Thursday, May 22, 2014

Cool Art: 'Hannibal' by Phantom City Creative

To celebrate the US season 2 finale, Mondo is releasing a new poster print. 'Hannibal' by Phantom City Creative is a 24"x36" screen print, in a hand numbered regular limited edition of 250 for $45 and a variant limited edition of 125 for $65. It's on sale at a random time on Friday, May 23.

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

Regular Edition
Variant Edition

Cool Art: 'Star Wars' by Mark Reihill

'Star Wars' by Mark Reihill.
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Cool Art: 'I'm Here To Rescue You' Variant Editions by Mark Englert

Dark Ink Art will be having a timed release of Mark Englert's 'Star Wars' inspired 'I’m Here to Rescue You' with two variant editions: 'Tatooine' and 'Endor.

The timed release begins at 10am PDT Sunday May 25 and ends Wednesday May 28 at 3pm PDT. The edition size will be determined by the number of prints ordered. Prints are 12" x 36" and will be signed and numbered and cost $50.

Generation Gallery, based in the UK, will also be participating in this timed release for international customers.

As an added bonus, anyone buying one of these prints from Dark Ink will have a chance to receive a randomly inserted golden ticket with their order.

There will be two golden tickets shipped at random: One golden ticket winner will receive brand new original artwork from Mark Englert. The other golden ticket will receive a print created from the original artwork.

Go here to buy from Dark Ink Art.

Tatooine Variant Edition
Endor Variant Edition

Cool Art: Hero Complex Gallery presents 'King Of Cult' Celebrating Roger Corman and Joe Dante

This Saturday, Hero Complex Gallery presents 'King Of Cult', celebrating legendary directors Roger Corman and Joe Dante.

HCG will also present a double-feature screening for both directors at The New Beverly Theater on Friday night, May 23, from 7.30pm featuring Joe Dante’s 'Matinee' (1993) and Roger Corman’s 'The Masque of the Red Death' (1964), and the exhibition opens on Saturday night, May 24 from 7pm at the HCG at 2020 South Robertson Blvd., Studio D, Los Angeles, CA 90034. Go here to buy tickets for the double screening.

Both directors will attend the screenings and the art show opening night, which will include a Q&A hosted by Dana Gould in between the film screenings and exclusive signing opportunities plus original props from their classic films will be on show at the art show as well.

Check out a selection of art that will be at the show below.

by Ridge Rooms

#KellyThursday: 'The Viking Queen' by Ken Kelly

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

'The Dark Knight' - Flipping The Joker's Truck Scene - Sweded

'The Dark Knight' flipping the Joker's truck scene gets the Homemade Movies treatment.

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

Cool Art: 'Elektra' by Craig Drake

'Elektra' by Craig Drake is a 24"x36" screen print, in a hand numbered limited edition of 275 and costs $50. It's on sale at a random time on Thursday, May 22 through Mondo.

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

Cool Art: 'Ride or Die' by Jeff Langevin

'Ride or Die' by Jeff Langevin, is a poster for the Inkyspokes Traveling Bicycle Art Show 2014. Prints are available at the show venues or at his etsy store.


Cool Art: 'Roar' by Juan Contreras

'Godzilla' inspired design by Juan Contreras available at Tee Republic and at his RedBubble store.




#WhelanWednesday: 'Ephemeros' by Michael Whelan

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Monday, May 19, 2014

New Trailer For Marvel's 'Guardians Of The Galaxy'

'Guardians Of The Galaxy' is out in cinemas August.

The 49th Annual Nebula Award Winners Announced

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the winners for this year’s Nebula Awards, 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 outstanding dramatic presentation. The 49th Annual Nebula Awards Weekend were held May 15-18, 2014, in San Jose at the San Jose Marriott.

The winners are...

