g.i. fugly

[phosfate]

For those who have enjoyed the Hildebrandts' LOTR illustrations - who knew that Rivendell was in Mickey's Toontown? - the Bros are now offering their take on G.I. Joe:

http://www.figures.com/databases/action.cgi?setup_file=fignews2.setup&category=actionfigures&topic=150&show_article=59

The picture is small, and I'm glad.

Comments

[cybertardis.livejournal.com]

That's just...wrong...

--sah

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

Yup. Slash wrong.

ewww

[hawkmoth.livejournal.com]

You know, I was never terribly fond of the Hildebrants' work--except for that one kick-ass illo of Eowyn vs. the Nazgul. For LOTR (well, The Hobbit) art, I always preferred Tim--Tim--oh fuck, what was his last name?? Ann? Help me out here...

Re: ewww

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

Ewwwwwwwwwww, not Tim Kirk?

Re: ewww

[hawkmoth.livejournal.com]

What, not with the liking of Tim Kirk?

That one Tolkien calendar of his back in--'74? was one of the coolest things I thought a fan could find.

Re: ewww

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

No. Just no.

[spinooti.livejournal.com]

It reminds me vaugleyof the episode of Jonny Quest with the lizard men.

But, yanno, sometimes pants remind me of random things, so it proably doesn't mean anything.

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

If the Lizard Men episode had been designed by the illustrators of various European chocolate boxes, anyway...

[spinooti.livejournal.com]

I figured that much was a given.

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

That. Is. So. Much. Better!!!

[thistlethorn.livejournal.com]

This is uglier than most of their crap -- the color scheme is still their trademark purple and yellow, though. (Apropos for this weekend, if nothing else.)

You know what always weirded me out about their fantasy stuff? Everybody -- EVERYBODY -- in those paintings looked like dwarves! Deformity gone amok!