Cool Art: 'Pearl Jam - Five Horizons' Milan by Malleus

'Five Horizons' by Malleus, is the second poster (the first was designed by Davide Toffolo, an Italian comic artist, singer and guitarist) for the 'Five Horizons' retrospective photography exhibition on Pearl Jam, authorized by the Seattle band, and featuring the history and evolution of the band, which precedes the arrival of Pearl Jam for their European tour.

The exhibit opens June 19 and runs until July 3 at the DanceHaus in Milan, Italy.

The exhibition will feature a series of 70 images taken by great photographers who have narrated the band’s private moments as well as their unforgettable live performances from the beginning of the band's career to date. From the early 90's shots of Lance Mercer and Charles Peterson, to the very recent portraits by Steve Gullick and Danny Clinch.

Artists showing at this event include: Matt Anker, Danny Clinch, Chris Cuffaro, Steve Gullick , Mike Leach, Karen Loria, Robert MacKenzie, Spike Mafford, Lance Mercer, Steven J. Messina, Paul Natkin, Charles Peterson, Alessio Pizzicanella.

Posters will be on sale at the show, and Malleus will be selling their posters at a random time on their website on Friday June 20.

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

#WhelanWednesday: 'Whetted Bronze' by Michael Whelan

Cover art by Michael Whelan for the novel 'Whetted Bronze' by Manning Norvil.

'Journeys To Somewhere Else' - The Art Of John Avon Kickstarter Project

Celebrating 30 years of producing beautiful fantasy art for books, record covers and card games, John Avon, best known for his landscape art from 'Magic: the Gathering', is collecting his best works a into an artbook, 'Journeys to Somewhere Else'.

The book is planned as a perfect bound, large format square hardback, and will also include developmental and working sketches, thumbnail pieces and alternative versions. The book will also be available in two editions; a standard and a deluxe edition. The basic book will contain 180 pages but if they raise enough money this could be stretched all the way up to 238 pages and the Deluxe version will be stretched from 228 pages up to a whopping 276! The deluxe version will also have more images, extra sketches and a detailed chapter on how John works.

As an exclusive to this Kickstarter project, they have also been granted permission from Wizards of the Coast to use John's artwork from 'Magic: the Gathering', at least for this first volume. Meaning this could be a one-time opportunity to possess a definitive collection of John’s work from the hugely popular trading card game.

There are of course the obligatory Kickstarter add ons and special offers, with various upgrades on offer such as signed and dedicated books, plus they will be looking to add more to the campaign as it progresses, including smaller sketch bundles (single sketches), T-shirts and playmats too.

The project will only be funded if at least £24,000 is pledged by July 20 and if successful, they are looking at a February / March 2015 release.

Check out the video below and go here for more information on the project.

Cool Art: 'Penny Dreadful' by Simon Delart

'Penny Dreadful' by Simon Delart

The Battle Of Hoth From 'The Empire Strikes Back' - Sweded

The iconic Battle Of Hoth from 'The Empire Strikes Back' gets the Homemade Movies treatment.

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

Cool Art: 'Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes' by Orlando Arocena

'Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes' by Orlando Arocena.

#VallejoTuesday: 'Crystal Gryphon' by Boris Vallejo

Cool Art: New Prints From Mondo by Vania Zouravliov & Matt Taylor

Mondo releases two new prints by Vania Zouravliov and Matt Taylor this Tuesday.

Vania's 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' print is a 24" x 36" screenprint, in a hand numbered limited edition of 275 for $50 and Matt's 'Fargo' print is an 18" x 24" screenprint, in a hand numbered limited edition of 245 for $35. They go on sale at a random time on Tuesday, June 17.

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

'The Grand Budapest Hotel' by Vania Zouravliov 

'Fargo' by Matt Taylor

Cool Art: New 'Game Of Thrones' Prints by Peter Breese & Tom Miatke

Celebrating the season finale of 'Game Of Thrones', Hero Complex Gallery has released a batch of new prints by Peter Breese and Tom Miatke.

