Thursday, May 28, 2009

Blast from the Past #182: Jim Lawson "Samurai Turtle"

Jim drew this pinup back in 1987, depicting a Turtle in samurai-style gear. It's interesting to compare and contrast this drawing to the more recent "samurai Turtle" art from the "Tales of Leo" issues of "Tales of the TMNT". -- PL

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10 comments:

  1. Daniel SchwarzMay 28, 2009 at 10:45 AM

    Hmm... reminds me of Usagi Yojimbo.

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  2. Jim LawsonMay 28, 2009 at 11:22 AM

    Stop posting this crap!

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  3. Daniel SchwarzMay 28, 2009 at 11:45 AM

    Jim, maybe you should draw an updated version to show how far your technique has come since then.

    Personally, I think this is cute :)

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  4. ~ tOkKaMay 28, 2009 at 11:48 AM

    -->> Spare the drama !!
    He's make a wonderful Playmates fig.
    Heck when was the last Lawson inspired toy produced.

    Best i can figure it was the Planet Racers Bike and Nano. anything beyond that i am not sure. Yeh Dan is right, update this so a toy can be made.

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  5. NachoMay 28, 2009 at 12:33 PM

    Funny thing, today i was reading Tales of Leo!

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  6. Vaughn MichaelMay 28, 2009 at 1:03 PM

    *Glomps jim*
    This stuff is awesome, I love seeing this great past work.
    Even if it was a pin-up in one of the old comics. ;)

    So if you don't mind my asking Jim why don't you like your past work?
    -Vaughn M.

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  7. Jim LawsonMay 28, 2009 at 1:25 PM

    I don't know...I've always had issues looking back at my early stuff- material from around the time of the first Tales series. The Turtle's heads seem too squished and the bodies, arms, ankles, feet, fingers all had this sorta bloated look....

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  8. ~ tOkKaMay 28, 2009 at 2:07 PM

    -->> Similar to effect of ' Bade Biker ' ??

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  9. Splinter's IroonnaMay 28, 2009 at 3:35 PM

    Now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about!

    Usagi-san better watch out for THIS Leo!

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  10. Sarah The Anime LibrarianMay 29, 2009 at 11:54 AM

    I can see what you're saying Jim, but I think this is a rather good peice anyway. Its very stylized and there's something about the detail of the necklace I like very much.

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