Saturday, December 7, 2013

Al Williamson Archives

Al Williamson Archives - Flesk Publishing has just released a new book on gross drawings and unfinished works by the comic artist Al Williamson (1931-2010). The 64 pages paperback volume gives a look at the development process of a recent master of the comic adventure.


The pages of sketchbook and tissue paper overlays are reproduced in color, bringing out every nuance of texture and tone. The subjects in this first volume of a series shows science fiction themes: dinosaurs, warriors, maidens, spacemen, monsters, and flowering cities and jungles.

Most samples are rough explorations a pose or idea. Others are comic pages are penciled and inked part, which gives a good sense of Williamson process used.
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book Al Williamson at Flesk Publishing
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Al Williamson on Wikipedia