SciArt of the Day: Blood of a Hero
By Glendon Mellow
This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American
Artist Paolo Rivera captures the blood of superhero Daredevil, the blind vigilante with superhuman senses, in much the way his radar-sense must detect the pulsing network within his own body. Yeah, yeah- the horns are his costume, and so wouldn't have blood vessels. That's the type of artistic licence that makes a science-art image more iconic, not less.
Science and medical illustration can be more than functional - they can inspire and help us re-think fiction, something comic book artists like Rivera can employ with jaw-dropping effect.
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With inks by Joe Rivera.
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Daredevil #18 cover by Paolo Rivera
2012, ink, digital colour on Marvel board.
See more about this image on Paolo's blog.
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Daredevil at Marvel Comics
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