What a wonderful knowledge Riordan has of Blake. His "obsession" serves Riordan well. And as others remark here, his illustrations are marvelous.
It's delightful to know he's doing a graphic novel of Blake; it's a great way to make the artist more accessible, especially to young people who might not otherwise ever come across Blake.
"....I drew the designs, then had them photo-etched on to copper plates. I then took them to Rice University in Houston and printed them myself on the replica Blake printing press..." what a fascinating account of John Riordan's obsessive, multi-year project of producing a graphic novel of William Blake. Rebecca Marks paints Riordan as a cheerful slave to his self-imposed task. But then didn't Blake say something about a busy bee having no time for sorrow?
What a wonderful knowledge Riordan has of Blake. His "obsession" serves Riordan well. And as others remark here, his illustrations are marvelous.
It's delightful to know he's doing a graphic novel of Blake; it's a great way to make the artist more accessible, especially to young people who might not otherwise ever come across Blake.
Yes John is super knowledgeable!! He is a trustee of the Blake Society <3
Totally gree with Caroline, I could almost taste them:)
Electric!
Wow these illustrations are INCREDIBLE
Absolutely!
Wow can’t wait to read this- thanks for sharing!
"....I drew the designs, then had them photo-etched on to copper plates. I then took them to Rice University in Houston and printed them myself on the replica Blake printing press..." what a fascinating account of John Riordan's obsessive, multi-year project of producing a graphic novel of William Blake. Rebecca Marks paints Riordan as a cheerful slave to his self-imposed task. But then didn't Blake say something about a busy bee having no time for sorrow?