Here is a bit of fan art from the "vault". Photoshop. Red Falcon rears some of its ugly heads! Hopefully the commando has the Spreader. Contra is property of Konami, one of my all-time favorite game developers.
I have often reflected on the obvious influence H.R. Giger's artwork had on the game artists who developed Contra back in the 80's. Obvious examples are chubby babies with gas masks lodged in walls and platforms in certain levels, and the close resemblance to xenomorphs and face-hugger egg sacs.
It is interesting to look at what artists and mediums influenced my own influences (who our influences were influenced by). This is not an Abbott and Costello skit. Those artists styles which influenced my influences often align very much with my own taste, and discovering them leads to further inspiration and realizations.
