This handsome fella, crucified by the Guardians of the Universe, is one of the necromantic regents of the Empire of Tears. This page is from the famous Alan Moore short story Tygers, originally printed in Tales of the Green Lantern Corps Annual #2 (1986) and reprinted in DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore. I just finished reading the TPB, which I got from the library. While not all of Moore’s early stories are pure gems, reading this collection of his various shorts and one-shots (featuring characters like Vigilante and Green Arrow) you can tell that his mind works on a different plane than most others.
The art above is by the inimitable Kevin O’Neill, who would go on to collaborate with Moore on a little series called The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
Kev, as I like to call him, is one of my favorite artists, mainly because his artwork is so grotesque, it’s pretty. My first exposure to his work was on Marshall Law. I even tracked down the Nemesis the Warlock series he did back in the day, is is just chock full of bizarre-ass characters like the above Mr. Qull. I think I’ll feature him in the next 7 Covers post I do…
That’s Kevin O’Neill? Wow, what happened? That’s completely different.
That’s a great story, by the way.