2016.11.19 NJ Comic Expo, Edison, NJ
Liana is an illustrator and aspiring comic book artist. While I was looking over her prints, I was impressed by the style, many of which featured pop culture David Bowie, X-File's Scully, Doctor Who, etc...
We discussed several possibilities, selecting a form of David Bowie. The first day cover features composer Bernard Hermann, who won an Academy Award for The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941), many Hitchcock films - Psycho, North by Northwest, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Vertigo. Other film scores included Citizen Kane, The Day the Earth Stood Still (not the Keanu Reeves remake), The Ghost and Mrs Muir, Cape Fear, Taxi Driver. TV scores include Twilight Zone...
Liana provided a sketch of David Bowie as Constantine, in search of the man who knew too much... The character of John Constantine, a working class occult detective, was created by Alan Moore, Stephen R Bissette and John Totleben, 1985 and published by DC Comics and their Vertigo imprint. Since they were fans of the rock group Police, Constantine bears a strong resemblance to Sting. A Constantine feature film would be released in 2005 starring Keanu Reeves (he does get around), while a short lived TV series premiered in 2014..,
Liana primarily freelances and listens to desert rock while drinking coffee. Her work incorporates strong angular linework and watercolor/inks...
We concluded your day with a nice discussion of Hockey and Don Cherry (Google his suits, it's worth the time)...
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