Cool Art: 'The Truth About Power' by Chris Thornley (aka Raid71)

'The Truth About Power' by Chris Thornley (aka Raid71).

This 'Akira' inspired print is part of the Bottleneck Gallery Glow-in-the-Dark art show, 'When the Lights Go Out', that opens on Saturday March 22. It is a limited edition 6 colour screen print with metallic inks and a glow in the dark layer.

Glow-In-The-Dark Layer

Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Cover Art: Walter Baumhofer

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 Walter Baumhofer.

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

Cool Art: 'Suzuki Danger And The Go Go Girls' by Lucky Matsumoto

Hey Lucky has a new print release, based on designs created by Lucky Matsumoto, this is the first ever appearance of Suzuki Danger and The Go-Go Girls.

Introducing -

• CHERRY D'ART: lethal with knives, arrows and of course...blow darts!
• SCARLET DYNAMITE: Loves bombs, explosives and all things that make loud noises!
• KAT-O DANGER: Kung Fu expert. just don't call her 'KATO' her name is KAT-O ok!
• and their beautiful leader SUZUKI DANGER: Fighting to stop the evil Docktor Death and his horde of Death Minions.

Only ever to appear in a series of prints, follow Suzuki Danger in her very first amazing adventure aptly called - 'Suzuki Danger And The Go Go Girls'.

These are 16.5" x 23.4" (A2) screen prints on thick 330gsm stock. The regular print is in a signed and numbered limited edition of 150 and costs £40, and the Japanese variant edition is a signed and numbered edition of 100 for £45.

These posters will be available online at a random time on Monday March 17th at www.heylucky.co.uk and follow them on Twitter @HeyLucky1 for the on sale announcement.

And stay tuned as Lucky Matsumoto has plans to release a whole series of other 'Suzuki Danger' prints throughout the year.

Go here to buy.

Regular Edition

Variant Edition

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

Cool Art: 'Please Dont Worry, When I Wake Up I’ll Be Something New' by Daniel Danger

'Please Dont Worry, When I Wake Up I’ll Be Something New' by Daniel Danger is a 12″ x 36″ 6-colour screenprint. It's available as a signed open edition, and costs $35.

Go here to buy.

#StarWarsSaturday: 'Greedo' by Florian Bertmer

'Greedo' by Florian Bertmer.

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#FantasyArtFriday: 'Dryad Arbor' by Brad Rigney

'Dryad Arbor' by Brad Rigney

You can also buy this as a gallery-quality giclée art print on 100% cotton rag archival paper, printed with archival inks. Go here to buy.

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#FrazettaFriday: 'Swordsmen In The Sky' by Frank Frazetta

Cover art by Frank Frazetta for the 'Swordsmen In The Sky' interplanetary adventure anthology edited by Donald A Wollheim.

Cool Art: 'Queens Of The Stone Age' / 'Nine Inch Nails' Tour Posters by Rhys Cooper

First there was Ken Taylor on gig poster duties for the QOTSA and NIN 2014 Australian tour, and now Rhys Cooper has come up with these beauties for the Adelaide and Melbourne gigs.

The Adelaide print is a 12" x 35.4" silkscreen print with gold metallic ink on 250gsm charcoal matte stock paper, in a limited edition of 280 and the Melbourne poster is a 12" x 36" silkscreen print on Cougar smooth opaque 100lb paper in a limited edition of 350. Both are available through Beyond The Pale.

Cool Art: 'Serenity: Leaves On The Wind' #1 Emerald City Comic Con Variant by Jenny Frison

'Serenity: Leaves On The Wind' #1 Emerald City Comic Con Variant by Jenny Frison.

Cool Art: 'Gravity' Soundtrack Cover Art by Kevin Tong

Much like what they did for the 'Oblivion' soundtrack last year, Mondo will be releasing a special vinyl edition of Steven Price's 'Gravity' Oscar and BAFTA award winning soundtrack score. The cover art is by Kevin Tong and the album will be available for pre-order on Thursday March 13 from the Mondo website.

2014 BAFTA Games Awards Winners Announced

Naughty Dog's 'The Last Of Us', Rockstar's 'Grand Theft Auto V' and Sony's 'Tearaway' were the big winners at this year's BAFTA Games awards, with 'The Last Of Us' scooping the prestigious 'Best Game' category.

