Here's a little pen and ink rendering of mine from the 1959 film The Angry Red Planet also known as The Journey to Planet Four by American International Pictures was directed by Ib Melchior. This film was shot on a shoe string budget of $200,000 using an antiquated film technique known as CineMagic which involved splicing live action footage and hand drawn animation. I've always been a fan of the simple creature designs from this era and the bat-rat-spider design from this film is no exception.
Every week throughout October I thought I'd share some small renderings of mine of classic Halloween inspired films I've watched since I was a kid. I've drawn much of my artistic inspiration from classic horror films. This week I thought I go way back and kick it off with two iconic Universal movie monsters. The Wolfman (1941) directed by George Waggner starred Lon Chaney, Jr. and featured Claude Rains. The original film Frankenstein (1931) inspired by Mary Shelley's novel of the same name or also known as The Modern Prometheus was directed by James Whale and starred Boris Karloff. To access past Halloween posts, check out my BLOG ARCHIVE.
Recently I posted some of my very early pen and ink pages from an unpublished crime noir graphic novel series I was hired to illustrate entitled Larcher written by John McLean. In the story Larcher is hired to investigate the disappearance of several women and through a series of leads finds himself in for much more. It was a fun book to work on but due to budgetary constraints the series was never completed. Much like my graphic novel DomestiCATed: Paths Once Crossed, this book is heavily influenced by early crime noir film and literature.