breccia's 'New Look' than anything that came out of America - even down to dramatic slashes cut into the paper. <br /><br />(ps - Having just noticed Dave's question about the arcane hand gestures it's perhaps worth mentioning that Stainless Steve was himself heavily influenced by the sinew-bursting anatomy of Burne Hogarth's Tarzan!)Phil Rushtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115717268103349676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-32251013433090731532010-09-07T23:37:23.579+01:002010-09-07T23:37:23.579+01:00By Jove you're right Dave!
Hmmmmmmm ... light...By Jove you're right Dave!<br /><br />Hmmmmmmm ... lights Meerschaum pipe, Holmesian brows furrowing, magnifying glass to the fore.<br /><br />Now if you attempt this manuoevre it causes distinct discomfort and is just plain silly.<br /><br />But in terms of drawing it breaks up the outline of the fingers without the misery of the artist having to draw all the fingers separately.<br /><br />I think...Peter Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-25572086922294381582010-09-07T22:46:01.663+01:002010-09-07T22:46:01.663+01:00Peter, as a non-artist I have to ask another quest...Peter, as a non-artist I have to ask another question. I notice a few instances of Senor Alonso using a hand gesture with the two middle fingers held together (like an inverted Vulcan greeting). I used to associate this with Ditko, then I noticed that Leo does it in Mirabilis too - and he's no Ditko fanatic like me. So what's with this? Do you artist chaps all go on a mystical course taught by the Ancient One in a Tibetan temple or what? :-)Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-83952272280565026202010-09-07T19:20:15.414+01:002010-09-07T19:20:15.414+01:00Well Dave, bearing in mind our shared enthusiasm f...Well Dave, bearing in mind our shared enthusiasm for all things Warren you might be intrigued to know that Mathias Alonso shared studio space with Luis Bermejo famed for his artistry on The Rook. Alonso would frequently assist Bermejo with inking chores and the results were always very tasty.<br /><br />It's just a pity that none of those collaborations (to my knowledge) included Bermejo's Warren work.Peter Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-68406702737407949362010-09-07T18:44:05.877+01:002010-09-07T18:44:05.877+01:00Intriguing stuff as usual, Peter! I would never ha...Intriguing stuff as usual, Peter! I would never have known the same artist did those covers and the b&w interiors - which really are perfect Commando material, as you say. The sudden flip of angle in the panel with the moon gives it a disturbingly nightmarish quality, too.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.com