I have wanted to feature the very cool artwork of Skottie Young on here for some time, but he has such a signature style that it is hard to mesh it with the work of other illustrators. I have admired his work for quite some time, his scratchy style gives everything a sense of life and movement. He seems to be at home with a wide range of subject types, be they magical, horrific or whimsical. Hopefully we will see a lot more from him in the future.
Speechless. A beautiful cover Ross. This guy's art reminds me of Bill Sienkiewicz, who I hated as a youngster in elementary school, but grew to love as I reached adulthood. Steve Lightle as well. Funny, I now prefer more impressionistic or abstract artists now, over the more traditional ones. I can now afford thier graphic novels too.
ReplyDeleteBreathtaking. If I didn't know better, I'd swear that was a Tom Mandrake Spectre drawing. I totally admire your manipulations of the artwork.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, this cover is amazing.
ReplyDeleteI love Skottie Yong's stuff, even managed to snag an original drawing when he was doing a sketch blog. I would be so all over this book if he did it.
-Mea
I have to admit: I've never heard of him before. But, I have a feeling that's going to change!
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