by QVall » Пт 21 апр, 2006 16:40
С блога Wieringo:
Anyone who's seen the newly released Marvel solicitations for comics shipping in July will have seen this cover image (IF you perused every image, as I tend to do-- if not, this'll be new to you). It's the cover to FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #10... and it's an homage to the cover from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #122. You'll notice that SPIDER-MAN (2006) is holding a limp SPIDER-MAN 2211 in his arms. He's a character that appeared in just a few panels of a prestige format book from about 15 years back called SPIDER-MAN 2099 MEETS SPIDER-MAN written by Peter David and illustrated by the incredible Rick Leonardi.
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This is a shot of SPIDER-MAN 2211 from that original book. Although I'm a HUGE Leonardi fan, I'm not all that enamored with this design for the character. Chances are, since he was a character that only appeared in a few panels of this book, Rick might have designed him on the fly-- figuring he might never be seen again. Well-- he's back. And since I wasn't all that thrilled with his original design-- and knew that I'd be drawing him quite a bit for this particular story arc, I asked Marvel if I could redesign him, and they agreed.
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As you can see, it's not really so much a redesign as a.... streamlining of the character. I like things that are more rounded and fluid when it comes to drawing... and so I wanted SPIDER-MAN 2211's costume/uniform to reflect that. I made his mechanical arms more reminiscent of DOC OCK's arms for more easy movement. Imagine actually HAVING 6 arms, with shoulder sockets and elbows to contend with on a normal-length torso, and you can imagine the difficulty of movement-- and of trying to DRAW smooth, heroic movement with that impediment. Plus, with the more fluid, OCK-like arms, SM 2211 could slightly stretch and retract them as needed (though not NEARLY as much as DOC....). I also gave his helmet a more spider-like appearance by giving him goggles and adding four more eyes/apertures/sensors above them. And the helmet also gives the impression of spider-mandibles with its new look.
