Adventures of Men and Angels # 1 Premiere Page 8
Drawing The Unseen Realm. Depicting the dimension of eternity has had many approaches over many centuries. Angels and demons have been a fixation in the realms of literature and art for thousands of years. Some of the earliest angels images date back to the days of Moses. Angels were part of the imagery of The Tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant which God instructed Moses and the children of Israel to construct according to the first books of the Old Testament.
The art of angels in culture are often depicted as weak looking, even children. Most angels in the Bible are described as warriors some look like men some like animals. I took a more warrior approach to the Angels Four with a dose of Jack Kirby style and the Book of Revelation in mind as well.
Demons have a wide range of imagery in culture. Some are depicted as outright monsters especially these days. The demons as I have drawn them were largely inspired by a 1964 Jimmy Olson reprint in a Superman 100 Page Spectacular issue I read in the early ’70’s as a kid. The art was by Kurt Schaffenberger and was cartoony but sinister looking at the same time. They were not too scary but they were evil looking. Not nearly as sinister looking as something you might see drawn by many modern comic book artists.
See you next post, folks! Thanks. – Mark