waarismijnhoofd, 19 days ago

@SFRuminations
nice to see a Segrelles cover! #Segrelles would go on to become famous in Europe with his European-style comic books (bande dessinees) The Mercenary. His trade were actual oil paintings, and in later years he would switch to computers.

#bandedessinee #Stripboeken #dehuurling

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SFRuminations, 19 days ago

@waarismijnhoofd Can't say I'm much of a fan of his work!

waarismijnhoofd, 19 days ago

@SFRuminations
I used to not like his books Mercenary that much either, because of the somewhat wooden characters, the lack of dynamics. But recently have started appreciating the books more because of the great landscapes and atmosphere, and some great storylines.
What is it you don’t appreciate? And is that based on book covers, or have you had the chance to read the mercenary comics?

SFRuminations, 19 days ago

@waarismijnhoofd

I am not saying he is not a good artist. I am saying I do not care for his work because of my personal tastes.

I enjoy the more surreal/collage side of SF art -- Paul Lehr, Richard Powers, Anita Siegel, Wojtek Siudmak, Atelier Heinrichs et al.

I tend not to read comic books in any form. Not for me.

SFRuminations, 19 days ago

@waarismijnhoofd For things I enjoy, definitely check out the site. These are just birthday posts and as I do them year after year after year, I change up the art, etc. and it does not reflect my personal tastes.

erik, 19 days ago

@SFRuminations Has he been gone so long already? Time flies.

SFRuminations, 19 days ago

@erik Yeah, I looked at that date and did a second take too.