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I need some help,please. I love this artwork very much and I would like to know who's the author and what's the name of this fine artwork. I was looking through the web, but got nothing.This picture was on some German strip series in the 80's but couldn't find the name of the author.Does someone of you know?Thank you in advance for any help!!!!
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Vicente Ballestar is the artist's name.
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I think this may be where the art originally appeared on the cover of this Spanish mag circa 1982 :

https://www.the-solute.com/flashback-co ... ballestar/
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He has some GREAT artworks. Would be great on record covers!
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Reminds me of Ming from Flash Gordon:

https://www.google.com/search?q=flash+g ... 0&dpr=1.25
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Since it was part of the recent 500+ covers upload, here's a nice scan:

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I also have a 300dpi version on my hd if someone wants to print a poster..
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Prowler wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 8:05 pm Vicente Ballestar is the artist's name.
Awesome Thank you so much. Do you know the name of the illustration?

Thank you Dan for the scans!!!!! Yes, please Dan upload for me 300dpi,please?
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DaN wrote: Mon May 23, 2022 8:16 pm Here's the 300dpi version:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/tvia0c3x ... t.jpg/file

Awesome Cheers Dan!!!!!!!
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bobo wrote: Mon May 23, 2022 5:32 pm
Prowler wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 8:05 pm Vicente Ballestar is the artist's name.
Awesome Thank you so much. Do you know the name of the illustration?
No clue, it's hard to find titles for his horror illustrations that was mainly used for horror novels. Unfortunately we can't ask him anymore since he already passed away. But I must agree, his art would be perfect for Heavy Metal album covers, especially worst crap like this:
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Two masterpieces in their own right.
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DaN wrote: Thu May 26, 2022 7:35 pm Two masterpieces in their own right.
Somehow I smelled that you adore that Akilla drawing of 2 y/o child. I simply knew it... :twisted:
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Ballestar was doing cover art for Helmut Relegerd's (Jason Dark) novels about investigator/witch hunter John Sinclair

http://www.gruselhoerspiele.de/frames/s ... romane.htm

for some reason I can't copy page address. The number of the book is 203 The name is Um Mitternacht am Galgenberg (At Midnight on the Galgenberg)

Some of his artwork were stolen either idea-wise (Children of Bodom Something Wild and Follow the reaper) or just used with or without permission as Trojan (Beauty in Darkness Vol. 4, Benediction Subconscious Terror and The Grand Leveller, Tyrant (Ger) Ruling the World (Blind Revolution laser Light edition))
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