Cool Art: 'Farewell Frodo' by Jian Guo

Stained glass style illustration, inspired by JRR Tolkien's 'The Lord Of The Rings' by Jian Guo, It's also available as a print through his Deviant Art Store.

Cool Art: 'Lost Carcosa' by Anthony Petrie

'Lost Carcosa' by Anthony Petrie.

This 'True Detective' inspired poster is a 24” x 36” two-colour screen-print on Cement Green French Paper and will cost $40. 

"There’s a lot of symbolism in this piece, that hopefully fans of the show will appreciate. I decided to hand-draw it so it feels like something out of Detective Cohle’s notebook. There’s some obvious Lovecraftian/Cthulu references in this, which are quite prevalent in the show." - Anthony Petrie

It'll be available to buy Wednesday March 5 through Gallery1988. Follow them on Twitter @Galleries1988 and @zombiebacons for the on sale announcement.

Cool Art: Mondo & Oh My Disney presents 'Nothing's Impossible' Disney Themed Art Show

Oh My Disney and Mondo present 'Nothing's Impossible', a Disney themed art show, featuring some of Mondo’s most renowned artists like Martin Ansin, Jeff Soto, Jason Edmiston, Aaron Horkey, Ken Taylor, JC Richard and Tom Whalen. The art exhibition will be at the Mondo Gallery at 4115 Guadalupe St. in Austin, TX, during the South by Southwest Film Festival from March 7-March 11.

Check out a preview of some of the art below.

by Jeff Soto

Cool Art: 'Daenereys' by Guillaume Morellec

'Daenereys' by Guillaume Morellec.

This is a 16" x 33" giclée print that is part of 'Winter Is Coming', an art show inspired by George RR Martin's 'A Song Of Ice And Fire', presented by 'Ltd Art Gallery.

The show runs until March 23 at the Ltd Art Gallery, 307 E Pike Street in Seattle.

Cool Art: Cover Art To 'Big Trouble In Little China' #1 From Boom! Studios

BOOM! Studios have announced a new comic series based on the cult 1986 John Carpenter film. Written by Eric Powell and illustrated by Brian Churilla with insight from John Carpenter himself, the series picks right up where the film left off, with Wang Chi and Miao Yin attempting to tie the knot even as mysterious forces continue to try to keep them apart.

Go here for an exclusive interview with Eric  and Brian at CBR.

Check out the first issue covers below.

'Big Trouble in Little China' #1 hits on June 4.

by Eric Powell

Cool Art: 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' by Chuck Sperry

'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' by Chuck Sperry.

This is a 20" x 28" 5 colour, signed and numbered print, available in a regular edition of 200 on archival cream paper, and in a gold variant edition of 40 on gold metallic paper.

They go on sale at the Tommygood website on Thursday March 6. Follow them on Twitter @thisistommygood for the on sale announcement.

Regular Edition

Variant Edition

#VallejoTuesday: 'Eahnah In The Tropics' by Boris Vallejo

'Eahnah In The Tropics' by Boris Vallejo.

Animated Short: 'Solstice' by Lynn Wang and Ed Skudder

I'm loving this fantasy western animated short by Lynn Wang and Ed Skudder. Would love to see more of this story!

"This minute-and-a-half fantasy western is a 2D animated passion project that the two of us crafted over our free nights and weekends for the past 2-3 months. 

We both split the work 50/50 from background painting to rough animation to clean up and everything between, however Ed did the music and compositing and Lynn headed up the design. As of right now, this short is it, but hopefully one day we can expand on the world!"

Go here to check out the original storyboard animatic and go here to listen to the soundtrack by Ed Skudder.

Cool Art: 'The Owls Are Not What They Seem' by Joshua Budich

'The Owls Are Not What They Seem' by Joshua Budich.

This 'Twin Peaks' inspired print is part of 'In Dreams', an art show inspired by the works of director David Lynch hosted at the Spoke Art gallery at 816 Sutter Street, San Francisco, California 94109.

The show runs from Friday March 8 until Saturday March 29 and features over 50 artists from around the world, each evoking the emotional complexities and stylistic ventures of Lynch’s work through a variety of mediums, such as painting, sculptures and limited edition fine art prints.

Opening reception is on Saturday March 8 from 6-10pm.

Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Cover Art: Robert A Graef

Continuing my look at the weird and wonderful illustrated cover art of the vintage Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror pulp magazines and paperback books. This week, a look at the art of Robert A Graef.

