Butler's First Spock
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| Title: | Butler's First Spock |
| Artist: | Shelley Butler |
| Date(s): | unknown date of creation, likely 1993? |
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| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS |
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Butler's First Spock is an illo by Shelley Butler.
It portrays Spock.
This is a companion piece to Butler's First Kirk. According to comments below, they are the first K/S illustrations she created.
It was printed as the back cover of First Time #54 in 2002.
Fan Comments
2002
{{Quotation| What a wonderful treat to see these covers, which, as Robin explains in her “Editorial Comments,” were Shelley Butler’s very first K/S drawings! Kirk’s portrait is on the front cover, and Spock’s is on the back. They are both wonderful, but I have to admit that I prefer the back cover, partly because I am such a Spock fan, but also because Shelley has captured such a perfect look of longing in Spock’s gaze. Looking at this portrait, it’s very, very easy for me to imagine that Spock is staring at his captain, thinking to himself 'Will he ever be mine?' [1]
2003
"In the back cover we are also rewarded with a gorgeous illo of a close up of Spock's face. Shelley captures that aloof expression of Spock. But his eyes seem to brighten with an inner light, I think directed to his beloved. Again, the play of light and shadows in the face gave the illo an exquisite feeling of realism." [2]