Starbright Illustrations (blog)

By The Illustrator 　http://starbrightillustrations.com/blog/2009/03/01/profile-alan-moore-the-man-with-a-graphic-vision-books-the-observer/

I have always hated the Watchmen, and now there is a movie coming out based on this old-fashioned 80s comic book, sorry graphic novel. Apparently the author of the, non too good in the first place, graphic novel is less than happy about the way his film has been handled as well.

He is profiled here.

Profile: Alan Moore, the man with a graphic vision | Books | The Observer

This is a subject I’ve ranted about before, see this Watchmen blog post rant, so I won’t bore you with my opinions here. Let’s just say, I predict a turkey.

It all reminds me of all the time I spent playing Champions, the superhero role-playing game. The iconography of superheroes is such a rich source of inspiration for an illustrator, and such an interesting theme for a role-playing game that it vies for my attention, even with my first love of science fiction.

One of my favorite illustrators is Mike Mignola, the sequential artist behind Hell Boy. Comic books are at their best in this territory, a cross between science fiction and legend played out against a background of magical realism. Hell Boy is a rich source of inspiration for Science fiction, and science fiction role-playing. A story about the intersection of different worlds, populated by esoteric beings, some of them supported by super science. These are elements that even the most sparse of hard science fiction benefits from.

In-between reading comic books, designing role-playing games and musing on science fiction I have added my first Traveller spaceship design with all the elements I intend for each one. This design, the TSS Rambunctious, has stats, a 3D illustration and deckplans.