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Ra Havok
10-09-2002, 11:50 AM
No, not Robert Beltran - aka Chakotay from ST:V;

but Fred Beltran, The artist.
He works with Jodorowsky (known from The Metabarons) on Megalex: the anomaly.

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/2731612967.08.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/2731614005.08.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
http://www.bdvoreur.com/article.php3?id_article=32

He does about 60% in a 3D program. Most time consuming, but the result are some very clean drawings.

http://marquebd.free.fr/images/image3D.html
http://www.auracan.com/Indiscretions/2002/20020415-2.html
Beastie
10-09-2002, 02:34 PM
I've looked at the links you listed - and have found that I don't like the guy.

Whilst his art shows a high level of technical ability - it is atmospherically dead leaves me cold.

I don't like it at all.
Super Rats
10-09-2002, 02:54 PM
I'm kinda indifferent. While each piece within the picture seems rendered well, nothing feels connected concretely. Sorta like every body part is floating a micrometer beside each other wrapped in their own box.
FIG
10-09-2002, 02:58 PM
I admire the work for the attention to detail but the subject matter is not something that I am particularly interested in.
MC Fumunda
10-09-2002, 03:14 PM
agreed.

although his fascination with large breasts seems something new and inviting.
Devilman
10-09-2002, 06:50 PM
well **** you guys, I like him. I like his art, and i'd read his book were it at the library or a barnes and nobles.
Rey de las Cabras
10-09-2002, 06:56 PM
Originally posted by Beastie
I've looked at the links you listed - and have found that I don't like the guy.

Whilst his art shows a high level of technical ability - it is atmospherically dead leaves me cold.

I don't like it at all.


I wouldn't go so far to say i don't like it at all, but I tend to agree with beastie...
in4pain
10-09-2002, 07:18 PM
hes good thats for sure. but how much comic work does he do? i saw one example. his 3D work is nice but im not into the bug thing that was in the first pic.
XTRVGNZ
10-10-2002, 04:00 AM
Personally, I really like this guys work.

I think you'd have to read the comic before you can judge the quality, seeing the work on glossy paper in a nice thick book is much better than some itsybitsy JPG's.

It's not perfect, but it's very stylish and it DOES have a certain atmosphere, if you read the comic you see, that it's really fitting to the story.
I picked upbook #1 and I'm certainly going to check out #2.
JEFFE
10-10-2002, 06:33 AM
I read Metal Hurlant one and two and they're looking cool. It's a freaky world and the disjointedness you mention before seems to fit it perfectly.

s.
TheFightingFoetus
10-10-2002, 08:27 AM
His stuff's not bad, and he does do fantastically three dimensional woman-hood. :)

The only thing I don't dig, is the panel, on the third link, with the police surrounding the girl on the ship...It looks like it was done in a 3d program, re-enforcing my negative bias to 3d modeling in comics. If he's using a 3d modelling program for all of his work, then I wonder why so many of the figures are just standing vertical, arms at their sides.

Still, those faces, and coloring are really exquisate!(sp?-It's early, ok!)
Ra Havok
10-10-2002, 12:11 PM
Whilst I admire how clean and realistic his drawings look ; there is no artistic soul (read: atmosphere) .

His storytelling abilities aren't great. -- of course, you couldn't know since you'd have to buy the Megalex comics to know what I'm talking about.


Just thought it might be cool to let you guys get to know him because he's pretty hot in france at the moment.