View Full Version : ELECTRO: One of the GREATEST covers EVER!!
BUZZYBEAN
10-20-2008, 12:00 PM
For Inspiration...art by John Romita Sr.
This art was originally lost before being printed for Amazing Spider-Man #82. Marie Severin did another version for print and when this art was later found it was used for a cover to Marvel Tales.
http://www.buzzybean.com/ebay/asm82.jpg
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Bookmaker
10-20-2008, 12:28 PM
cool. Electro should def be shown "using" his powers, slinging a bolt or at least gesturing grandly w/ one or both arms--i really like the dynamic pose of the Mysterio statue & would propose it as a model (tho i think Electro should be more aggressive).
Randy Bowen
10-20-2008, 01:32 PM
cool. Electro should def be shown "using" his powers, slinging a bolt or at least gesturing grandly w/ one or both arms--i really like the dynamic pose of the Mysterio statue & would propose it as a model (tho i think Electro should be more aggressive).
Past attempts at depicting electricity in sculptural form has been met with a lot of negative comments by collectors. (storm statue)
Bookmaker
10-20-2008, 01:46 PM
Past attempts at depicting electricity in sculptural form has been met with a lot of negative comments by collectors. (storm statue)
oh--No! i didn't mean a literal lightning bolt, i was referring more to the "throwing" or hands-out gesture he's often shown in, similar to many characters w/ energy powers, such as BB's example or the arm-out poses of yr Dr Strange & Magneto statues, suggesting power rather than showing it.
he could be equally well-rendered in this fashion, suggesting a "building up" of his powers (again, w/out depicting the energy itself):
http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/77/210888-83203-electro_super.jpg
CromVABeach
10-20-2008, 01:50 PM
Perhaps his gloves could be a yellow, clear resin that could "bleed" into his uniform to give the impression that he is charging up? Sort of like the Invisible Girl or Vision.
Supermn619
10-20-2008, 01:54 PM
oh--No! i didn't mean a literal lightning bolt, i was referring more to the "throwing" or hands-out gesture he's often shown in, similar to many characters w/ energy powers, such as BB's example or the arm-out poses of yr Dr Strange & Magneto statues, suggesting power rather than showing it.
he could be equally well-rendered in this fashion, suggesting a "building up" of his powers (again, w/out depicting the energy itself):
http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/77/210888-83203-electro_super.jpg
OOoooo This would be PERFECT!!!!!!!!
swind15
10-20-2008, 04:21 PM
I like this artwork as well.
oh--No! i didn't mean a literal lightning bolt, i was referring more to the "throwing" or hands-out gesture he's often shown in, similar to many characters w/ energy powers, such as BB's example or the arm-out poses of yr Dr Strange & Magneto statues, suggesting power rather than showing it.
he could be equally well-rendered in this fashion, suggesting a "building up" of his powers (again, w/out depicting the energy itself):
http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/77/210888-83203-electro_super.jpg
Looks corny.........sorry
oh--No! i didn't mean a literal lightning bolt, i was referring more to the "throwing" or hands-out gesture he's often shown in, similar to many characters w/ energy powers, such as BB's example or the arm-out poses of yr Dr Strange & Magneto statues, suggesting power rather than showing it.
he could be equally well-rendered in this fashion, suggesting a "building up" of his powers (again, w/out depicting the energy itself):
http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/77/210888-83203-electro_super.jpg
this would be my choice as well.
Bookmaker
10-20-2008, 05:16 PM
Looks corny.........sorry
maybe, but i think that ship sailed w/ the kelly-green & yellow costume & the silly star-shaped pointy mask--nothing to do w/ a powerful, menacing pose.
rilynil
10-20-2008, 05:46 PM
maybe, but i think that ship sailed w/ the kelly-green & yellow costume & the silly star-shaped pointy mask--nothing to do w/ a powerful, menacing pose.
LOL Great point, Bookmaker. I love Electro but he has one of the silliest costumes in the history of silly costumes. lol And still I love Electro!