The full list of winners are:

ACTION AND ADVENTURE
The Last of Us
Development Team
Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment 

ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT
Tearaway
Development Team
Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT
The Last of Us
Development Team
Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment

BEST GAME
The Last of Us
Development Team
Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment

BRITISH GAME
Grand Theft Auto V
Development Team
Rockstar North/Rockstar Games

DEBUT GAME
Gone Home
Development Team
The Fullbright Company/The Fullbright Company

FAMILY
Tearaway
Development Team
Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

GAME DESIGN
Grand Theft Auto V
Development Team
Rockstar North/Rockstar Games

GAME INNOVATION
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Development Team
Starbreeze Studios/505 Games

MOBILE AND HANDHELD
Tearaway
Development Team
Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

MULTIPLAYER
Grand Theft Auto V
Development Team
Rockstar North/Rockstar Games

MUSIC
BioShock Infinite
James Bonney, Garry Schyman
Irrational Games/2K Games

PERFORMER
Ashley Johnson (Ellie) - The Last of Us

SPORT
FIFA 14
EA Canada/Electronic Arts

STORY
The Last of Us
Bruce Straley, Neil Druckmann
Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment

STRATEGY AND SIMULATION
Papers, Please
Lucas Pope
Lucas Pope/3909 LLC

BAFTA ONES TO WATCH AWARD IN ASSOCIATION WITH DARE TO BE DIGITAL
Size DOES Matter
Mattis Delerud, Silje Dahl, Lars Andersen, Trond Fasteraune, Nick La Rooy
(Team DOS)

BAFTA FELLOWSHIP
Rockstar

#KellyThursday: 'Magicians Of Gor' by Ken Kelly

Cover art by Ken Kelly for the novel 'Magicians Of Gor' by John Norman.

Cool Art: Stunning Prints For Mondo's Martin Ansin & Kevin Tong Art Show

Check out a preview of some of the stunning art for Mondo's new art show that opens on Friday featuring the awesome poster art of Martin Ansin and Kevin Tong!
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'Flash Gordon' (Regular Edition) by Martin Ansin

Cool Art: 'Alien' & 'Blade Runner' by Brian Taylor

'Alien' & 'Blade Runner' by Brian Taylor.

Cool Art: 'Never Give Up' by Kaz Oomori

Never Give Up by Kaz Oomori.

These 'Alien' and 'Aliens' inspired posters are available as 16" x 24" and 20" x 28" giclée prints on Thursday March 13 via Geek-Art.net.

Go here to buy.

#WhelanWednesday: 'The Divining Heart' by Michael Whelan

Cool Art: 'Maybe Tomorrow' by Audrey Kawasaki

'Maybe Tomorrow' by Audrey Kawasaki is a 21″ x 21″ giclée, in a signed and numbered timed edition and costs $100 unframed or $350 framed.

It's available for 24 hours from Saturday, March 15 at 12am (midnight) PDT from Audrey's online store.

Iron Man, Thor & Captain America Fight from The Avengers - Sweded

The Iron Man vs Thor vs Captain America fight scene from 'The Avengers' gets the Homemade Movies treatment.

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

'Frozen' Honest Trailer

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

"Frozen melted the hearts of audiences everywhere - and drove them crazy with its catchy songs. Now, relive the smash movie musical in the first animated Honest Trailer EVER!!"

Cool Art: 'Tardis' by Matt Ferguson

'Tardis' by Matt Ferguson is part of Bottleneck Gallery's upcoming glow in the dark art show 'When The Lights Go Out 2' which opens on March 22 and runs until April 9th.

This 'Doctor Who' print is a 16″ x 20″ 2 colour screenprint, with a glow in the dark layer. It's in a numbered limited edition of 50 and costs $35.

Glow-In-The-Dark Layer

Behind The Scenes Video For 'The Raid 2: Berandal'

'The Raid 2: Berandal' is in cinemas from March 28 (US) and April 11 (UK).

#VallejoTuesday: 'Mad Mara' by Boris Vallejo

Cool Art: New Mondo SXSW Poster For 'Godzilla' by Phantom City Creative

Here's a new limited edition Mondo poster by Phantom City Creative for 'Godzilla' to be given away at the SXSW Festival screening of the original 1954 film at the Ritz Alamo Theater tomorrow.

New Trailer For 'Game Of Thrones' S4 - 'Secrets'

'Game Of Thrones' S4 is back on our screens April 6 on HBO (US) and April 7 on Sky Atlantic (UK).

Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Cover Art: Rudolph Belarski

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 Rudolph Belarski.

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

A New Trailer For Laika's 'The Boxtrolls'

From the hands that made 'Coraline' and 'ParaNorman', Laika, here is the third trailer for 'The Boxtrolls'. I loved their previous features, and I'm liking the look of this too.

"An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher."

'The Boxtrolls' is out in cinemas September 12 2014 (UK) and September 26 (US).

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

You have a lot to answer for 'John Carter'!

