Product Description: The connection between cinema and comic books has been a frequently raised subject but the separation was fairly obvious until now. Veteran motion picture storyboard artist Pete Von Sholly has created a groundbreaking publication that goes further than any previous attempt to blur the line between the two art forms. While employing the time-honored european"fumetti" format, this book goes light years beyond that simple approach. Custom-sculpted models, costumed actors, and mind-boggling computer-generated "special effects" come together to create a dynamic visual storytelling format heretofore unseen in graphic novels. Von Sholly's extensive experience working on countless sci-fi and horror-genre films (The Mask, Darkman, The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, Mars Attacks etc.) as well as his experience as a Disney animation artist and conceptual designer come together to unveil a truly unbelievable leap in visual storytelling.The stories themselves run the gamut from tongue-in-cheek lampoons of '50 drive-in movies to gut-wrenching horror in the Lovecraft tradition.
We no longer have to wait to see the future of graphic storytelling- it's right in front of our eyes in Pete Von Sholly's MORBID!
Maniacal Movies of the Mind Pete Von Sholly's "Morbid" represents a breakthrough -- a visually exciting and vastly entertaining new genre created by an artistic comic genius. Like all true innovations, you may easily overlook it by assigning it to an existing category out of hand. But you would be missing something extraordinary. Von Sholly is a wry magician, a sarcastic alchemist who stirs together classic comics, Italian fumetti, Hollywood B-movies, Ray Harryhausen dinosaurs, HP Lovecraft horror tales, Gaines Cryptkeepers, and transmutes them into something new and different. You'll see an artful stew of living dead, gigantic babes in bikinis, retro classic films, the three-eyed evil scientist who shrinks his enemies to the size of their intellects (two inches), Captain Harry Hauser, and the irrepressible Tuxford Noodlefactor. Sea serpents, giant insects, aliens, you name it -- Von Sholly does them all with skill and panache. When he's not dreaming up this stuff -- and realizing it beautifully in his cyber-photoshop world -- Von Sholly is a Hollywood storyboard artist who has created the visuals for such films as "Green Mile," "Cat in the Hat," and the current episode of "Chucky the evil doll." At this moment, I understand, (March 2004) he's with the "Chucky" film crew in Romania -- where he's also shooting digital pictures of old graveyeards and castles to use in his next issue of "Morbid." This is a don't miss -- and an instant classic collectible!
A Great Graphic Novel For the New Year! Well, it's true, he's back! Yes, Von Sholly has surpassed my expectations with this updated homage to the photo "comic" book.
Bolstered by his wickedly delightful imagination, coupled with his artistic eye and computer skills, Von Sholly has taken another step into the visual horror genre. Can a H.P. Lovecraft novel be coming somewhere down the road (not too far, we hope)?
Consider a graphic novel incorporating the "unspeakable" Lovecraftian nightmares on 5 webbed feet, as visualized by an artist of Von Sholly's skill.
Onward and upward, Mr. Von Sholly. Your fan base is waiting for more food to savor and digest. It's little wonder that Amazon's shipment is running out at the time of this review.
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