Today marks the release date of Denzel Washington’s new film, Book Of Eli, which is directed by The Hughes Brothers (Menace II Society, From Hell). When the studio released the first trailer for the film, it immediately seemed familiar to me. I knew I had seen these images before. Then, I realized that I had first seen them in the form of the stunningly beautiful concept art of Rodolfo Damaggio. I’ve visited his site many times over the past couple years, and these images had been posted for some time under the enigmatic captions ”Under development.”
Damaggio had a brief career in comic books, mostly doing DC Comics properties, whichI first spoke about here. I particularly enjoy his quote under the “Comics” tab of his website, which states, “If you really wanna know how to draw ..DO COMICS.” Testify, Brother Rodolfo! Besides being an excellent draftsman, Damaggio is a first-rate storyteller, even within the confines of a single image. Damaggio’s work is inspiring, and I even purchased two pages of his original art, which I have framed and mounted above my drawing table.
- JEP