'John Carter', the film by Andrew Stanton, was released on this day in 2012, and ignited my interest in pulp Sci-Fi, lead me to read, and enjoy, all 11 books in the Barsoom series by Edgar Rice Burroughs and discover more pulp Sci-fi authors, like Otis Adelbert Kline and Leigh Brackett, developed a love for the illustrated cover art for the old vintage pulp magazines like Amazing Stories, Planet Stories and Fantastic Adventures, and the film (and books) have also been the inspiration for me to have a go and write a story (something I've never done before) in the same vein as the old swashbuckling, Sci-Fi adventure movies, serials and books of the Pulp era (I have 10 chapters mapped out so far).

You have a lot to answer for, John Carter! And for that, I thank you!

Cool Art: 'Dredd' by Grzegorz Domaradzki

'Dredd' by Grzegorz Domaradzki is a 24" x 36" 4 colour screenprint for a private commission, so unfortunately unavailable for sale.

Regular Version

Variant Version

#StarWarsSaturday: 'Return Of The Jedi' Manga Book 4 Cover Art by Adam Warren

Cover art for the Dark Horse Comics Manga Adaptation of 'Return Of The Jedi' Book 4 by Adam Warren.

Follow me on Instagram for more #StarWarsSaturday pics.

Cool Art: 'Mass Effect Saga' by Sam Spratt

'Mass Effect Saga' by Sam Spratt is an 18" x 24" lithograph print on 100lb. paper, and is available for pre-sale at $25 from Bioware.

“I've been a big fan since it came out and really BioWare as a whole since I was young. 'Mass Effect' is one of the only series I've stumbled upon where the writing, characters, and art direction were cohesive and immersive enough to pull me into full-fledged video game escapism. It's incredibly ambitious, one of the most socially conscious and inclusive game series out there, and despite the occasionally overly vague dialog wheel that "tricked" me into accidentally killing characters I grew embarrassingly attached to on multiple occasions—it remains one of the best representations of games as art."
- Sam Spratt

 Go here to buy.

Cool Art: 'The Black Cauldron' by Francesco Francavilla

Another print from the Oh My Disney and Mondo Disney themed art show, 'Nothing's Impossible', 'The Black Cauldron' by Francesco Francavilla.

Cool Art: 'The Jungle Book' by Olly Moss And Brandon Holt

These 'The Jungle Book' prints by Olly Moss and Brandon Holt are part of the Oh My Disney and Mondo Disney themed art show, 'Nothing's Impossible', at the Mondo Gallery at 4115 Guadalupe St. in Austin, TX, during the South by Southwest Film Festival from March 7-March 11.

by Olly Moss

by Brandon Holt

Cool Art: 'True Detective' by Nagy Norbert

'True Detective' by Nagy Norbert.

These 'True Detective' inspired posters are now available as 13" x 19" giclée prints in a limited edition of 75 each and cost $35 each or as a set for $65 through Bottleneck Gallery.

Go here to buy.

#FantasyArtFriday: 'Demon Hunter' by Brom

Cool Art: 'True Detective' Inspired Art by Juan Hugo Martinez

'True Detective' Inspired Art by Juan Hugo Martinez.

'Form And Void' by Juan Hugo Martinez

'Man Is The Cruelest Animal' by Juan Hugo Martinez

Cool Art: 'Defiance' by Marko Manev

'Defiance' by Marko Manev.

This 'The Empire Strikes Back' inspired print is also part of the joint exhibition art show 'Influences' that runs until March 23 at Bottleneck Gallery.

Unfortunately this is now sold out!

Cool Art: 'Shai-Hulud' by Marko Manev

'Shai-Hulud' by Marko Manev.

This 'Dune' inspired print 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 until March 23.

This print is a 12" x 24" giclée print, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 40 and costs $40.

Go here to buy.

#FrazettaFriday: 'Swamp Demon' by Frank Frazetta

Cool Art: 'Queens Of The Stone Age' / 'Nine Inch Nails' Tour Poster by Ken Taylor

'Queens Of The Stone Age' / 'Nine Inch Nails' Sydney March 8 Tour Poster by Ken Taylor.

This is the poster for the first gig on the QOTSA and NIN 2014 Australian tour and is a 35" x 12" 5 colour silkscreen print on Cougar smooth opaque 100lb paper, in a limited edition of 295 and costs $ 44.50 through Beyond The Pale.

Go here to buy.

Cool Art: Cover Art For Star Trek 'The City On The Edge of Forever' Comic Adaptation

Cover art for IDW Publishing's comic adaptation of  Harlan Ellison’s 'The City On The Edge of Forever': The Original Teleplay by Juan Ortiz and the variant cover by Paul Shipper.

by Juan Ortiz

by Paul Shipper

First Trailer For 'Sin City: A Dame To Kill For'

'Sin City: A Dame To Kill For' is out in cinemas August 22 (US) and August 29 (UK).

