#michaelwmkaluta

[uncannyfantastic]

Michael Wm Kaluta cover art for Creepy: The Classic Years (1991). . #kaluta #michaelkaluta #michaelwmkaluta #mikekaluta #creepy #creepymagazine #fantasyart #horrorart https://www.instagram.com/p/CRZSNhSLibM/?utm_medium=tumblr

[uncannyfantastic]

Happy birthday to master illustrator Michael Wm. Kaluta! He rose to prominence as a comics artist in the early ‘70s, with notable runs on DC’s The Shadow (written by Dennis O’Neil) and House of Mystery (as a prolific cover artist). Kaluta joined Barry Windsor Smith, Jeffrey Catherine Jones and Bernie Wrightson in the artists’ collective The Studio in 1975. Like these kindred spirits, he went on to a career that transcended comics, working often for book publishers, record labels, and game companies.

Here are a couple of dazzling panels from the prequel “Starstruck” serial he illustrated (it was written by Elaine Lee) that ran in Heavy Metal from November 1982 through July 1983. Starstruck went on to be a Marvel graphic novel and has also been published by Epic, Dark Horse, and IDW. Kaluta was attracted to Heavy Metal in part due to his admiration of Moebius, an influence that is abundantly clear in this art.

[uncannyfantastic]

Happy birthday to fantasy illustrator and comics artist Michael William Kaluta. His best-known work includes The Shadow with the late Denny O’Neil, and “Starstruck,” which was serialized in Heavy Metal in 1982 and ‘83. Kaluta, Barry Windsor-Smith, Jeffrey Catherine Jones and Bernie Wrightson made up the famous collective known as The Studio. These are Kaluta’s illustrations from the 1994 JRR Tolkien calendar. . #kaluta #michaelwmkaluta #michaelwilliamkaluta #michaelkaluta #jrrtolkien #middleearth #thefellowshipofthering #thetwotowers #thereturnoftheking https://www.instagram.com/p/CEVEGfRFg8T/?igshid=1fgup2in8qtce

[uncannyfantastic]

Michael William Kaluta illustration for 1976 FAX collector’s edition of Robert E. Howard’s Swords of Shahrazar. . #robertehoward #michaelkaluta #michaelwilliamkaluta #michaelwmkaluta #swordsofshahrazar #fantasyart https://www.instagram.com/p/B5lv_HgF3WA/?igshid=1g6pjm5udax00

[theimaginauts]

SHADOW OF THE BAT

Art by MICHAEL WM KALUTA

[uncannyfantastic]

Happy birthday to Michael William Kaluta! This is “Emissary: Vercadian Protector Android,” a print from 1988. . #michaelkaluta #michaelwilliamkaluta #michaelwmkaluta #emissary #vercadian #android https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm7YFShlUQq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=v64x5q33l89l

[worldscollideca]

HALLOWEEN COMICS FEST is today! This ain't one of the freebies but if you dig horror with a side of superhero, this is what you need in your loot bag as we move toward the best day of the year! Trick r Treat y'all! Make sure to come on down and get some free Halloweeny comics today! #dc #dchouseofhorror #superman #michaelwmkaluta #bilquisevely #keithgiffen #halloween #hcf2017

[tymstevens]

Blue Heaven (Starstruck Comics): My acrylic painting homaging STARSTRUCK, the smartest and hippest graphic novel anyone could possibly own. My art: > http://www.tymstevens.com > http://www.behance.net/TymStevens