Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Cool Art: 'In Darkest Knight' by Chris Skinner

'In Darkest Knight' by Chris Skinner, is the new Mighty Mini print from Hero Complex Gallery.

It's an 12" x 12" mini giclée print in a limited edition of 100 and costs $25.

Go here to buy.

Follow Hero Complex Gallery on Twitter @HeroComplexArt or sign up to their mailing list at their website for future on sale announcements.


Cool Art: 'The Iron Giant' by Tom Whalen

'The Iron Giant' by Tom Whalen, is a 24" x 36" 6 colour screen print on cougar natural 100C paper, and originally debuted at Mondo Con.

No news on availability though.


Cool Art: 'A Midsommer Night’s Dreame' by Anne Benjamin

'A Midsommer Night’s Dreame' by Anne Benjamin, originally debuted at MondoCon. It’s an 18″ x 36″ 3 colour screenprint on French Construction Steel Blue 100# Cover, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 200, and costs $50.

Go here to buy.


#VallejoTuesday: 'Valkyries' by Boris Vallejo

Monday, September 29, 2014

'Star Wars' #1 Variant Cover Art by Joe Quesada

Star Wars #1 variant cover art by Joe Quesada.

Written by Jason Aaron (Thor, Original Sin), with art by John Cassaday (Astonishing X-Men) and colours by Laura Martin, Star Wars #1 takes place immediately following the events of 'Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope'. 

Marvel's return to the 'Star Wars' universe begins January 2015.
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Cool Art: Gallery1988 presents 'Bust'd' - A Solo Art Show by Tom Whalen

Gallery1988 presents 'Bust'd', a solo art show by Tom Whalen. The show is a collection of character busts from the world of pop culture in 8″ x 8″ prints in limited editions of 75 and cost only $20.

The show opens Friday October 3, from 7-10pm at G1988 (West), 7308 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90046 and runs until the end of the month.

All remaining work after the opening reception will be online the next day on the gallery1988 website.
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#McQuarrieMonday: 'Star Wars' Art by Ralph McQuarrie

Friday, September 26, 2014

Cool Art: 'Doctor Who' S8 E06 'The Caretaker' by Stuart Manning

'Doctor Who' S8 E06 'The Caretaker' by Stuart Manning.


Cool Art: 'We Can No Longer Protect You Forever' by Daniel Danger

'We Can No Longer Protect You Forever' by Daniel Danger, was originally created for the National Poster Retrospecticus, a traveling show of more than 300 hand-printed event posters from over 100 of the most prominent poster designers in the USA, for their show in Cleveland at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

The print is a 24" x 36" screenprint and available in two colours. The red sky edition is a 5 colour print in a signed and numbered limited edition of 180 and the blue sky version is a 4 colour print in a signed and numbered limited edition of 150. They will each cost $60.

They go on sale Friday September 26 at 2pm EDT.


'We Can No Longer Protect You Forever' by Daniel Danger
Red Sky Edition
'We Can No Longer Protect You Forever' by Daniel Danger
Blue Sky Edition

#FrazettaFriday: 'Darkwolf' by Frank Frazetta

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Cool Art: Mondo-Con Prints (Part One)

Lots of prints were exclusively revealed at the inaugural Mondo Con in Austin, TX last weekend, and this is part one of some of the remaining print that will be available for sale.

These will be available online at a random time on Friday, September 26. Follow Mondo on Twitter @mondonews for the on sale announcement.

by Mike Saputo & Phantom City Creative
24" x 36" screen print in a hand numbered limited edition of 235. $45

Cool Art: Hero Complex Gallery presents 'Invasion' Art Exhibition

On Saturday September 27, Hero Complex Gallery presents 'Invasion', an art show celebrating alien invasions curated by Chris Thornley (aka RAID71) and joined by fellow artists Kyle Wilkinson, Gordon Reid, Steven Bonner and Tony Hodgkinson, prepare to be invaded with new art that wants to take over the Earth!

Opening reception is September 27 from 7-10pm, and the exhibition will be on display until October 12 at Hero Complex Gallery, 2020 South Robertson Blvd., Studio D, Los Angeles, CA 90034.

The artwork will be available at the Hero Complex Gallery website Sunday, September 28 around 1pm  PST. Follow them on Twitter @HeroComplexArt for the on sale announcement.

