Due to ship next month is Hermes Press' highly anticipated hardcover, "The Art of George Wilson". Wilson is responsible for defining the look of nearly every Gold Key comic with his magnificently-painted scenes. Besides the great art, I'm looking forward to learning more about him.
From the publisher:
What made many of the great adventure comics of the 1960s so attractive were their fantastic painted covers by artist George Wilson. Wilson's covers harkened back to the era of pulp magazines and were spectacularly eye-catching. He turned in efforts for literally hundreds of comics titles including: Classics Illustrated, The Twilight Zone, Ripley's Believe It or Not, Dr. Solar, Magnus Robot Fighter, Turok, Son of Stone and Star Trek, to name but a few. This new art book focuses on over 300 examples of his cover art and features numerous examples of Wilson's artwork scanned from the originals together with many of the book covers he created including his extensive run on Avon's The Phantom(as well as his work on the Gold Key version).
Order direct from the publisher HERE.
Underrated is a term we throw around a lot, but Wilson truly qualifies. The images he produced were the rocket fuel of comics at Gold Key and others. As a Turok fan, he holds a special place in my fanboy heart.
ReplyDeleteVery true. Like any gifted artist, give him any subject and he made it look great.
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