Friday, July 31, 2020

#CoolArt: 'The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time' print by Courtney Autumn Martin

'The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time' by Courtney Autumn Martin.

24" x 36" 11 colour screen print with metallic ink, in a signed and numbered AP edition of 55 for $110.

On sale now from Courtney's website.

#CoolArt: 'Miranda & Caliban' print by Tran Nguyen through PangeaSeed

'Miranda & Caliban' by Tran Nguyen.

13" x 18" giclee print on Canson Aquarelle 310gsm museum-grade archival paper, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 75 for $100.

On sale now through PangeaSeed.

Proceeds from this print will go to help power PangeaSeed Foundation's global ARTivism efforts and the artists who dedicate their time and talent to their cause.

For more information on how you can help save our seas, please visit https://www.pangeaseed.foundation.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Savage Pellucidar' by Frank Frazetta

'Savage Pellucidar' by Frank Frazetta.

Cover art for the 1973 edition of 'Savage Pellucidar', book 7 in the 'Pellucidar' series written by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Thursday, July 30, 2020

#CoolArt: 'Red Sonja: Birth Of The She-Devil' prints by JeeHyung Lee through Sideshow Collectibles

'Red Sonja: Birth Of The She-Devil' by JeeHyung Lee, originally variant cover art for 'Red Sonja: Birth Of The She-Devil' issue #1, published June 2019 by Dynamite Comics.

Officially licensed giclee print, on 100% archival heavyweight 300gsm rag art paper, in a signed 'Pre-Battle' Variant edition of 350 for $260 framed or $95 unframed, and a signed 'Post-Battle Bloody' Variant edition of 200 for $260 framed or $95 unframed.

On sale for Pre-Order Friday July 31 between 9am-12pm PT through Sideshow Collectibles.

'Pre-Battle' Variant Edition
'Post Battle Bloody' Variant Edition

#CoolArt: 'Forest Harbour' print by Kilian Eng through Black Dragon Press

'Forest Harbour' by Kilian Eng.

18" x 24" giclée print on 308 gsm Cotton Hahnemühle Photo Rag paper, in signed and numbered limited editions of 60 for £50.

On sale Friday July 31 at 5pm UK (12pm ET) through Black Dragon Press.

#CoolArt: 'The Golden Passage' print by James Jean

'The Golden Passage' by James Jean.

54⅛" x 16½" giclee print on 57" x 20" paper with 13 metallic colours, sculpted dimensional chop, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 50 for $5200.

On sale Thursday July 30 at 8am PT from James' website.

#CoolArt: 'Spider-Man: The Animated Series' print through Grey Matter Art

'Spider-Man: The Animated Series'.

Officially licensed 16" x 20" giclee print on Hot Press Bright paper, in a numbered limited edition of 150 for $50.

On sale Thursday July 30 at 1pm ET through Grey Matter Art.

#CoolArt: 'The Avengers' #10 (700th Issue) by Alex Ross through Grey Matter Art

'The Avengers' #10 (700th issue) by Alex Ross, originally variant cover art for the issue, published January 2019 by Marvel Comics.

Officially licensed 16" x 24" giclee print on Hot Press Bright paper, in a numbered limited edition of 150 for $50.

On sale Thursday July 30 at 1pm ET through Grey Matter Art.

#CoolArt: 'The Cotton Club' prints by Laurent Durieux through Mondo & Nautilus Art Prints

'The Cotton Club' by Laurent Durieux.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print in a signed and numbered Regular edition of 250 for $70 only at Mondo, and a signed and numbered Variant edition of 134 for €85 only at Nautilus Art Prints.

On sale Thursday July 30 at 11am CT through Mondo, and 7pm CET (European Time) through Nautilus Art Prints.

Regular Edition
Variant Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Spider-Man' by Alex Ross

'Spider-Man' by Alex Ross.

Wraparound cover art for the May 2018 issue of Game Informer Magazine

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

#NewComicBookDay: My Comics Pull List This Week

My comics Pull List this week.
  • Black Magick #12 (Image Comics)
  • The Sandman Universe: John Constantine - Hellblazer #8 (DC Black Label)
  • Ascender #11 (Image Comics)
  • Blade Runner 2019 #8 (Titan Comics)

'Black Magick' #12 (Image Comics)
Cover art by Nicola Scott
'The Sandman Universe: John Constantine - Hellblazer' #8 (DC Black Label)
Cover art by John Paul Leon
'Ascender' #11 (Image Comics)
Cover art by Dustin Nguyen
'Blade Runner 2019' #8 (Titan Comics)
Cover art by Jesus Hervas

#CoolArt: 'Baby Yoda' print by Sara Richard

'Star Tea' by Sara Richard.

