On Tuesday, O'Barr will visit with students and offer painting demonstrations along with Russian animator and comics artist Konstan Komardin, whose work O'Barr admires. in the Student Services Center's theater. Later that evening he'll host a screening of the original "The Crow" and a Q&A session afterward, with the movie starting at 8 p.m. While he's here in Maryland, he'll receive an award at the opening reception for "Dark Dreams," set for 4 p.m. "There's a selection of covers, but also some personal choices. "I picked out some of my favorites," he said. Javier Gutierrez and star Luke Evans and has given the new project his blessing.įor the show he's presenting at UMES, O'Barr has selected a range of works that highlight his career. Now, however, with a remake promising to stay more loyal to the original comic in the works, O'Barr has met with planned director F. "They turned it into a gothic death wish kind of thing, instead of what it was, a tale of enduring love." It's not a series like Star Trek - it has a definite ending," he said. "After the first movie, I felt like they told the story, and after that were just out for monetary gain. Though several more movies were made from the concept, O'Barr became less and less involved, seeing little need to continue the story. Star Brandon Lee, however, died in a bizarre accident during its filming, accidentally shot in the stomach while on set. O'Barr was involved in the first movie made of "The Crow," which was a solid cult hit, earning $50 million in its initial theatrical run. "Everyone is gonna lose someone, so they can relate."
"Its themes of true love and loss and injustice are universal," O'Barr said. If you can just make a finished piece and hit print, that takes the fun out of it for me," he said. "All the joy is in dragging the brush across the canvas and crafting the lettering. While quick to point out he wasn't criticizing anyone who uses computers to produce and enhance their art, he said he wouldn't have it any other way for his work. 30 in the "Dark Dreams" exhibit at UMES' Mosley Gallery.įrom the intricate illustrations down to all the lettering for "The Crow" and his other creations, O'Barr does it all by hand.
"I made a decision to get disciplined about my work, and have tripled my output," said O'Barr.Īnd now pieces of his work that he has hand-picked will be on display starting Monday and through Oct. When we caught up with graphic novel artist James O'Barr he was, of course, painting.Īfter spending 35 years in Detroit, the prolific creator of "The Crow" series of graphic novels has relocated to Dallas and a spartan studio apartment, with no TV or computer or anything else to distract him from his art.
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