Glamourpuss #24 (March 2012)
Art by Dave Sim
EDDIE KHANNA:
(from the Patreon Update, 6 July 2015)
Last week saw the passing of one of the greats in the field and the last
of the photorealists from the Raymond / Drake / Prentice / Williamson
era. In the area of realistic comic art, Leonard Starr was one of the
giants, with his high watermark achievement on Mary Perkins, On Stage
influencing comic book professionals for years afterwards. There's a
quality to Starr's work where the energy in the art almost causes it to
jump off the page (captured even in Dave's recreation of the Mary
Perkins image above from glamourpuss #24). The Classic Comics Press
reprints of On Stage have introductions from the likes of Walt
Simonson and Howard Chaykin and Eddie Campbell and Kurt Busiek, all
revealing their love and admiration for his work. And while I'm not sure
how much of a fan Brian Bolland is, his style does seem very
reminiscent and influenced by Starr (whether consciously or
unconsciously). Which is something I wouldn't have seen before Dave
began talking about the photorealists and their work and influence on
the medium. As well, Leonard Starr does figure into the narrative of
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