Earlier, I posted on Larry Johnson's Alice in Wonderland: A Tribute to Tenniel, and now I submit another amazing commemoration from the artist: Random Access, a nifty, 6" x 6" (mini) publication that celebrates the fine art of superhero storytelling, albeit in an unorthodox way.
Among Johnson's 36, "random," black-and-white, pencil drawings, one meets a protagonist cut from the cloth of the Atom, Ant-Man and Superargo, with a generous strand of Spider-man webbed in. In this instance, the tale's courageous (nameless) dynamo engages a raven and a spider, both of whom impact the imagery in an intriguing, if not consuming way. (A Bondian helicopter, sublime landscapes and a beautiful maiden appear throughout.)
The images are dealt from various vantages, having been constructed by Johnson in a specialized succession, with a brash disregard for sequential flow: indeed, a radical means to convey heightened tension, but against the odds, it all works, with each panel forged in an avant-garde style that only Johnson could deliver.
For any Johnson completist, Random Access is one to own and admire, as it's destined to prompt unique escapism whenever one flips through its pages, and trust me, that'll be often.
Order Random Access at
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0DYZLY82P/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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