The final Peter Breese print in his series of portraits is 'Daenerys' and is FREE with the purchase of any 2 other Peter Breese prints.

They also released 18 prints by Tom Miatke and they come in two versions, regular and as a House Sigil, and if you buy 2 prints by Tom you get a third one free!

Each print is a Fine Art Giclee Print that is a limited edition of 50 and measures approximately 12" x 12".

Go here for the Peter Breese prints.

Go here for the Tom Miatke prints.

by Peter Breese

#McQuarrieMonday: 'Star Wars' Concept Art by Ralph McQuarrie

Cool Art: 'Arya's List' by Andy Barbieri

I've been blogging about pop culture art on here for a while now, and being inspired by 'Game Of Thrones', both the TV show and the books (although I'm only around 3/4 through the audiobook for the second book - 'A Clash Of Kings'), I've designed this poster, just for fun, featuring Arya Stark's kill list and of course, her weapon of choice, Needle.

The print is available in two versions, the kill list from the TV series, and Arya's original list from the books too.

After getting some good feedback, my very first foray into the world of pop culture poster art is now available at my Society 6 store in varying sizes and also available as a T shirt on my Redbubble store too!

'Arya's List' TV Edition

'Arya's List' Book Edition

'John Carter, Warlord of Mars' Returns In All-New Digital WebComic

Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., the company founded by the author to protect and maintain his original literary creations, has announced that Burroughs’ first adventure hero – John Carter of Mars – will star in an all-new weekly digital comic strip series written Roy Thomas and illustrated by Rodolfo Pérez Garcia, better known to Mexican comics fans as Pegaso.

The new series, to be called 'John Carter, Warlord of Mars', debuts on June 14, joining other classic Burroughs creations like Tarzan, Korak the Killer, Carson of Venus and Pellucidar as part of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Digital Comic Strip Service. 

And similarly to the other webcomics featured on the website, the first four episodes of the new 'John Carter Warlord of Mars' will be available at no charge. Fans can gain unlimited access to the entire site and all the strips from the beginning for only $1.99 per month or $21.99 per year.

The new webcomic comes soon after the reacquisition by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. of comic book and comic strip rights that had been held by Walt Disney Pictures and its Marvel Entertainment subsidiary. The company is also pleased to announce a brand new license with Dynamite Entertainment which will return the original 'John Carter Warlord of Mars' to comic books! Dynamite will also republish other John Carter assets, going back as far as the early 1940s comic strips by John Coleman Burroughs, the son of Edgar Rice Burroughs.

The character of John Carter first appeared in 1912, captivating audiences when he debuted in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ first novel, serialized as 'Under the Moons of Mars' and later published as a complete novel, 'A Princess of Mars'. As many literary and cultural scholars attest, John Carter has served as a template for the litany of adventure heroes that followed, from Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers and Superman to Stars Wars and Avatar.

Go here for the new weekly 'John Carter, Warlord Of Mars' webcomic.

Cool Art: 'Game Of Thrones' Inspired Prints From Hero Complex Gallery

To honour this weekend's season finale, Hero Complex Gallery are releasing brand new 'Game Of Thrones' inspired limited edition prints by Peter Breese and Tom Miatke.

To get an idea of what to expect from these new print releases from Hero Complex Gallery, here is a selection of Peter's previous releases from his ongoing character series and a hint of what's to come from Tom.

Go here to buy when the prints go on sale on Sunday June 15.

by Peter Breese

Cool Art: 'Game Of Thrones' Inspired Prints From Spoke Art

Coinciding with this weekend's season finale, Spoke Art are releasing several 'Game Of Thrones' inspired limited edition prints. Each is signed and numbered by the artist and features the art of Joshua Budich, Tim Doyle, Erik Jones and Fernando Reza.

Go here to buy.

'House Targaryen' by Joshua Budich

Cool Art: 'The Watchers On The Wall' by Robert M Ball

Continuing with the 'Beautiful Death' series of 'Game Of Thrones' episode posters by Robert M Ball with season 4 - episode 9 'The Watchers On The Wall'. Unfortunately, this and the other cool posters in the series aren't currently available as prints.

