Tuesday, May 31, 2022

#CoolArt: 'Mayhem' & 'Mischief' Macaw prints by Vanessa Foley through Black Dragon Press

'Mayhem' & 'Mischief' by Vanessa Foley.

Fine art giclée prints on 308gsm Hahnemühle 100% Cotton Photo Rag paper, in 35cm x 63½cm signed and numbered 48 HOUR TIMED Release editions for £90 each, and 43cm x 79½cm signed and numbered limited editions of 25 for £200 each.

On sale Wednesday June 1 at 5pm UK through Black Dragon Press.

'Mayhem'
'Mischief'

#ArtOfTheDay: 'She-Ra: The Princess of Power' by Dave Kennedy

'She-Ra: The Princess of Power' by Dave Kennedy.

Monday, May 30, 2022

A Geeky Nerfherder Video: MCM Comic Con London, Saturday May 28, 2022

Photo slideshow of the nerdy days out at the Geek culture conventions and events visited throughout 2022.

Part 5: MCM Comic Con at ExCeL London, Saturday May 28 2022.

Check out the Geek Cons VI: 2022 playlist for more videos throughout 2022.


Content (c) 2022 by Andy B.

Music:
'Surfing In Your Curves' (Edit) by Introspektro

'Home At Last' (Edit) by Waveshaper
(http://linktr.ee/waveshaper)

Photos taken using Oppo Find X5 5G Android smartphone:
https://www.oppo.com/en/smartphones/series-find-x/find-x5/

Photos edited with Affinity Photo:
https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/photo

Video produced, edited and rendered using Hitfilm Express:
https://fxhome.com/hitfilm-express

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#ArtOfTheDay: Art by Jean Giraud (Moebius)

Art by Jean Giraud (Moebius).

Art from the 'Star Wars: Visions' artbook, published November 2010.

Sunday, May 29, 2022

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Mathias Kollros

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists, and those that have attracted my attention, 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 Mathias Kollros.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Princess Mononoke' by Muju

'Princess Mononoke' by Muju.

Saturday, May 28, 2022

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Mateus Manhanini

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists, and those that have attracted my attention, 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 Mateus Manhanini.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'She-Hulk' by Peach MoMoKo

'She-Hulk' by Peach MoMoKo.

Variant cover art for 'The Avengers' issue #44, published April 2021 by Marvel Comics.

Friday, May 27, 2022

#CoolArt: 'Protect Our Oceans' Skateboard Deck by Jimbo Phillips through PangeaSeed

'Protect Our Oceans' by Jimbo Phillips.

Part of PangeaSeed's educational print program, 'Printed Oceans', raising awareness and education of pressing marine environmental issues through the lens of some of today's most respected creative minds.

30" x 10" screen print on a seven-ply 100% sustainably sourced USA maple wood skateboard deck, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 100 for $150.

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.

#CoolArt: 'Blade Runner' TIMED Release prints by Rich Pellegrino through Spoke Art

'Deckard' & 'Rachael' by Rich Pellegrino.

8½" x 11" giclee prints, in signed and numbered TIMED Release editions for $35 each, and hand painted remarqued editions for $110 each (Remarques will include a random hand-painted portrait of characters, origamis as seen in the film or Deckard's hand firing a laser pistol in the bottom right corner of the print).

On sale now until Sunday May 29 at 11.59am PT through Spoke Art.

'Deckard' (Regular Edition)

#CoolArt: 'Burning' print by Leegan Koo through The People's Print Shop

'Burning' by Leegan Koo.

24" x 16" archival pigment print, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 50 for $100.

On sale now through The People's Print Shop.

#CoolArt: New 'Marvel' prints through Dark Ink Art

New officially licensed 'Marvel' prints.

On sale now through Dark Ink Art.

'Variants' by Kayla Woodside

#CoolArt: New 'Star Wars' prints through Dark Ink Art

New officially licensed 'Star Wars' prints.

On sale now through Dark Ink Art.

'I Will Watch Over Him by Kayla Woodside

'Top Gun: Maverick' 4K, Steelbook, Bluray & DVD through Zavvi

'Top Gun: Maverick'.

Available on 4K, 4K bluray steelbook, standard bluray, DVD, and as a 'Top Gun' Double Pack collection.

On sale for preorder now through Zavvi.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Raised Slim Blade' by Frank Frazetta

'Raised Slim Blade' by Frank Frazetta.

Interior illustration from the 1974 omnibus edition of the novels 'The Master Mind Of Mars / A Fighting Man Of Mars', books 6 and 7 of the 'John Carter / Barsoom' series by Edgar Rice Burroughs, published by Nelson Doubleday.

