Calendar Vulcan

Fan Art
Title:	Calendar Vulcan
Artist:	Shelley Butler
Date(s):	1998
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Fandom:	Star Trek: TOS
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Calendar Vulcan is an illo by Shelley Butler.

It portrays Spock in a leather jacket and IDIC belt buckle.

It was printed in T'hy'la #20.

A Sister Illustration

Butler created a similar piece for the 2023 KiScon con zine. See Spock in Leather.

Fan Comments

1995

I had the extreme good fortune to purchase on of Shelley's pictures entitled "Calendar Vulcan." Go ahead, indulge your imaginations, I'll wait... All finished? Well, you're not quite right. Picture Spock in longish hair, open jacket and jeans. Oh, my!

1999

Oh gorgeous. Spock bare-chested in open (synthe)leather jacket. This is the stuff of fantasies, and truly one of my favorites. As to the art and technique of Ms. Butler, it's superlative. Her style is always so fine, but this one has a particular clarity in the pencil work that goes really well with this light-hearted and innocent Spock. Innocent yet so sexy. The sexiest Spock face ever, because it's so natural. I don't think he's looking at Kirk, but I think Kirk's sure looking at him. Oh yes, and the thumbs hooked in the wide leather belt with macho buckle...well maybe he's not so innocent after all."

2001

I know I have had to have reviewed this before, but, heck, this picture is good enough to be done twice. The cover to T'HY'LA 20 is the famous pencil Spock in jacket (leather or denim, I forget which) that Shelley Butler did in 1995. I love the slightly enigmatic expression he has on his face and, also, the small touches she added such as the IDIC pendant he is wearing and the fact is hair is slightly windblown. It's a perfect a/u long haired contemporary Spock just waiting to be paired with one of her Kirks-- maybe the one of Kirk in his leather jacket. I normally don't notice Spock pictures but this ones demands being noticed."