If you love vintage pulp cover art too, visit Pulp Covers and Galactic Central for lots more.

Another New Poster For 'Godzilla'

The new 'Godzilla' poster reveals him in all his glory!

'Godzilla' is out in cinemas May 16.

The 86th Academy Award Oscars Winners

The Academy Awards Oscars have been announced. Big winner on the night was 'Gravity' with seven awards including Alfonso Cuarón for Best Director, Steven Price for Best Original Score Soundtrack and bagging the technical awards for cinematography, editing, sound mixing and visual effects. '12 Years A Slave' walked away with the Best Picture Oscar, as well as Best Adapted Screenplay and Lupita Nyong’o as Best Supporting Actress. Matthew McConaughey topped off a great year by picking up the Best Actor Oscar. And as expected, 'Frozen' scooped the Best Animated Feature Oscar plus the award for Best Original Song with 'Let It Go'.

Check out the full list of winners below.

Best Picture
12 Years a Slave

Performance By An Actor In a Leading Role
Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club

Performance By An Actor In a Supporting Role
Jared Leto in Dallas Buyers Club

Performance By An Actress In a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine

Performance By An Actress In a Supporting Role
Lupita Nyong’o in 12 Years a Slave

Best Animated Feature
Frozen – Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho

Achievement in Cinematography
Gravity – Emmanuel Lubezki

Achievement in Costume Design
The Great Gatsby – Catherine Martin

Achievement in Directing
Gravity – Alfonso Cuarón

Best Documentary Feature
20 Feet from Stardom – Morgan Neville, Gil Friesen and Caitrin Rogers

Best Documentary Short Subject
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life – Malcolm Clarke and Nicholas Reed

Achievement in Film Editing
Gravity – Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger

Best Foreign Language Film
The Great Beauty – Italy

Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
Dallas Buyers Club – Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
Gravity – Steven Price

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
Let It Go from Frozen – Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez

Achievement in Production Design
The Great Gatsby – Production Design: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Beverley Dunn

Best Animated Short Film
Mr Hublot – Laurent Witz and Alexandre Espigares

Best Live-Action Short Film
Helium – Anders Walter and Kim Magnusson

Achievement in Sound Editing
Gravity – Glenn Freemantle

Achievement in Sound Mixing
Gravity – Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro

Achievement in Visual Effects
Gravity – Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk and Neil Corbould

Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave by John Ridley

Original Screenplay
Her by Spike Jonze

#McQuarrieMonday: 'The Empire Strikes Back' Concept Art by Ralph McQuarrie

'The Empire Strikes Back' concept art by Ralph McQuarrie.

Cool Art: 'True Detective - Rust (Birds Version)' by Nagy Norbert

Nagy Norbert has updated his previous antler version of True Detective's Rust Cohle with this version with birds.

Cool Art: 'The Ultimate Pop Culture ABC' by Jeff Victor

'The Ultimate Pop Culture ABC' by Jeff Victor.

This is available as an 18" x 24" signed print and is printed using archival paper and inks and costs $35.

Go here to buy.

Cool Tee: 'The Fall' by OneBluebird

'The Fall' by OneBluebird.

This 'Sherlock' / 'Bioshock Infinite' inspired T shirt is now on sale at riptapparel.com for today (March 1) only!! You can also win a FREE signed art print by Liking, Sharing, or commenting on the OneBluebird Facebook page.

Go here to buy.

#StarWarsSaturday: 'Return Of The Jedi' Manga Book 3 Cover Art by Adam Warren

Cover art for the Dark Horse Comics Manga Adaptation of 'Return Of The Jedi' Book 3 by Adam Warren.

Follow me on Instagram for more #StarWarsSaturday pics

Cool Art: Tenth & Eleventh 'Doctor Who' Comic Cover Art by Alice X Zhang

The Tenth & Eleventh 'Doctor Who' comic cover art for the new on going series from Titan Comics by Alice X Zhang.

Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor #1
The Tenth Doctor is back in an all-new ongoing series! New companion, new horizons, unforgettable new foes. Allons-y!

Eisner Award-winning writer Nick Abadzis (Laika) and fan-favorite artist Elena Casagrande (Angel, Suicide Risk, Doctor Who, Star Trek) take control of the TARDIS for their first five-issue arc with the Tenth Doctor. And don’t miss the second arc, by fellow series architect Robbie Morrison (Drowntown, Nikolai Dante, The Authority).

Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #1
The Eleventh Doctor returns in an all-new ongoing series, with a time-twisiting leap into the unknown. Geronimo!

Series architects Al Ewing (Loki: Agent of Asgard, Mighty Avengers, Trifecta) and Rob Williams (Revolutionary War, Ordinary, Miss Fury, The Royals: Masters of War, Trifecta) kick off a whirlwind adventure through eternity for the Eleventh Doctor, with artist Simon Fraser (Nikolai Dante, Grindhouse, Doctor Who).

Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor and The Eleventh Doctor comic series hit comic stores on July 23, 2014.

Cool Art: 'Be Good' by Matt Ferguson

This 'ET' inspired screenprint by Matt Ferguson, is part of the art show 'Influences', a joint exhibition of new art from Matt Ferguson and Marko Manev.

The show is hosted by Bottleneck Gallery at 60 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11249 and runs from February 28 until March 23, and the opening reception is on TONIGHT from 7-10pm.

Cool Art: 'Blood Of The Dragon' by Jen Zee

'Blood Of The Dragon' by Jen Zee.

This is another preview of a print that is part of 'Winter Is Coming', an art show inspired by George RR Martin's 'A Song Of Ice And Fire', presented by 'Ltd Art Gallery.

The show runs from March 1st until March 23 at the Ltd Art Gallery, 307 E Pike Street in Seattle. Opening reception is on March 1st 6pm-10pm.

Cool Art: 'The Abyss' by Francesco Francavilla

'The Abyss' by Francesco Francavilla.

This 'True Detective' inspired print is a 13" x 19" giclée limited print that will be available at a random time later today.

Follow Francesco on Twitter @f_francavilla for the on sale announcement.

Go here to buy.

CAPS presents The Sakai Project: 'Usagi Yojimbo' Art Auction

On Thursday, March 6, 2014, Southern California's CAPS, the Comic Art Professional Society, will launch an ongoing series of eBay auctions of original comic art. Its goal is to raise funds for medical care for Sharon Sakai, the wife of respected cartoonist and longtime CAPS member Stan Sakai, creator of the samurai rabbit USAGI YOJIMBO. Sharon has been battling a debilitating brain tumor for some time; after an extended hospital stay and convalescence, she is currently at home, but her condition requires 24-hour care and medicine that costs more than the Sakai's insurance covers. 100% of the proceeds of these auctions will go directly to Stan and Sharon Sakai to help pay their ongoing medical expenses.

The CAPS auctions will be conducted through eBay.com beginning on Thursday, March 6, with a new set of auctions every following Thursday. Each auction, sold under the seller name of "CAPSauction", will be ten days in length with twenty to forty items in each set of auctions. The donations of original artwork and collectibles (including newly created art unique to this event, vintage comic book pages, comic strips, illustrations, animation art, limited edition statues, and IDW Artist's editions books) number over three hundred with new items arriving every day.

Contributors include: Adam Hughes, Alex Maleev, Arthur Adams, Batton Lash, Eric Powell, Jan Duursema, Jerry Ordway, Jordi Bernet, Matt Groening, Michael Allred, Mike Mignola, Paul Gulacy, Sanjuliàn, Scott Shaw!, Jim Steranko, Tim Sale, William Stout, Bill Sienkiewicz, Cameron Stewart, Dan Brereton, Daniel Parsons, Dave Gibbons, Dean Yeagle, Doug Sneyd, Dustin Nguyen, Bill Morrison, Tone Rodriguez, Sergio Aragonés, Fabio Moon, Francisco Francavilla, Gene Ha, Geof Darrow, Gilbert Hernandez, Jack Davis, James O'Barr, Kevin Eastman, Jeff Lemire, Jeff Smith, Kazu Kibuishi, Liam Sharp, Tom Richmond, Michael Jantze, Olivia, Oscar Martin, Paul Chadwick, Richard Corben, Tom Mandrake, Walter Simonson, Charles Vess, Dan Spiegle, J. Scott Campbell and many more.

Many of the pieces featuring Usagi Yojimbo will also appear in a new oversized hardcover book from Dark Horse, THE SAKAI PROJECT: ARTISTS CELEBRATE THIRTY YEARS OF USAGI YOJIMBO, which will be released on July 23, 2014. All proceeds from this book will go to Stan and Sharon Sakai. Much of the custom Usagi Yojimbo art created for this book will also be sold as a part of CAPS' online auctions.

