Artist Spotlight - Alfredo Alcala

[@mcdan2696]

Alfredo's art had dimension and movements! Far too advanced for its time! Brilliant! I discovered him when I bought He-man, MOTU in 1983! It came with an awesome mini comic book!😊

[@zacharyhorvath3615]

Man Alfredo Alcala is so talented, I just discovered this guy after looking at some videos on Alex Nino. There's so much to learn from this

[@apollo4736]

VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY BEAUTIFUL ART.

[@DouglasSilva-ss5po]

"Tales of the zombie" is the best comic. Welsome artwork.

[@azimovist]

So much great talent from the Philipines- Alfredo Alcacla,Alex Nino,Ernie Chaykin,Tony DeZuniga to name just a few!

[@etanick1]

there will be a series of artist spotlight on Tony Dezuniga in a few months

[@smithryansmith]

Im always surprised just how many great Conan artists they produced.

[@lennoxbraithwaite3847]

I loved whatever this man drew sorely missed, his work on John Buscema Conan for Marvel was amazing.

[@cristiandiaz-el-tec]

maravilloso!!!

[@henrymach]

The way Alfredo Alcala drew fabric folding is simply mind blowing to me

[@etanick1]

indeed.....the attention to details there is crazy

[@darkempire37]

thank you for sharing , I am an artist and this artist is one of my inspirations

[@etanick1]

glad you enjoyed the spotlight

[@jonanjello]

Great appreciation for the Filipino artists, eta nick! As a kid, I remember Gerry Talaoc's artwork making a big impression on me. Loved this work on Unknown Soldier

[@etanick1]

yup....in a long line of great Filipino artists that DC recruited...yes yes yes on Gerry Talaoc...he was able to get more works in the war genre...another one that will get a spotlight one of these days :)

[@jphillips9503]

thanks for sharing. I enjoy seeing interior art

[@etanick1]

you are welcome!

[@godiejosef3788]

Super talented si Alfredo Alcala san pede makabili ng mga komiks nya

[@powerbad696]

I wish someone would do a documentary of all these GREAT Philipino artists!!!! I remember their work from the Conan stories from back inna day,just AWESOME!!!!

[@etanick1]

I would love to see a documentary on them as well...so under appreciated.

[@cordellsenior9935]

He did ALL of his own inking.

[@ComicBookCovers]

His compositions are geometric instead of rhythmic, and EVERY form is delineated with detail, so Alcala's drawings have the effect of moving in slow motion. This makes him perfect for horror and grandiose period pieces, but not so much for action.

[@etanick1]

agreed! his style is not dynamic so his action panels are "stiff" in general. His muscular drawings did improved significantly over the many decades from looking all the Conan's works.

[@sleepyreader666]

That's an extremely good point. I used to love being able to savor his work, so that also slows down the experience.

[@ComicBookCovers]

***** And I like him inking Kirby because of the bizarre contrast between Kirby's fast-paced rhythmic shapes and Alcala's rendering.

[@sleepyreader666]

Yeah, Destroyer Duck was a weird kind of treasure...the king of action meets the king of detail! I loved him on things with a sense of deep time, like Conan...as the sense of ancient history really came alive. Reminds me I've always meant to hunt down his Voltar--which I think is what made his reputation initially...images I've seen from that are amazing looking.

[@alvarodesouzaneto6035]

Very gud.

[@speeddemonmodelshop7460]

Great stuff Nick

[@etanick1]

thanks Chris!

[@09nob]

His inking was dynamite on Swamp Thing

[@sixdollarman1362]

I agree. I first saw his work inking Don Newton's on a Batman title. I thought their styles complimented each well.

[@enaz1902]

Ever read berserk?

[@etanick1]

nope