Bookmaker
10-20-2008, 06:43 PM
LOL Great point, Bookmaker. I love Electro but he has one of the silliest costumes in the history of silly costumes. lol And still I love Electro!
y'know, a lot of Spidey's nemeses (& comic characters in general) have slightly goofy looks if not done carefully--c'mon, Kraven's polka-dot pants?--I trust Bowen to do as good a job making Electro the deadly bad-ass villain he is, the way he's done w/ Lizard, Mysterio, & Scorpion, silly costume or no.
swind15
10-20-2008, 07:46 PM
I totally agree...Electro has can look pretty darn menacing with the right facial and body expression, I'm sure Randy and co. will hit it out of the park.
y'know, a lot of Spidey's nemeses (& comic characters in general) have slightly goofy looks if not done carefully--c'mon, Kraven's polka-dot pants?--I trust Bowen to do as good a job making Electro the deadly bad-ass villain he is, the way he's done w/ Lizard, Mysterio, & Scorpion, silly costume or no.
moonknightvt
10-21-2008, 04:09 AM
The pose is great, (referring to the second color picture, not the black and white) but I wouldn't want the hands to be colored resin "bleeding into the statue like the Invisible Woman one. If you go for the electricity maybe you could do something similar to Ironfist statue. Have one or both hands that have a clear/yellow resin bolts rising off them like the picture and have just normal uncharged hands that can be changed. that way the collector can decide how to display it and you (Randy) won't have to hear all the "it should have been done the other way" from whichever side you don't chose to do. Just a thought. I think it worked well for the Ironfist statue......was everyone happy the ability to chose which way they liked it?
darklordrandy
10-21-2008, 04:59 AM
yeah i agree looks really corny...2 thumbs down...next
OK.....When I said "looks corny".....I meant the goofy pose with electricity affect. I have been waiting for a FS Electro for awhile now.
CougarTrace
10-21-2008, 05:16 AM
OK.....When I said "looks corny".....I meant the chessy pose with electricity affect. I have been waiting for a FS Electro for awhile now.
FS Electro is a must.
Bookmaker
10-21-2008, 06:05 AM
yeah i agree looks really corny...2 thumbs down...next
OK.....When I said "looks corny".....I meant the chessy pose with electricity affect. I have been waiting for a FS Electro for awhile now.
what's yr solution, Electro reading a newspaper?
bobilero
10-21-2008, 06:42 AM
what's yr solution, Electro reading a newspaper?
LOL :)
Perfect art!! http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/77/210888-83203-electro_super.jpg
Also i think a change'o hands with clear resin powers and without powers can be a nice option and all will be happy.
darklordrandy
10-21-2008, 09:16 AM
yeah i'd like to see one too..just think that pose is corny. i have always thought of Electro as a megalomaniac...so how about.
http://http://www.samruby.com/Villains/Electro/ElectroLogoPicGreen.jpg
or
http://http://costumzee.com/view/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/electro.gif
adjust action pose...just my thoughts
Walrus
10-21-2008, 10:19 AM
I'd prefer no "energy" hands on mine.
Bookmaker
10-21-2008, 10:35 AM
yeah i'd like to see one too..just think that pose is corny. i have always thought of Electro as a megalomaniac...so how about.
http://www.samruby.com/Villains/Electro/ElectroLogoPicGreen.jpg
or
http://costumzee.com/view/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/electro.gif
adjust action pose...just my thoughts
let's see if i can get the links to work...
like Walrus, i think trying to sculpt the electricity would be problematic--might look like cotton candy as does the Iron Fist "power," but i think a pose where he's "powering up," so to speak, would capture his menace & megalomania w/out being too outlandish or too far from an active museum-pose, as most of the Spidey villains already have.
BUZZYBEAN
10-21-2008, 11:56 AM
I didn't post the cover art to suggest that the Electro statue should be sculpted with that pose; I posted the art because it's a great, classic Spidey cover that many of you may have not seen before. There is nothing "corny" about that art unless you think Electro should be drawn with a tiny head and veins bulging out of his spandex while Spidey is looking like he hasn't had a meal in three years!
This is killer Silver Age art, folks; simple & dramatic. Look at the beautiful brush strokes, the high contrast, (who needs color when the blacks are spotted like such?), the energy and drama of this piece!