Thursday, May 26, 2022

#CoolArt: 'Serenading A Seagull' Original Art by Omar Rayyan through Every Day Original

'Serenading A Seagull' by Omar Rayyan.

5" x 7" watercolour original artwork on paper for $350.

On sale Thursday May 26 at 12.30pm ET through Every Day Original.

#CoolArt: 'Bettie Page: Carousel' print by Olivia de Berardinis through Sideshow Art Prints

'Bettie Page: Carousel' by Olivia de Berardinis.

Officially licensed giclee print, in a signed limited edition of 150.

On sale Friday May 27 at 9am PT through Sideshow Art Prints.

#CoolArt: 'Wolverine vs Sabretooth' print by Julian Totino Tedesco through Sideshow Art Prints

'Wolverine vs Sabretooth' by Julian Totino Tedesco.

Officially licensed giclee print, in a signed limited edition of 350, and a signed and numbered Canvas edition of 50.

On sale Friday May 27 at 9am PT through Sideshow Art Prints.

#CoolArt: 'The Bat & The Cat' print by Clay Mann through Sideshow Art Prints

'The Bat & The Cat' by Clay Mann.

Officially licensed giclee print, in a signed limited edition of 375, and a signed and numbered HD Aluminum Metal edition of 75.

On sale Friday May 27 at 9am PT through Sideshow Art Prints.

#CoolArt: 'Ghostwire: Tokyo' Video Game Art Prints From Cook & Becker

Cook & Becker, in conjunction with studio Tango Gameworks and publisher Bethesda Softworks, have debuted new prints in a 'Ghostwire: Tokyo' art print collection, featuring concept art from the game.

Each officially licensed giclee print is hand-numbered with a signed certificate of authenticity.

On sale now through Cook & Becker.

'Tokyo Lookout'
'Mount Of Despair'

#CoolArt: 'Mudhoney & Meat Puppets' Concert prints by Rhys Cooper & Junko Mizuno through Secret Serpents

'Mudhoney & Meat Puppets at Dallas' by Rhys Cooper.
Officially licensed 12" x 36" screen print, in a numbered and plate signed Regular edition of 100 for $40, and a numbered and plate signed Lava Foil Variant edition of 25 for $100.

'Mudhoney & Meat Puppets at Los Angeles' by Junko Mizuno.
Officially licensed 18" x 24" screen print, in a signed and numbered Regular edition of 100 for $40, and a signed and numbered Foil Variant edition of 25 for $100.

On sale now through Secret Serpents.

'Mudhoney & Meat Puppets at Dallas' by Rhys Cooper (Regular Edition)

#CoolArt: 'The Gang Is Here, Charlie Brown' print set by Chris Thornley (Raid71)

'The Gang Is Here, Charlie Brown' print set by Chris Thornley (Raid71).

Set of four 5" x 5" giclee prints, in a signed and numbered TIMED Release edition for £25.

On sale in a TIMED release from Thursday May 26 at 6pm UK (1pm ET) until Sunday May 29 from Chris' website.

#CoolArt: 'Catwoman #41' print by Tula Lotay through Bottleneck Gallery

'Catwoman #41' by Tula Lotay.

16" x 24" giclee print, in a numbered limited edition of 100 for $45.

On sale Thursday May 26 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

#CoolArt: 'Shaun Of The Dead' prints by Juan Ramos through Vice Press & Sideshow Art Prints

'Shaun Of The Dead' by Juan Ramos.

Officially licensed 36" x 18" offset lithograph prints, in a numbered limited edition of 250 for £39.99 / $55, and a numbered Foil Variant edition of 175 for £44.99 / $60.

On sale Thursday May 26 at 6pm UK (1pm ET) through Vice Press and Sideshow Art Prints.

Regular Edition
Foil Variant Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Scarlet Witch' by Elarem Muyser

'Scarlet Witch' by Elarem Muyser.

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

#NewComicBookDay: My Comics Pull List This Week

My comics Pull List this week.
  • Saga #59 (Image Comics)
  • Monstress #40 (Image Comics)
  • Red Sonja #9 (Dynamite Comics)
  • Usagi Yojimbo: Lone Goat And Kid #5 (IDW Publishing)
  • Magic: The Hidden Planeswalker #2 (BOOM! Studios)
'Saga' #59 (Image Comics)
Cover art by Fiona Staples

#CoolArt: 'Metallica' & 'Mastodon' Concert AP Edition prints by Ken Taylor through Posters And Toys

Concert AP Edition prints by Ken Taylor.
  • 'Metallica at Buenos Aires, Argentina'
    18" x 24" screen print, in a numbered Regular AP edition of 70 for $50, and a numbered Foil AP edition of 30 for $100.
  • 'Mastodon at Vancouver'
    18" x 24" screen print, in a numbered  Regular AP edition for $45, and a numbered Foil AP edition for $70.
On sale Wednesday May 25 at 2pm CT through Posters And Toys.

