#David Álvarez

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By David Alvarez (pencil) and Mike DeCarlo (ink). Cover based on the story "Miss A-Hare-Ica", written by Scott Cunningham and drawn by Leo Batic (pencil) and Ruben Torreiro (ink). Published in Looney Tunes #101 (June 2003).

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David Álvarez

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Continually fascinated by the potential of the human figure, Mexico-based artist David Álvarez (previously) illustrates richly textured scenes with a dose of fantasy and surrealism: a bird’s perch transfixes a character who’s sprouted a branch nose, a man writhes on the ground as he grows from a gnarled stump, and a Cheshire cat lifts a blanket to unveil a moon hidden beneath. Underlying many of his works is “the expressive force and the gesture of the human body,” Álvarez tells Colossal, themes that are rendered through highlights and dense markings in graphite that add intrigue and mystery to the monochromatic depictions.

Monkeys

Metamorpho

Agony

Collector

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Art Illustration

The Black and White Anthropomorphic

Illustrations of

David Álvarez

David Álvarez produces soft illustrations that seem to glow despite their often limited color palette of black and white. The graphite scenes depict animals either interacting with or as humans, often donning elaborate garments while engaged in activities such as dancing or reading books.

“I always found it amazing how artists worked in the earlier days, I think of the technological limitations and how it took talent, skill, and patience to develop works of great complexity,” Álvarez told Colossal. “That was one reason why, since I was a student, I felt interest in figurative drawing for handling light and shadow. At school I discovered graphite and its possibilities. When I started working on my own I noticed that my personality and my way of working suited that particular technique.”

Mesoamerica is one of the illustrator’s favorite subjects to produce works around. Recently he created a book surrounding Mesoamerican myth titled Ancient Night that follows a rabbit and opossum’s adventures with pulque, a fermented prehispanic beverage.

Seen here are a number of collaborations with illustrator Julia Diaz. You can explore more of Álvarez’s illustrations on his Instagram and blog.

David Álvarez

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David Álvarez

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(vía 'Ancient Night'- How Does the Moon Acquire its Glow?)

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Alien: Romulus (2024)

Director - Fede Álvarez, Cinematography - Galo Olivares

"I can't lie about your chances. But you have my sympathies."

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ALIEN: ROMULUS (2024) Directed by Fede Álvarez

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Alien: Romulus (2024)

This is a Movie Health Community evaluation. It is intended to inform people of potential health hazards in movies and does not reflect the quality of the film itself. The information presented here has not been reviewed by any medical professionals.

Alien: Romulus has strobe effects throughout almost the entire film. While most of them are moderate, the fact that they are such a constant presence compels us to give a bad score for flashing lights. Causes of the strobe effects include flickering lights, rapid-firing firearms, lightning, glitching screens, and strobe lights placed on the outside of wheeled vehicles and spacecraft.

There are a few brief uses of mild shaking camera work. There are two sequences taking place in zero-gravity environments that may be highly disorienting.

Flashing Lights: 10/10. Motion Sickness: 7/10.

TRIGGER WARNING: The normal horror elements of jump scares and gore are frequently used in this film. People with trauma around childbirth will want to exercise heavy caution around this film. There is an on-screen vomiting episode, preceded by several seconds of body language warning that it's about to happen. Multiple scenes depict people convulsing.

ADMIN BRANDON'S REVIEW: Far and away one of the best entries in its franchise, Alien: Romulus is a master class in how to utilize the best ideas from previous franchise entries. The familiar formula the movie uses is just as successful as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. The practical effect work on display, especially with the set design, deserves the highest levels of recognition. One computer-generated element of this film may be a little off-putting, but I can't think of better alternatives to accomplish what this element accomplished. The characters may not be as charismatic as those in the original Alien film, but the lead protagonists are relatable enough to keep the audience engaged. Overall, it feels like the film Ridley Scott himself would have made with a budget like this if he had directed a direct sequel to Alien. Grade: A.

Image ID: A promotional poster for Alien: Romulus

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Alien: Romulus

directed by Fede Álvarez, 2024

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W A T C H I N G

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Alien: Romulus (2024) Fede Álvarez

December 18th 2024

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Alien: Romulus (2024)

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Alien: Romulus (dir. Fede Álvarez).

The Uruguayan genre filmmaker ably takes over the storied action franchise in a fresh but familiar interquel set between the first Alien film and its direct sequel Aliens. Produced by original director Ridley Scott, it stars Cailee Spaeny and David Jonsson as an ophan and her android companion. They represent a new contemporary generation of characters despite existing during the previous films' timeline. It very much throws back to a more retro sense of handmade, practical sci-fi horror thrills while also including some truly obnoxious callbacks to the 1979 original. Also, Bjorn (Spike Fearn) absolutely sucks as a character.

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Alien: Romulus – A Return to the Core of the Franchise

Alien: Romulus takes us back to the raw, terrifying core of the Alien franchise, where the fear of survival in the face of a perfect predator defines everything. Directed by Fede Álvarez, this film strips things back to the original Alien formula—ordinary people facing an unimaginable threat in an isolated, claustrophobic setting. While other entries in the series, like Aliens (1986), took a more…