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I found my messages about reading a book with some drawing tutorials and there were some tips for the classic monsters — Dracula, Frankenstein's creature, werewolfes, etc. I made a joke back then that my skill is just good enough to draw Griffin. Already invisible, naked and hungry Griffin.
So there he is!
I saw a comment about the movie (I guess it was Fear the Invisible Man? Not quite sure) and it was something like "Finally it was realistic, they showed an invisible guy who is peeping a woman, honestly every man would do that".
And I was like uh?.. Dude go read the goddamn book because you obviously didn't. Then look at the cover and see the name of the author. I'm pretty sure Herbert George Wells was a man himself. Secondly, go and have some nice walk with the naked ass in the winter and I would like to see what you would actually want to do in such circumstances. Maybe it's something wrong with you if that's the first thing you can imagine.
Also I hate Alan Moore interpretation for the very same reason. He just uses this theme as an easy way to show a complete monster. Despite the fact the only time in the whole book Griffin put any interest in women was when he met a girl his once knew and decided to talk to her. And found her boring. Literally.
Literally every adaption of The Invisible Man ever: Of course the first thing a guy is going to do if he has invisibility is prey on women, he’s a man after all!
Actual book Griffin’s first scene of invisibility: No, I’m invisible. It’s simple. That means you can’t see me. INVISIBLE. No, not hiding, you can see through— I-N-V-I-S-I-B-L-E! Invis—
I saw at least two redraws of this, but it was after I had this idea, so...
Griffin being Griffin, visible or not. Featuring Kemp and soon-to-be invisible cat. :D
Bonus version without spectacles, because I like how I drew his nose.
I have this edition. So creepy!
The War of the Worlds - art by Edward Gorey (1960)
Illustrations of my book-accurate interpretation of the Martians and most of their machinery featured in H.G Wells’ The War of the Worlds.
War of the Worlds (2005) by Steven Spielberg.
I love Spielberg's adaptation of War of the Worlds.
It's a remarkable film, and one of Spielberg's great dream films, in the way that sometimes you'll have a dream, and it will start out meaning one thing, but by the end it will mean something else.
📚 Mis lecturas del 2023 📚
¡Hola!
Lo venía haciendo en Twitter y decidí darle un mejor formato y mayor espacio, así que acá están mis lecturas de este año, en el orden en que fui terminando los libros.
Algunos los arranqué antes pero los pausé y continué con otro. Están clasificados y ordenados según la fecha en la que los terminé.
Enero:
Le Guin, Úrsula K. (1976) El Nombre del Mundo es Bosque. Editorial Minotauro
Albertalli, B. y Silvera, A. (2018) What if it's us
Klune, T. J. (2020) The House in the Cerulean Sea
Klune, T. J. (2020-2022) The Extraordinaries, Flash Fire, Heat Wave
Febrero/Marzo:
Continué lecturas, pero no terminé ningún libro, estaba preparando finales.
Abril:
Hall, Alexis (2020) Boyfriend Material
Doyle, Arthur C. (1902) El Sabueso de los Baskerville. Editorial Salvat.
Dick, Philip K. (1988) Cuentos Completos I: Aquí Yace el Wub
Hall, Alexis (2022) Husband Material
Mayo:
Marcos, Álvaro (2021) El Mago Merlín y el Poder del Dragón
Hall, Alexis (2022) Paris Daillencourt is about to Crumble
El-Motar, Amar, Gladstone, Max (2019) This is How you Lose the Time War
Miller, F., Janson, K., Varley, L. (1986) Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. Editorial OVNI.
Lewis, R., Mazzuchelli, D., Miller, F. (1988) Batman: Año Uno. Editorial OVNI.
LeBlanc, Maurice (1907) Arsène Lupin: Caballero Ladrón. Editorial Salvat.
Junio:
Dick, Philip K. (1989) Cuentos completos II: La Segunda Variedad.