#CoolArt: 'Strange Terrain' Original Art by Alexis Trice through Every Day Original

'Strange Terrain' by Alexis Trice.

5" x 7" Oil painting on oil ground masonite panel original artwork for $500.

On sale now through Every Day Original.

#CoolArt: 'Mossiae' prints by FinDAC through Graffiti Prints

'Mossiae' by FinDAC.

63cm x 86cm 24 colour screen print on 330 GSM Somerset Satin paper, in a signed Regular edition of 150 for £295, a signed and hand finished Gold Leaf edition of 20 for £595, a signed and hand finished Copper Leaf edition of 30 for £595, a signed and hand finished White Gold Leaf edition of 30 for £595, and a signed and hand finished on 1mm thick Corroded Brass edition of 10 for £1000

On sale Thursday May 26 at 5pm UK through Graffiti Prints.

Regular Edition

#CoolArt: 'Marvel's Moon Knight' Comic Art Prints through Grey Matter Art

'Marvel's Moon Knight' comic art prints.

Officially licensed 16" x 24" giclee prints, in numbered limited editions of 100 for $50 each, and as a matching numbered 3 print set for $140.

All orders placed on drop day will be automatically entered in a chance to be randomly selected to win a 1/1 silver metallic Moon Knight variant edition print.

On sale Thursday May 26 at 1pm ET through Grey Matter Art.

by Kyle Hotz
by Alex Garner
by Clayton Crain

'Men In Black' Limited Edition 25th Anniversary 4K Bluray Steelbook through Zavvi

'Men In Black' Limited Edition 25th Anniversary 4K Bluray Steelbook.

Bonus features include:
  • Notes from the Director’s Chair Featurette
  • Designing Men in Black Featurette Blu-Ray Disc
  • Telestrator Commentary with Director Barry Sonnenfeld and Tommy Lee Jones
  • Technical Commentary with Barry Sonnenfeld, Rick Baker and Industrial Light & Magic Team
  • Extended & Alternate Scenes
  • Metamorphosis of Men in Black Documentary
  • Original Featurette
  • Scene Editing Workshop
  • Visual Effects Scene Deconstructions with Commentary
  • Character Animation Studies
  • Storyboard Comparisons
  • Galleries
  • Music Video
  • Original Theatrical and Teaser Trailers
On sale Wednesday May 25 at 12pm UK through Zavvi.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Chariot' by Jeff Dekal

'Chariot' by Jeff Dekal.

Cover art for 'Chariot' issue #5, published July 2021 by AWA Studios.

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

#CoolArt: 'Wolverine: Weapon X' print by Juan Ramos through Bottleneck Gallery

'Wolverine: Weapon X' by Juan Ramos.

Officially licensed 24" x 18" giclee print, in a numbered limited edition of 150 for $50.

On sale Tuesday May 24 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

#CoolArt: New 'Spider-Man' Prints by Mark Chilcott through Bottleneck Gallery

New officially licensed 'Spider-Man' prints by Mark Chilcott.

16" x 20" giclee prints in numbered limited editions of 50 for $45 each.

On sale Tuesday May 24 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

'Nightlife'
'Into The Action'

#CoolArt: 'The Big Lebowski' print by Candra Hope through Vice Press

'The Dude' by Candra Hope.

Officially licensed A3 (11.7" x 16.5") archival pigment prints on 270gsm Mohawk Superfine paper, in a limited edition of 250 for £15.99.

On sale Tuesday May 24 at 6pm UK (1pm ET) through Vice Press.

Shortlist For The 2022 NOMMO Awards Announced by the ASFS

The shortlist for the 2022 NOMMO Awards have been announced by the ASFS (African Speculative Fiction Society), an organization of African writers, artists, editors, and publishers in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and related genres.

The NOMMO Awards recognize works of speculative fiction by Africans, defined as "Science Fiction and Fantasy, and the broadest possible definition of speculative/fantastical fiction including horror, slipstream, interstitial, stories based on traditional beliefs, alternate history etc. An inclusive rather than exclusive term designed to include most especially any distinctively African forms that may develop."

The awards take their name from Dogon cosmology, and the ancestral spirits / deities who take a variety of forms, including appearing on land as fish, walking on their tails.