Best Novel
'Ancillary Justice', Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)

Best Novella
'The Weight of the Sunrise', Vylar Kaftan (Asimov's 2/13)

Best Novelette
'The Waiting Stars', Aliette de Bodard (The Other Half of the Sky)

Best Short Story
'If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love', Rachel Swirsky (Apex 3/13)

Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
'Gravity' (Alfonso Cuarón, director; Alfonso Cuarón & Jonás Cuarón, writers) (Warner Bros.)

Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy
'Sister Mine', Nalo Hopkinson (Grand Central)

Damon Knight Grand Master Award
Samuel R. Delany

Kevin O’Donnell Jr Service to SFWA Award
Michael Armstrong

'Godzilla': Behind The Roar

Godzilla's roar is one of the most recognizable in film history. How do you update an iconic sound for a new generation? In this video from Soundworks Collection, Dolby & Legendary go behind the scenes with Erik Aadahl, sound designer on 'Godzilla', director Gareth Edwards and producer Thomas Tull, to look at how you tackle this historic challenge.

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#McQuarrieMonday: 'Return Of The Jedi' Concept Art by Ralph McQuarrie

Saturday, May 17, 2014

Friday, May 16, 2014

'Batman: The Animated Series' Intro Live Action Remake

This 'Batman: The Animated Series' intro live action remake was directed and edited by Tomi Pietilä, with 3D art by Tommi Tuominen and cinematography by Teemu Saarinen.


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Cool Art: 'The Laws of Gods and Men' by Robert M Ball

Continuing with the 'Beautiful Death' series of 'Game Of Thrones' episode posters by Robert M Ball with season 4 - episode 6 'The Laws of Gods and Men'. Unfortunately, this and the other cool posters in the series aren't currently available as prints.


Cool Art: 'Starlight' by Eric Kenji Aoyagi

'Starlight' by Eric Kenji Aoyagi.

Available as a print via his Deviant Art page.


#FantasyArtFriday: 'Guardian Of The Black Dragon' by Luis Royo

Follow me on Instagram for more #FantasyArtFriday pics.


New Trailer For Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar'

'Interstellar' is out in cinemas November.

New Poster Reveal For Marvel's 'Guardians Of The Galaxy'

Marvel's 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' is out in cinemas August 1.


Movie Poster Art: 'Godzilla' (2014)

With the new 'Godzilla' movie, directed by Gareth Edwards, now out in cinemas, here's a look at the official posters and fan art inspired by the film.

#FrazettaFriday: 'Cat Girl' by Frank Frazetta

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Cool Art: 'The Rock' by Patrick Connan

'The Rock' by Patrick Connan is an 18" x 36" screenprint with multiple metallic inks, and is available in two editions through Hero Complex Gallery.

The 'Green VX–GAS' and 'Orange Flare' editions are both in a limited run of 85 and cost $50 each. They go on sale Wednesday May 14 at a random time on the Hero Complex Gallery web store. Follow them on Twitter @HeroComplexArt and like them on Facebook for the on sale announcement.

Cool Art: 'Zelda' by Ilya Kuvshinov

'Zelda' by Ilya Kuvshinov.


#VallejoTuesday: Sketch Art by Boris Vallejo

Monday, May 12, 2014

Cool Art: 'Little Shop Of Horrors' & 'Children Of Men' by Ken Taylor

These two prints by Melbourne based artist Ken Taylor, 'Little Shop Of Horrors', a 24" x 36" screenprint in two different variants, and 'Children Of Men', a 21.5" x 36" screenprint also in two variants, are part of a new art exhibition from Mondo that will be celebrating the stunning art of Ken Taylor.

The show will include prints for films that Mondo has never previously tackled before, and will run from May 30 until June 21. The opening night event is on Friday, May 30 from 7-10pm at the Mondo Gallery, at 4115 Guadalupe St. in Austin, TX, with Ken Taylor will be in attendance.

Cool Art: 'Sin City' Triptych Poster Prints by Florey

'Sin City' Triptych Poster Prints by Florey

This set of three posters, based upon the stories within the first 'Sin City' movie, is a timed release and will be available on pre-sale until May 25.

Each print is a 18" × 24" 5 colour, numbered screenprint and costs $85 for the set of three.

