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Tim (1939-2006) and Greg Hildebrandt, 'Urshurak', ''Starlog # 27, Oct. 1979 Source
The villainous Deceidon and his minions, from the novel Urshurak (1979), by Greg and Tim Hildebrandt.
The Hildebrandts had enjoyed much success with the fantasy genre in the 1970s, with a series of calendars based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, and providing the illustrations for Terry Brooks' 1977 fantasy epic The Sword of Shannara. So it was understandable that they wanted to produce a work that was theirs alone.
They originally conceived Urshurak as a film, and shopped the concept around Hollywood. However, no studio would touch the project due to the cost; this was long before Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy became a box office juggernaut.
The brothers then took their storyboards, character sketches, and paintings and, joining with writer Jerry Nichols, produced a 400+ page fantasy novel.
Like Brooks' Shannara novel, Urshurak is highly derivative of LOTR. Unlike Brooks, though, Nichols is not a very good writer. Reading Urshurak was a slog, with dialogue that seemed lifted from the worst comic books, repetitive scenes and action, and cookie-cutter characters. The only good thing the book had going for it was the artwork from the Hildebrandts.
Greg and Tim Hildebrandt “Elgan, Ali Ben Kara, Orin” Urshurak (1979) Source
Marvel’s Thor [Golden Armor] and Hildebrandt Brothers’ Zyra from Urshurak piece sketch (2021)
[a Double Visions charity auction for the Hero Initiative and the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (Binc).]
Art by: Walter Simonson (on Thor) and Greg Hildebrandt (on Zyra)
Thor and Zyra by Walt Simonson and Greg Hildebrandt
Tim and Greg Hildebrandt
Elgon and Shandar, illustration by Greg and Tim Hildebrandt from their book Urshurak (1979).
source: hildebrandt-art.com
Hildebrandt Brothers’ Zyra from Urshurak and Marvel’s the Mighty Thor [Golden Armor] piece sketch (2021)
[a Double Visions charity auction for the Hero Initiative and the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (Binc).]
Art by: Walter Simonson (on Thor) and Greg Hildebrandt (on Zyra)
