Comments on: Tim Hildebrant 1936-2006

Tim Hildebrant 1936-2006

WolfDaddy — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:44:00 -0800

Tim Hildebrandt, half of the Brothers Hildebrandt artwork team, died yesterday due to complications from diabetes.

By: WolfDaddy

WolfDaddy — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:48:37 -0800

Sorry the "died" link should direct here, even though it's rendered in eye-blearing black on red.

By: notsnot

notsnot — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:56:21 -0800

Nice pinups - Rrreow!

By: Richard Daly

Richard Daly — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:00:44 -0800

By: NationalKato

NationalKato — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:04:11 -0800

The Brothers Hildebrandt did a series of trading cards for Marvel comics. It was, IMHO, one of the best representations of many of my childhood heroes. .

By: LuckySeven~

LuckySeven~ — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:08:39 -0800

Oh, that's sad news. I absolutely loved the Hildebrant Brothers in my formative art years.

By: BillyElmore

BillyElmore — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:09:09 -0800

I needed a fireplace made in an old house I bought years ago. The builder asked me what I wanted it to look like. I showed him a Hildebrandt calendar of scenes inspired by the Lord of The Rings books. I think it was the fireplace in Tom Bombadil's house with Goldberry standing in front that we chose as a model. The builder said no way could he make a fireplace that looked as if it came from a 1000-year old English cottage, but he would give it his best shot. To this day, it is a lovely fireplace in what is now my first ex-wife's house. Then I went through life looking for a wife that looked like the Hildebrandt's vision of Goldberry--found her in Brazil.

By: thanotopsis

thanotopsis — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:23:57 -0800

The LOTR images created by the brothers were, until the movies, the images that were in my mind when I read and re-read the series through my youth.

By: SPrintF

SPrintF — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:42:26 -0800

Their rendering of "The Unexpected Party" (from The Hobbit) was my favorite.

By: rockabilly_pete

rockabilly_pete — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:46:01 -0800

By: Sparx

Sparx — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:50:08 -0800

The Hidebrandt images from Sword of Shannara were all that remained in my mind as I carefully erased the book from memory. .

By: Foosnark

Foosnark — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:58:29 -0800

By: doctor_negative

doctor_negative — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:59:43 -0800

By: Electric Elf

Electric Elf — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 15:03:07 -0800

. My mom kept their Tolkien calendars up long past the use date in our house when I was very young. It shaped how I saw the books once I could finally read them too.

By: djeo

djeo — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 15:05:15 -0800

By: Ber

Ber — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 15:08:45 -0800

By: crumbly

crumbly — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 15:17:47 -0800

Wow, this is really sad. Both brothers were hugely inspiring to my teenage self. My favorite paintings of theirs were those they worked on together, the LOR stuff in particular. The black and white fantasy college Coke ads were awesome, too. So sad that there will never be another collaboration between the twins. Many years ago I had the opportunity to see a few of the LOR originals in person. They were much bigger than I expected and the color was beautiful. Those guys could really paint. .

By: zoogleplex

zoogleplex — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 15:20:14 -0800

Aww, that's a major bummer. My stepmom used to work for the Hildebrandts, and both of my younger brothers (dad's other kids) were models for Greg's paintings in the Peter Pan book - the one in the hat in these two paintings is one of them. Nice people, and fabulous artists. Tim will be missed. .

By: Scoo

Scoo — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 15:52:21 -0800

By: Parannoyed

Parannoyed — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:25:30 -0800

By: Alexandros

Alexandros — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:23:56 -0800

I remember the Magic stuff, and I never realized they did the Shannara artwork. RIP.

By: yhbc

yhbc — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:24:54 -0800

I sure wish I'd saved my three original LotR calendars. .

By: Lynsey

Lynsey — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:52:06 -0800

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:43:10 -0800

I love their artwork. That rich, warm depth that a kid really likes in a storybook, pictures one can travel into, an invitation to deep daydreaming. May Tim Hildebrandt rest in peace.

By: Goofyy

Goofyy — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 23:15:33 -0800

Billy Ellmore: Funny enough, that is exactly the image I remember most from the brothers' work. Always thought it was rather unusual looking. Have a photo of the fireplace?

By: PenDevil

PenDevil — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:05:53 -0800

I gotta concur with NationalKato, their Marvel Masterpieces trading card artwork was beautiful stuff. Their use of lighting is superb. .

By: Smart Dalek

Smart Dalek — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 04:38:40 -0800

There used to be a van in my area which reproduced the Hildebrandt-themed Star Wars marquee poster. This was back in the days when a waterbed, some Yosamite Sam mudflaps, domed windowes, disco sphere and vinyl magnifiging lens on the rear window were the height of 70's style. The Star Wars van blew all that shit out of the water. Even the later fan-themed vehicles such as the speeder car and the TIE cycle were but pale imitations. I last saw it a decade ago; it was an old, grey, rust-eaten beast, with the faintest outline of the original paint scheme. I was shocked to see how far it had gone, but in the end, I had to move on as it had. .

By: safetyfork

safetyfork — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 10:08:03 -0800

By: Faint of Butt

Faint of Butt — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 11:26:50 -0800