Go here to buy.

Cool Art: 'Leia's Corruptible Mortal State' by Karen Hallion

'Leia's Corruptible Mortal State' by Karen Hallion.

Available as a giclée print and other products at Karen's Society6 and Etsy (soon) web stores.


First Trailer For NBC's 'Constantine'

Liking the look of this! Hopefully it retains the same dark humour and shenanigans of the original comic series, as for a change, they have the look of John Constantine almost perfect.

You can see all the covers to the original DC / Vertigo series here - 1-100, 101-200, 201-300 and the Specials.

'Constantine' is on NBC this Autumn, and hopefully on UK TV not too long after.

#McQuarrieMonday: 'Return Of The Jedi' Concept Art by Ralph McQuarrie

Friday, May 09, 2014

#FantasyArtFriday: 'Kinslayer' by Jason Chan

Follow me on Instagram for more #FantasyArtFriday pics.


Cool Art: 'First Of His Name' by Robert M Ball

Continuing with the 'Beautiful Death' series of 'Game Of Thrones' episode posters by Robert M Ball with season 4 - episode 5 'First Of His Name'. Unfortunately, this and the other cool posters in the series aren't currently available as prints.


Cool Art: 'Reaper' by Brandon Duncan

'Reaper' by Brandon Duncan, inspired by the video game 'Diablo III: Reaper Of Souls', is available through Mount Thunder as an 18" x 24" screen print, using Midnight Blue ink on blue grey cover French paper. It's in a stamped and hand numbered limited edition of 60 and costs $50.

Go here to buy.

Cool Art: 'Harlequinade' by Phantom City Creative

AP copies of 'Harlequinade' by Phantom City Creative, based on the 'Batman: The Animated Series' episode and originally released through Mondo, will be on sale Friday May 9, sometime between 2-3pm EST. Follow them on Twitter @PhantomCityCrtv for the on sale announcement.

The print is available in regular and variant editions. They are 18" x 24" and are both signed and numbered AP limited editions. The regular is in an edition of 50 and costs $70, and the variant in a limited edition of 35 and costs $100.

Go here to buy, when they go online.

Regular Edition
Variant Edition

#FrazettaFriday: 'Cornered' by Frank Frazetta

Thursday, May 08, 2014

Cool Art: 'Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes' by Matt Ferguson

'Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes' by Matt Ferguson.
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Cool Art: 'Agents Of SHIELD: Beginning Of The End' by Phantom City Creative

Poster for 'Agents Of SHIELD: Beginning Of The End' season finale by Phantom City Creative.

It'll be available to buy at MarvelStore.com from 1am PST tomorrow.


Full Trailer For 'Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes'

A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant species.
'Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes' is out in cinemas July 11 (US) and July 17 (UK).

Cool Art: 'Godzilla' by Paul Holden

'Godzilla' by Paul Holden.


#KellyThursday: 'Almuric' by Ken Kelly

Cover art by Ken Kelly for the novel 'Almuric' by Robert E Howard.

Wednesday, May 07, 2014

Cool Art: Video Game Posters by Alex Ramallo

Video game posters by Alex Ramallo featuring Mass Effect, Portal 2, Bioshock, Tomb Raider and more.

Help Fund 'Coverama' - An Artbook by Marc Simonetti

Marc Simonetti is a French illustrator who has illustrated many great Fantasy and Sci-Fi books, such as George RR Martin’s 'A Song of Ice and Fire' and Terry Pratchett’s 'Discworld' novels. He’s also worked for video game companies and worked as a concept artist and colour key artist on advertisements and long feature films.

And now, he hopes to publish his very own hardcover artbook. By pledging $50, you will get a hardcover copy of the artbook plus a digital pdf version. The art book will have around 240 pages printed on high quality paper, and will be full of illustrations. The text will be in both English and French.

Art included in the book will be from the 'Game of Thrones' books, 'Disc World', Lovecraft’s worlds, Fantasy and Scifi books, video games and advertisements, personal works, and several "Making Of" made especially for the book.