Check out a selection of the prints below.

Cool Art: 'It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown' by Nicolas Delort

'It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown' by Nicolas Delort, is a new seasonal print from Dark Hall Mansion.

It's available as an 18″ x 24” numbered screen print, in a limited edition of 280 which costs $65, and a glow-in-the-dark variant version in an edition of 50 which costs $100.

There is also a very select run of just 15 in a special unlettered foil edition, which costs $150.

It goes on sale Thursday October 2 at Dark Hall Mansion at a random time between 9am and 12pm PST. Follow them on Twitter @DarkHallMansion for the on sale announcement.

Regular Edition

Cool Art: 'Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker' by Mike Lim (aka Daarken)

'Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker' by Mike Lim (aka Daarken), from the new 'Magic: The Gathering' set, 'Khans Of Tarkir'. Available as a gallery-quality giclée art print on 100% cotton rag archival paper, printed with archival inks.



Cool Art: 'Refuge' by Dan Mumford

'Refuge' by Dan Mumford, is an A3 high quality digital print in a signed and embossed limited edition of 50. It's only available as part of the Skull & Heart 'The Colour Series' artbook Kickstarter campaign, at the £35 perk level, which also includes the artbook, a handwritten thank you note, S&H sticker and a postcard pack.

'The Colour Series' was an exhibition held in London by Skull & Heart, to showcase their artist based screen print series, alongside a live drawing event. The event was a great success, and the kickstarter campaign aims to showcase the artists involved and have a beautiful magazine style book, including their biography, full interview and select images from their portfolio.

Go here for the Skull & Heart 'The Colour Series' Kickstarter.


Cool Art: 'Wandering Luminations' by Tara McPherson

'Wandering Luminations' by Tara McPherson, is a 23″ x 29″ giclée, in a signed and numbered edition of 100, and costs $200. It will be available Friday, September 26th at 9am PDT.

Go here to buy.


#FantasyArtThursday: 'Tam Lin' by Wylie Beckert

Find out more about this art from Wylie's sketchblog.

 

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Cool Art: 'The Siren's Call' by Lisa Buijteweg

'The Siren's Call' by Lisa Buijteweg, cover art for the forthcoming novel by Stephanie Whitlock.


Cool Art: 'Mulholland Drive' by Grzegorz Domaradzki

'Mulholland Drive' by Grzegorz Domaradzki, is a 36" x 24" hand numbered screenprint from Grey Matter Art and is the first authorised print based on the film.

The regular version is a 5 colour print in a limited edition of 225 and costs $50, the variant is a 5 colour print in a limited edition of 150 and costs $75.

They go on sale Tuesday September 30 at a random time between 1-2pm EST. Follow them on Twitter @greymatterart for the on sale announcement.

Regular Edition
Variant Edition

Cool Art: 'Hoth: Protect Our Wildlife' by Ian Glaubinger

'Hoth: Protect Our Wildlife' by Ian Glaubinger.

This 'The Empire Strikes Back' inspired poster is a 16" x 20" 6 colour silkscreen print, in a limited edition of 150, costs $50, and goes on sale Friday, September 26th around 11am PDT through Dark Ink Art.

#WhelanWednesday: 'Roland' by Michael Whelan

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Cool Art: 'The Adventures of Baron Munchausen' by Jeff Soto

'The Adventures of Baron Munchausen' by Jeff Soto

This is a 24” x 36” screen print, that was originally released at Mondo-Con last weekend.

This will soon be available as a signed and numbered AP regular edition of 50 and a variant edition (below) of 30, here.


Cool Art: 'Alice In Hell' by Ben O'Brien

'Alice In Hell' by Ben O'Brien (aka Ben The Illustrator).

This is a 420mm by 297mm (16½" by 11¾") print on 270gsm Eggshell Superfine in a limited edition of 100 and costs £14. It's part of the 'Little Print Shop Of Horrors' series from Creative Spark, sellling art prints in aid of Forever Manchester.

Go here to buy.

Cool Art: 'Fables Deluxe Edition Volume 9' by Dan Dos Santos

'Fables Deluxe Edition Volume 9' by Dan Dos Santos.

Check out his blog post on Muddy Colors for a look at some of the thumbnail concept sketches.

'Fables: Deluxe Edition' Volume 9 is on sale October 7.


