Mark Schultz: Various Drawings Volume Three

Various Drawings #3

by Mark Schultz (Illustrator), Michael Ryan (Introduction)

This third volume of the ongoing Various Drawings series focuses on Mark Schultz's most recent works and unpublished art. Showcasing only his best in this annual collection, he demonstrates a continued ability to refine his craft through a variety of private commissions, illustrations, comics material, and rare sketchbook art. New this year is a sixteen-page color section, featuring color roughs for his paintings and tinted experiments. The drawings include new pieces featuring Xenozoic Tales favorites Jack Tenrec and Hannah Dundee, plus a selection of recent comic book covers. Also included are preliminaries for his upcoming Storms at Sea storybook, unpublished brush and ink roughs for book illustration assignments, and more--65 pieces of art rendered variously in pencil, Wolff pencil, and brush and ink. The Various Drawings series continues to present Schultz's otherwise unseen privately commissioned works, and, as usual, includes a spectacular gatefold centerpiece.

Genres: Art

100 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Mark Schultz is an American writer and illustrator of books and comics. His most widely recognized work is the creator-owned comic book series Xenozoic Tales, which describes a post-apocalyptic world where dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures coexist with humans. In 1993, Xenozoic Tales was adapted into an animated series titled Cadillacs and Dinosaurs and a video game of the same name. Schultz's other notable works include various Aliens comic book mini-series published by Dark Horse and a four-year run on the DC Comics series Superman: The Man of Steel. In 2004, Schultz took over the scripting duties of the Prince Valiant comic strip.

Reviews

[Diz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very beautiful drawings done in a classic pulp style. There are a lot of fantasy drawings, and Mark Schultz seems to have been strongly influenced by Frank Frazetta. My only complaint is that there is hardly any text. It would be nice to read a little bit about the drawings.