#FrazettaFriday: 'Escape On Venus' by Frank Frazetta

Cover art by Frank Frazetta for the novel 'Escape On Venus' by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Cool Art: 'Star Wars' Prints by ACME Archives Direct

ACME Archives Direct is releasing prints of brand-new 'Star Wars' art by Raymond Swanland and Greg Lipton.

'Through the Fire' by Raymond Swanland, is a numbered limited edition giclée on canvas of 95 and a numbered limited edition giclée on paper of 150.

'Machines of Dominion' by Raymond Swanland is a numbered limited edition giclée on canvas of 95 and a numbered limited edition giclée on paper of 150.

'Proving Ground' by Greg Lipton is a numbered and signed limited edition giclée on canvas of 95 and a numbered limited edition giclée on paper of 95.

'Vader’s Tie Fighter' is limited edition Techplate of 295, printed on brushed aluminium dibond.

All prints go on sale Friday June 13 at 10.30am through ACME Archives Direct. 

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'Through the Fire' by Raymond Swanland

Cool Art: Bottleneck Gallery presents 'Miscellaneous Mayhem'

This Friday, June 13, Bottleneck Gallery presents 'Miscellaneous Mayhem', a four-man art exhibition showcasing new works from Alexander Iaccarino, Brad Hill, Guillaume Morellec and JP Valderrama.

The opening reception is from 7-10pm and they will be holding a special small Mario Kart tournament in the back of the gallery, with a little help from StreetPass NYC.

They will hold a preview sale of works in the show tonight, Thursday, June 12th from 8pm-9pm eastern on the Bottleneckgallery website, with Brad Hill's original pieces an in-store exclusive.

Any remaining work will go on sale, Saturday, June 14 at 12pm EST.

Check out a selection of preview art below.

Cool Art: 'Nightbreed' by Chris Garofalo

'Nightbreed' by Chris Garofalo

This will be available at the cast reunion screening of 'Nightbreed' at the “Days Of The Dead Horror Con”, opening June 27 in Indianapolis. Any prints remaining will be available online shortly after at Chris' online store.

#KellyThursday: 'Battle At Cliff's Edge' by Ken Kelly

Cool Art: 'Ghost In The Shell' by Ilya Kuvshinov

'Ghost In The Shell' by Ilya Kuvshinov.

Cool Art: 'Robocop' by Tom Whalen And Kevin Tong

Mondo releases two new 'Robocop' prints by Tom Whalen and Kevin Tong this Thursday. 

Tom's print is a 12" x 36" screenprint, in a hand numbered limited edition of 300 for $45 and Kevin's print is a 24" x 36" screenprint available in three hand numbered limited editions; a regular edition of 300 for $45, a variant edition of 150 for $65 and a metal edition of 35 for $300. They go on sale at a random time on Thursday, June 12.

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

by Tom Whalen

Regular Edition by Kevin Tong

Variant Edition by Kevin Tong

Metal Edition by Kevin Tong

#WhelanWednesday: 'The Bane Of The Black Sword' by Michael Whelan

Cover art by Michael Whelan for the novel 'The Bane Of The Black Sword' by Michael Moorcock.

Cool Art: 'The Watchers On The Wall' by Grzegorz Rutkowski

'The Watchers On The Wall' by Grzegorz Rutkowski, is a 'Game Of Thrones' inspired artwork, made for a workshop piece in the May 2014 edition of the fantasy and sci-fi digital art magazine 'ImagineFX'.

click for a closer look!

Cool Art: 'Resident Evil' by Marinko Milosevski

'Resident Evil' by Marinko Milosevski.

New Trailer For NBC's 'Constantine'

Coming this Autumn.

Cool Art: 'Transformers' Prints by Jason Edmiston

'Optimus Prime' and 'Megatron' by Jason Edmiston are part of the officially licensed 'Transformers' series by Acidfree Gallery. They are both 18″ x 24″ Giclees and are available in limited editions on paper, canvas, or Brushed Aluminum Metal. Go here for more information on the limited editions. They go on sale Friday, June 13 at 12.30pm EST (9:30am PDT).

