British TV series Black Mirror becomes an old school comic in this illustrated poster series from artist Billy Butcher.
Having started life on Channel 4 before moving to Netflix, Black Mirror has become a cult hit thanks to its disturbing storylines centred around technology. Written by comedy genius Charlie Brooker, the dystopian episodes see cartoon characters become political leaders, anonymous trolls holding people to ransom, and social media becoming a form of currency.
It's this dark humour that clearly appeals to art director Butcher Billy, as his latest series of illustrations focus on the series. With an art style not too dissimilar to those found on vintage posters, this range of illustrations imagine how Black Mirror might look if it was an old school comic book from the 70s.
Complete with a retro title font, plus a classic comic book date and price layout, these illustrations wouldn't look out of place as covers on the newsstand. This project is a work in progress, with eight of the 13 episodes currently available to buy as posters, mugs, furniture covers and more on Butcher Billy's Behance page.
Dom Carter is a freelance writer who specialises in art and design. Formerly a staff writer for Creative Bloq, his work has also appeared on Creative Boom and in the pages of ImagineFX, Computer Arts, 3D World, and .net. He has been a D&AD New Blood judge, and has a particular interest in picture books.
