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A review by rach
The Great Showdowns by Scott Campbell
5.0
I first discovered Scott Campbell's work around the time LOST ended. There was a gallery show full of art inspired by the show, and Scott created a bunch of his showdown pieces with Lost characters that I immediately fell in love with. His style was simple while still being quirky and unique. I've been following his blog ever since, and he never fails to produce combinations of people and things that make you laugh, smile, or think. I particularly love that the characters always have such happy expressions on their faces, regardless of whether they are Carrie at the prom or the wall Andy Dufrane chipped through to escape Shawshank.
I particularly enjoyed this book because there were a number of pieces I had never seen before. I don't always recognize the movie his work comes from, so sometimes, I wish that there was an answer key of sorts, to let you know what you're missing. However, part of the fun remains the joy at being able to recognize the scene you're looking at.
My particular favorites from this book are probably Edward Scissorhands vs the dinosaur topiary, Buddy the elf vs. Miles "call me an elf one more time" Finch, the Titantic vs the iceberg, Han vs Greedo, and the aforementioned Andy Dufrane vs the Shawshank wall.
I particularly enjoyed this book because there were a number of pieces I had never seen before. I don't always recognize the movie his work comes from, so sometimes, I wish that there was an answer key of sorts, to let you know what you're missing. However, part of the fun remains the joy at being able to recognize the scene you're looking at.
My particular favorites from this book are probably Edward Scissorhands vs the dinosaur topiary, Buddy the elf vs. Miles "call me an elf one more time" Finch, the Titantic vs the iceberg, Han vs Greedo, and the aforementioned Andy Dufrane vs the Shawshank wall.