Poor Things/Lanark.

Work in progress.

A set of illustrations for the Alasdair Gray Archive exploring Gray's work through an Autistic lens. 

The Poor Things cigarette cards are based on the idea of the book being filmed by RKO/Universal in the 30s with a cast including Charles Laughton as Goodwin Baxter, Colin Clive as Archibald McCandless and Kathleen Burke as Bella (it's the same fictional film universe where I imagine Orson Welles making a Batman film in 1973 starring John Cassavetes as Bruce Wayne and Malcolm McDowell fresh off A Clockwork Orange as The Joker, it's a hobby I guess). 

Poor Things (Inspired by Bride of Frankenstein) with a Letraset and Tippex title card.

 

Whereas the Lanark illustrations are a take on the original art for Book III and it's inspiration.

 

Arting About.

 Been busy with (non-art) stuff of late so been relaxing by playing around with some old pieces (and scans of old comic covers) just for fun.

Alien.

 Been at a loose end today plus Alien Romulus is released this week so...

Superman.

A birthday tribute to The Man of Steel with my take on Action Comics #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and published April 18, 1938).

 

The Ultimate Adventure.

 Been a bit bored so decided to update/fiddle with the poster art for the 1989 Doctor Who stage show as a kind of "What If".

And here's the original to compare and contrast.

 

 

A Ghost Waits.

 Just because it was my favourite film at this years FrightFest and it's just had its London premiere, a tribute to Adam Stovall's lo-fi love story.

 

 

Doctor Dave.

Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing he can do.

David Bowie IS Doctor Who. 

 

More lockdown doodles.

 

 

Spirals.

A birthday tribute to the manga master of the macabre Junji Ito. 

Haunted House of Horror/Horror Hospital.

Just because I watched them t'other night.

The Equestrian Vortex.

The greatest giallo never made.

Miracle Mile.

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Steve De Jarnatt cult classic.

Crash.

Playing about with a faux cover for JG Ballard's knockabout comedy.

Star Trek.

A quick tribute to the 60s Gold Key Star Trek comics of my youth.

Betty Blue.

La Cabina.

Antonio Mercero's 1972 Spanish classic.

Liquid Sky.

Just because - poster art for the cult 1981 movie directed by Slava Tsukerman.

The Devils.

Celebrating the 1971 Ken Russell masterpiece.

 

River's Edge.

Celebrating the definitive teen film of the 80s.

And why not?

Psychomania.

Witchcraft, black masses, standing stones and greasy bikers....What's not to love?

Rosemary's Baby.

Because if any film needed a comic adaptation....