Saturday, March 28, 2009
Comic Art
SO BAD - THEY'RE GOOD
There is something about comics where genre bending can work, if it is well done. The tales of Adam Warlock and his evil doppleganger Magus, particularly in the able hands of Jim Starlin, is one of those places. Combining elements of science fiction, sword and sorcery mysticism and good old costumed heroics, the battels between Warlock and Magus have spanned universes, threatened them all, and involved virtually every character Marvel comics has ever dreamed up. The various "Infinity" story arcs are epics on an epic scale. Or woruld you call that epic-squared?
LIke all good characters, and especially villains, the Magus has been recast at least a couple of times. At first he was just a time variant of Adam Warlock, warped by intense and misguided training at the hands of some of the universal near-omnipotents. But of course, this guy died.
Later, Adam Warlock became, temporarily, a near God, and decided to remove evil from himself, which took the living shape of the Magus. Now that is a villain, pure evil incarnate. (This also may explain why the "afro" hair-do you see in this illustration did not last very long - I am betting the race based feedback was unbearable.)
The monotonic look is also something quite interesting. JUst keep your eyes open - if you see this guy coming your way, duck. Problems are a foot.
There is something about comics where genre bending can work, if it is well done. The tales of Adam Warlock and his evil doppleganger Magus, particularly in the able hands of Jim Starlin, is one of those places. Combining elements of science fiction, sword and sorcery mysticism and good old costumed heroics, the battels between Warlock and Magus have spanned universes, threatened them all, and involved virtually every character Marvel comics has ever dreamed up. The various "Infinity" story arcs are epics on an epic scale. Or woruld you call that epic-squared?
LIke all good characters, and especially villains, the Magus has been recast at least a couple of times. At first he was just a time variant of Adam Warlock, warped by intense and misguided training at the hands of some of the universal near-omnipotents. But of course, this guy died.Later, Adam Warlock became, temporarily, a near God, and decided to remove evil from himself, which took the living shape of the Magus. Now that is a villain, pure evil incarnate. (This also may explain why the "afro" hair-do you see in this illustration did not last very long - I am betting the race based feedback was unbearable.)
The monotonic look is also something quite interesting. JUst keep your eyes open - if you see this guy coming your way, duck. Problems are a foot.
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