Current Science was one of the many, many magazines passed out in classrooms during the 80's and 90's, most of which were spin-offs of Weekly Reader. This one specialized in science (of course), but would occasionally give some attention to speculative fiction. There were issues with reader-submitted science fiction stories and an issue (which I have lamentably lost) that previewed the book Jurassic Park. And there's this preview of Wayne D. Barlowe's Expedition.
This is, in fact, how I learned about Barlowe as an artist and where it finally clicked that fantastic creatures in film, books, games, and so on had to have been designed by an artist - a creature designer if you will. Sadly, in hindsight, the article itself isn't very good. The illustrations are, of course, unbeatable, but I'm not keen on how the residents of Darwin 4 are presented as a puzzle to be solved. I do like that prompt for fanart at the end though...
Next week, I'm taking a mental health break and then...
...we finally start in on this feast.
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Draw of the Day!
Here's a Barlowey critter I drew a while ago. I figure something has to be swimming in that river...
