tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post3516498815188611866..comments2024-03-29T05:15:44.658-04:00Comments on Diversions of the Groovy Kind: Black and White Wednesday: The Savage Barry Windsor-SmithThe Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-52767697647064859942016-07-26T11:01:45.804-04:002016-07-26T11:01:45.804-04:00http://icionrebelle.blogspot.co.uk/
Some rock lyr...http://icionrebelle.blogspot.co.uk/<br /><br />Some rock lyric references are here with some off-the-wall material on BWS and REH.neilnvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118186075293490980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-34980313384600253732012-12-27T08:38:19.909-05:002012-12-27T08:38:19.909-05:00I enjoyed his early '70s comics quite a bit as...I enjoyed his early '70s comics quite a bit as he began to make artistic stride after stride, and his subsequent poster work (shown in THE STUDIO) in the latter part of the decade. But it seems that the desired transition from comics to painting didn't take sufficient hold, and BWS had a superb comeback to Marvel comics in 1983 with a cover painting, painted story, and other material in EPIC ILLUSTRATED magazine. A better showcase for his talents couldn't have been put together. <br /><br />Sadly, his subsequent experiences (legal, financial, editorial, & sometimes artistic) with commercial comics, as detailed on his own website, have left a bad taste in the respective parties' mouths. I have no idea how he makes a living now. Doing commissions, I suppose. His dream of becoming 'a serious rock musician' never panned out.<br /><br />Chris A. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-69862714517309028262012-12-26T18:55:50.381-05:002012-12-26T18:55:50.381-05:00Doh.
Now that you mention it, I remember seeing so...Doh.<br />Now that you mention it, I remember seeing some of those.<br />He had a number of styles.<br />Skipped over to his web presence and was surprised to see he also choreographs fights for TV shows and movies.Gary Warehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12007830811200430012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-34701557528673035072012-12-26T09:04:12.877-05:002012-12-26T09:04:12.877-05:00Raphael Kayanan (sp?) did a very nice BWS riff on ...Raphael Kayanan (sp?) did a very nice BWS riff on issues of Savage Sword of Conan in the late 80s/early 90s, and again with Conan the Adventurer in the early 90s. Homage or not, I dunno, but it was quite magnificent!The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-84940094773982558642012-12-26T07:04:13.549-05:002012-12-26T07:04:13.549-05:00Smith's style is very much his own. I struggle...Smith's style is very much his own. I struggle to think of anyone who really looked like they are influenced by him. <br />Apart from early Dave Sim's early Cerebus and that was intentional.Gary Warehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12007830811200430012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-16550896638909088532012-12-26T06:04:16.059-05:002012-12-26T06:04:16.059-05:00I love the Barry the Barbarian info.
I wonder if...I love the Barry the Barbarian info. <br /><br />I wonder if the Medusa poster which I've seen about, which Barry did was part of the try-out material he sent to Stan which prompted his first stab at comics work?<br /><br />I love the enthusiastic energy of his early work, as clumsy as it could be. <br /><br />Rip Off Rip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.com