Best Novel (The Ilube Nommo Award for Best Speculative Fiction Novel by an African)

  • THEY MADE US BLOOD AND FURY by Cheryl S Ntumy (Amazon KDP, 2021)
  • THE GILDED ONES by Namina Forna (Delacorte Press, 2021)
  • SON OF THE STORM by Suyi Davies Okungbowa (Orbit US/Orbit UK, 2021)
  • FAR FROM THE LIGHT OF HEAVEN by Tade Thompson (Orbit Books 2021)
  • THE MADHOUSE by T J Benson (Masobe Books 2021)
  • THE LIBRARY OF THE DEAD by TL Huchu (Tor Books 2021)

Best Novella

  • THE FUTURE GOD OF LOVE by Dilman Dila (Luna Press, February 2021)
  • NOT SEEING IS A FLOWER by Erhu Kome (Eraserhead Press, 2021)
  • AN EXPLORATION OF NICHOLE OTIENO’S EARLY FILMOGRAPHY (1232-1246) by Kola Heyward-Rotimi (Strange Horizons September 2021)
  • REMOTE CONTROL by Nnedi Okorafor (Tor/Forge, Tordotcom, 2021)
  • THE ABOMINATION by Nuzo Onoh (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September-October 2021)

Best Short Story

  • THE BROTHER by Makena Onjerika (Professor Charlatan Bardot’s Travel Anthology to the Most (Fictional) Haunted Buildings in the Weird, Wild World ed. Eric J Guinard; Dark Moon Books, 2021)
  • SHELTER by Mbozi Haimbre
  • O2 ARENA by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (Galaxy’s Edge, November 2021)
  • MASQUERADE SEASON by ‘Pemi Aguda (tor.com, March 2021)
  • AND THIS IS HOW TO STAY ALIVE 1111 by Shingai Njeri Kagunda (Fantasy Magazine, November 2020)
  • DREAMPORTS by Tlotlo Tsamaase (Apex Magazine, December 2021)
  • THE MANY LIVES OF AN ABIKU by Tobi Ogundiran (Beneath Ceaseless Skies, issue 309 July 2021)
  • AN ARC OF ELECTRIC SKIN by Wole Talabi (Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, September 2021, Reprinted in Apex Magazine, April 2022)

Best Graphic Novel

  • THE iJOURNAL - Awele Emili
  • IYANU: CHILD OF WONDER VOL 2 - Roye Okupe, Godwin Akpan (YouNeek Studios/Dark Horse Comic)

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Catwoman' by Jenny Frison

'Catwoman' by Jenny Frison.

Variant cover art for 'Catwoman' issue #45, published July 2022 by DC Comics.

Monday, May 23, 2022

Winners of the 2022 SFWA Nebula Awards Announced

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the finalists for this year’s Nebula Awards for works first published in 2021, along with the Ray Bradbury and Andre Norton Awards.

Each year, the organization’s members vote on which stories they consider to be the best novel, novella, novelette, short story and Young Adult story in the genre, as well as the best game writing and best outstanding dramatic presentation.
 

Novel

  • A Master of Djinn, P Djèlí Clark (Tordotcom; Orbit UK) 

 

Novella

  • And What Can We Offer You Tonight, Premee Mohamed (Neon Hemlock) 

 

Novelette

  • “O2 Arena”, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (Galaxy’s Edge 11/21)

 

Short Story

  • “Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather”, Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny 3–4/21)

 

Game Writing

  • Thirsty Sword Lesbians, April Kit Walsh, Whitney Delagio, Dominique Dickey, Jonaya Kemper, Alexis Sara, Rae Nedjadi (Evil Hat Games) 

 

Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

  • A Snake Falls to Earth, Darcie Little Badger (Levine Querido) 

 

Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

  • WandaVision: Season 1, Peter Cameron, Mackenzie Dohr, Laura Donney, Bobak Esfarjani, Megan McDonnell, Jac Schaeffer, Cameron Squires, Gretchen Enders, Chuck Hayward (Marvel Studios) 

 

SFWA Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award

  • Mercedes Lackey

 

Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award (for distinguished contributions to the science fiction and fantasy community)

  • Arley Sorg
  • Troy L Wiggins
  • Petra Mayer (posthumous)

 

Kevin J O'Donnell Jr Award (for services to the SFWA)

  • Colin Coyle

#CoolArt: 'Brawl' TIMED Release print by James Jean

'Brawl' by James Jean.

16½" x 22" giclee print on 19½" x 25½" paper with multiple colours, clear, and metallic gold enhancements and dimensional chop, in a signed and numbered TIMED release edition for $500.

On sale Tuesday May 24 at 8am PT until Wednesday May 25 2022 at 7.59am PT from James' website.

'Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade' 4K Bluray Steelbook through Zavvi

'Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade' 4K Bluray Steelbook.

Edition also includes a mini print.

On sale at £24.99 Monday May 23 at 9am UK through Zavvi.

Steelbook Front
Steelbook Back
Steelbook Interior
Mini Print