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| Fall of the Rebel Angels |
English painter and inventor
John Martin spent much of his time depicting lavish feasts, epic plazas, angels, demons, and, of course, The Apocalypse. When he wasn't blowing people away with scenes of epic epicness, he was playing chess.
His fame spread like a tsunami and he his work was sought out by royalty from all over Europe.
Among his greatest accomplishments are 24 gorgeous, kick-ass engravings for
Paradise Lost, which some see as the definitive set.
I wouldn't argue.
A man of 70mm widescreen vision, one can only wonder what he'd have done with a two hundred million dollar budget.
I tried to incorporate aspects of his work into the
graphic novel.
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| Great Day of His Wrath |
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| Sodom and Gomorrah |
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| Pandemonium |
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| The Deluge |
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| Satan rousing his followers |
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| Pandemonium (Etching) |
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| Satan lurks by the Stairs of Heaven. Epic epicness! |
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| First page of the book; a bit Piranesi, a bit John Martin |
You can zoom in on the details of his engravings
here.
