12 Days of Cliche: Day 1 - Torchwood Pulp fanart

[hope]

Title: They Never Come Back; I, Robot; Shameless Game; The X-Machine
Artist: Hope
Fandom: Torchwood
Medium: Photoshop
Rating: G
Notes: For 12 Days of Cliche. Thank you rexluscus and cupidsbow for cheerleading!

Summary: Four Torchwood pulp fiction novel covers. Various characters.


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I had so much fun making these. They're all existing pulp novel covers with real titles and taglines; I just changed the art. Torchwood + pulp seems a foregone conclusion, to me. Before I started I had just intended to be clever with using relevant titles, but after just the first (I, Robot) I realised that they had the potential not just to make a clever reference, but make a whole new story. I mean, yes, I have done art analysis up the wazoo, so I knew this already, but I am so delighted at how much can be construed from such a simple set of words and visual tropes.

In summary: I am totally making more fanart. I adore it.


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Comments

[anatsuno]

I love them so much!!! Y R TALINTD.

[hope]

:D TYVM!!

[ritualchick]

These are awesome!

[hope]

Thank you!!

[james]

You are such a weirdo. In a good way.

Or just in a scary way.

[hope]

I'll take both compliments, thanks!

[cupidsbow]

The are so cool! It's hard to pick a favourite. I love the coffee rings on Shameless Game, especially, but I do think Hart-the-Robot is awesome.

[hope]

Yay! Ino, I want to READ THESE BOOKS! <3

[gumbie_cat]

Wow! These are fantastic!

[hope]

Thank you!!

[sqbr]

These are great!

[hope]

Thanks!

[samvara]

I especially love Shameless Game!

[hope]

That TW promo shot was pretty sexy on its own! :D

[amand_r]

OMG THIS IS FUCKING AWESOME.

[hope]

Cheers :D

[anneheart.livejournal.com]

*loves*

May I download and incorporate into altered art for friends? Or shall I just admire from a distance? Either is good.

[hope]

If it would be useful to grab these ones and chop and change, go ahead! It might be more rewarding to peruse originals, though?

Here are my source sites:

Judge a book... by its cover, Vintage Octopus Pulp Covers!, Pulp SF covers that channel pure ID.

Thanks for asking <3

[anneheart.livejournal.com]

I have Torchwood loving friends who also appreciate a good pulp novel, so I shall nab both versions. Thank you!!

Slightly related: you should meet used_songs (she's on dreamwidth, too), and I am listening to "Songs of Captivity and Freedom" from the Dr. Who Season 4 soundtrack. All this must mean something.

Also and not related, I have a box for you and andraste_oz which probably won't get mailed out until I get paid again (mid-January).

[hope]

hee! Cheers!

And n'aww, you! <3

[tripoli8.livejournal.com]

Aaah! I LOVE these. The X-Machine especially, I love how you put those different elements together.

[hope]

Thank you!! That one was sort of an afterthought, but I'm glad I went with it anyway :D

[silkendreammaid.livejournal.com]

love the X-Machine one and They Never Come Back - except they did/do...lol

brilliant

silken :)

[hope]

Thank you! Glad you like them :D

[roguemarch.livejournal.com]

I love them all, 'cause I love pulp and science fiction novels, and of curse, Torchwood. You have a great talent.

Hugs from México City!

[hope]

*beams* Thank you!

[pirate-moose.livejournal.com]

They're brilliant!

[hope]

:D Thank you!

[zsazsa4168.livejournal.com]

I love these. I've always thought Torchwood and pulp was a match made in heaven.

[hope]

Inorite? I just want to read these books, now.

[zsazsa4168.livejournal.com]

I needed you to do one of these for my tw big bang story. Course, it was more "The Thin Man" than "Continental Op," but there's something very Jack Harkness about the jaded, world-weary protagonists in these stories.

If I do a sequel, and there's been some talk, I may come to grovel/ask nicely for your help. :P

[hope]

I just checked out the art posted on your lj, and it's shiny! I didn't really know what I was doing, just used cutouts and filters and layers on the existing material. I've put links to the source sites in a comment above.

[electro_club]

Lol Dude, this is really awesome.
Really, really awesome!

[hope]

Cheers! Glad you like :)

[kel_reiley]

those are AWESOME!

[hope]

:D Thank you!!

[phoenix]

Oh, my. I *love* these. Linked to you on Twitter, which I hope is okay (I have a small and nice readership).

[hope]

Link away!

Thank you!

[annemjw.livejournal.com]

Oh man, these are fantastic. Well done!

[hope]

Thank you so much! :D

[huesiemama.livejournal.com]

These are fabulous, great!!

[hope]

Thank you!

[fred_mouse]

is it acceptable to download these and use them as computer desktop?

[hope]

Certainly! Help yourself :D

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

Those are so cool.

[hope]

Thank you!

[gnatkip]

I loff these! I don't know TW, but I loff these!

[hope]

:D Thank you! I suppose there's an extra layer to it if you get the elbow-nudge references in there, but yay! You loff my art!!

[malnpudl]

Here via your self-rec post, and WOW. These are amazing. In particular, the I, Robot cover gives me chills; what a fantastic counterpoint to Asimov's three laws. Just brilliant.

[hope]

Thank you!

[tryslora]

I absolutely love these! Especially The X-Machine. The art for that one is so striking. Thank you for self-reccing so I could have a chance to see them!

[hope]

Thanks so much!