Comic Strips
HERE ARE A HANDFUL OF GREAT images we've accrued over the years that never made it to the cover, or as spot illustrations of content. Seemed a shame to keep them on the shelf any longer. In no particular order, we present them for you to enjoy. Each image is accompanied by some technical data.
“Peak Flower” by Mei-Yi Chun
Finding a rare flower while keeping watch. Mei-Yi Chun created the image in Photoshop. After linework, flat colors were placed in layers. The linework was removed, edges were refined, and gradients of color were applied.
“Mission Commander” by Peter Saga
Depiction of a 1960’s era Apollo astronaut seconds before taking off from Earth to journey around the Moon and back. Peter Saga created this illustration in pen and ink. The finished art was then imported into Photoshop for added color.
“Hide and Seek” by Jung Sang
Future soldier locked in hand-to-hand combat with an alien of equal skills on an inhospitable planet. It is a tense situation. Who will shoot first? Artist Jung Sang used colored pencils to create this image in its entirety.
“Don’t Say a Word” by Jesse Jennings
Experimental insecticide worked well in the lab, but outdoors the concentrated
UV rays of the tropical sun made the stuff mutogenic, resulting in nine-foot-tall
monsters. Jesse Jennings produced this tense image in pen-and-ink.
“Trapped” by Winston Blakely
Newly graduated space ranger in her first solo battle. Weapon is ready, but she’s never faced anything like this before. Winston Blakely worked in pen and ink, then scanned the image into Photoshop for coloring.
“Into the Unknown” by Srdjan Aksic
Alien is shifting from one parallel dimension to another. It’s only a matter of time before these creatures stumble into our own. Srdjan Aksic began on paper and then transferred the image into Photoshop. Motion blur effect was added.
“Xenobiologist” by Liviu Matei
Once life was discovered on other planets, the need to study alien life forms was necessary. So each mission had at least one xenobiologist on board. Liviu Matei created this image with watercolor and ink on paper. 
