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Dead Moon
LUIS ROYO DESPLIEGA TODO SU ABANICO ARTÍSTICO, DESDE EL GRAFITO A LA ILUSTRACIÓN PRECIOSISTA O LA PINTURA DE GRAN FORMATO, EN UNA OBRA A CABALLO ENTRE EL CUENTO, EL LIBRO ILUSTRADO Y LA NOVELA GRÁFICA.Un cuento fantástico de amor grandioso y brutal que enfrenta a dos uno femenino, Luna, y otro masculino, Marte. Dos familias rivales con sendas fortalezas a cada extremo de la ciudad, que sufre las consecuencias de esa pasión. Una historia violenta y romántica que lleva al Apocalipsis, un cuento con sabor oriental en un mundo gótico y trágico, un guiño a la desaparición de Sodoma.
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128 pages, Hardcover
First published May 1, 2009
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Luis Royo
136 books120 followersLuis Royo (born 1954) is a Spanish artist, best known for his fantasy illustrations published in numerous art books, magazines, and various other media including book and music CD covers, video games and Tarot cards.
Beginning his career as a furniture designer, he was attracted to the comics industry in the late 1970s, and nine years later turned to art as a full time career. Within a few years, he was publishing art in many magazines as well as providing cover illustrations for a number of publishers.
Beginning his career as a furniture designer, he was attracted to the comics industry in the late 1970s, and nine years later turned to art as a full time career. Within a few years, he was publishing art in many magazines as well as providing cover illustrations for a number of publishers.
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October 21, 2018
Έρωτας με την πρώτη ματιά!
Μια εικονογραφημένη νουβέλα με επίπεδο εικονογράφισης εξαιρετικό, φανταστικό, μοναδικό, μαγευτικό και υπέροχο! Φυσικά η ιστορία σ' αυτού του είδους τα βιβλία δεν είναι το δυνατό τους σημείο , αφού η εικόνα μιλάει, μαγεύει και σε ταξιδεύει. Παρόλα αύτα η ιστορία της Σελήνης και του Άρη είναι δυνατή και συνοδεύει σε πολύ ικανοποιητικό επίπεδο τις καθηλωτικές εικόνες του Royo.
Μια εικονογραφημένη νουβέλα που λάτρεψα.
Ένα πολύτιμο στολίδι που κοσμεί την βιβλιοθήκη μου και αξίζει να αποκτήσουν όλοι όσοι αγαπούν το είδος!
Μια εικονογραφημένη νουβέλα με επίπεδο εικονογράφισης εξαιρετικό, φανταστικό, μοναδικό, μαγευτικό και υπέροχο! Φυσικά η ιστορία σ' αυτού του είδους τα βιβλία δεν είναι το δυνατό τους σημείο , αφού η εικόνα μιλάει, μαγεύει και σε ταξιδεύει. Παρόλα αύτα η ιστορία της Σελήνης και του Άρη είναι δυνατή και συνοδεύει σε πολύ ικανοποιητικό επίπεδο τις καθηλωτικές εικόνες του Royo.
Μια εικονογραφημένη νουβέλα που λάτρεψα.
Ένα πολύτιμο στολίδι που κοσμεί την βιβλιοθήκη μου και αξίζει να αποκτήσουν όλοι όσοι αγαπούν το είδος!
December 10, 2021
Looks like Japanese fantasy world. And I didn't understand anything. I get what's goin' on but I did not understand. Than I checked the blurb and read the book again and still couldn't understand.
Cuz' there is no text, not a single word.
But is this an obstacle for me to enjoy it, NO.
I love it.
This kind of works more like for collection. At one point, it doesn't matter if it has a story or not. So the fountain head of the story is just for inspiration. For me.
Artwork is fascinating. Probably mixed used, sometimes it's sketchy, sometimes colored hand-drawing (both digital-or-traditional), sometimes looks-like-full-digital painting.
It's sexy, brutal, wild; in classical way if u know I mean.
people who understand, please explain FFS!
another wishlist
xoxoxo
ikoan @office reading
November 30, 2025
phenomenal illustrations
January 3, 2026
9/10.
It sometimes relies too much on eros. But the art and the poetry is ever present and give the story a sense of depth that is pretty rare in this kind of productions.
It sometimes relies too much on eros. But the art and the poetry is ever present and give the story a sense of depth that is pretty rare in this kind of productions.
June 4, 2015
Η εικονογράφηση είναι εξαιρετική,η θεματολογία είναι ερωτική,στο γνωστό στύλ του καλλιτέχνη.Αρκετά καλή ιστορία.Εύχομαι μόνο να ήταν μεγαλύτερες οι ζωγραφιές σε μέγεθος για να απολαύσω καλύτερα τις εικόνες.
