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Michael Whelan
Michael Whelan
@MichaelWhelan@mastodon.art  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago
In a scene lit only by muzzle flash, a disfigured green humanoid grabs the leg of a boy threatening to pull him off a platform. As the boy Jake turns back, his face is etched in horror. Roland, the last Gunslinger, grabs his arm while simultaneously firing his big revolver. Roland's weight is shifted back so the lines of his arms and legs all parallel drawn out on diagonals to add to the sense of motion. From the set of his square jaw and snarl on his lips to his brow pinched in concentration, Roland's expression is pure grit and determination. His eyes are drawn to murderous beads taking aim at the slack jawed, drooling Slow Mutant.
In a scene lit only by muzzle flash, a disfigured green humanoid grabs the leg of a boy threatening to pull him off a platform. As the boy Jake turns back, his face is etched in horror. Roland, the last Gunslinger, grabs his arm while simultaneously firing his big revolver. Roland's weight is shifted back so the lines of his arms and legs all parallel drawn out on diagonals to add to the sense of motion. From the set of his square jaw and snarl on his lips to his brow pinched in concentration, Roland's expression is pure grit and determination. His eyes are drawn to murderous beads taking aim at the slack jawed, drooling Slow Mutant.
In a scene lit only by muzzle flash, a disfigured green humanoid grabs the leg of a boy threatening to pull him off a platform. As the boy Jake turns back, his face is etched in horror. Roland, the last Gunslinger, grabs his arm while simultaneously firing his big revolver. Roland's weight is shifted back so the lines of his arms and legs all parallel drawn out on diagonals to add to the sense of motion. From the set of his square jaw and snarl on his lips to his brow pinched in concentration, Roland's expression is pure grit and determination. His eyes are drawn to murderous beads taking aim at the slack jawed, drooling Slow Mutant.
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Michael Whelan
Michael Whelan
@MichaelWhelan@mastodon.art  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago
Figure detail from SLOW MUTANTS featuring Roland lit by muzzle flash. He wears a rough leather vest, handmade shirt, and blue jeans. A red handkerchief is knotted and tucked in the open collar, accented not with buttons but leather cords. Overlapping ammunition belts cross in an X at his waist. A holsters is secured against his thigh with a leather cord. With his free hand, Roland seizes Jake's arm. The boy's face is etched with terror as he looks back over his shoulder.
Figure detail from SLOW MUTANTS featuring Roland lit by muzzle flash. He wears a rough leather vest, handmade shirt, and blue jeans. A red handkerchief is knotted and tucked in the open collar, accented not with buttons but leather cords. Overlapping ammunition belts cross in an X at his waist. A holsters is secured against his thigh with a leather cord. With his free hand, Roland seizes Jake's arm. The boy's face is etched with terror as he looks back over his shoulder.
Figure detail from SLOW MUTANTS featuring Roland lit by muzzle flash. He wears a rough leather vest, handmade shirt, and blue jeans. A red handkerchief is knotted and tucked in the open collar, accented not with buttons but leather cords. Overlapping ammunition belts cross in an X at his waist. A holsters is secured against his thigh with a leather cord. With his free hand, Roland seizes Jake's arm. The boy's face is etched with terror as he looks back over his shoulder.
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Michael Whelan
Michael Whelan
@MichaelWhelan@mastodon.art  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago
First page of chapter one of THE GUNSLINGER featuring a pen and ink drawing of Roland with Zoltan the Raven perched on his shoulder. The illustration cuts off Roland's face just below the eyes with the shadow of his hat crossing his cheek. The text begins with the famous first line: “The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.” A jaw bone hangs from the bold, stylized first letter.
First page of chapter one of THE GUNSLINGER featuring a pen and ink drawing of Roland with Zoltan the Raven perched on his shoulder. The illustration cuts off Roland's face just below the eyes with the shadow of his hat crossing his cheek. The text begins with the famous first line: “The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.” A jaw bone hangs from the bold, stylized first letter.
First page of chapter one of THE GUNSLINGER featuring a pen and ink drawing of Roland with Zoltan the Raven perched on his shoulder. The illustration cuts off Roland's face just below the eyes with the shadow of his hat crossing his cheek. The text begins with the famous first line: “The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.” A jaw bone hangs from the bold, stylized first letter.
Book cover for the first edition of THE GUNSLINGER by Stephen King, published by Donald M Grant. Yellow type occupies the lower half of the cover reading “The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger” and “Stephen King”. The word gunslinger is disrupted with a bullet trail that shatters on the last letter.
Book cover for the first edition of THE GUNSLINGER by Stephen King, published by Donald M Grant. Yellow type occupies the lower half of the cover reading “The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger” and “Stephen King”. The word gunslinger is disrupted with a bullet trail that shatters on the last letter.
Book cover for the first edition of THE GUNSLINGER by Stephen King, published by Donald M Grant. Yellow type occupies the lower half of the cover reading “The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger” and “Stephen King”. The word gunslinger is disrupted with a bullet trail that shatters on the last letter.