Rudas
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| Name: | Rudas |
| Alias(es): | Michel S. |
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| Fandoms: | MUNCLE, Star Trek |
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Rudas was an imaginative fan artist whose work appeared in print era fanzines. She did numerous illustrations for K/S and MUNCLE zines. She painted the cover for Paula Smith's fanzine, Other Times, Other Affairs with Illya as a merman and provided Jan Davies with the cover for Declassified Affairs #2.
She died Jan 2022.
Fan Comments
Review of her artwork:
The cover, by Rudas, Illya as a merman, was inspired by "The Unexpurgated Journal of 'Shipwreck' Nolan," by Paula Smith. Illya as a merman?? I told you, sometimes they are reincarnated as other species. Four-fingered hands, fishy tail, yet still definitely Illya, with pale gold hair billowing out in the blue green sea. Rudas, more than any other fan artist I know, has a gift for incorporating fantasy yet capturing the essence of the character. The painting is a fantastical piece in an underwater wonderland abundantly accented with jewels and starfishes. [1]
[art by Rudas]: This drawing goes with "Bridges to Cross" by T'hera [from KaleidoScope #3]. All of the art by Rudas in this story made me curious. I almost got the feeling the story could have been written around the drawings, as opposed to the drawings being done to illustrate the story. In any event, a very nice job. The drawing on P. 106 in particular I loved. A beautiful moment in the story; a beautiful capturing of it in the drawing. Kirk is lying with his head on Spock's leg, his eyes closed. Spock is staring down at Kirk's face and fingering his hair.... This is before any overt expression of love between them, so it is an especially precious moment. Spock's gaze is...indescribable. And I love their clothes—Spock's casual tunic, sleeveless, wraparound, flowing. Kirk's top is really nice too; I like the "feminine" lines. And a nice swell between Spock's legs, which of course Kirk is well aware of.... [2]
Sample Artwork
artwork used in The Contest (Star Trek: TOS story by Mildred Manhill) from the fanzine KaleidoScope (Star Trek: TOS anthology published in 1993)
cover of Other Times, Other Affairs, Illya as a merman
front cover of KaleidoScope #7, front cover by Rudas, a two-fer, a long-haired Spock AND a long-haired Kirk --"Two long-haired unclothed warriors locked in a passionate kiss. I love the kaleidoscope in Spock’s hair. It takes my breath away each time I look at it. It is nicely framed on the page, but I find myself wishing it covered the entire page" and "What a lovely, hot, dynamic drawing. The entire drawing was in print before, but this is a close-up of just the kiss, which makes it even more powerful. A passionate, master/slave kiss...Spock master/Kirk slave...and drawn quite nicely—lines on the spare side that are nonetheless fully expressive." [3] The artwork "The Kiss" won BRONZE Philon Award
inside page from Counterpoint (Star Trek: TOS zine) #8, illo by Rudas for "The Queen of Bangkok"
inside page from Counterpoint (Star Trek: TOS zine) #8, illo by Rudas for "Duet"
Cover for Declassified Affairs 2
- ^ from Z.I.N.E.S. v.2 n.1
- ^ from Come Together #21
- ^ from The K/S Press #21