July 23, 2021
The book has an Asian theme, though these is some influence from Arabic theses as well. The featured characters - men and women - have idealized features. The men are strong warriors, while the women are sensual creatures of great beauty. The many tattoos stand out on the characters and make them seem otherworldly. A few images of brutal violence and impressive vistas break the flow of pinups, reminding us that the artist isn't entirely TnA-centered. When he does focus on the female form, he goes out of his way to display femininity and sensuality. For some reason all of the characters are sad, likely because they live in times of war. Both women and men wield swords, so they likely don't shy away from dealing in death. Some postures display reverence, praying or traditions like burial at sea. The book ends with what seem to be the two main characters fighting with swords. The woman loses, but ultimately gives herself fully to the man.
May 13, 2023
Una obra de arte en sí. de hecho varias obras de arte conforman este libro ilustrado.
La historia aúna varios factores: marco histórico, esotérico...y mezcla una revisitación de obras y leyendas. Pero, por encima de todo, es una narración de amor, pasión, de "contigo ni sin tí", con escenas y descripciones muy simbólicas y gráficas.
Royo ha elaborado una pequeña gran joya, rubricando mediante esta historia. todo lo que sus dibujos plasman. La unión perfecta.
El libro tiene dos funciones, de lectura y visualización de las ilustraciones, y una vez finalizada, se revisita mediante las anotaciones de todas las obras que contiene; por tamaño y técnica empleadas. Vamos, lo que viene a ser una visita al un museo con guía. Un imprescindible.
Esta obra contiene aportaciones de su hijo Rómulo, y son diferenciales. Me quedo con Luis, pero Rómulo aporta su toque y complementa bien la obra de su padre.
Lo dicho, una pequeña gran joya.
La historia aúna varios factores: marco histórico, esotérico...y mezcla una revisitación de obras y leyendas. Pero, por encima de todo, es una narración de amor, pasión, de "contigo ni sin tí", con escenas y descripciones muy simbólicas y gráficas.
Royo ha elaborado una pequeña gran joya, rubricando mediante esta historia. todo lo que sus dibujos plasman. La unión perfecta.
El libro tiene dos funciones, de lectura y visualización de las ilustraciones, y una vez finalizada, se revisita mediante las anotaciones de todas las obras que contiene; por tamaño y técnica empleadas. Vamos, lo que viene a ser una visita al un museo con guía. Un imprescindible.
Esta obra contiene aportaciones de su hijo Rómulo, y son diferenciales. Me quedo con Luis, pero Rómulo aporta su toque y complementa bien la obra de su padre.
Lo dicho, una pequeña gran joya.
January 31, 2025
A collection of Luis Royo artwork centered around a fantastical world influenced by Japanese culture. The painted pieces are all great, though there aren't as many here compared to the plethora of sketches, some having the appearance of being incomplete. Dead Moon seems like a concept more than a connecting theme, since some of the artwork is deriving from a variety of influences, leading to a pretty disconnected set of images. Either way, Royo's conceptualization of a fantasy setting with Edo period or Japanese folklore influences would be cool to see realized, so this provides an enticing taste of what that would look like.
September 7, 2018
Le pongo un cuatro por las ilustraciones, impresionantes. La historia me aburrió.
February 8, 2020
Stunning. No more words for it.
May 20, 2021
Outstanding as always.
December 19, 2021
What a beautiful book and a carefully crafted story. I wanted to devour so much more!
July 29, 2022
Una maravilla. Adoro las ilustraciones de este autor.
March 2, 2023
Me encanto lo ame demasiado es la lectura perfecta,sus ilustraciones también son muy hermosas y si las acompaña una prosa tan atrapante lo son más
March 4, 2011
There was so many beautiful drawings in Luis Royo's book. The artwork was just fantastic, but I think the story just went on a little bit to quickly, so a bit more background info(meaning more artwork) would be great.
The description to this book were like this:
"A great fantasy tale of love and brutal faces two characters: one female, Moon and one male Mars. Two rival families with individual strengths of each side of the city, which suffers the consequences of that passion. A violent and romantic history leading to revelation, an eastern-flavored story in a gothic world, tragic, and anod to the demise of Sodom."
The female on the cover is of course Moon and during the whole book you will get to see her in many different outfits as well as nudity, and her counterpart is Mars which is a warrior. They have a love-and-hate relationship and you didn't get to see them interacting until the end when they give in to their passion. The artwork were very detailed and very realistic with an asian touch that it just got me turning page after page.
The description to this book were like this:
"A great fantasy tale of love and brutal faces two characters: one female, Moon and one male Mars. Two rival families with individual strengths of each side of the city, which suffers the consequences of that passion. A violent and romantic history leading to revelation, an eastern-flavored story in a gothic world, tragic, and anod to the demise of Sodom."
