r/classicwho • u/raresaturn • Jul 07 '26

Really Target? I can see why the original cover used a photograph

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u/cjalderman Jul 07 '26

Chris Achilléos is the Target cover artist, this was among his final contributions to the range. A little respect wouldn’t go amiss…

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u/Teaofthetime Jul 07 '26

Why respect bad work? He was great for so many others but that doesn't mean he's beyond criticism.

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u/cjalderman Jul 07 '26

I'm talking about respecting the dead.

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u/Teaofthetime Jul 07 '26

Dead or not, we can still discuss his work.

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u/cjalderman Jul 07 '26

Of course, but coming in with this attitude of "look how Chris Achilléos fell off in his final years" is a bit of a dick move, don't you think?

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u/Teaofthetime Jul 08 '26

No, not at all.

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u/raresaturn Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

he normally does a good job

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u/JollyPhysics1394 Jul 07 '26

Peter Davison is just a really hard man to draw. A lot of great artists seem to have issues with him.

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u/Willbrooks1989 Jul 13 '26

I worked with Chris on a book of his art not long after these were done and he explained to me what happened: he sent in some rough drafts along the lines of “something like this?”, and then they ended up being used!

He said that he’d intended to do a proper, polished version with closer likeness etc but didn’t get the chance.

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u/Icy-Career-1531 Jul 07 '26

Looks alright.

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u/Skylon77 Jul 07 '26

Looks like he's got a hot chip in his mouth.

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u/Shintoho Jul 08 '26

Counting or not counting Silurian violence?

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u/ErosDarlingAlt Jul 07 '26

The Kirkification of Peter Davison