These fund-raising auctions will be promoted through ComicArtFans.com, and the CAPS - COMIC ART PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY Facebook page where you will be able to see updated information such as when certain pieces will be auctioned.

Check out some of the awesome art submitted for this auction event below.

by Mike Vasquez

Cool Art: 'And Now My Watch Begins' by Barry Blankenship

'And Now My Watch Begins' by Barry Blankenship.

This is another preview of a print that is part of 'Winter Is Coming', an art show inspired by George RR Martin's 'A Song Of Ice And Fire', presented by 'Ltd Art Gallery.

The show runs from March 1st until March 23 at the Ltd Art Gallery, 307 E Pike Street in Seattle. Opening reception is on March 1st 6pm-10pm.

#FantasyArtFriday: 'Fables' #136 Concept Sketch by Dan Dos Santos

Unused concept sketch for the cover to Vertigo Comics' 'Fables' #136 by Dan Dos Santos.

Follow me on Instagram for more #FantasyArtFriday.

#FrazettaFriday: 'Egyptian Queen' by Frank Frazetta

'Egyptian Queen' by Frank Frazetta.

Cool Art: 'Line of Durin' by Adriana Melo

'Line of Durin' by Adriana Melo.

New Poster For 'Game Of Thrones' Series 4

Well, that can't be good!

'Game Of Thrones' series 4 debuts on April 6 on HBO (US) and on April 7 on Sky Atlantic (UK).

How 'Batman Begins' Should Have Ended

HISHE takes a look at how 'Batman Begins' should have ended.

"The Dark Knight HISHE Trilogy is now complete. Let us celebrate by watching how Batman could have stopped Ra's al Ghul with one finger."

Cool Art: Blurppy's Poster Posse Project #6 - 'X-Men: Days Of Future Past' (Phase Two)

Following on from yesterday's reveal of  'X-Men: Days Of Future Past' fan art, check out this selection of more awesome fan art from cool blog Blurppy's sixth #PosterPosse project.

Head on over to Blurppy to see the rest.

by Ben Whitesell

Cool Art: 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory' by Graham Erwin

'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory' by Graham Erwin.

This is a 24″ x 36″ screenprint, available for preorder at a random time on Friday, February 28 from Dzxtinkt Originals at the pre-order price of $45. The preorder window will only be open for 7 days, and afterwards the print will cost $55.

Follow them on Twitter @DzX_OG for the on sale announcement.

The 49th Annual Nebula Awards Finalists Announced

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the finalists for this year’s Nebula Awards, along with contenders for 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 outstanding dramatic presentation. The 49th Annual Nebula Awards Weekend will be held May 15-18th, 2014, in San Jose at the San Jose Marriott. Active members of the SFWA have between March 1st – 30th to vote.

Best Novel
'We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves', Karen Joy Fowler (Marian Wood)
'The Ocean at the End of the Lane', Neil Gaiman (Morrow; Headline Review)
'Fire with Fire', Charles E Gannon (Baen)
'Hild', Nicola Griffith (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
'Ancillary Justice', Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
'The Red: First Light', Linda Nagata (Mythic Island)
'A Stranger in Olondria', Sofia Samatar (Small Beer)
'The Golem and the Jinni', Helene Wecker (Harper)

Best Novella
'Wakulla Springs', Andy Duncan & Ellen Klages (Tor.com 10/2/13)
'The Weight of the Sunrise', Vylar Kaftan (Asimov's 2/13)
'Annabel Lee', Nancy Kress (New Under the Sun)
'Burning Girls', Veronica Schanoes (Tor.com 6/19/13)
'Trial of the Century', Lawrence M. Schoen (lawrencemschoen.com, 8/13; World Jumping)
'Six-Gun Snow White', Catherynne M. Valente (Subterranean)

Best Novelette
'Paranormal Romance', Christopher Barzak (Lightspeed 6/13)
'The Waiting Stars', Aliette de Bodard (The Other Half of the Sky)
'They Shall Salt the Earth with Seeds of Glass', Alaya Dawn Johnson (Asimov's 1/13)
'Pearl Rehabilitative Colony for Ungrateful Daughters', Henry Lien (Asimov's 12/13)
'The Litigation Master and the Monkey King', Ken Liu (Lightspeed 8/13)
'In Joy, Knowing the Abyss Behind',  Sarah Pinsker (Strange Horizons 7/1 – 7/8/13)