Go here to buy.

Cool Art: 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' by Paul Shipper

'Guardians Of The Galaxy' by Paul Shipper.

#VallejoTuesday: 'Pisces' by Boris Vallejo

Cool Art: 'Buck Rogers In The 25th Century' by Dave Perillo

'Buck Rogers In The 25th Century' by Dave Perillo, is the first release in a two part series from Grey Matter Art, (the second to be released at a later time, is by James White) and will be released on Tuesday June 17 at 1pm EST and is their first piece to be made available worldwide!

This officially licensed print is an 18" x 24" 5 colour screenprint, in a regular limited edition of 130 for $40 and in a limited edition 5 colour with 2 metallic ink variant of 60 for $45.

Follow them on Twitter @greymatterart for future release details.

#McQuarrieMonday: 'Star Wars' Concept Art by Ralph McQuarrie

Cool Art: 'The Strain' by Phantom City Creative

'The Strain' by Phantom City Creative

Inspired by the FX adaptation of the books by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, these are 18” x 24” screenprints, in numbered limited editions of 125 through Mondo and go on sale at a random time Friday July 11.

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

2014 British Fantasy Award Nominees

The nominees for the 2014 British Fantasy Awards were announced at an Open Night last night by the British Fantasy Society. The winners will be revealed at Fantasy Con 2014 in York in September.

Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award)

• 'Between Two Thorns', Emma Newman (Angry Robot)
• 'Blood and Feathers: Rebellion', Lou Morgan (Solaris)
• 'The Glass Republic', Tom Pollock (Jo Fletcher Books)
• 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane', Neil Gaiman (Headline)
• 'A Stranger in Olondria', Sofia Samatar (Small Beer Press)

Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award)

• 'House of Small Shadows', Adam Nevill (Pan)
• 'Mayhem', Sarah Pinborough (Jo Fletcher Books)
• 'NOS4R2', Joe Hill (Gollancz)
• 'Path of Needles', Alison Littlewood (Jo Fletcher Books)
• 'The Shining Girls', Lauren Beukes (HarperCollins)
• 'The Year of the Ladybird', Graham Joyce (Gollancz)

Best Novella

• 'Beauty', Sarah Pinborough (Gollancz)
• 'Dogs With Their Eyes Shut', Paul Meloy (PS Publishing)
• 'Spin', Nina Allan (TTA Press)
• 'Vivian Guppy and the Brighton Belle', Nina Allan (Rustblind and Silverbright)
• 'Whitstable', Stephen Volk (Spectral Press)

Best Short Story

• 'Chalk', Pat Cadigan (This Is Horror)
• 'Death Walks En Pointe', Thana Niveau (The Burning Circus)
• 'Family Business', Adrian Tchaikovsky (The Alchemy Press Book of Urban Mythic)
• 'The Fox', Conrad Williams (This Is Horror)
• 'Golden Apple', Sophia McDougall (The Lowest Heaven)
• 'Moonstruck', Karin Tidbeck (Shadows & Tall Trees #5)
• 'Signs of the Times', Carole Johnstone (Black Static #33)

Best Collection

• 'For Those Who Dream Monsters', Anna Taborska (Mortbury Press)
• 'Holes for Faces', Ramsey Campbell (Dark Regions Press)
• 'Monsters in the Heart', Stephen Volk (Gray Friar Press)
• 'North American Lake Monsters', Nathan Ballingrud (Small Beer Press)

Best Anthology

• 'End of the Road', Jonathan Oliver (ed.) (Solaris)
• 'Fearie Tales', Stephen Jones (ed.) (Jo Fletcher Books)
• 'Rustblind and Silverbright', David Rix (ed.) (Eibonvale Press)
• 'Tales of Eve', Mhairi Simpson (ed.) (Fox Spirit Books)
• 'The Tenth Black Book of Horror', Charles Black (ed.) (Mortbury Press)