The female on the cover is of course Moon and during the whole book you will get to see her in many different outfits as well as nudity, and her counterpart is Mars which is a warrior. They have a love-and-hate relationship and you didn't get to see them interacting until the end when they give in to their passion. The artwork were very detailed and very realistic with an asian touch that it just got me turning page after page.
September 19, 2012
In una cornice orientale, negli ambienti e nelle persone, si svolge questa lotta tra famiglie cruenta e sensuale.
Personaggi volutamente equivoci e forti legami umani tra di loro caratterizzano una storia che dell'Oriente �� intrisa da capo a piedi.
Superlativo il tratto di Royo che fa veramente rimpiangere il fatto che quelli rappresentati siano solo disegni.
Altra dote non banale �� lo stile realistico dei disegni senza cadere nella banalit�� di tanta roba simil-fotografico che ormai purtroppo �� troppo generalizzata.
Credo infatti che chi vuole leggere un fumetto vuole "vedere" un fumetto e non un fotoromanzo
Da avere
Personaggi volutamente equivoci e forti legami umani tra di loro caratterizzano una storia che dell'Oriente �� intrisa da capo a piedi.
Superlativo il tratto di Royo che fa veramente rimpiangere il fatto che quelli rappresentati siano solo disegni.
Altra dote non banale �� lo stile realistico dei disegni senza cadere nella banalit�� di tanta roba simil-fotografico che ormai purtroppo �� troppo generalizzata.
Credo infatti che chi vuole leggere un fumetto vuole "vedere" un fumetto e non un fotoromanzo
Da avere
July 17, 2013
Era un amore da Dei, un desiderio che poteva esistere solo al di sopra delle nuvole.
Vi si doveva porre fine.
In realtà le stelle andrebbero divise e catalogate così:
Tavole illustrate *****
Storia ***
Mi sembra logica una media di quattro, dal momento che il racconto in se non brilla ne di originalità ne di poesia, ma le illustrazioni sono davvero meravigliose.
Se li avessi spesi, sarebbero stati sicuramente soldi ben impiegati. Ho fissato alcuni dei disegni per minuti interi, perdendomi nella loro perfezione.
Un applauso al maestro Luis Royo e ai suoi capolavori!
Vi si doveva porre fine.
In realtà le stelle andrebbero divise e catalogate così:
Tavole illustrate *****
Storia ***
Mi sembra logica una media di quattro, dal momento che il racconto in se non brilla ne di originalità ne di poesia, ma le illustrazioni sono davvero meravigliose.
Se li avessi spesi, sarebbero stati sicuramente soldi ben impiegati. Ho fissato alcuni dei disegni per minuti interi, perdendomi nella loro perfezione.
Un applauso al maestro Luis Royo e ai suoi capolavori!
May 28, 2011
Le 4 stelle dipendono fondamentalmente dalle illustrazioni che sono molto belle, alcune mozzafiato, mentre il testo lascia a desiderare: la storia è banalotta e lo stile pseudo-poetico non risulta accattivante. Ma del resto Royo non è uno scrittore. Dalla sua presentazione del libro, e del sequel, a Lucca Comics mi aspettavo qualcosa di diverso, mentre i riferimenti all' I-Ching sono ridotti all'utilizzo di alcuni nomi che, da ignorante, potevano essere sostituiti da qualunque altro.
December 16, 2016
Une des personnes que j'admire le plus, Luis Royo, les dessins sont tout simplement sublimes, tellement beaux qu'on a du mal à imaginer qu'ils sont faits à la main.
L'histoire est belle, pleine d'un amour impossible entre Mars et la Lune. Les illustrations nous plongent entièrement cet univers. Plusieurs lectures sont nécessaires pour apprécier la beauté de cet album. Je ne me lasse pas de son talent.
L'histoire est belle, pleine d'un amour impossible entre Mars et la Lune. Les illustrations nous plongent entièrement cet univers. Plusieurs lectures sont nécessaires pour apprécier la beauté de cet album. Je ne me lasse pas de son talent.
May 11, 2017
The pictures are breathtaking, and so is the story; simple and meaningful.
April 24, 2011
pasión inalcanzable vestida de negro, maquillada de rojo, cubierta de un velo blanco... MARAVILLA...
June 6, 2014
Good story, and Amazing artwork!
July 15, 2014
An amazing book to own.
I read it alot.
The story is unique and very touching. The drawings/paintings are amazing!!! Very inspiring work
I read it alot.
The story is unique and very touching. The drawings/paintings are amazing!!! Very inspiring work
January 17, 2015
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February 3, 2015
The drawings were very beautiful, I wasn't that drawn to the story as it felt it was there only to support bits of the drawings.
June 15, 2021
Beautiful collection of large posters and sketches from Luis Royo's Dead Moon serie.
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