While reading Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, I happened to catch an episode of the "Batman - Superman Animated Adventures." Seeing Lois Lane in her business suit, along with Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent -- set against the deco skyscrapers of Gotham -- put me in mind of the book I was enjoying. I wanted to see Dagny, Francisco, and Hank Reardon animated in the same way.Soon after that, I happened to read that Atlas Shrugged has been optioned for a movie starring Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Russell Crowe. Yikes. I preferred the never-realized 70s lineup of Faye Dunaway, Robert Redford and Clint Eastwood.
Anyway, I decided I'd make up my own drawings, so here they are: The characters from Atlas Shrugged in the style of "Batman: the Animated Series." Stay tuned for Francisco D'Anconia and some of the more villainous characters.
4 comments:
These are really stellar! Atlas Shrugged would make for an awesome animated series or movie trilogy. It's interesting how everyone gets to imagine the characters in their own mind. I always envisioned Hank's character as more of an rough hands-on engineer type of guy rather than the suave suited character above.
Shamus also said he thought Hank looked too young. I may rethink that one and make his face a little more rugged. But Hank always seemed to be dressing up for parties and meetings -- maybe I'll have to do an alternate version for working at the mills.
I've never read the book, but these look great! You should draw more stuff in this style!
I posted in my blog the exact same suggestion:
Atlas Shrugged as an animated series in a Bruce Timm style.
And I absolutely love your drawings!!
I swear if I had the money I would be financing the series and putting you in charge of the project without even seeing your resume.
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