martes, 18 de agosto de 2009

Sanjulian

It wasn't long ago that I reviewed another Sanjulian art book by Big Wow books, well they have published another one and it is marginally better than the first one but still sorely lacking becaus of its size. Again the format is a 5.5 inches wide by 8.5 inches tall, an insult to Sanjulian's work as the paintings should be seen in at least full letter size or more to better appreciate the art. But enough griping. The book presents both color and black and white pieces, this time in full page format (unlike the other book which placed a useless frame around the art) so one has a slightly bigger view of the art. Even though the artist is best known for his covers of Warren comics, none are presented here, though several o the pieces could have been Creepy or Eerie covers. In regards to the subject matter, Sanjulian leans a bit more to the mainstream side with the inlcusion of well known characters. Some seem to be comissioned works like the drawings of Padme Amidala from Star Wars and 2 of Catwoman. And check out the Jonah Hex piece with a topless babe! I doubt DC Comics would have used that on their comics. In total 12 color pices and 13 black and white drawings, including a self-portrait. Also if you order it from Bud's Art Books it will come signed by the master himself. Click for bigger sizes.