For many years the CHUD Message Boards have been home to a long, extensive thread that showcases the cutting edge spec promotional work of an individual called “Myers87.” While others have paid tribute to his unique, inspiration style, few have every captured his unique perspective on the hope and inspiration that can be found in something as simple as a movie poster. There’s even a CHUD Wiki dedicated to the subject, due to its historical importance.
Well this morning, a Batman fan poster started making the rounds that was a nice diversion from the usual photoshop junk, and put a spotlight on the unique aesthetics each of Nolan’s films have employed in their marketing. It’s a tribute to the evolving sophistication of the imagery, something I looked at when the Dark Knight Rises teaser poster first showed up.
Well I looked a bit deeper into the circumstances of the triptych, and it turns out that it may well be the product of CHUD’s own Myers87. On DeviantArt he goes by the name AndrewSS7, but I think the proof is incontrovertible that Myers87 remains active and at large. Take a look and see if you agree, and keep your fingers crossed that Myers87 has risen again, and will return to the boards to share more with us.. Also, don’t forget to check out Andrew/Myer’s page— he’s done a lot of spec work!
13 comments
The failure of these posters to reference the term “destiny” belies your claim that they were created by Myers87.
“He is refining his methods, he is… evolving.”
That last poster…
“A Christopher Nolan’s Film”
“A Christopher Nolan’s Film.” Smells like Myers87 alright.
I especially like that X-Men one, but just about any bit of First Class fan-art looks mind-blowingly amazing compared to the stuff Fox put out here in the states.
But on the subject of the triptych, I would have liked to see the red bat/lips from the very initial teaser poster ( http://www.impawards.com/2008/posters/dark_knight_xlg.jpg ) in the middle. But that’s just personal preference. Still really cool.
Or, you know, you could’ve shot him an email and asked if it was his.
Monkeys…Typewriters…Photoshop.
Almost all of these just feature previously released imagery though, and you can tell exactly where it comes from (“hey, there’s that ONE shot of Magneto that everyone’s seen”), whether it’s other posters, trailers, or stills. The “Fast 6” one is hilariously bad though, as it looks more like the cover of some straight-to-DVD flick that wants you to THINK that it’s a Fast and Furious movie. And you know who else knows how to put a spotlight on the unique aesthetics each of Nolan’s films have employed in their marketing? Nolan! The guy making these is just pointing out the obvious, that all the film promotional materials follow a similar theme, and if he hadn’t thrown them all together like that, someone else would have, so congratulations for being the first, I guess.
Has anyone been to any comic conventions at all and seen the guys in artist alley that seem to do nothing but pinup work based on their favorite well-known images by other artists? This reminds me of that. I mean, sure, I can’t do it, but I know that it doesn’t require much imagination.
That “Fast 6” one could have been a contendor to be a true Myers87 masterpiece but it’s missing that cruicial tagline to bring it home. I guess destiny really was meant to be on that one.
I love the one for Christopher Nolan’s’s The Dark Kight Rises!!!
I’m not a huge fan of his “style”, but I like the initial Batman Begins/TDK/TDKR poster posted above. Simple, but effective!
“They were furious. They got over it.”
The poster with the 3 films logo would be awesome for a trilogy set down the road.
Posted by Chud Mobile for iPhone
Comments are shown as archived from the original site; new comments are closed.