Denis Sire was part of a new wave of French comic authors who innovated the medium in the 1970s with more experimental and artistic comics for adult-oriented magazines like Métal Hurlant and L'Écho des Savanes.
Sire in particular tackled genres like science fiction and erotic fetishism with a strong retro vibe. His comic pages and illustrations are filled with American automobiles, motorcycles, beautiful women, bondage and rock 'n' roll music in a 1950s atmosphere.
Later in life he became more famous for his pin-up drawings and his illustrations for automotive books and magazines.
Sire's only influences were Alex Raymond's classic space opera 'Flash Gordon' and American 1930s pulp novels, which resulted in his trademark retro approach.
https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/sire_denis.htm
I'm not always fond of artists renderings of cars, but I do really like this.
ReplyDeletethese blew me away, the cool way he did the gold leaf? Wow!
DeleteGreat French artist sadly deceased.
ReplyDeleteI have some of his books and drawings.
I'll send you some pictures by email.
thank you!
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