I’m not a follower/collector of Marvel comics but Esad Ribic’s Thor & Loki : Blood Brothers piqued my interest because of the exceptional art work found inside.
I like the detailed and painterly style of the artist, which gives a certain 3-dimensional quality to the images, especially the rendering of flesh and fabric. The composition of the subjects in the panels are also very cinematic.
(below) A few select pages of character concept and development sketches. I was wondering if the latest THOR film took references from this graphic novel, especially the shots of Loki seated in his throne.
(above) Not digging the cover art illustration- I think there are much better images found in the book, but the contents are definitely worth a look. Recommended.
I also suggest check out the artist’s Marvel Monograph art book.
“Thor & Loki : Blood Brothers″ graphic novel details :
– Rob Rodi (Author), Esad Ribic (Illustrator)
– Dimensions – 7.5 x 0.5 x 11.2 inches
– Hard cover, 152 pages
– Full color, English.
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April 4th, 2012 at 11:50 am
Hello there!
Really impressive art 0.0. Do you know of any manga artist’s with that kind of skills?. I need to find lots of Japanese artists with a realistic approach to the art for a work in my University.
I’ve found these artist so far:
– Junichi Noujou
– Ryoichi Ikegami
– Seisaku Kanoh
– Hiroaki Samura
– Takehiko Inoue
– Shinichi Sakamoto
– Mafuyu Hiroki
– Katsuya Terada
– Tanaka Tatsuyuki
– Motofumi Kobayashi
– Masashi Tanaka
– Akira Hiramoto
– Yamada Akihiro
Thank You for your time :).
April 13th, 2012 at 10:46 pm
“Thor and Loki” is the best book painted by Esad Ribic. He made some others, amongst them a Silver Surfer but the result is not so brilliant and looks rather like a cheap imitation of Alex Ross.