I'm sure Randy will find the perfect pose for Electro and I agree, this one isn't it. But art like this is sure to inspire even the best!
BB
what's yr solution, Electro reading a newspaper?
No genius......Just do'nt want some 'jelly" looking "energy" whatevers comming out of his hands.
dEnny!
10-21-2008, 12:50 PM
Past attempts at depicting electricity in sculptural form has been met with a lot of negative comments by collectors. (storm statue)
Yeah....it just doesn't work out too well.
moonknightvt
10-21-2008, 01:09 PM
If the decision is made to go for electricity effect ( please make it change-o-hands if you do), definitely don't want to go for the standard lightning bolt shape, i.e. original Storm statue. Just crackling power similar to the second pic posted would be good. electricity being the energy would be inferrred.
Wookiee
10-21-2008, 01:15 PM
Past attempts at depicting electricity in sculptural form has been met with a lot of negative comments by collectors. (storm statue)
I think that you have had some more recent successes with materials that may suit. I don't have the original storm and can't speak to the same without having seen it.
However, I would suggest something along the lines of the Iron Fist Statue with enery surrounding his hands. Maybe making change-o-hands for the collectors who want to display with such and those who don't can go with boring old no-energy-hands!
Looking at your website, the solicit images for the Firelord bust look like your using a transparent colored resin or something for the fire on his head and staff, that type of material in a yellowish hue may work?
Just my two cents - not like I know squat about the ins and outs of sculpting. I could be way out in left field here:)
bobilero
10-21-2008, 01:33 PM
No genius......Just do'nt want some 'jelly" looking "energy" whatevers comming out of his hands.
What?? You don't pass!!???:)
What?? You don't pass!!???:)
NO....My mom said I could have one :bored:
bobilero
10-21-2008, 02:37 PM
NO....My mom said I could have one :bored:
Nice! Its an amazing piece:)
Tigershark
10-21-2008, 06:49 PM
http://www.buzzybean.com/ebay/asm82.jpg
NO
After seeing the Mr Sinister. this would be a poor knockoff pose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Randy................what of useing clear resin ala Iron Fist...to 'show' electrisity??????
BUZZYBEAN
10-21-2008, 07:03 PM
NO
After seeing the Mr Sinister. this would be a poor knockoff pose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did you read my second post, douche?
BB
I didn't post the cover art to suggest that the Electro statue should be sculpted with that pose; I posted the art because it's a great, classic Spidey cover that many of you may have not seen before. There is nothing "corny" about that art unless you think Electro should be drawn with a tiny head and veins bulging out of his spandex while Spidey is looking like he hasn't had a meal in three years!
This is killer Silver Age art, folks; simple & dramatic. Look at the beautiful brush strokes, the high contrast, (who needs color when the blacks are spotted like such?), the energy and drama of this piece!
I'm sure Randy will find the perfect pose for Electro and I agree, this one isn't it. But art like this is sure to inspire even the best!
BB
well said. i agree
CougarTrace
10-22-2008, 05:08 AM
Did you read my second post, douche?
BB
:no:
Maybe a cool pose would be a museum pose with an evil grin, one hand behind his back and another half-raised, flicking electricity from the tip of his finger?
Bookmaker
10-22-2008, 07:48 AM
http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/229/592524-2_super.jpg
this is the SORT of pose i'm used to seeing him in: "slinging" a bolt of electricity w/ one hand & "powering-up" another w/ the other hand.
http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/40/133257-167580-electro_super.jpg
likewise, while i like the simple, museum-pose body here (his pic in the orig OHMU), he doesn't seem as powerful or as menacing as he's been made out to be--too "sparky," not enough "electric." He blasted all the baddies out of the Raft w/ a single bolt, so the concept of his pretty considerable power ought to be made clear by the pose.
http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/40/133265-122564-electro_super.jpg
i like the manic aspect of this one, too: it's always seemed that Electro really gets off on using his powers & being a villain. Maybe not so "bwahahahahahaha!," but there ought to be some "Kill him!" evil joy to Electro, too--in my opinion.
BUZZYBEAN
10-22-2008, 11:52 AM
http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/229/592524-2_super.jpg
Yeah, I like this pose!
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