Julio:
Silvera, Adam (2022) The First to Die at the End
Jemas, B., Bendis, B. M., Bagley, M., Thibert, A., Buccellato, S., Javins, M. (2001-2002) Spiderman, Poder y Responsabilidad. Marvel Comics. Editorial Salvat.
Álvaro, Marcos (2021) El Mago Merlín en la Torre Oscura
Agosto:
Machado, Antonio. (1899-1939) Poemas Esenciales. Selección de Jesús García Sánchez. Editorial Salvat.
Septiembre:
Stevenson, Robert Louis (1894) El Club de los Suicidas. Editorial Salvat.
Octubre:
Wells, Herbert George (1897) El Hombre Invisible.
Shelley, Mary (1818) Frankenstein, o el Moderno Prometeo
Capullo, G., Kubert, A., Lee, J., Snyder, S., Romita Jr., J. (2017-2018) Dark Nights: Metal. DC Comics. Editorial OVNIPRESS.
Noviembre:
Dick, Philip K (1989) El Padre-Cosa
Diciembre:
Millar, M. Kubert, A. & A. (2001-2002) Marvel Ultimave: X-Men. Men of Tomorrow. Return to Weapon X. Editorial Salvat.
Rothfuss, P. (2007) The Name of the Wind. DAW Books.
Cortázar, J. (2023) Historias de Cronopios y de Famas. 9a Edición. Buenos Aires, Punto de Lectura Editorial.
Arlt, R. (1926) El Juguete Rabioso. CAPÍTULO Biblioteca Fundamental Argentina. Centro Editor de América Latina.
Book Review: The Invisible Man, H. G. Wells
My review in a Tweet:
"Would men turn evil if they were free from society?" is a frequent question in fiction and phylosophy in general, and while it's present in this book, it has been exaggerated on literary analysis that followed it. Overall, an interesting read with a very dull middle part.
Complete Review:
I decided to pause my other readings to dive into special thematic books for Halloween, while also complementing the nights I watch movie classics. So, for the first special review, I chose "The Invisible Man", by Herbert George Wells.
Years ago, I read "The Time Machine" by the same author, and it left a good impression of his writing skills. This time, while it wasn't bad, I'd say it left me a little unimpressed. The prose and descriptions, like the dialogues, were precise and well written but a bit dense. Wells would go over too many details, and although it's probably a common product of its time, it lacks a more deep or meaningful story.
The book it's divided in chapters, but I think the plot it's separated in four parts:
The arrival of the Invisible Man to a small town, his secret protected by the costume he wears.
The reveal of the secret and the following chaos.
The origin of the Invisible Man, told by himself to an old friend he runs into.
The manhunt of the Invisible Man.
The first part it's quite interesting as a reader, because we know what his secret is, so it's fun to read the guesses of the townspeople and the "mysterious events" that surround the stranger.
The second part is also fun, because of the paranoia and desbelief that the reveal of the Invisible Man provokes.
This third part, his backstory, the one I was most eager to read about (driven by the curiosity of getting to know how would the author explain or justify Griffins' invisibility) turned out to be so dull and slow. The proccess is a bit uninteresting (applying the refracting properties of an object to another thanks to a machine barely described), but the tedious first days of Griffin as an invisible man and his laments for all the unfortunate stuff that happens to him because no one can notice him is so... unsufferable. Specially because H.G. Wells decides to describe a lot the most boring stuff. We barely get to see a truly evil Invisible Man.
He does tell to his old friend that he needs an accomplice to declare his Reign of Terror, but by the time we reach this point, we have 10% or 15% of the book left, so the last part is mostly his friends saying No to him and helping the local police capture him (because the narration of his first days invisible gave him the information he needed). Griffin kills a man and injuries badly a few more men, but besides that and stealing money and food, he's no more evil than any person left behind by society.
So maybe, another possible interpretation to this story is not "Do men turn evil when free from society's watchful eye?" but rather "Men will do what they must to survive in a society that won't notice (help) them". Then, maybe, after a life like that, they will grow resentful and bitter like Griffin.
Score: 6.5/10.
My other 2023 readings.