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Elvira and Sci-Fi Aliens, Star Wars, Star Trek, etc, by Lou Russo

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Title:	Elvira and Sci-Fi Aliens, Star Wars, Star Trek, etc, by Lou Russo
Artist:	None Specified
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	$199
Views:	286
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Added to Site:	9/26/2022
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Elvira and Sci-Fi monsters! �But hey, you left out..." is something I frequently hear or read when I do a piece like this. So, for clarification, this piece, and others like it that I do, are not supposed to be a comprehensive look at EVERY space alien, monster, and creature that has ever appeared in comics, television, and movies since the 1940s. That would be impossible, or at least require a bigger piece of paper! What these illustrations are suppose to be is a visual diary of what I recall from my childhood to the present day. So, if you don't see your favorite character, I apologize now before you read any further. Now on to the artwork...
First off, my central character continues to be Elvira for many reasons. Artist Donald L. "Rusty" Rust once said, "The beauty of a woman makes good art. Men will always love pretty girls." Those words are as true now as they were back in the heyday of the 1940s and 50s Pin-Up Queens. I've always said the female form is a work of art. Certainly, the early Greek and Roman statues, DaVinci's Mona Lisa, and countless other examples throughout art, television, film, advertising, and pop culture, recognize that fact. With all that said, Elvira, at age 71, is STILL the hostess with the mostess. Plus, she fits perfectly as my central character to tie all my other pieces together.
In addition, every time I draw Elvira, I typically make a sale. I have an artist friend who tells me all the time, �If I don�t paint, I don�t sell, and if I don�t sell, I don�t EAT!� It�s no wonder the adjective �starving� always proceeds the word �artist.� I like to eat! And sadly, no one is buying all those paintings that I did of Betty White which are sitting in my closet.
Elvira's outfit is inspired by the retro, and often impractical, space suits of pop culture during the 1950s when man was pondering what space travel would look like. I have always been a fan of the "space girl" whose outfit is completely inappropriate for the harsh environment of outer space. These space suits are often depicted with a fish-bowl, glass bubble helmet, that Elvira is sitting on in my picture. Probably one of the best examples of a "space girl" on film was the 1968 movie "Barbarella" starring Jane Fonda.
Now, as for the numerous creatures that populate this 11"x17" portrait of paper, pencil, and pen, let me point out a few of my favorites...
John Carpenter's The Thing is one of my all-time favorite movies. However, I did not put him this piece, because I had already drawn him in a previous one. When I can, I try to avoid duplicating characters. Instead, I included the James Arness Thing, and the Thing depicted in the 1976 Whitman Comic Book "Starstream" based on the original short story. Ridley Scott's Alien was also omitted for the same reason...I had drawn it previously. But, I did include an Alien facehugger at the bottom right.
One of the best post-apocalyptic movie franchises is Planet of the Apes. I included a gorilla soldier from those early movies. In addition, I also include a soldier from Planet of the GRAPES, the Wacky Packages version. Wacky Packages came out in 1967 and peaked in the early '70s, when I discovered them. The artwork was always painted looking and top-notch for a goofy card series. Commercial artist Norman Saunders, who also did Mars Attacks cards, was one of the many talented artists that contributed to the series' success.
Star Wars versus Star Trek. These days, I am firmly in the Star Trek camp. And I always thought the "original" series had the best space aliens, so I included three of my favorites! As for Star Wars, I included Greedo, a popular fixture of the cantina on Tatooine, wearing a shirt that says, "Han Solo shot first."
Ookla the Mok! One of my favorite Saturday morning cartoons was Thundarr the Barbarian. Unlike other Saturday fare, it was dark and gritty�a post-apocalyptic future filled with monsters, magic, and mayhem! The icing on the cake was design work by the great Jack Kirby! Needless to say, drawing Ookla was a treat for me!
Other cartoon notables include Marvin the Martian, the Spooky Space Kook, and Kodos from the Simpson.
Finally, my favorite Spaceknight, ROM, has some of the aliens that populated his Marvel comic book...namely the Dire Wraiths and the Skrulls.
Here is a list of everyone, or thing, I tried to illustrate. Enjoy!
1. Kanamit, The Twilight Zone
2. Metaluna Mutant, This Island Earth
3. Martian, Mars Attacks
4. Invasion of the Saucer Men
5. Gorn, Star Trek
6. Bele, Star Trek
7. Klingon, Star Trek
8. Ovion, Battlestar Galactica
9. Greedo, Star Wars
10. Skrull, Marvel
11. Brood, Marvel
12. Dire Wraith, ROM
13. Martian Manhunter, DC
14. The Thing from Another World
15. Thing, Who Goes There?, Whitman Starstream
16. E.T. the Extraterrestrial
17. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
18. Facehugger, Alien
19. Earth versus the Flying Saucers

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