Sunday, March 23, 2008

PROFESSOR WEXLER'S PEERS


A PAGE FROM THE SHORT STORY, "TICKLER" IN "PROFESSOR WEXLER: A FEILD GUIDE TO GODS AND CRYPTIDS OF THE OUTER EDGE"

JOHN CLAYTON, LORD GREYSTOKE, TaRzAN


COVER FOR FARMERPHILE NUMBER THREE IN WATERCOLOR, 11X17 INCHES
JOE KUBERT IS THE ONLY CARTOONIST IN RECENT TIMES WHO HAS CAPTURED THE SPIRIT OF THE APEMAN AND DID AN EXTREMELY FAITHFUL ADAPTATION OF THE FIRST TWO BOOKS IN PARTICULAR, "TARZAN OF THE APES" AND "RETURN OF TARZAN" (HARDBACK VERSIONS IN THREE VOLUMES AVAILABLE THRU DARKHORSE COMICS). LET'S SEE IF I LEFT ANYBODY OUT---UH, NOPE. BURNE HOGARTH DID A VERY NICE ADAPTION TO "JUNGLE TALES" AND "TARZAN OF THE APES" BUT HE COMPLETELY MISSED THE ATMOSPHERE BURROUGHS ESTABLISHED. BURNE I THINK RIGHTLY SAW THESE STORIES AS MUCH MORE THAN PULP ERB WROTE TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE.THE BEST TARZAN STORIES ED WROTE ARE TRUE MYTHOLOGY WHICH ARE GOING TO BE READ LIKE HOMER'S "ODYSSEY" 500 YEARS FROM NOW.
HAD KEANE AND FRIENDS DONE 2 THINGS WITH THEIR "FILM", THEY WOULD HAVE CLASSIC ART INSTEAD OF A MERE POP TEMPORAL TRIVIALITY (TRYING TO BE NICE HERE): 1) ACTUALLY R-E-A-D THE BOOKS BY EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I HEARD FILMAKERS WERE GOING BACK TO THE BOOKS AND AFTER SEEING THE FINAL PRODUCT, WONDERED WHAT BOOKS THE WRITERS, DIRECTORS AND PRODUCERS WERE REFERING TO? 2)UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU CALL A FILM BY AN ESTABLISHED BOOK TITLE CHARACTER'S NAME, YOU OWE IT TO THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR AND HIS FANS TO BE FAITHFUL AS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE MEDIUM YOU ARE TRANSLATING IT IN. YES, VIRGINIA, SOMETIMES YOU DO HAVE TO "ABRIDGE" A CLASSIC TEXT TO MAKE IT WORK. BUT---YOU DONT HAVE TO CREATE WHOLE NEW CHARACTERS AND WHOLE NEW MAJOR PLOT SCENERIOS.THIS FILM OWES MORE TO CYRIL HUME AND W.S. VAN DYKE THAN TO ED'S 24 AND A HALF BOOKS.WHY IS THAT? YOU DONT HAVE TO USE SOME CHARACTER'S NAMES AND GIVE THEM COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES (TERK AS AN EXAMPLE JANE'S WOULD-BE RAPIST IN THE BOOK IS SOMEHOW TURNED INTO AN ANDROGENOUS PURPLE GORILLA IN THE ANIMATION BRILLIANTLY PORTRAYED BY ROSIE O'DONNELL). YOU DONT HAVE TO HAVE TARZAN "RAISED BY GORILLAS"(IF THIS COMMENT CONFUSES YOU, READ THE 1ST BOOK AT LEAST).
FILMATION'S FIRST SEASON OF TARZAN FROM THE 70'S HAD ALMOST GOTTEN RIGHT.I'M KIND OF AFRAID TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THESE THOUGH!

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

अक्र्य्लिक कवर फॉर प्रोफेस्सर WEXLER EXPLORER


SOMETHING not noticed by your average viewer: The idol the Prof is holding is a replica of the one owned by famed South American explorer Sir Percy Fawcett and eventually led to his disappearance in the depths of the Amazon.
THIS is the original acrylic to the latest collection of cartoons and short stories of PROFESSOR WEXLER WORLD EXPLORER: A GUIDE TO GODS AND CRYPTIDS OF THE OUTER EDGE.
MORE secrets of this cover later.

Monday, March 3, 2008

PoRtrAiT of Philip Jose Farmer


an earlier color pencil sketch,differing from the final version which was executed for FARMERPHILE ISSUE #6. Doc Savage, "bronze knight of the running board" looms in the background in his tattered suit,his utility vest visible.

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Saturday, March 1, 2008

NeW BoOk!


I'VE GOT A WHOLE SLEW OF INKS IN THIS NEW RELEASE.
ON SALE NOW AT:
WWW.AMAZON.COM and WWW.ANOMALIST.COM

SpOnTaINeouS HuMaN cOmbUsTIan


BREAKING NEWS: RECENT PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE MISSISSIPPI NORTHWEST REGIONAL SUSTANCE ABUSE WARD HAVE BEEN INEXPLICABLY BURSTING INTO FLAMES. EACH VICTIM APPEARS TO SUFFER AN ADDICTION TO THE MYSTERIOUS BOOTLEG LIQUOR REFERED TO AS "TOMB-SHINE". NO FURTHER DETAILS ARE KNOWN.

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THIS JUST OUT! TRIBUTE TO FARMER'S BOOK, THE ADVENTURE OF THE PEERLESS PEER

THIS JUST OUT! TRIBUTE TO FARMER'S BOOK, THE ADVENTURE OF THE PEERLESS PEER
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LATEST ISH OF WORLD EXPLORER

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THIS JUST OUT

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New Art fpr writer Philip Jose Farmer's A ROUGH KNIGHT FOR THE QUEEN

AHEAD OF THE REST!

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PROFESSOR WEXLER: A FIELD GUIDE TO GODS AND CRYPTIDS OF THE OUTER EDGE

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RECENT PUBLICATIONS

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Art in FORTEAN TIMES!

Art in FORTEAN TIMES!
FORTEAN TIMES OCT 2007-ILLUSTRATION FOR LOREN COLEMAN'S ARTICLE, "THE RETURN OF THE MOTHMAN"

ReCenT PuBLiCaTiOns:

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