Best Small Press

• The Alchemy Press (Peter Coleborn)
• Fox Spirit Books (Adele Wearing)
• NewCon Press (Ian Whates)
• Spectral Press (Simon Marshall-Jones)

Best Non-Fiction

• Gestalt Real-Time Reviews, D.F. Lewis
• Doors to Elsewhere, Mike Barrett (The Alchemy Press)
• Fantasy Faction, Marc Aplin (ed.)
• Speculative Fiction 2012, Justin Landon and Jared Shurin (eds) (Jurassic London)
• “We Have Always Fought”: Challenging the “Women, Cattle and Slaves” Narrative,Kameron Hurley (A Dribble of Ink)

Best Magazine/Periodical

• Black Static, Andy Cox (ed.) (TTA Press)
• Clarkesworld, Neil Clarke and Sean Wallace (ed.) (Wyrm Publishing)
• Interzone, Andy Cox (ed.) (TTA Press)
• Shadows & Tall Trees, Michael Kelly (ed.) (Undertow Books)

Best Comic/Graphic Novel

• 'Demeter', Becky Cloonan (Becky Cloonan)
• 'Jennifer Wilde', Maura McHugh, Karen Mahoney and Stephen Downey (Atomic Diner Comics)
• 'Porcelain', Benjamin Read and Chris Wildgoose (Improper Books)
• 'Rachel Rising', Terry Moore (Abstract Studio)
• 'Saga', Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image Comics)
• 'The Unwritten', Mike Carey and Peter Gross (Vertigo)

Best Artist

• Adam Oehlers
• Ben Baldwin
• Daniele Serra
• Joey Hi-Fi
• Tula Lotay
• Vincent Chong

Best Film/Television Episode

• 'Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor', Steven Moffat (BBC)
• 'Game of Thrones: The Rains of Castamere', David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (HBO)
• 'Gravity', Alfonso Cuarón and Jonás Cuarón (Warner Bros)
• 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug', Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro (Warner Bros)
• 'Iron Man 3', Drew Pearce and Shane Black (Marvel Studios)

Best Newcomer (the Sydney J Bounds Award)

• Ann Leckie, for 'Ancillary Justice' (Orbit)
• Emma Newman, for 'Between Two Thorns' (Angry Robot)
• Francis Knight, for 'Fade to Black' (Orbit)
• Laura Lam, for 'Pantomime' (Strange Chemistry)
• Libby McGugan, for 'The Eidolon' (Solaris)
• Samantha Shannon, for 'The Bone Season' (Bloomsbury)

Cool Art: 'The Mountain And The Viper' by Robert M Ball

Continuing with the 'Beautiful Death' series of 'Game Of Thrones' episode posters by Robert M Ball with season 4 - episode 8 'The Mountain And The Viper'. Unfortunately, this and the other cool posters in the series aren't currently available as prints.

Cool Art: 'Viewpoints: X-Wing vs TIE Fighter' by Chris Skinner

Hero Complex Gallery presents the first prints in a new limited edition print series by Chris Skinner entitled 'Viewpoints'.

Each set of Viewpoints in Chris' new series will present opposing points of view, creating a unique 'viewpoint' for each one. Starting with some true classics, they kick off this series with the iconic X-Wing and TIE-Fighter spaceships.

''With these illustrations I wanted to convey a sense realism, weight and functionality that is synonymous with so many vehicles through out the Star Wars universe. Viewed as a frozen moment in time as battle commences and illustrated with an archival old world feel to reflect the 'worn' universe'' and nostalgia of the original films." - Chris Skinner.

These are 18" x 24" screenprints in a matched numbered set with metallic silver inks, and are a timed release with the edition size to be determined at the close of sale on Monday, June 9 at 11:59pm PST. They cost $60 for the set of 3 - 'X-Wing Ambush', 'TIE-Fighter Defense', and a special bonus print 'Giving Chase'.

Go here to buy.

'X-Wing Ambush' by Chris Skinner

'TIE Fighter Defense' by Chris Skinner

'Giving Chase' by Chris Skinner

Cool Art: Blurppy's Poster Posse Project #9 - 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' (Phase Two)

Following on from yesterday's reveal of 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' fan art, check out 'Phase Two' for more fan art from cool blog Blurppy's ninth #PosterPosse project.