11" x 17" print on Satin paper, in a signed limited edition for $20.

On sale now from Sara's website.

#CoolArt: 'Thunderbirds' & 'Captain Scarlet' prints by Rodrigo Barraza through Vice Press

'In Action' Series 1 by Rodrigo Barraza.

Officially licensed A3 sized (16½" x 11.8") giclee prints on 300gsm fine art paper, in numbered limited editions of 200 for £24.99 each.

On sale Thursday July 30 at 5pm UK (12pm ET) through Vice Press.

#CoolArt: 'Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons' by Dan Orgill through Vice Press

'Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons' by Dan Orgill.

Officially licensed 11.8" x 15.7" giclee prints on 300gsm fine art paper, in numbered limited editions of 200 for £24.99 each.

On sale Thursday July 30 at 5pm UK (12pm ET) through Vice Press.

#CoolArt: 'The Pit And The Pendulum' prints by Kevin Tong through Mad Duck Posters

'The Pit And The Pendulum' by Kevin Tong.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered Regular edition of 150 for $65, and a numbered metallic ink Variant edition of 75 for $85.

On sale Wednesday July 29 at 12pm ET through Mad Duck Posters.

Regular Edition
Variant Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Dark Horse Presents' by Jeff Dekal

'Dark Horse Presents' by Jeff Dekal.

Cover art for 'Dark Horse Presents' issue #28, published November 2016 by Dark Horse Comics

#CoolArt: 'Sun Goddess' Original Art by Mary Ancilla Martinez through Every Day Original

'Sun Goddess' by Mary Ancilla Martinez.

9" x 12" oil original artwork for $450

On sale now through Every Day Original.

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

#CoolArt: 'The Last Of Us: Part 2' print by Inna Vjuzhanina

'If I ever were to lose you...' by Inna Vjuzhanina.
  • 16½" x 11.7" fine art print on 250 g/m² high quality matte paper, in signed and numbered limited editions of 25 for $40 each, and a hand embellished option for $60 each. 
  • 11.7" x 8.3" fine art print on 210 g/m² high quality photo paper, in signed open editions for $25 each.
On sale for pre-order now until July 31 through Inna's website.

2020 World Fantasy Award Finalists Announced


2020 World Fantasy Award finalists have been announced. The awards will be presented during the World Fantasy Convention, held during October 29 - November 1, in an online presentation.

NOVEL

  • Queen of the Conquered, by Kacen Callender (Orbit)
  • The Ten Thousand Doors of January, by Alix E Harrow (Redhook Books/Orbit UK)
  • The Raven Tower, by Ann Leckie (Orbit)
  • Gideon the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir (Tor.com)
  • The Memory Police, by Yoko Ogawa (trans. Stephen Snyder) (Pantheon/Harvill Secker)

NOVELLA

  • “The Butcher’s Table,” by Nathan Ballingrud (Wounds: Six Stories From the Border of Hell)
  • Desdemona and the Deep, by CSE Cooney (Tor.com)
  • In an Absent Dream, by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com)
  • The Deep, by Rivers Solomon with Daveed Diggs, William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes (Saga
    Press/Hodder & Stoughton UK)
  • Silver in the Wood, by Emily Tesh (Tor.com)

SHORT FICTION

  • “For He Can Creep,” by Siobhan Carroll (Tor.com, July 10, 2019)
  • “Read After Burning,” by Maria Dahvana Headley, (A People’s Future of the United States)
  • “The Blur in the Corner of Your Eye,” by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny Magazine, July-Aug. 2019)
  • “Blood is Another Word For Hunger,” by Rivers Solomon (Tor.com, July 24, 2019)
  • “Postlude to the Afternoon of a Faun,” by Jerome Stueart (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction,
    Mar./Apr. 2019)
  • “Everyone Knows That They‘re Dead. Do You?,” by Genevieve Valentine (The Outcast Hours)

ANTHOLOGY

  • Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories, edited by Ellen Datlow (Saga Press)
  • The Outcast Hours, edited by Mahvesh Murad & Jared Shurin (Solaris)
  • The Mythic Dream, edited by Dominik Parisien & Navah Wolfe (Saga Press)
  • New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color, edited by Nisi Shawl (Solaris)
  • The Big Book of Classic Fantasy, edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer (Vintage Books)

