Druuna - RAW AND UNFILTERED/ Bazal. 8,3x11,7 in.

"only survival"

This illustration of Druuna, the character created by Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, is drawn by Ángel Bazal directly in black ballpoint pen, without preliminary sketching, as a tribute to Ed Benes. The image inhabits the space where sensuality, organic horror, and instinct coexist without hierarchy, remaining faithful to the provocative and carnal essence of Druuna’s universe. The female body is presented frontally, powerful and vulnerable at once, treated as a living landscape rather than an object. The anatomy is exaggerated, intentional, and celebrated through linework, while the organic creatures emerging around her reinforce a sense of symbiosis between pleasure, danger, and survival. There is no modesty or ornamentation: the nudity is narrative, not decorative. The ballpoint pen drawing is raw and immediate, built from nervous lines, dense cross-hatching, and visible corrections that add tension and physical presence. The influence of Ed Benes can be felt in the dramatic anatomy and visual impact, filtered through a more instinctive and visceral execution. The result is a contemporary Druuna—less erotic fantasy, more primal force—where the body becomes territory, weapon, and fate all at once.

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