Comments on: All-Ages All-Stars: Bill Walko’s Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld

By: Syntax

Syntax — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:00:17 +0000

Actually, I don’t think Dark Opal likes all that brutish. He strikes me as a sort of cultured guy despite his obvious buffness, kinda like Attila the Hun from the Mulan movie. Incredibly strong, badass, and intimidating, but with a quiet british-y voice and an air that makes you think he could just as easily outsmart you as overpower you. I kinda imagine seeing him playing an organ at one point in the story while a minion is relating bad news to him.

In other news, this needs to exsist. NOW.

By: Bill Walko

Bill Walko — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:10:10 +0000

Thanks for the kind words, guy. Jon, I admit Dark Opal was perhaps the toughest to capture; I never liked the original design with all the lines on his face. I compromised and put a sort of line motif in his hair design. I also think he needs to be physically imposing, a real “big bad.”

AMETHYST co-creator Gary Cohn stumbled upon my redesigns on the web and voiced his approval. That really made my day. :)

By: jonmcnally

jonmcnally — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:52:47 +0000

I’m charmed by this, Bill.

I have a real soft spot for our Gemworld Princess. The story and characters are winsome and the series features art by one of my all-time favorites, Ernie Colón.

Your color treatment is very solid and true to the source material. The figures boast volume and density, also.

I admit uncertainty about your depiction of Dark Opal. The square face and short hair make a brute of the unstable villain who, once upon a time, I imagined played by Timothy Dalton or Chris Sarandon.

Awesome, Bill. This series would be great fun to draw!

By: K. E. Woolfork

K. E. Woolfork — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:28:10 +0000

Someone should make this so I can buy it for my daughter. She would eat this up!

By: Your Obedient Serpent

Your Obedient Serpent — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:00:51 +0000

This is more Amethyst than Amethyst!

By: Chad

Chad — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:19:37 +0000

Back on Barbelith, we would bounce back and forth “All-Star” reboots of lesser known heroes. One of them was Jade, reimagined as a modern-day princess with magical powers. I can’t remember the details, but this captures the same spirit of what they were going for. Rainbow Brite in superheroic adventures, Sailor Moonish, She-Ra lite, comics 4 grrls.

Love it. Well done.

By: dnwilliams

dnwilliams — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:03:19 +0000

First I’ve heard of the title, I just had a look at some of its covers and it looks very He-Man like: http://kat.of-the-night.com/Amethyst/Appearances.html

I really like these designs, and the take on the story is appealing.

By: Kyle N.

Kyle N. — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:27:55 +0000

What a flashback! I subscribed to Amethyst when I was a little girl but haven’t thought about it in years. Love this revamp, although I do miss the striped skin on the villains. (Wait, wasn’t one of them named Sardonyx?)

Thanks for the mem-reez…

By: Bryan Irrera

Bryan Irrera — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:21:54 +0000

I’d read this in a heartbeat.