Head on over to Blurppy to see the rest.

by Orlando Arocena

Cool Art: 'The First Men In The Moon' by Stan & Vince

'The First Men In The Moon' by Stan & Vince (Stan Manoukian & Vincent Roucher), inspired by the HG Wells classic, is the next print from Nautilus Art Prints.

This is a 24" x 36" 9 colour screenprint with metallic inks, gold on the regular and silver on the variant, with the regular version in a signed and numbered limited edition of 300 for $60 and the variant in a signed and numbered limited edition of 120 for $90. It goes on sale July 20 at 7pm (CET Europe).

Follow them on Twitter @NautilusAP and on Facebook for more details and the on sale announcement.

Regular Edition

Variant Edition

Cool Art: 'The Zephyr' by Laurent Durieux

Ford Craftsman Studios release 'The Zephyr' by Laurent Durieux, the first in a series of six 'Modes of Transportation' posters by Laurent.

It's available as a 24" x 36" screenprint in 11 colours including metallic inks, in a regular limited edition of 450, a variant limited edition of 150, a wood edition of 10, and a single colour key line edition that will only be available at the Art and Crafts shows with the next one being in Minnesota in September.

They will be available on the Ford Craftsman Studios web site Saturday, June 14th at a random time.

Regular Edition

#FrazettaFriday: 'Carson Of Venus' by Frank Frazetta

Unlettered cover art by Frank Frazetta for the novel 'Carson Of Venus' by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Cool Art: Blurppy's Poster Posse Project #9 - 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' (Phase One)

Cool blog Blurppy, have exclusively revealed the next in their awesome #PosterPosse project series, and it's another collection of very cool art!

Head on over to Blurppy to see Phase One of some really awesome fan art for Marvel's 'Guardians Of The Galaxy', and check back tomorrow to see more in the second part of Blurppy's ninth poster project!

Check out a selection of them below.

by Matt Ferguson

Cool Art: 'Star Wars Ralph McQuarrie Tribute' by Mark Raats

This 'Star Wars Ralph McQuarrie Tribute' by Mark Raats is a 22" x 17" art print in a signed and numbered by the artist limited edition of 250 and costs $50.

Go here to buy.

#KellyThursday: 'Under The Canopy' by Ken Kelly

Cover art by Ken Kelly for the novel 'Under The Canopy' by Barbara Paul.

Cool Art: 'The Bride Of Frankenstein' by Mike Mignola

'The Bride Of Frankenstein' by Mike Mignola is a 21" x 32" screen print, in a hand numbered limited edition of 325 for $50 and is on sale through Mondo at a random time on Thursday, June 5.

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

Cool Art: 2014 'Into The Pixel' Collection Revealed

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) and the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has announced the 16 winning pieces of the world-renowned 2014 Into the Pixel (ITP) collection.

Created in 2004, the annual ITP art exhibit honours video game artists who continue to push the interactive entertainment art form forward. Co-produced by the ESA and AIAS, the 2014 ITP collection will be shown for the first time at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the world’s premier trade show for computer and video games and related products, from June 10-12, 2014, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

“Into the Pixel celebrates some of the most important contributors to our industry – the brilliant artists and their endlessly imaginative work,” said Martin Rae, president, Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. “These visual storytellers help breathe life into wide-ranging ideas with a wealth of style and creativity. As these images demonstrate, the line between fine art and the artwork of interactive entertainment continues to evaporate. It is always a great pleasure to unveil the new collection in the Into the Pixel Gallery at E3.”

Check out the 16 winning pieces below, and click to embiggen for a hi-res close up look in all their glory!

Hop over to the Into The Pixel website for a look at the previous winners since 2004 too.

'The Banner Saga' - Banner Poster by Arnie Jorgensen

Cool Art: 'Star Wars' Original Trilogy by Andy Fairhurst

'Star Wars' Original trilogy by Andy Fairhurst.