COLLECTION

  • Homesick: Stories, by Nino Cipri (Dzanc Books)
  • Song For the Unraveling of the World: Stories, by Brian Evenson (Coffee House Press)
  • Unforeseen, by Molly Gloss (Saga Press)
  • A Lush and Seething Hell: Two Tales of Cosmic Horror, by John Hornor Jacobs (Harper Voyager)
  • Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea: Stories by Sarah Pinsker (Small Beer Press)

ARTIST

  • Tommy Arnold
  • Galen Dara
  • Julie Dillon
  • Wendy Froud
  • Kathleen Jennings

SPECIAL AWARD – PROFESSIONAL

  • CC Finlay, for F&SF editing
  • Leslie Klinger, for The New Annotated HP Lovecraft: Beyond Arkham (Liveright)
  • Ellen Oh, for We Need Diverse Books
  • Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, for The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the
  • Hunger Games (New York University Press)
  • Sheree Renée Thomas, for contributions to the genre

SPECIAL AWARD – NON-PROFESSIONAL

  • Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay, Laura E Goodin and Esko Suoranta, for Fafnir – Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy Research
  • Michael Kelly, for Undertow Publications and The Year’s Best Weird Fiction
  • Jonathan Strahan & Gary K Wolfe, for the Coode Street Podcast
  • Lynne M Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, for Uncanny Magazine
  • Terri Windling, for Myth & Moor

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

  • Rowena Morrill
  • Karen Joy Fowler

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Elektra' by Peach MoMoKo

'Elektra' by Peach MoMoKo.

Monday, July 27, 2020

#CoolArt: 'Greek Myths' prints by Carly A-F through PosterSpy

'Greek Myths' by Carly A-F.

A3 sized giclee prints on 240gsm stock paper, in a numbered limited edition of 35 for £20 each, and a 15% discount at checkout if you purchase the set, with free shipping for orders over £40.

On sale Monday July 27 at 5pm UK through PosterSpy.

'Icarus'
'Medusa'
'Minotaur'
'Persephone'

#ArtOfTheDay: 'The Succubus' by Gerald Brom

'The Succubus' by Gerald Brom.

Variant cover art for 'Heavy Metal Magazine' issue #299, published July 2020

Sunday, July 26, 2020

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Kaz Oomori

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

The art of Kaz Oomori.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Conan The Barbarian' by John Buscema

'Conan The Barbarian' by John Buscema.

Variant cover art for 'Conan The Barbarian' issue #7, published June 2019 by Marvel Comics

Saturday, July 25, 2020

#CoolArt: 'The Fisher King' print by Casey Callender through Hero Complex Gallery

'The Fisher King' by Casey Callender.

Giclee print in a 16" x 24" limited edition of 250 for $40, and a 24" x 36" limited edition of 250 for $60.

On sale now through Hero Complex Gallery.

#CoolArt: 'Message In A Bottle' print by Kerby Rosanes through PangeaSeed

'Message In A Bottle' by Kerby Rosanes.

16" x 20" giclee print on Canson Aquarelle 310gsm museum-grade archival paper with hand deckled edges, in a numbered limited edition of 50 for $75.

On sale now through PangeaSeed.

Proceeds raised through the sale of this print will go to support PangeaSeed's ongoing effort to help save our seas through ARTivism.

For more information on how you can help save our seas, please visit https://www.pangeaseed.foundation.

#CoolArt: 'Sunset Rooftops' Original Art by Naomi VanDoren through Every Day Original

'Sunset Rooftops' by Naomi VanDoren.

6" x 8" watercolour & archival inkjet on Arches watercolor paper, matted and framed original artwork for $325.

On sale now through Every Day Original.

Winners Of The 2020 Eisner Awards Announced

The winners of the 2020 Annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, given for creative achievement in American comic books, often referred to as the Comics Industry's equivalent of the Oscar Awards, have been announced.

Best Short Story

  • Hot Comb,” by Ebony Flowers, in Hot Comb (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Single Issue / One-Shot

  • Our Favorite Thing Is My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)

Best Continuing Series

  • Bitter Root, by David Walker, Chuck Brown, and Sanford Greene (Image)

Best Limited Series

  • Little Bird by Darcy Van Poelgeest and Ian Bertram (Image)

Best New Series

  • Invisible Kingdom, by G Willow Wilson and Christian Ward (Berger Books / Dark Horse)

Best Publication for Early Readers

  • Comics: Easy as ABC, by Ivan Brunetti (TOON)

Best Publication for Kids

  • Guts, by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic Graphix)

Best Publication for Teens

  • Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell (First Second / Macmillan)

Best Humor Publication

  • The Way of the Househusband, vol. 1, by Kousuke Oono, translation by Sheldon Drzka (VIZ Media)

