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Mary Ward Byrne Robotics Member

Joined: 12 January 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 748
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Posted: 12 January 2006 at 2:25pm | IP Logged | 1
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Mr. Byrne and friends:
I have always enjoyed your style of artwork. The musculature and cleanness if line; the shear power of the human form. I think you emphasized the uniqueness of Nightcrawler's mutant origins in the fact that you drew him with the bird-like, narrow hips, and emphasized the strength and power of his hands and feet. He was strong and sensual at the same time. Is there a way to get a print of any of your Nightcrawler drawings? He is by far my favorite X-Man, and your interpretation of him has always been my favorite.
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Mikael Bergkvist Byrne Robotics Member

Joined: 23 April 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 1857
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Posted: 13 January 2006 at 11:15am | IP Logged | 2
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I think you might want to repost this as a direct question instead.
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John Byrne
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Joined: 11 May 2005 Posts: 133968
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Posted: 14 January 2006 at 1:47pm | IP Logged | 3
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No, I caught it! Two days late, sure, but....Thanks for the kind words, Mary. You have no idea how much I struggled with Nightcrawler! He was a pure Cockrum character, and every time I tried to bring my own "vision" to his portrayal I would end up reaching for the eraser! (If only I could have looked a couple of decades into the future!) Anyway, the only Nighcrawler art you'll see from me, aside from convention sketches I have done over the years, is what was published in the comics. Sorry.
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Bob Simko Byrne Robotics Security
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Joined: 16 April 2004 Posts: 5981
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Posted: 14 January 2006 at 3:08pm | IP Logged | 4
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Speaking of Con sketches...am I misremembering someone here at some point posting a con sketch by JB of Nightcrawler?
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John Byrne
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Posted: 14 January 2006 at 5:44pm | IP Logged | 5
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Not a con sketch, but I think this....
....is my Best. Nightcrawler. Ever.
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Chris Yeoman Byrne Robotics Member

Joined: 19 July 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 2371
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Posted: 14 January 2006 at 5:47pm | IP Logged | 6
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Wow JB, that is a fantastic piece of work, I love it. I will never grow tired of seeing your magic.
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Ray Brady Byrne Robotics Member

Joined: 16 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 3740
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Posted: 14 January 2006 at 6:07pm | IP Logged | 7
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This image is available as a print or t-shirt from zazzle.com.
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Mikael Bergkvist Byrne Robotics Member

Joined: 23 April 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 1857
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Posted: 14 January 2006 at 6:38pm | IP Logged | 8
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I keep forgetting how great your stuff looks when you ink it yourself.. I don't mind other inkers, but it's like with Neal, only Dick Giordano ever really 'understood' how to ink Neal Adams, otherwise, it was always better if Neal inked himself, and I think the same holds true with your stuff. It's that sense of raw inspiration that's usually missing when someone else is inking. I always felt that Giordano was the exception to the rule on Neal though, and I guess that's part of why he's so highly regarded. - How did you feel about him inking your Superman? Personally, I thought it looked pretty great!
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Mary Ward Byrne Robotics Member

Joined: 12 January 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 748
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Posted: 14 January 2006 at 7:22pm | IP Logged | 9
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Thank you for your response, Mr. Byrne! And everyone else! I will look on Zazzle.com and get one of those pictures on a t-shirt! It must have taken quite a bit of study in anatomy to get everything just so perfect. The human body is a beautiful thing when done to perfection. Some of the art I have seen in comics at times makes me shudder in revulsion! This Philip Tan guy who was doing the X-Men...yeesh! Ick! Caught some of dave Cockrum's private renderings of Kurt and I love those too. Art has to be just right for me or I can't read the story!
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