They’re not wizards, but did Jawas from Star Wars establish the aesthetic?
Thanks for doing this! I’ve really enjoyed the early comics so far!
Give it a couple years… and then a few more.
There’s a lot of references to this, but it looks like there’s not a known source. Interestingly, the first reference to this tablet was from 1908. https://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/10/22/world-end/
To me, it looks like it’s using perspective. The skull is a normal sized one, but closer to the camera than the guy is. It’s the same trick that Peter Jackson used to shoot Lord of the Rings for all of the size differences between people.
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