Topic: CV4 art - Tom Dubois

[Abnormal Freak]

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/07/tom_dubois_talks_about_creating_some_of_the_most_iconic_boxart_of_the_nes_and_snes_eras

http://boxequalsart.com/tom-dubois-interview-page.html - direct interview

Finally! a name!

(A sequel to this ancient thread.)

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

NOICE!
I always suspected Sunset Riders, TMNT (I think it was Turtles in Time) and Super CV4 had the same artist or team of artists.  Good to know my suspicion was correct.

[theplottwist]

I still don't get why his name had to be kept obfuscaded and behind 7 proxies like that. It pisses me off slightly, actually.

What I did retrieve I sent to a collector from Canada who tracked me down. In return he sent me a new computer!

Hmm, so I'm connecting the dots now.

[Abnormal Freak]

Pretty sure that collector is bronty, who came here posting the same shit he did at the TMNT Technodrome board. Clearly he didn't want to give anyone the name because he wanted to snatch up every bit of remaining original art the artist had—in this case it was a trade for a f***ing new computer, clearly withholding from Dubois what his art could potentially be worth.

[theplottwist]

Pretty sure that collector is bronty, who came here posting the same shit he did at the TMNT Technodrome board. Clearly he didn't want to give anyone the name because he wanted to snatch up every bit of remaining original art the artist had—in this case it was a trade for a f***ing new computer, clearly withholding from Dubois what his art could potentially be worth.

Exactly what I thought too after reading the mystery collector part. Which makes me slightly-er more pissed, as an artist myself.

Dude comes to the forum, sets up a reveal that never comes, withholds information that is quite valuable to the fanbase, while the artist, who should be receiving credit, is none the wiser. All the while he cries "MUH PRIVACY" as if the artist had agreed with this. Pretty shit move. And as you said, he's been doing this kinda shit for a while. I hope that, at least, the computer was a good deal.

I have read that Bronty is doing/is part of some "documentary" stuff, and I don't give a shit. He's been taunting people for years now, withholding collectors from obtaining their art or the artists from possibly getting a job related to this, or selling their works at a good value. I hate this kinda people. For someone saying he admires and respects the artist so much, he sure as fuck doesn't show it.

I'll make sure to get this info to the Castlevania Wiki and everywhere else I can. Fuck Bronty and his documentary.

[Abnormal Freak]

Not a documentary but a video game artbook is what he told me; probably high- or decent-quality scans with artist credits and possibly profile information.

[Dracula9]

I wonder if anyone's gonna go track down bronty's old threads and finally reveal Dubois and upstage bronty's bullshit.

It'd be a bit petty, but not at all unwarranted.

[Abnormal Freak]

Sadly, the guy won. I know dudes who would've paid good money for Dubois' original art; now it sounds like they won't have the chance, and we always knew this was the reason for bronty not mentioning the artist's name, because he'd already amassed quite the collection of original game art.

I'm not a person who would buy original art for hundreds of dollars, I'm just happy to finally know who the artist is.

[theplottwist]

Sadly, the guy won. I know dudes who would've paid good money for Dubois' original art; now it sounds like they won't have the chance, and we always knew this was the reason for bronty not mentioning the artist's name, because he'd already amassed quite the collection of original game art.

I'm not a person who would buy original art for hundreds of dollars, I'm just happy to finally know who the artist is.

In fact I'm also very happy you posted this here, dude. I was itching to know who did this artwork for a long time now.

My peeve with bronty isn't even his business practices. He wasn't satisfied with getting the deal, nooo. He had to flaunt the deal he got WHILE keeping the artist away from everyone. "Look at how exclusive I am!" This is just underhanded and unprofessional in more levels than Dante could imagine for his Inferno. You can't simply uncredit the artist you obtained the work from while crying "privacy" if you weren't the one to comission the work in the first place.

This guy is a joke. He obviously did this out of wanting to get a piss cheap deal and lock out any other potential buyer who would certainly have paid for this art very well. Here's the documentary thing I said.

But again, I'm happy you posted this here and for finally knowing who the artist is. This man is part of my childhood. The wiki has been updated accordingly

[Abnormal Freak]

Holy shit, ha ha! I thought the guy disappeared a couple years ago but there he is, teasing the artist reveal even further and talking about a doc. Sheesh.

[JR]

I wonder if anyone's gonna go track down bronty's old threads and finally reveal Dubois and upstage bronty's bullshit.

It'd be a bit petty, but not at all unwarranted.

Seriously. I would just out of principle, if I could be assed to sign up for a forum I'd probably never post on otherwise. But it sounds like it's a moot point now, anyway.

[Danial]

Thank you for posting this article.

I'm glad we finally got the name of the guy who contributed so much to the series' look, although I'm a bit annoyed with what bronty did also.  I'm one of those collectors who would have paid nicely for some of the original art.  I somehow doubt this computer that was exchanged for the art could even come close to the actual worth of those pieces.  And what's even more unfortunate is that if bronty does make a "documentary", he will probably claim the cost of the computer as a business expense.

A true shame.

[Sindra]

Wow, that's insane that it took this long to find out.

bronty can eat a bag of dicks, also.

[Belmontoya]

Glad to know his name! I always loved that cover. I noticed the style similiarities in the TMNT in time cover too! This is awesome to know.

What's this Bronty drama about?

[theplottwist]

What's this Bronty drama about?

To give you a quick summary without derailing the thread too much more (thanks in no small part to my ramblings):

Bronty came to the Dungeon a few years back with awesome scans of early, never-before-seen sketches and versions of Castlevania box art. When asked about who was the artist (because of course, since he gave no names), bronty put up the class act of not telling who they were for unexplained reasons. Then he said that "next year" the artist's identity would be revealed along with a lot of surprises. Guess what? Those never came. And I assure you bronty doesn't have the slightest intention of ever unveiling this here.

Then, looking up bronty, you'll discover that he's been pulling the same stunt on another forum for even longer. He's been called out multiple times on his bullshit, and had the audacity of "feeling offended" over the simple "who's the artist?" question.

Now, with the interview, we have connected the dots: bronty is a collector, and withheld the artist's name so he could get the artworks for dirty cheap money. Why, had he told us who Tom Dubois was, I'm 100% certain someone would pay much better than what the artist received for those artworks (a computer, really). I'm sure he also kept the artist ignorant of how much those artworks were worth, because I bet my ass he'd not give them up for a computer when they are worth much more.