Best Short Story
'The Sounds of Old Earth', Matthew Kressel (Lightspeed 1/13)
'Selkie Stories Are for Losers', Sofia Samatar (Strange Horizons 1/7/13)
'Selected Program Notes from the Retrospective Exhibition of Theresa Rosenberg Latimer', Kenneth Schneyer (Clockwork Phoenix 4)
'If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love', Rachel Swirsky (Apex 3/13)
'Alive, Alive Oh', Sylvia Spruck Wrigley (Lightspeed 6/13)

Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
'Doctor Who: 'The Day of the Doctor' (Nick Hurran, director; Steven Moffat, writer) (BBC Wales)
'Europa Report' (Sebastián Cordero, director; Philip Gelatt, writer) (Start Motion Pictures)
'Gravity' (Alfonso Cuarón, director; Alfonso Cuarón & Jonás Cuarón, writers) (Warner Bros.)
'Her' (Spike Jonze, director; Spike Jonze, writer) (Warner Bros.)
'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' (Francis Lawrence, director; Simon Beaufoy & Michael deBruyn, writers) (Lionsgate)
'Pacific Rim' (Guillermo del Toro, director; Travis Beacham & Guillermo del Toro, writers) (Warner Bros.)

Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy
'The Coldest Girl in Coldtown', Holly Black (Little, Brown; Indigo)
'When We Wake', Karen Healey (Allen & Unwin; Little, Brown)
'Sister Mine', Nalo Hopkinson (Grand Central)
'The Summer Prince', Alaya Dawn Johnson (Levine)
'Hero', Alethea Kontis (Harcourt)
'September Girls', Bennett Madison (Harper Teen)
'A Corner of White', Jaclyn Moriarty (Levine)

Damon Knight Grand Master Award

Samuel R. Delany

Special Guest

Frank M. Robinson

Fan-Made Trailer For 'Game Of Thrones' S4

This unofficial fan-made trailer was put together over a weekend by Lady Dog Trailers using footage from the fifteen minute preview HBO's 'Game of Thrones Season 4: Ice and Fire: A Foreshadowing'.

'Game Of Thrones' returns to our screens on April 6 on HBO (US) and April 7 on Sky Atlantic (UK).

#KellyThursday: 'Bad Dream' by Ken Kelly

'Bad Dream' by Ken Kelly.

Cool Art: The Art Of Laurent Durieux (Part 3): 'Back To The Future' Prints From Mondo

These 'Back To The Future' posters are the third set of prints from Laurent Durieux's recent Mondo Gallery art show, and will be available online from Mondo at a random on Tuesday February 27.

Follow them on Twitter @mondonews for the on sale announcement.

'Back To The Future' by Laurent Durieux
36.5" x 24.5" hand numbered screen print. Limited edition of 575. $60

'Back To The Future: Part II' by Laurent Durieux
36" x 24" hand numbered screen print. Limited edition of 575. $60

Cool Art: 'Conan' by Marko Manev

This 'Conan' inspired screenprint by Marko Manev, is part of the upcoming art show 'Influences', a joint exhibition of new art from Matt Ferguson and Marko Manev.

The show is hosted by Bottleneck Gallery at 60 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11249 and runs from February 28 until March 23, with the opening reception is on Friday February 28 from 7-10pm.

Cool Art: Blurppy's Poster Posse Project #6 - 'X-Men: Days Of Future Past' (Phase One)

Cool blog Blurppy, have exclusively revealed their sixth #PosterPosse project, and it's yet another collection of very cool art!

Head on over to Blurppy to see Phase One of the awesome fan art for the Marvel film (which will be out in cinemas May 22), and check back tomorrow to see the second part of the 'X-men: Days Of Future Past' poster project!

Check out a selection of them below. And if the first part is anything to go by, #PP6 Phase Two promises to be marvelous indeed!

by Richard Davies

'Game Of Thrones' Series 4 Character Posters

Check out the character poster for the main players of Series 4 and a caption of “Valar Morghulis” (all men must die).

'Game Of Thrones' returns to our screens on April 6 on HBO (US) and April 7 on Sky Atlantic (UK).

#WhelanWednesday: 'The Tree Of Swords And Jewels' by Michael Whelan

Cover art by Michael Whelan for the novel 'The Tree Of Swords And Jewels' by CJ Cherryh.

'Hook' Final Fight Scene - Sweded

The 'Hook' final fight scene gets the Homemade Movies treatment, featuring Dante Basco, reprising his role as Rufio!