These will also be available as prints from Andy's Society6 store soon.
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#WhelanWednesday: 'The Sailor On The Seas Of Fate' by Michael Whelan

Cover art by Michael Whelan for novel 'The Sailor On The Seas Of Fate' by Michael Moorcock.

Cool Art: Joshua Budich Art Print Sale

Pop culture print artist, Joshua Budich, is having a sale at his new online store this coming Friday, June 6. No specific time for the drop, the sale will go live sometime Friday morning (EST) at joshuabudich.bigcartel.com.

He'll be selling all twelve of his 'Fictional Food' pieces (25 numbered and a few APs of each), plus eight new portraits (50 each of Ackbar, Marla, Santanico and Ron plus 100 each of Joan, Arya, Uhura and Diana).

They are all 6" x 6" screenprints, with varying amount of colours, and cost only $10 each. As a bonus, order $60 or more and enter code "6x6Sale" to save 15% off your order.

Follow Joshua on Twitter @jbudich for the on sale announcement and check out the prints below.

#VallejoTuesday: 'I Am A Barbarian' by Boris Vallejo

Cover art by Boris Vallejo for the novel 'I Am A Barbarian' by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Cool Art: 'Of Blood, Gold And Rust' by Bastien Lecouffe Deharme

'Of Blood, Gold And Rust' by Bastien Lecouffe Deharme.

Details For The First Ever Leamington Spa Comic Con

designed
Michelle Abrahall

Back in February, I highlighted the Indiegogo campaign by Dan Mallier hoping to launch Leamington Spa's very first Comic Con at The Royal Leamington Spa Pump Rooms on Saturday October 18. Well, that Indiegogo campaign was successful, with 72 people backing the project, myself included, helping to raise £1786, which was more than the original target of £1500!

As the level of interest in the project grew, due to support from local media and blogs, including a couple of appearances on local radio to promote the cause, the team behind the Leamington Comic Con were left with no choice but to move the event from the original choice of venue, the LAMP, to the Royal Pump Rooms.

Their main aim is to have a Comic Con which actually focuses on comics, mostly indie and small press, and also giving local talent a platform to show off their work, an example being the Leamington Spa Comic Con poster, which was designed by Leamington Spa-based artist Michelle Abrahall. They also want to work with local comic and memorabilia traders as well as raise money for local charities by having events on the day.

The Leamington Spa Comic Con has lined up some great guests so far:

• Neil Gibson / T Publications - Creator of 'Twisted Dark' and will be doing a talk at the event.
• Mike Garley and the creative team behind his new project the 'Kill Screen'. Mike has also worked on 'Wallace & Gromit', 'Adventure Time' and the 'Dead Roots' anthology. Mike and his team will be hosting a Q&A on The Kill Screen
• Haylestorm Comics
• Geeky Comics
• Al Davison / Astral Gypsy
• Leon McKenzie / Bluewater Publications - 'Misadventures of Adam West'
• Borderline Press - 'Zombre'
• Time Bomb Comics

And more to come! Also confirmed in attendance at the Comic Con is the UK Garrison, one of the foremost 'Star Wars' costuming groups in the UK and part of the 501st Legion, plus there will be comic and memorabilia traders, a photo booth and a comic cosplay competition on the day to crown Leamington's first cosplay champion!

They are giving away goodie bags to the first 100 adult guests that have bought an advance ticket or have the free entry Indiegogo perk. Advance adult tickets are £5 + booking fee, with a group ticket of four adults cost £16. Under 13's go free with a paying adult.

Go here to buy tickets.

Follow them on Facebook, on Twitter @LeamComicCon and on their blog to keep up to date with the latest happenings at Leamington's first ever Comic Con.

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

Cool Art: 'The Martyrs Reign Begins In Death' by Xul1349

This 'Pan's Labyrinth' inspired poster, 'The Martyrs Reign Begins In Death' by Xul1349, is a 5 colour 18" x 24" screen print with metallic inks on Oatmeal Speckletone French Paper. It's available in a limited of 90 and costs $35 through Style Over Substance.

Go here to buy.