As those lucky few who visited him will attest, Al Williamson loved to share his personal art with his guests. It was that same generosity of spirit which led him to join forces with Flesk Publications in 2009 and establish the Al Williamson Archives library-all with the hope that, through these volumes, his fans, fellow illustrators and the general public could finally enjoy his wealth of unpublished work for themselves. This second installment of the series builds upon the strengths of the first, showcasing a rich and heady collection of carefully chosen SF and fantasy-fueled illustrations. Spanning the entirety of Williamson's 50-year career, this volume includes everything from rough sketches, abandoned comic pages and partially completed drawings to fully rendered studies of characters familiar to fans. Regardless of its specific subject matter, each piece exemplifies the exhilarating bravura, sheer vitality and sense of wonder so important to Williamson's work. Designed to simulate the experience of sifting through his private files, every image by this beloved "artist's artist” was scanned from the original in full color before being reproduced to the most exacting of standards to best capture the subtlest aspects of his craft.
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Al Williamson was born in New York City in 1931. Williamson's professional credits are both legion and legendary. Developing an elegantly illustrative cartooning style, he first came to prominence with the highly influential EC comics line of the 1950s. His much beloved work in the mid-'60s on King Features Flash Gordon comic book series garnered him a "Best Comic Book Cartoonist” award from the prestigious National Cartoonist Society. He drew the daily comic strip Secret Agent Corrigan from 1967 until 1980, and then jumped to the Star Wars strip for another three years.
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insight into an artist's style
Nov 26 2011
By Chuck Furnace
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This book is filled with half finished sketches and roughs. In it you can study Williamson's skill at the human figure in action. The tilt of a hip, coiled legs about to spring, the action elements of comic art are easy to study in this nice selection from the sketch pad of a Comic Book Great.
I also bought his X-9: Secret Agent Corrigan comic strip collection (vol 1) to compare the finished art with these sketches and see how the bare bones work in a story.
I also bought his X-9: Secret Agent Corrigan comic strip collection (vol 1) to compare the finished art with these sketches and see how the bare bones work in a story.
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Like Viewing the Original Drawings
Sep 24 2011
By W. Chang
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Not much in the way of text, although a very heartfelt and touching essay by the artist's son. The drawings in this collection are real gems. I derived such pleasure in perusing the pages of this book and the beautiful drawings, faithfully reproduced, right down to the yellowing of the paper and incidental torn pages.
Really feels like your looking at the originals.
Really feels like your looking at the originals.
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Another archive delight
Jan 3 2013
By J. Cassara
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I should be angry that one man was gifted with so much talent, but I am instead grateful that the great Al Williamson, who I met several times, choose to share that talent with the world. He was also a truly generous and nice person. He always called himself "a fan first, and a comics pro second" and these lovely sketches and fully realized drawings of lizards, warriors, spacemen, and beautiful women fully demonstrates that.
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