This is for Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince, because – well – fantasy, aviation, reconaissance aircraft, disappearances, conspiracy theories… and that’s just the author.
Part of the Dalek Game.
I quite like fantasy-with-machines. It overlaps with Steampunk, but isn’t quite the same thing – it’s more like Miyazaki’s mechanics and Diana Wynne Jones’ fantasy world going through an industrial revolution. And I really like early aviation – I was rather pleased to get to illustrate an aviation story for an upcoming anthology (bonus: in aviation stories I get to draw clouds!).
July 16, 2011 at 8:18 am
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July 16, 2011 at 7:24 pm
I love the little Tardis. Cute pic!
July 20, 2011 at 9:31 pm
Glad you noticed :)
July 17, 2011 at 4:58 am
Now I want to see a dalek swallowed by a boa constrictor. I suspect the dalek wants to see a doctor swallowed by a boa constrictor. No-one wants to see a TARDIS swallowed by a boa contrictor because in three minutes time the boa constrictor would be gapinginly empty, which is cruelty to boa constrictors. If the TARDIS were swallowed by a feather boa, that would be quite different. (Me? Overtired? Perish the thought!)
July 20, 2011 at 9:32 pm
You’re not alone – by now I am imagining a Doctor Who/Wiggles crossover and I didn’t want to.
July 20, 2011 at 2:23 pm
The TARDIS lurking on the far side of the Little Dalek’s planet is a lovely touch – after all, the novel does feature a man who travels through space and time: the aviator. This is a rather pleasing mash-up on several levels. And I am glad to see it didn’t exterminate the Rose.
July 20, 2011 at 9:33 pm
:) Thanks! I’m glad it works as a mash-up, too – most of these are about just running away with the title.
July 28, 2011 at 11:33 pm
I TRIED to read that book, I really did — in honour of the etching thingy “Kleiner Prinz” (Little Prince) on my wall (you know it)…and failed…gave up I mean. But I did eventually manage to get in touch with Thomas Moser and confirm the etching was HIS non-Dalek interpretation of Kleiner Prinz. Not sure if I ever told you that. His reply was:
“indeed the “Little Prince”-etching is inspired by the novella by Saint-Exupery.
Many years ago I have read this wonderful book. It was very close to my imaginative world and it touched me very much.
I understand the message of the story of the “Little Prince”, as somebody, who has to travel far away first to find home again.
A train is for me the synonymous of traveling.
And this little train with his little crown has to make also a long travel to come home.
best regards to you and your whole family
Thomas Möser”
July 31, 2011 at 11:03 pm
I think you did let me know – that’s great that he replied! And I won’t hold not finishing the book against you :)
November 16, 2011 at 6:29 pm
I found your blog via Pinterest, where many people posted your Dalek game illustrations – and as much as I enjoy the illustrations, I’m even more pleased that I share your taste in books and will keep reading your blog just for the fun of it, Daleks or not. But, for the record, The Little Dalek is by far my favorite of the illustrations.
November 17, 2011 at 10:24 pm
Thank you so much for commenting! I’m on Pinterest, sort of – I will be back once I get a fully functional computer. And I am glad that you like this one, and books, and all good things ;)