Best Anthology

  • Drawing Power: Women’s Stories of Sexual Violence, Harassment, and Survival, edited by Diane Noomin (Abrams)

Best Reality-Based Work

  • They Called Us Enemy, by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker (Top Shelf) 

Best Graphic Album—New

  • Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden (First Second / Macmillan)

Best Graphic Album—Reprint

  • LaGuardia, by Nnedi Okorafor and Tana Ford (Berger Books / Dark Horse)

Best Adaptation from Another Medium

  • Snow, Glass, Apples, by Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran (Dark Horse Books) 

Best US Edition of International Material

  • The House, by Paco Roca, translation by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics)

Best US Edition of International Material—Asia

  • Cats of the Louvre, by Taiyo Matsumoto, translation by Michael Arias (VIZ Media)
  • Witch Hat Atelier, by Kamome Shirahama, translation by Stephen Kohler (Kodansha) 

Best Archival Collection / Project—Strips

  • Krazy Kat: The Complete Color Sundays, by George Herriman, edited by Alexander Braun (TASCHEN)

Best Archival Collection / Project—Comic Books

  • Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo: The Complete Grasscutter Artist Select, by Stan Sakai, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)

Best Writer

  • Mariko Tamaki, Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass (DC); Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (First Second / Macmillan); Archie (Archie)

Best Writer / Artist

  • Raina Telgemeier, Guts (Scholastic Graphix)

Best Penciller / Inker or Penciller / Inker Team

  • Rosemary Valero-O’Connell, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (First Second / Macmillan) 

Best Painter / Digital Artist

  • Christian Ward, Invisible Kingdom (Berger Books / Dark Horse) 

Best Cover Artist

  • Emma Rios, Pretty Deadly (Image)

Best Colouring

  • Dave Stewart, Black Hammer, B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know, Hellboy and the BPRD (Dark Horse); Gideon Falls (Image); Silver Surfer Black, Spider-Man (Marvel) 

Best Lettering

  • Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (IDW)

Best Comics-Related Periodical / Journalism

  • Women Write About Comics, edited by Nola Pfau and Wendy Browne

Best Comics-Related Book

  • Making Comics, by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Academic / Scholarly Work

  • EC Comics: Race, Shock, and Social Protest, by Qiana Whitted (Rutgers University Press)

Best Publication Design

  • Making Comics, designed by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Digital Comic

  • Afterlift, by Chip Zdarsky and Jason Loo (comiXology Originals)

Best Webcomic

  • Fried Rice Comic, by Erica Eng

Eisner Hall Of Fame Inductees

  • Nell Brinkley
  • E Simms Campbell
  • Alison Bechdel
  • Howard Cruse
  • Stan Sakai
  • Louise Simonson
  • Don & Maggie Thompson
  • Bill Watterson

#CoolArt: 'House Of X / Powers Of X' prints by Matt Taylor through Mondo

'House Of X / Powers Of X' by Matt Taylor.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print in a numbered Regular edition of 375, and a numbered Variant edition of 175.

On sale Sunday July 26 at 11am CT through Mondo.

Regular Edition
Variant Edition

#CoolArt: 'How To Train Your Dragon' prints by Ken Taylor through Mondo

'How To Train Your Dragon' by Ken Taylor.

36" x 24" screen print in numbered Regular and Variant editions.

On sale Saturday July 25 at 11am CT through Mondo.

Regular Edition
Variant Edition

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Kaysha Siemens

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

The art of Kaysha Siemens.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back' by Ben Oliver

'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back' by Ben Oliver

Friday, July 24, 2020

#CoolArt: Exclusive New Prints by Jason Edmiston

Exclusive new prints by Jason Edmiston.
  • 'Black And Chrome (Eyes Without A Face)'. 9" x 5" giclee 4 print set in a limited edition for 50 for $100
  • 'Eyes Without A Face'. 9" x 5" giclee prints in limited edition for $20 each
  • 'The Guardian (Eyes Without A Face)'. 16½" x 8" giclee print in a limited edition of 100 for $60
  • 'Born To Die'. 5" x 9" giclee print in a limited edition of 200 for $20
  • 'Everything Must Go'. 12" x 16" giclee print in a limited edition of 200 for $60, and a 1/1 11" x 14" original pencil drawing for $1200
  • 'Park House'. 5" x 5" giclee print in an open edition for $10, and a 1/1 5" x 5" original pencil drawing for $250
On sale Friday July 24 at 12pm ET from Jason's website.

'Black & Chrome' 4 print set