Cool Art: 'Snow White' by James Jean

'Snow White' by James Jean

The front cover to the upcoming 'Fables Cover Collection' (you can see the back cover here), reissued by DC/Vertigo and available in December. This new reissued edition will also contain all the covers that weren't collected in the original edition plus additional covers from Jack of Fables.


#VallejoTuesday: Art by Boris Vallejo

Monday, September 22, 2014

Cool Art: PangeaSeed presents 'Oceanid' by Chuck Sperry

PangeaSeed presents 'Oceanid' by Chuck Sperry, the ninth print of the 'HOME: A Fine Art Print Suite for Threatened Ocean Habitats' print series. September's print release goes towards helping to raise awareness for estuaries and the species that call this fragile environment 'home'.

'Oceanid' is a 31" x 21" 7 colour screenprint on archival cream paper, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 100 and costs $100.

There are also blue opal metallic and light green metallic editions of the print. Both are signed and numbered limited editions of 10 and cost $200.

They all go on sale at 12pm PST Tuesday, September 23.

Go here to buy

For more information on how you can help save our seas, please visit PangeaSeed.org

Regular Edition
Light Green Metallic Variant
Blue Opal Metallic Variant

Cool Art: 'Rose Red' by James Jean

'Rose Red' by James Jean

Back cover to the upcoming 'Fables Cover Collection', reissued by DC/Vertigo and available in December.


#McQuarrieMonday: 'Speeder Bike Chase' by Ralph McQuarrie

Sunday, September 21, 2014

Cool Art: 'Locked In' by JP Valderrama

'Locked In' by JP Valderrama.
"Commissioned work. I was given a great opportunity to do a cross over between two well-known hunters in pop culture, BOBA FETT and PREDATOR! 
Boba Fett somehow finds himself in a jungle of some random planet, an unfamiliar alien life form that has Jango Fett’s head on a spike, with a laser beam locked in on it’s target, ready to go for the kill. Boba Fett, the typical bounty hunter is locked in on his target as well." - JP Valderrama


Cool Art: 'Ghost In The Shell' by Martin Ansin

'Ghost In The Shell' by Martin Ansin, is a 24" x 36" print in a limited edition of 375, and was available at a special screening of the film exclusively at Mondo Con.


Friday, September 19, 2014

Cool Art: 'Doctor Who' S8 E05 'Time Heist' by Stuart Manning

'Doctor Who' S8 E05 'Time Heist' by Stuart Manning.


Cool Art: 'The Black Keys, Philadelphia' Concert Poster by Chuck Sperry

'The Black Keys - Cage The Elephant Tour at Philadelphia' by Chuck Sperry.

This new gig poster is a 30″ x 22″ 6-colour screenprint in a signed and numbered limited edition of 280. It's also available in two variant editions - Gold Opal and Green Mirror - both are in a limited edition of 15 each.

The regular edition of this poster will be available at the show officially through 'The Black Keys' at the Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia on Saturday September 20. Remaining prints will go on sale Sunday September 21 at a random time, so follow Chuck on Twitter @Yosquirt for the on sale announcement.

Go here to buy.

Regular Edition
Gold Opal Variant
Green Mirror Variant

#FantasyArtFriday: 'Vampirella' by Jenny Frison

#FrazettaFriday: 'Vampirella' by Frank Frazetta

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Cool Art: 'Den En Ken' by ONEQ

This 'Den En Ken' pin up print by ONEQ, measures 16.5" x 24.6" and is in a limited edition of 80 and costs $40. It will be released by The People’s Printshop Thursday September 18 at a random time.

Follow The People's Printshop on Twitter @peoplesprints, Instagram @peoplesprints and on Facebook for the on sale announcement.

Cool Art: 'Back To The Future: Part III' by Laurent Durieux

'Back To The Future: Part III' by Laurent Durieux, is a 24" x 36" print in a limited edition of 225, and will be available exclusively at Mondo Con this weekend. 


Cool Art: 'They're Here To Save The World' by Joshua Budich

'They're Here To Save The World' by Joshua Budich.

These were originally created for Gallery1988's 'Ghostbusters' 30th Anniversary Show, and were fully licensed by Columbia Pictures with likeness signoff from all 4 actors.

