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@MichaelWhelan@mastodon.art · 10 hours ago

THE TROUBLE WITH TYCHO (1976)
Acrylic on Illustration Board

While excavating on the Moon, an astronaut bites the dust (I couldn’t resist) and another fights vainly against a malevolent alien energy. 1/3

#sciencefiction #illustration #clifforddsimak #acebooks

A man in spacesuit with bubble helm throws up his arms as he’s swarmed by blue lights. The fuzzy dots of light leave a trail back to the horizon, obscuring some of the star field. In front of man, face down in the regolith lies the remains of another astronaut whose helm is cracked. All that remains of his head are the bones of his skull.

Michael Whelan

@MichaelWhelan@mastodon.art replied · 10 hours ago

For the first time in my professional career, I incorporated my signature into the design of an object in the illustration—the living astronaut‘s patch. 2/3

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Figure detail from THE TROUBLE WITH TYCHO featuring a man in spacesuit throwing up his hands as a swarm of blue lights approaches from behind, leaving a light trail back to the horizon. A red patch on his suit is emblazoned in white letters with the artists sigil, M and W stylized within a circle.

Foreground detail from THE TROUBLE WITH TYCHO featuring a dead astronaut laying face down in the regolith. His helm is cracked, reduced to shards around him. All the remains of his head is the bones of his skull.

Kee Hinckley

@nazgul@infosec.exchange replied · 3 hours ago

@MichaelWhelan I loved searching for those little signature Easter eggs on your book covers.

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