AL WILLIAMSON TRIBUTE by Mr. Hawthorne

Best,
Mike

AL WILLIAMSON TRIBUTE by Evan Shaner

I won't be able to say anything that hasn't been said better by folks who actually knew Al, but it's pretty clear that we lost a true industry legend this week. I've been a fan since I discovered his Flash Gordon work and figured out that he'd inked a lot of the books I liked, like John Buscema's run on Wolverine. My absolute favorite of his is his work on Secret Agent Corrigan, because you can't go wrong with Goodwin and Williamson on a newspaper strip about a secret agent. To this day I can look at a panel I've seen a million times and be surprised and intrigued by his lighting choices. The way he designed things, especially objects at a distance, in black and white is simply amazing.

My tribute is a little all-over-the-place, but I wanted to fit a little bit of everything I liked about Al Williamson's work in here.

AL WILLIAMSON TRIBUTE by Mitch Gerads

Al Williamson deserves every bit of praise that has ever been cast upon him. Hands down one of my biggest, and earliest, influences. Without Al, I highly doubt there would ever be a Johnny Recon. His Flash Gordon work blows me away just as much now as it did when I saw it as a wee lad.

The man may have passed on but his legacy and his artistic footprint will live on forever. You'll be missed, Mr. Williamson, but never forgotten.


M!TCH

AL WILLIAMSON TRIBUTE by Francesco Francavilla

(click on the above image for a larger view)

When I first started working in Comics here in US, I remember one of the first quotes I got from professionals was from Stuart Immonen (now a very dear friend of mine) who said "Francavilla's exquisite brushwork rivals that of Al Williamson or Alex Raymond...". Now I am not nearly even close to those two Masters, but I was pretty flattered by the comment, especially considering both Williamson and Raymond have always been a huge inspiration of mine.

So I hope you all will forgive me if I put some extra love in this week's twart.
I know I keep saying it, but this time you want to really click on the image to appreciate everything that is in there.

So long, Al, thanks for everything.

Cheers,
Francesco

P.S.: Color version of this posted will be posted later on Pulp Sunday.

TARZAN by Evan Shaner

I was finally able to get the new scanner hooked up today, so hopefully this means that I'll be able to post regularly after weeks of digital stand-ins and absences. I had to make sure I did something for the Tarzan theme. Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes is one of my favorite books of all time, and I've been a longtime fan of Joe Kubert's Tarzan comics, not to mention Foster and Hogarth's work on the newspaper strip. Great pick, Mitch!

Tarzan by Mitch Breitweiser

So sorry for being a week late on this, but I had some pretty hectic deadlines over the last couple of weeks. I just couldn't pass up a chance to draw Tarzan, though. Especially since he was my pick and all. Anyhoo, I hope this makes up for it,

Best,

Mitch Breitweiser