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Published: 2008-03-06 12:31:22 +0000 UTC; Views: 2467; Favourites: 33; Downloads: 123
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This is a page from my ABC Warriors story - another one crucified by the fans! Here's my Deadlock. Great fun. It's strange, there were rough edges, but there was also some insane tight details - like the scene with the priest and zombie/aliens, and the martian biomass. I was taking my brief from the early Biz black and white stuff and bringing in my own Spawn/Manthing loose, expressive inks. But hey, it's all subjective.For what it's worth, Pat Mills LOVED it and thought I got closer to the original vibe and heart of the characters than anybody had for years, so...
Best,
L.
P.S. again, sorry for low res scans. These are pages I no longer own.
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I think you drew some awesome weird monsters and creatures in that story.
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People didn't like this? Madness. This is on par with Bisley's run.
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damn!
shame you don't have them anymore, Liam. That bottom right panel is fiercely striking!
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I like this...
But, it irritates me, as I like the ABC Warriors, I know who it is on the page and then I try to bring a name up and everything sort of peters out.
I could say it's such a good shot that I've completely forgotten the cast of ABC Warriors.
It's a real nice pic and it really leaves little wonder why characters like this have endured.
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I don't know about this talk of rough edges. Maybe these people were reading a Brian Bolland comic before this one. That guys inhumanly neat.
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Fantastic ink work here! Hey if you're pissing off people, you're doing at least half of it right.
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wow! when was this, Liam? is there a 2000AD relaunch? i hope i could get my hands on a copy of this.
i love your deadlock, i'd love to see your versions of hammerstein, joe pineapples and blackblood.
just ignore your naysayers, even da Vinci has them. cheers!
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Oh, Liam, I love, love, LOVE your way to use the expressive inks. How long did you take to finish this table? And how long all the story?
It's unbelievable!!!
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Aw thanks man.
I can't remember how long these pages took. They were REALLY big, twice the size of the printed page, so I think they took a day and a half to two days each. Something like that!
Take care,
Liam.
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I LOVE this piece! I need to go find the book and check it out.
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"Rough Edges and Insanely Tight Details: The Biography of Liam Sharp"
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It's something I picked up from Frazetta - focus the eye on the details that matter...
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Why the hell were the fans unhappy with this? Are they that stupid? You're up there with my other fav ABC Warrior artists: the Biz and Kev Walker
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Oh man, I've given up trying to understand, but I just think the guys who DON'T like stuff tend to be more vocal than the ones who do, and for some reason my stuff always gets a strong response one way or the other.
It's probably a good thing really!
Take care,
Liam.
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ABC warriors! I loved that series man! The writer was Pat Mills, isn't it? Cool work, I like the strange fantasy/sci-fi mood!
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Yup, it was Pat. Classic 2000ad fare, I LOVED drawing these guys. It was a bit of a dream come true moment for me actually.
Take care,
Liam.
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You're welcome!
Your love in drawing them is something that makes those guys look great.
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It did seem to get unfairly lambasted. I for one quite enjoyed them. There was a rough energy to it which I liked. Plus your take on them put me in mind of the Biz. Which is no bad thing.
Andy
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That's what got me - there were rough edges, but there was also some insane tight details, like the scene with the priest and zombie/aliens, and the martian biomass. I was taking my brief from the early Biz black and white stuff and bringing in my own Spawn/Manthing loose, expressive inks. Hey, what can you do? It's all subjective. Pat Mills LOVED it, and thought I got closer to the original vibe and heart of the characters than anybody had for years, so...
Thanks man.
Liam.
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