Red Hook + Enric + Vampirella = Pure Magic!

[delekkerste]

As some of you know, I have a number of unpublished Vampirella paintings by Enric (a.k.a. Enrich). I was recently talking with a collector who has a very sizable collection of published Vampirella and other Warren cover paintings and, while I agreed with him that the published versions may have greater investment potential because of their nostalgic properties, I made the point that oftentimes the unpublished pieces are artistically superior as a more mature and artistically developed Enric was able to spend more time on them and work in a medium more suited to his tastes (oils on large canvas as opposed to acrylics on small board). I firmly believe that if some of these unpublished paintings had been published, they would be considered among the best and most memorable Vampirella covers ever created.

 

Well, to prove my point, I enlisted the graphic design wizardry of Red Hook (Brad Hamann) and had him create a faux Warren-era cover mock-up using a scan of one of the paintings in my collection. Take a look at Brad's awesome design and his spot-on tongue-in-cheek Warren-esque text and tell me he didn't absolutely nail it. Thanks again, Brad for your help and the great work!

 

Anyway, here it is...enjoy!

 

[Solar]

Love it! The painting is amazing.

[sborock]

Holy Cow! That's wild!

[desertdogg]

wow. that painting is truly drool-worthy. why it was never published in the first place is beyond me.

 

larry ;]

[pinupcartoonguy]

Is this piece of a more recent vintage or is it something he produced when he was contributing to Warren?

[Jayman]

Very nice work Hook!

 

And thanks for posting Gene!

[Red Hook]

Thanks guys.....it was actually a lot of fun to try to give it that authentic Warren look. And with a great looking painting like that to work with....it was pretty easy on the eyes to spend time on.

 

Red

[delekkerste]

Is this piece of a more recent vintage or is it something he produced when he was contributing to Warren?

 

It's post-Warren. I'm told that Enric painted about a dozen Vampi gallery paintings and that the last one he did was in 2001, so I'm guessing this was done in the late '90s or early '00s.

[chrisco37]

Very cool, Gene! And great job, Brad!

 

That is one sexy Vampi!!!!