As always you can check out the side by side comparison and the behind the scenes.

'300' Honest Trailer

This time, Screenjunkies give '300' the Honest Trailer treatment.

"It's our 50th Honest Trailer!! To celebrate, we revisit Zack Snyder's "300," the shoutiest movie about ancient Greece ever!"

Cool Art: Flash Gordon' by Matt Ferguson

This 'Flash Gordon' inspired screenprint by Matt Ferguson, exclusively revealed by Crome Yellow, is part of the upcoming art show 'Influences', a joint exhibition of new art from Matt Ferguson and Marko Manev.

The show is hosted by Bottleneck Gallery at 60 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11249 and runs from February 28 until March 23, with the opening reception is on Friday February 28 from 7-10pm.

New Full Trailer For 'Godzilla'

'Godzilla' is out in cinemas May 16.

The Original 'Godzilla' To Be Released In Cinemas By Rialto Pictures

With Gareth Edwards' reimagining of 'Godzilla' hitting the cinema on May 16, Rialto Pictures will be releasing the original 1954 version of 'Godzilla' restored, uncut and undubbed. It debuts on April 12 at the fifth TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood, followed by a national US release beginning at New York's Film Forum, April 18-24.

Go here to see where it'll be screened.

The 2014 60th Anniversary Re-release trailer:


The original 1954 Japanese trailer:

Cool Art: 'Star Wars Rebels' style character designs by Engleha5t

With details of the characters being slowly released for Disney's new 'Star Wars Rebels', other than the main characters and the Inquisitor we've not yet seen the other characters that could potentially feature in the series. Engleha5t has come up with some cool designs in the same style of character design we've seen so far. Included are Mara Jade, Aurra Sing, Lumiya, Admiral Thrawn and more.

Check them out below.

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Help Fund Leamington Spa's First Comic Con!

I love my comics and I've been a regular at the MCM Memorabilia Expo and Comic Cons at the NEC in Birmingham the last few years too, plus the London Film and Comic Con as well. And now there are plans afoot to bring the fandoms and fun of a comic con closer to home.

Dan Mallier is looking to launch Leamington Spa's very first Comic Con at The Royal Leamington Spa Pump Rooms on Saturday October 18, and he's seeking the help from local heroes (writers, illustrators and fans) to unite and use their powers (love) for comics and memorabilia, with the aspiration to one day transform this project into a permanent Hulk-sized fixture.

The Indiegogo project is looking at raising £1500, with 100% of the profits going back in to fund more Leamington Comic Cons. The total raised will go towards:

• Leamington's first comic con
• Venue hire, furniture
• Q&A panel of writers and illustrators
• Super hero/villain photo booth
• 501st Stormtrooper Legion appearance
• Goodie bag for first 100 visitors
• Live event podcasting
• Promotional material

And being a crowd-funded project, there are cool rewards for helping fund this project too which include free entry into the Comic Con, a free comic and a free T-shirt!

Head on over to the Indiegogo page, and follow them on Facebook and on Twitter @LeamComicCon and help spread the word on this exciting project and bring a slice of geekdom to Leamington Spa.

#VallejoTuesday: 'National Lampoon's Vacation' by Boris Vallejo

Movie poster for 'National Lampoon's Vacation' by Boris Vallejo.

Cool Art: 'Recalling Mars' by Marko Manev

This 'Total Recall' inspired screenprint by Marko Manev, exclusively revealed by Cult Collective, is part of the upcoming art show 'Influences', a joint exhibition of new art from Matt Ferguson and Marko Manev.

The show is hosted by Bottleneck Gallery at 60 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11249 and runs from February 28 until March 23, with the opening reception is on Friday February 28 from 7-10pm.

Cool Art: 'Jurassic Park' by Matt Ferguson

This 'Jurassic Park' inspired screenprint by Matt Ferguson will be available for free for those that visit the upcoming art show 'Influences', a joint exhibition of new art from Matt Ferguson and Marko Manev.

The show is hosted by Bottleneck Gallery at 60 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11249 and runs from February 28 until March 23, with the opening reception is on Friday February 28 from 7-10pm.

Cool Art: 'Godzilla' Empire Magazine Subscriber Cover

This is the subscriber only limited edition collection cover of the April edition of Empire Magazine.

Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Cover Art: Robert Gibson Jones (Part 2 - The 1950's)

Continuing my look at the weird and wonderful illustrated cover art of the vintage Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror pulp magazines and paperback books. This week, a look at the art of Robert Gibson Jones - part two, the 1950's.

If you love vintage pulp cover art too, visit Pulp Covers and Galactic Central for lots more.

Cool Art: 'The Guardian' by Rebecca Yanovskaya

'The Guardian' by Rebecca Yanovskaya.

The original is Ballpoint Pen and Gold Leaf on Moleskine paper, and is the third in a series following 'Ascent of Man' and 'Descent of Man'.

"It is the balance to Ascent and Descent, and I definitely look forward to doing many more images in this world." - Rebecca Yanovskaya

It's available as a gallery-quality giclée art print on 100% cotton rag archival paper, printed with archival inks. Each art print features a minimum one-inch border.

Rebecca is also one of the 'Muddy Colors' Rising Stars and will be exhibiting some of her works at this year's Spectrum Fantastic Art Live in Kansas MO in May.

Go here to buy.

'The Guardian'

'Ascent Of Man'

'Descent Of Man'

Cool Art: 'Eagles of Death Metal: Melbourne 2014 Tour' by Rhys Cooper

'Eagles of Death Metal: Melbourne 2014 Tour' by Rhys Cooper.

Another awesome poster by Rhys Cooper. This is a 12" x 24" 5 colour screen print for the 'Eagles of Death Metal' Soundwave gig this Friday in Melbourne, Australia.

Signed and numbered copies will be on sale a week after the show at Beyond the Pale.
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Cool Art: 'A Tribute To Hayao Miyazaki' by Chrissie Zullo

'A Tribute To Hayao Miyazaki' by Chrissie Zullo.

EDIT:
Now available as a 13" x 19" print in a limited edition of 100 for $50 each until midnight, May 30, 2014, or until supplies last.

Go here to buy.

#McQuarrieMonday: Concept art for 'The Empire Strikes Back' by Ralph McQuarrie

Concept art for 'The Empire Strikes Back' by Ralph McQuarrie.

'Wonder Women!' Documentary by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan Showing At The BFI Southbank in London on March 8

Wonder Woman is getting her first big-screen outing, with Kristy Guevara-Flanagan's documentary Wonder Women! showing at the BFI Southbank, London SE1 on International Women's Day on March 8. The film documents the history of the character and her influence on kick-ass females.

Check out the trailer below and learn more about the film at the Wonder Women doc website.

#StarWarsSaturday: 'Return Of The Jedi' Manga Book 2 Cover Art by Adam Warren

Cover art for the Dark Horse Comics Manga Adaptation of 'Return Of The Jedi' Book 2 by Adam Warren.

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Cool Art: 'ABCDEFGeek' by Otis Frampton

'ABCDEFGeek' by Otis Frampton.

Otis Frampton has created a geek-infused alphabet, with each letter represented by characters or situations from the world of geek pop culture. They are now available as gallery quality giclée prints on natural white, matte, ultra smooth, 100% cotton rag, acid and lignin free archival paper using Epson K3 archival inks either as a poster with the complete alphabet or each letter individually.

Check them all out below. And Otis has now started on series 2, so check out his blog every Wednesday for new letters.

Go here to buy.

Cool Art: 'True Detective - Rust' by Nagy Norbert

'True Detective - Rust' by Nagy Norbert.

Cool Art: 'Godzilla' by John 'Houzer' Smith

'Godzilla' by John 'Houzer' Smith.

This is also available as an art print and T-shirt too.

Go here to buy.

#FantasyArtFriday: 'Black Ships' by John Jude Palencar

'Black Ships' by John Jude Palencar.

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#FrazettaFriday: 'John Carter Of Mars' by Frank Frazetta

Cover art by Frank Frazetta for the 1974 edition of 'The Mastermind Of Mars' & 'A Fighting Man Of Mars' by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

First 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' Poster Revealed

Hot on the heels of the trailer reveal, here's the first poster reveal for 'Guardians Of The Galaxy'.

Cool Art: 'Daenerys' by Craig Drake

'Daenerys' by Craig Drake.

This is another preview of a print that is part of 'Winter Is Coming', an art show inspired by George RR Martin's 'A Song Of Ice And Fire', presented by 'Ltd Art Gallery.

The show runs from March 1st until March 23 at the Ltd Art Gallery, 307 E Pike Street in Seattle. Opening reception is on March 1st 6pm-10pm.