Cool Art: 'Saint Alia of the Knife' by Joshua Budich

'Saint Alia of the Knife' by Joshua Budich.

This 'Dune' inspired poster is the second of Joshua Budich's entries for 'In Dreams', an art show inspired by the works of director David Lynch hosted at the Spoke Art gallery in San Francisco.

The show runs 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.

This poster is an 18″ x 24″ 5-colour, screenprint on French 100lb. Lemon Drop (Yellow) paper, and is in a limited-edition of 100.

Cool Art: 'Time Is A Flat Circle' by Joshua Budich

'Time Is A Flat Circle' by Joshua Budich.

This 'True Detective' inspired poster is an 18" x 24", 4-colour screenprint on French Lemon Drop (yellow) paper and costs $39.99. It's a signed and numbered timed release, and will only be available until March 10 through Spoke Art.

Go here to buy.

Ralph McQuarrie, Star Wars Concept Artist: 'Tribute to a Master'

Ralph McQuarrie, concept artist of the original Star Wars trilogy, was essential in bringing the characters, ships, and locales of a galaxy far, far away to life. In this special retrospective, Star Wars creator George Lucas, Industrial Light & Magic effects legend Dennis Muren, and many others discuss the impact of McQuarrie, his artistic gifts, and his legacy.

Cool Art: 'Divergent' IMAX Fanfix Poster by Victo Ngai

'Divergent' IMAX Fanfix poster by Victo Ngai.

“I wanted to capture the scene of Tris and Four jumping off a moving train as it not only represents the courage required to become a Dauntless, it also symbolized the leap from their old faction and life, a decision they cannot go back on.” - Victo Ngai

Check out the interview of Victo Ngai and her process behind the poster at the IMAX blog.

#KellyThursday: 'Conan And The Emerald Lotus' by Ken Kelly

Cover art by Ken Kelly for the novel 'Conan And The Emerald Lotus' by John C Hocking.

Cool Art: More Previews For The 'Oh My Disney' / 'Mondo' Disney Art Show

More previews for the Oh My Disney and Mondo Disney themed art show, 'Nothing's Impossible', at the Mondo Gallery at 4115 Guadalupe St. in Austin, TX, during the South by Southwest Film Festival from March 7-March 11.

by Tom Whalen

by Tiny Kitten Teeth

by Martin Ansin

by JC Richard

by Anne Benjamin

by Tom Whalen

by Rich Kelly

Cool Art: Star Trek TOS Set 20 by Juan Ortiz

Artist Juan Ortiz is back with a new set of retro style Star Trek prints and it's the last set of posters that has chronicled all of the episodes from the original series of Star Trek.

The four prints are available as a set of plated-printed lithographs on 100-pound, aqueous-coated, satin-finish paper. Each print measures 18" x 24" and the set of four is $34.95. US and Canada fans can purchase the sets at Star Trek Shop.

Pyramid will have the images available in the UK on Wood for £39.99 (43x59cm) and £49.99 (45x76cm), Canvas for £59.99 (60x80cm) and as Framed Art Prints at £49.99 (60x80cm). UK fans will be able to purchase the items at Amazon.co.uk, ForbiddenPlanet.co.uk and Oneposter.co.uk.

This month's random episodes are:

E03 Where No Man Has Gone Before

E15 Shore Leave
E38 Metamorphosis
E79 Turnabout Intruder

Take a peek at the posters in the set below and check out the rest of the Juan Ortiz Star Trek posters here.

You can now get all the posters in a special art book 'Star Trek: The Art Of Juan Ortiz' and as T shirts at We Love Fine.

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Cool Art: 'Star Trek' Prints From Mondo

These prints by Matt Taylor and Kevin Dart will be available online at Mondo at a random time on Thursday, March 6.

Matt Taylor's 'Star Trek: Arena' print is 20″ x 36″ screen print, in a hand numbered limited edition of 175 and costs $45. Kevin Dart's 'Star Trek: What are Little Girls Made Of?' print is available as a 24" x 18" screenprint in two flavours, a regular hand numbered limited edition of 175 for $40, and a hand numbered Thai variant limited edition of 85 and costs $65.

Check out the Mondo blog for up close detail images of the prints.

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

by Matt Taylor

by Kevin Dart

by Kevin Dart

Cool Art: 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' by Marie Bergeron

'The Grand Budapest Hotel' by Marie Bergeron.

This is part of Shortlist Magazine's showcase of fan art for the new Wes Anderson film. It's an 18" x 24 giclée, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 25 and costs $35.

Check out her Behance page for some up close detail images of the print.

Go here to buy.

#WhelanWednesday: 'Words Of Radiance' by Michael Whelan

Cover art by Michael Whelan for the novel by Brandon Sanderson, book 2 of his 'Stormlight Archive' fantasy series.