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The Monkey King by Katsuya Terada

Artist: Katsuya Terada (Penciller)

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Artwork Details

Title:	The Monkey King by Katsuya Terada
Artist:	Katsuya Terada (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	2,698
Likes on CAF:	10 11
Comments:	14
Added to Site:	6/13/2023
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Description

The discovery of Katsuya Terada’s Zenbu and Cover girls artbooks had a huge impact on my teenage self.

But I clearly was not alone in that regard as any global artist worth his salt also took notice. Terada clearly remains one of Japan’s top illustrators and one of its most influential this side of Yoshitaka Amano and Katsuhiro Otomo. The former is a bit more difficult to take/lift inspiration from given the high level of the technicity and the sometime highly stylistically abstract aspect of his art, the later is primarily a mangaka whereas while Terada has dabbled in comics/manga, he has always remained an illustrator/character designer first.

The way he draws the eyes and to a lesser extent the mouths of his characters, especially his women, was a global game changer and influenced countless (generations of) artists worldwide (the impactful Blood the last vampire comes to mind).

The Monkey King is Terada’s super dark & violent take on the Journey to the West, the classic Chinese story which inspired TONS of other stories, movies, animation, mangas, one of the most well-known being Dragon Ball.

Terada’s version is more an exercise in style than a true manga but the level of quality is so high that nobody seems to mind. He released the first volume to only complete it years later with a second. I was quite happy with a tiny head sketch I had secured from one of his rare US appearances, but this is next level.

Understand that when I took notice of his genius, finding any published or unpublished Manga art was near impossible. That has very slightly changed over the years due to the effect of globalisation (to put it short) but it still remains a hard hustle as demand is huge while supply is not.

This is everything one would want from a Monkey King Terada sketch. He looks badass and full of rage. Terada sensei even included his magic cloud, his fav’ mean of transport, and his magic bo staff. The size is close to US standards (11 by 17), not a meagre shikishi board.

If I told my 18-20 self that I would someday own a full Katsuya Terada sketch, I would have likely made a lot of noise and/or fainted in no particular order of preference.

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Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008

2 - Posted on 6/13/2023

The character looks pretty cool! Do you know if this creation was inspired by Jon Carter, Warlor of Mars by any chance? Because that's what the image immediately conveys to me.

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 6/13/2023

This illustration explodes with the Monkey King's ferocity and Terada's free flow of energy. The combustible mix of Manga and European influences fills this with jagged details that work together to bring out the emotion of the subject and the viewer.

Scott R.
Member Since 2003

1 - Posted on 6/13/2023

Not really familiar with the artist, but that is one Bad-Ass drawing. Nice Score & Thanks for Sharing!

Comic Art Channel
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 6/13/2023

Beautiful!

James S
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 6/13/2023

Ready to take on a super saiyan!

Siamak Kadkhudayan
Member Since 2010

1 - Posted on 6/14/2023

Wicked

Jason Hussa
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 6/14/2023

Wow, that's pretty! My knowledge of manga artists is inexcusably lame, I'm ashamed to say, basically limited to what I glean from your posts, F M (oh, sure - I know Otomo and Koike, and a tiny bit of Amano), so I'm always grateful when you had more to your gallery. This is wicked cool, full of detail and beautiful technique. As Rubén pointed out, it has a real John Carter vibe to me, but it's an amazing piece and your excitement about it (and passion for it) is evident! Sincere congrats on adding it to your collection (isn't it awesome to blow your 20-year-old self away? That's really the only barometer we should be using in this hobby, right? :) )!

F M
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 6/14/2023

Jason Hussa wrote:

I'm not sure about the 20s barometer as I'm pretty sure I prefer my nowadays tastes? ;)

Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan
Member Since 2013

1 - Posted on 6/14/2023

Spectacular! Just an amazing find!

Some Collector
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 6/14/2023

Loads of detail...congrats!

K Gearon
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 6/29/2023

Some super precise and CLEAN line work. Impressive stuff, much easier to say than do. Congrats!

Johnny M
Member Since 2014
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1 - Posted on 7/1/2023

My top 3 favorite things in this world in no particular order...

1. Monkey

2. King

3. Warrior

Eric E
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 9/17/2023

Magnifique !

Seb F.
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 1/5/2024

incroyable!

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