Early storyboard of the Space Jockey in the derelict ship for Alien (1978) by Ridley Scott references the cover for Isaac Asimov's The Bicentennial Man" (Published 1978) by Chris Foss?

 

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 Alien: Early Ridleygram showing the sideview of the Space Jockey (1978) by Ridley Scott for Alien

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Chris Foss: Cover for Isaac Asimov's The Bicentennial Man" (Published 1978)

 

 

a) Early storyboard of members of the Nostromo crew exploring the outsized pilot/Space Jockey in the derelict ship for Alien (1978) by Ridley Scott

 

 

b) The cover for Isaac Asimov's The Bicentennial Man" (Published 1978) by Chris Foss

 

 

 

 

 

c.i) Upper front of the chest of the giant robot. Note that the cuff of the shoulder becomes the ribbed neck of t

 

 

 

 

 

c.ii) Band running down the vent of the robot becomes the shadowy underside of the telescope

 

 

 

 

d.i) The stripes on the cuff of the right shoulder of the giant robot becomes the ribbing on the shoulder of the support for the telescope

 

 

 

 

 

d.ii) Vent under the shoulder and it's equivalent

 

 

 

 

 

e.i) Lower torso of the giant robot

 

 

 

e.ii) Left arm becomes the back head tendril of the Space Jockey

 

 

e.iii) Right arm becomes the end part of the Space Jockey's body