Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Comic book artist Greg Horn will be lending his talent to the Broadway extravaganza Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, providing high end illustrations for the play’s line of merchandise and also some imagery for the official program guide.
Touted as the most elaborate ever, the play brings Horn onto a disasterous project helmed by Julie Taymor, with songs by Bono and The Edge of U2. The train wreck of a production has had its opening delayed several times. Investors hope that Greg Horn’s work on the merchandise will help earn back some of the $65 million that has been thrown into the sinkhole already.
Coming off his most recent work for Marvel and ESPN Magazine‚s NBA preview issue, the artist has had his fair share of high profile projects recently. “I’ve worked on some mind blowing jobs over the past 10 years, but this one might just take the cake. It’s a biggie! They were nice enough to fly me up last month to see the show in person, and that really helped me get a grasp of the show’s scope and look. I’ve never seen anything like it∑a visual
spectacle!”
Greg is best known for his years of memorable cover paintings for Marvel Comics. His campaigns in the advertising field with giants such as Leo Burnett and W&K have helped prepare him for anything the high-pressure world of mainstream illustration can dish out.
“My goal with any project – whether we‚re talking advertising, video game, or comic book art – is to create the highest quality of illustration. In the case of Turn Off the Dark, the bar is set pretty high by the rest of the production. By focusing on the best qualities of the characters and freeze-framing the action in the perfect place, I can create a marketable image that is epic and inspiring. I‚m extremely pleased with the way things are turning out so far with
Spidey!”
