In order for paintings to flow, separation was the way to go.
While many were understandably commissioned to market film, horror, video game, comic, famous literature and mythology, providing an explanation for those what I feature will prove extremely difficult.
And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got me?
Stroke 1 - John Picacio
Was this done on purpose?
Surely not.
And there's also this.
No relation of course.
Final Stroke - Miscellany
Now I jumble procedure up as caption becomes artist and different representation occurs.
The Kiss
Autumn
Check out this title.
Eyes of Spring, Summer or Winter wouldn't have the same ring to it.
Chained
Eternal Champion
Add an 's' and you get a cult Mega Drive game.
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius.
Berserker
The last gulp ends with the deliciously bizarre.
To demonstrate, I divulge year for whatever...
39 years earlier...
55 and/or 50 years earlier...
85 years earlier...
And finally, a staggering 111 years earlier...
Truly amazing, right?
No? Then I do believe you're chatting doo-doo.
While many were understandably commissioned to market film, horror, video game, comic, famous literature and mythology, providing an explanation for those what I feature will prove extremely difficult.
And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got me?
Stroke 1 - John Picacio
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| The Good Life |
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| The Others Part of George R.R. Martin's 2012 calendar A Song of Ice and Fire. |
Stroke 2 - Ken Kelly
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| The Undead |
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| Rage |
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| Aliens |
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| The Pack |
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| Defender |
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| Such obliteration was mandatory in 1980. |
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| First Blood |
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| Could four become five? Probably. While that is only a guess, a seventh Rocky movie called Creed is coming, as the Iron Horse trains up Apollo Creed's grandson... |
Stroke 3 - Jacek Yerka
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| Europa |
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| Years before we went Coast 2 Coast, this exclusive 1991 home spin-off to Sega's classic was very Chase HQ, or even its official sequel - Special Criminal Investigation (S.C.I.). |
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| Night Shift |
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| Industrial Might & Logic employees Fred or Fiona Fixit must ensure the factory line keeps producing Star Wars figures. Released for a host of platforms in 1990, bow down to a true original. |
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| Dragon's Breath |
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| Courtesy of striking a deal with Merlin (Nicol Williamson), Uther (Gabriel Byrne) will soon deceive The Duke's wife Igrayne and satisfy his lust. John Boorman's Excalibur is a film you must see before you die. Or if you like, watch it several times, like I have. |
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| Halloween |
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| Black Christmas was the original stalk and slash situation. |
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| Indian Summer |
Was this done on purpose?
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| Little House on the Prairie |
Surely not.
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| Last Alert |
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| Mercs with objectives, and a heavy dollop of Rambo? I think that's more than right. |
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| The Piano |
And there's also this.
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| Twister |
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| Pearl Harbour |
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| The Road |
Stroke 4 - Boris Vallejo
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| Wilderness |
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| Cyborg |
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| The post-apocalyptic setting was the highlight in this otherwise mediocre sci-fi yarn. |
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| A dull 1987 arcade adventure from CRL. |
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| The Serpent |
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| Combat Zone |
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| The Enemy Within |
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| Dragon Wars |
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| Flight |
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| Heavy Metal |
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| A little known 1985 overhead arcade shmup from Sega. |
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| Invictus |
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| Phoenix |
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| Remembering a 1980 arcade game from Amstar may prove difficult, but this iconic sequence involving the mothership should instantly jog memories. |
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| Sister Act |
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| The Collector |
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| The Sleeper |
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| Thirst |
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| Tower |
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| This hydra-like monster causes a few headaches in The House of the Dead 2, especially since that along with Judgment and Hierophant, must be killed again on the final stage. The Dreamcast conversion kicked zombie ass but games of this type on consoles of yesteryear are sadly obsolete, as only a good old-fashioned CRT is capable of registering the necessary signal for light guns to work. Damn you technology, damn you. |
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| Vampire's Kiss |
Frank Frazetta
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| War |
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| Battlefield Earth |
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| Surely one of the GREATEST films of all time. Honestly... |
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| Predators |
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| Mammoth |
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| Barbarian |
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| As much as I adore Space Harrier, bosses can be overcome in a matter of seconds and most are just regular enemies wearing false trousers. |
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| The Psygnosis interpretation was scrolling action bilge and could be easily confused with the more famous Palace release, subbed The Ultimate Warrior. By the way, don't lose your head... |
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| Just for kicks, here's how pixels translate Roger Dean's artwork. Where is our fearless warrior? Fuck knows. |
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| Bear |
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| Black Panther |
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| Used to form the extensive bestiary in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. |
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| You are looking at a stupid coincidence or Konami making reference to their 1987 arcade. Let's go with the latter... |
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| Brain |
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| Remember the theme tune? Dur, dur dur, dur, dur. Inspector Gadget. Dur, dur, dur, dur, dur. Woo hoo. Go Gadget Go. Go Gadget Go. Along with Penny, Chief, Doctor Claw and Mad Cat, this message will self-destruct. |
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| Scramble |
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| Although over in a flash, Konami's scrolling shmup meant bombing fuel was more important than life itself. |
Now I jumble procedure up as caption becomes artist and different representation occurs.
The Kiss
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| Gustav Klimt |
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| Roy Lichtenstein |
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| Jacek Yerka |
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| Gediminas Pranckevicius |
Check out this title.
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| Eyes of Autumn - Larry Elmore |
Chained
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| Frank Frazetta This was one of his many Conan pieces... |
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| Ken Kelly |
Eternal Champion
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| Boris Vallejo |
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| Frank Frazetta |
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius.
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| Jacek Yerka |
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| Boris Vallejo |
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| Without warning, your ears were immediately assaulted with a high pitched scream while a code was briefly displayed. Forget this at your peril because shooting number blocks in the wrong order at level's end would prove fatal. Even by Speccy standards, that noise was unforgettably horrific. |
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| Frank Frazetta |
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| Boris Vallejo |
To demonstrate, I divulge year for whatever...
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| 1981 |
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| Nighthawks - Edward Hopper (1942) |
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| 1987 and Stephen King's novel (under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman), was first published in 1982. |
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| The Running Man or Running Man - Kazimir Malevich (1932) |
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| 1978 |
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| The Scream - Edvard Munch (1893) |
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| 2009 |
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| Two Dancers - Edgar Degas (1898) |
No? Then I do believe you're chatting doo-doo.
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