Barry Windsor-Smith: Opus 2

Barry Windsor-Smith: Opus #2

by Barry Windsor-Smith

With his previous book, BWS: Opus Vol. 1 (when released, Fantagraphics' all-time quickest selling book), Barry Windsor-Smith joined the ranks of the experiencers and researchers at the new frontiers of consciousness and the revolutionary crossroads of reality. After astonishing encounters with precognition and time loops the artist found himself on a transcendental journey into another dimension of time and space. Now, in the second volume of the Opus series, Windsor-Smith continues his autobiography called "Time Rise." Following his bizarre interdimensional journey, the young superstar of Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian fame discovers that he has acquired advanced psychic abilities! This is the true story of the artist's struggles to deal with the transcendental, yet maddening, effects of meta-consciousness. In addition to Windsor-Smith's groundbreaking text, Opus is, of course, also a deluxe art collection, featuring the renowned artist's never-before-published paintings and drawings, as well as gorgeous, evocative artworks culled from over thirty years of comics art, comic strips, illustration, and sketchbooks.

Genres: Art, Comics

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Barry Windsor-Smith (born Barry Smith) is a British comic book illustrator and painter whose best known work has been produced in the United States. He is known for his work on Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian from 1970 to 1973, and for his work on Wolverine – particularly the original Weapon X story arc.

Reviews

[Johnathon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid conclusion to Barry Windsor-Smith's autobiography that expands on his cosmic thinking, even if you get a bit lost in the process. Thankfully, he has some beautiful to accompany his story. It is an interesting read, even you don't buy into everything Windsor-Smith claims.

[Drew Canole · Rating 4 out of 5]

The second and (to this day) final Opus. Another fantastic sampling of BWS's art, focusing on his fine art pieces.