Previously sold out, the prints are now available in both Regular and a Glow-In-The-Dark Variant AP editions and are both  24" x 36", five and six colour (Glow-In-The-Dark) screenprints on French Madero Beach paper. The Regular edition costs $65 and the GID Variant $100.

They go on sale Friday September 19, some time before 12-noon EST. Follow Joshua on Twitter @jbudich for the on sale announcement.


Regular Edition

Cool Art: 'James Bond' Print Series by Michael Gillette

'James Bond' Print Series by Michael Gillette.

Originally used as cover art for Penguin Books James Bond reprints, they are now available
as limited edition prints under official license from Ian Fleming Publications Ltd.

The prints are available in two flavours: 9" x 13 3/8" in a limited edition of 700 and cost $95 and the larger 15 3/4" x 24 in a limited edition of 400 for £225. They are also available as a box set of all 15 titles (minus the two German variant prints) in the 9" x 13 3/8" size which costs $1300.

Go here to buy.

Cool Art: 'Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi' by Eric Tan

'Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi' by Eric Tan.

This is a 12" x 36" fine art serigraph on archival paper. It comes framed and with a certificate of authenticity. It's in a limited edition of 100 and costs $399.95 exclusively from the Disney Store.

Go here to buy.

Check out Eric's previous 'Star Wars' and 'The Empire Strikes Back' prints.


Cool Art: 'Blink 182 - Dortmund' Concert Poster by Rhys Cooper

'Blink 182 - 2014-08-19 Dortmund' concert poster by Rhys Cooper is a 12″ x 36″ 6-colour Screenprint, in an artist  limited edition of 50, and costs $60. On sale Thursday, September 18.

Go here to buy.


#WhelanWednesday: 'Songs Of A Distant Earth' by Michael Whelan

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Cool Art: Blurppy's Poster Posse Project #11 - 'Interstellar' (Phase Two)

Following on from yesterday's reveal of 'Interstellar' fan art, check out 'Phase Two' for more fan art from cool blog Blurppy's 11th #PosterPosse project.

Head on over to Blurppy to see the rest.

by Richard Davies

Cool Art: 'Shiny Objects' Print Series From Tim Doyle

The 'Shiny Objects' series by Tim Doyle, are 12" x 18" giclee print reproductions of original watercolour paintings and are printed on cold-press natural watercolour paper, with genuine Epson Ultrachrome archival ink.

Available from Wednesday September 17, 2pm Central through Nakatomi Inc, the individual prints are $30 and in a limited edition of 30, except for the Terminator inspired 'Tech Noir' print which is in a limited edition of 50, and it's $100 for the full set of four prints.

There are only 10 matched number sets available, and they will be made up of prints #1-10 of each print's run.

Go here to buy.

Follow Nakatomi Inc on Twitter @nakatomitim and like them on Facebook, as they will announce when they are sold out.

Cool Art: 'The Immortal' by Jason Edmiston

The 'Big Trouble In Little China' inspired 'The Immortal' by Jason Edmiston, is a 12" x 16" limited edition giclée, and will be available exclusively at Mondo Con this weekend. Remaining copies will be on sale on Jason's webstore after the show.


Cool Art: ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre' Bluray Steelbook Cover Art by Doaly

'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre' by Doaly

The front and back cover art was created for the 40th Anniversary limited edition blu-ray steelbook, which will be released on November 17 exclusively through Zavvi


Front Cover
Back Cover

Cool Art: 'The Iron Giant' by Alex Ross

'The Iron Giant' by Alex Ross, is a 15" x 27" print in a limited edition of 325 and is part of a mini gallery at Mondo Con this weekend, celebrating the 15th anniversary of 'The Iron Giant'. (C'mon Warner Bros, isn't it time this was released on bluray!!)


Mondo are also releasing a remastered gatefold vinyl album of Michael Kamen's score soundtrack, with limited edition covers by Jason Edmiston and Jay Shaw.

Cover art by Jason Edmiston
Cover art by Jay Shaw

Cool Art: 'Sunset' by Bernie Wrightson

'Sunset' by Bernie Wrightson, is a 20" × 30″ hand-printed silk-screen print on Speckletone Madero Beach French Paper, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 150.

The 'Swamp Thing' print will be available exclusively at Mondo Con this weekend, and remaining copies will be on sale on Nakatomi Inc later on this month.