Take a look at the previews below and go here for the artbook crowdfunding page.

Cool Art: 'TMNT' by Ilya Kuvshinov

'TMNT' by Ilya Kuvshinov.


#WhelanWednesday: 'Trantorian Dream' by Michael Whelan

'Trantorian Dream' by Michael Whelan. Cover art for the novel 'Foundation's Edge' by Isaac Asimov.

Tuesday, May 06, 2014

'X-Men: Days Of Future Past' Trailer - Sweded

The 'X-Men: Days Of Future Past' trailer gets the Homemade Movies treatment.

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

'Star Wars: Episode II - Attack Of The Clones' Honest Trailer

This time, Screenjunkies give 'Star Wars: Episode II - Attack Of The Clones' the Honest Trailer treatment.
"May the 4th was just with us, and the cast for Star Wars: Episode VII has been announced - what better time to revisit Attack of the Clones, the movie that confirmed our very bad feeling about the prequels. So strap in for this sequel to the very first Honest Trailer EVER!!"

First poster for Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar'

'Interstellar' is out in cinemas November 2014. A teaser trailer was released last year, but the first full trailer is scheduled to be attached with screenings of 'Godzilla' next weekend.


First Trailer For 'Gotham'

'Gotham' is an origin story of the great DC Comics Super-Villains and vigilantes, revealing an entirely new chapter that has never been told. This Fall on Fox.

#VallejoTuesday: 'The Queen Of Thule' by Boris Vallejo

Monday, May 05, 2014

Cool Art: “Fortuna” by Amy Sol

“Fortuna” by Amy Sol is a 17″ x 21″ giclee with hand-embellishments, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 50, and costs $150. It goes on sale Saturday, May 10 at 2pm PDT.

Go here to buy.


Cool Art: 'The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion' 2014 European Tour Poster by Malleus

'The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion' 2014 European Tour poster by Malleus is a 50 x 70cm Screenprint in a signed and numbered limited edition of 135 and will be available to buy at the shows. If you can't make the shows, 20 will be available online, sometime after Thursday, May 29.

#McQuarrieMonday: 'Return Of The Jedi' Concept Art by Ralph McQuarrie

Sunday, May 04, 2014

First Full Trailer For 'Star Wars Rebels'

'Star Wars Rebels' takes place between Star Wars: Episode III and IV as the Empire tightens its grip on the galaxy and a rebellion begins to form. The series, executive produced by Dave Filoni, Simon Kinberg, and Greg Weisman, is scheduled to premiere in fall 2014 as a one-hour special the on Disney Channel followed by a series on Disney XD.

May The 4th Be With You! It's Star Wars Day!

Happy Star Wars Day!
May the 4th be with you! To celebrate the saga, and continuing the tradition from 2012 and 2013, I've compiled some appropriately themed art, plus some of the official posters from 'Return Of The Jedi' below!

Friday, May 02, 2014

Cool Art: 'The Oathkeeper' by Robert M Ball

Continuing with the 'Beautiful Death' series of 'Game Of Thrones' episode posters by Robert M Ball with season 4 - episode 4 'The Oathkeeper'. Unfortunately, this and the other cool posters in the series aren't currently available as prints.


Cool Art: Blurppy's Poster Posse Project #8 - 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' (Phase Two)

Following on from yesterday's reveal of 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' fan art, check out this selection of 'Phase Two' 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' fan art from cool blog Blurppy's eighth #PosterPosse project.

Head on over to Blurppy to see the rest.

by Doaly

Cool Art: 'Dominion' and 'Ceremony' Prints by Dan Mumford

These prints by Dan Mumford, are part of an archive of designs that were originally created from 2008-2010, and they are now finally released as limited edition prints.

They are available as A3, high quality digital prints on 300 gsm recycled card, each stamped, signed and numbered editions.

Go here to buy.

'Dominion' by Dan Mumford
'Ceremony' by Dan Mumford