Michael Whelan - Fighting Man of Mars, paperback cover, 1979

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theartofmichaelwhelan:

PERIWINKLE (1988) by Michael Whelan with concepts and studies for the cover of The Changeling Sea by Patricia McKillip.

Acrylics on canvas - 34” x 21” https://t.co/wiUgIqK7p0

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Elric
yeah, yeah, we get it you have a huge sword 👀
(arts by Michael Whelan, Chris Quillians unknown others)

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This one's a really old piece, but still a favorite of mine!! As for other artists I like, lately I've been enjoying a lot of stuff by Peter Mohrbacher...and I've always loved Roger Dean, Michael Whelan...and of course Moebius!!

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More art by Michael Whelan

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Legend of the Cryptids
Michael Whelan b.1950 Science Fiction & Fantasy Artist

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The art of Michael Whelan for John Carter of Mars (novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs in 1917)

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Day Two: OC you weren’t expecting to love – Mannix Whelan! The adoptive father of Stroud (Raeburn’s husband) and a mutant with incredibly powerful healing abilities. He started out a pretty minor character, but I lov him 😭💕

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💀🧟‍♀️🌳🦅
FLUTE SALAD

No bones about it - this a terrific collection of stories!

1985 (& original by Michael Whelan!

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“Chasing Life”⁣⁣
⁣⁣Polymer coating, silk and oil on canvas / 200 x 140 x 4 cm ⁣⁣
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⁣⁣#fintanwhelan

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Nightmare (1980) by Michael Whelan 🐙

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Ethel Franklin Betts the younger sister of the artist Anna Whelan Betts was commissioned to illustrate many books, and, after marrying in 1909, she continued to accept magazine cover illustration commissions although her professional career mostly waned.

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Near objects never appear as attractive as those more distant.
A FIGHTING MAN OF MARS, Ch. 4

in 1929, finished his seventh novel.
Image: Michael Whelan's 1979 cover for FIGHTING MAN with comments on the art plus a note from Ballantine editor Lester del Rey

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