Cropped Will Cardini artwork

August 18th, 2009

End of Eros

Filed under: Comics Criticism — Tags: — William Cardini @ 7:35 am

While I was away in New Mexico, I got a copy of my good buddy Jose-Luis Olivares’ comic End of Eros in the mail. I love Jose’s extravagant mark making. It looks like he attacks each page vigorously with his brush.

Here’s a sample:

Check out how Jose uses different types of Zip-A-Tone and a spot gray:

The story involves a whole lot of melting, fusing, and transforming, which I’m obviously a fan of. To top it all off, Jose threw in an awesome piece of original art:

And a Power Rangers card from the distant future (notice the authentic browning caused, as we all know, by time travel):

Thanks Jose!

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