Masters of the Universe Alcala Skeletor
Image from, “He-Man and The Power Sword” Masters of the Universe Mini Comics by Mattel, 1981. Story by Donald Glut, original art work by Alfredo Alcala.
If there was ever a toy line that won me over based purely on its art work it was The Masters of the Universe. The pulp fiction dark fantasy illustrations that adorned the packaging promised high adventure for the characters within. At the impressionable age of seven the inspiring art work of William George, Rudy Obrero, Earl Norem, and Alfredo Alcala’s brilliant water color vignettes formed my earliest impressions of Eternia. It was a haunting introduction. The savage, arcane, other worldly realm of Eternia with its looming, spooky, unclaimed relic of ancient magic entranced me. The promotional art compounded with those inaugural four stories packed in with the eight cardinal action figures became what Masters of the Universe meant to me. I have very fond memories of playing with the first couple waves of figures. Together we explored the mysteries of Castle Grayskull on my living room floor.
For everyone who at one point or another, stirred the cauldron of the Masters of the Universe brand with their genius and hard work over the decades, from the late Mark Taylor and Roger Sweet to Scott Neitlich and The Four Horsemen,
Slainte!
12.15.2018 1:30 A.M. EST
Masters of the Universe Alcala Skeletor
Image from, “He-Man and The Power Sword” Masters of the Universe Mini Comics by Mattel, 1981. Story by Donald Glut, original art work by Alfredo Alcala.
If there was ever a toy line that won me over based purely on its art work it was The Masters of the Universe. The pulp fiction dark fantasy illustrations that adorned the packaging promised high adventure for the characters within. At the impressionable age of seven the inspiring art work of William George, Rudy Obrero, Earl Norem, and Alfredo Alcala’s brilliant water color vignettes formed my earliest impressions of Eternia. It was a haunting introduction. The savage, arcane, other worldly realm of Eternia with its looming, spooky, unclaimed relic of ancient magic entranced me. The promotional art compounded with those inaugural four stories packed in with the eight cardinal action figures became what Masters of the Universe meant to me. I have very fond memories of playing with the first couple waves of figures. Together we explored the mysteries of Castle Grayskull on my living room floor.
For everyone who at one point or another, stirred the cauldron of the Masters of the Universe brand with their genius and hard work over the decades, from the late Mark Taylor and Roger Sweet to Scott Neitlich and The Four Horsemen,
Slainte!
12.15.2018 1:30 A.M. EST