My favorite Ron Cobb designs [Mizumaru Kawahara's CINEMONOLOGUE Vol.49]

cute alien hammerhead

My favorite of all is Momoh Nadon, also known as Hammerhead, who briefly appeared in Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope . Despite being a character that is only briefly seen in the bar at Mos Eisley Spaceport, it remains popular, and characters of the same race (its race name is Itorian) often appear in later works. Because of its eyes that protrude on both sides and its strangely shaped head like that of a hammerhead shark, its initial name was Hammerhead, and it is still called that as a nickname even after its character and species name have been revealed.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars, an animated series depicting the period between Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith ), there is an Ithorian Jedi named Roron Corobb, named after, as you might guess, Cobb, the creator of the Ithorians. This series is created by creator Genndy Tartakovsky, who was introduced in the 47th installment of this series, ` `Monster Hotel as a CG Cartoon'' , and uses his characteristic sharp lines and sophisticated deformed touches to create a world of SW. was drawn, and even for Roron Kolob, the impressive shape of the Itorian's head was well expressed with simple lines. When Coruscant, the galactic capital, is attacked, Kolob is one of the Jedi protecting Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, but when they are defeated by the attackers, the Chancellor is kidnapped, and this is the beginning of Revenge of the Sith. It leads to.

Cobb also designed the Goutar, a race with goat-like horns, and the Duros, a race with hairless blue skin and red eyes, but all of them have unique shapes that make them both mysterious and strange. It feels cute. It can be said that there is something cute about Cobb.

In fact, I saw Cobb's original concept art for Hammerhead in person at the "Star Wars Identities: The Exhibition" exhibition held in Tokyo last year. Since it was an artwork, I was captivated by it at first glance. It's a famous painting that I've seen many times on the internet, so I thought I was looking at it a lot, but seeing it in person was completely different. First, I was surprised by the unexpected size of the drawing paper, and then I was overwhelmed by the powerful and detailed brushstrokes that seemed to draw me in (none of which could be seen on screen). It was a picture that I could look at endlessly, and it stirred my imagination as to where and how it was drawn, and it was just so much fun.

This is also the case with the caricature comics that I learned about later, but they are distinctive in that they depict the black universe and strong shadows using only the tip of the pen, as if they didn't know the concept of solid coloring. It's as if you're using ink like a pencil, and as someone who also draws with black lines (or rather, I can't draw without a main line), I'm very drawn to it and admire it.

I have nothing but respect for not only his drawing ability, but also his ability to create shapes with such a variety of motifs. And whether it's a car, a spaceship, or a creature, whether it's cool or creepy, it's always rounded in some way, and I'll continue to admire the feeling of familiarity. I want to be a painter who can make my mark appear no matter what I draw. Thank you for all the wonderful shapes. Please rest in peace.

Illustrations and text: Mizumaru Kawahara

Born in 1991. Illustrator. In addition to illustrations and covers for magazines and books, there are also illustration columns for movies and books. New movie reviews are currently being serialized in "SPUR" (Shueisha).

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