Art from 1979 series, THE ROSE OF VERSAILLES, the story of Oscar François de Jarjayes, a girl raised as a boy at Versailles at the time of Marie-Antoinette.




Concept art for CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1982) by William Stout and John Bloomfield (1, 4).



Art from THE LONG TOMORROW by Mœbius and Dan O'Bannon. The comic, published in MÉTAL HURLANT in 1976, was an obvious influence on the look of BLADE RUNNER. (Mix it with Syd Mead's art and you're there.) Its influence reached wider however: Escape from NY, Tron, Alien, and more.




Cartoon by John O'Brien for NEW YORKER magazine, 1991.

Animation art from the very first Tom & Jerry cartoon, PUSS GETS THE BOOT (1940).

Transgender synth pioneer, Wendy Carlos (1939). She composed the TRON score-one of my favorites. She also composed music for A CLOCKWORK ORANGE and THE SHINING (you remember the main theme & Rocky Mountains). Much more commercially successful perhaps was SWITCHED-ON BACH (1968).

Italian artist, Dino Buzzati (1906-1972). 1963.

Concept art by Claire Keane for unmade Disney feature, MORT.

Zombie designs by William Stout for RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1984).

Art from the Rankin/Bass version of THE HOBBIT (1977).

Illustrations by Tove Jansson for a Swedish edition of THE HOBBIT. 1962.

Halloween card by Jack Davis. 1959.

Art by Iwao Takamoto (1925-2007). After working for Disney (where he assisted Marc Davis & Milt Kahl), Takamoto went on to work at Hanna-Barbera, where he designed the Scooby-Doo gang, among others. Image 1 shows his pitch art for that show, 2 is pitch art for Penelope Pitstop.


Geof Darrow concept art for THE MATRIX series.