Monday, July 07, 2014

Cool Art: 'Tribute To The Legend Of Zelda' by Chrissie Zullo

'Tribute To The Legend Of Zelda' by Chrissie Zullo.


Cool Art: 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back' by Eric Tan

'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back' by Eric Tan.

This is a 12" x 36" fine art serigraph on archival paper. It comes framed and with a certificate of authenticity. It's in a limited edition of 100 and costs $399.95 exclusively from the Disney Store.

Go here to buy.

Cool Art: 'Princess Bubblegum' by Stanley Lau (aka Artgerm)

'Princess Bubblegum' by Stanley Lau (aka Artgerm).


Cool Art: 'Caesar's Vengeance' by Robert Bruno

'Caesar's Vengeance' by Robert Bruno, inspired by 'Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes', is an 18" x 24" fine art giclée in a limited edition of just 50 and costs $45 unframed or $125 professionally framed and is on sale through Hero Complex Gallery.

Go here to buy.


Cool Art: 'Star Wars: Planets' by Andy Fairhurst

'Star Wars: Planets' by Andy Fairhurst, featuring planets from the original 'Star Wars' movies; 'Hoth', 'Tatooine', and 'Endor', are 16" x 20" numbered giclee prints in a limited edition of 125 and cost $35 each or $100 for the matching set of 3.

They go on sale Tuesday July 8 at 12pm EST through Bottleneck Gallery.

Cool Art: Blurppy's Poster Posse Project #10 - 'Batman' (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 that seems to get better with each project!

Head on over to Blurppy to see Phase One of some really awesome fan art as they celebrate 75 years of the Dark Knight', and check back tomorrow to see more in the second part of Blurppy's tenth poster project!

Check out a selection of them below.

by Laurie Greasley

#McQuarrieMonday: Classic 'Battlestar Galactica' Concept Art by Ralph McQuarrie

Sunday, July 06, 2014

Cool Art: 'The X-Files Classics: Season One, Vol. 1' by Paul Shipper

Cover art for 'The X-Files Classics: Season One, Vol. 1' by Paul Shipper.

'The X-Files Classics' continues with the adaptations of the first season by Topps Comics. Included in this collection are 'Pilot Episode', 'Deep Throat', 'Squeeze', 'Conduit', and 'Ice'.

Cool Art: 'Pitfall' by Janée Meadows

'Pitfall' by Janée Meadows.


Cool Art: 'Daenerys' by Ilya Kuvshinov

'Daenerys' by Ilya Kuvshinov.


Cool Art: 'Come Along, Carl' by Karen Hallion

'Come Along, Carl' by Karen Hallion, is another of her Disney/Pixar - Doctor Who mash ups.

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


Saturday, July 05, 2014

Cool Art: 'The Eagle' by Richey Beckett

'The Eagle' by Richey Beckett is an 18" x 18" 6 colour hand signed and embossed screen print on 100lb French Speckletone/Construction Paper, available on a choice of four coloured papers - Speckletone Kraft (pictured), Cement Green, Factory Green and Fuse Green and costs £40.

The print goes on sale at 6pm BST on Wednesday July 9 and remain on sale for exactly 24 hours only.

Go here to buy.



2014 Chesley Award Nominations

The Chesley Awards were established by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA) to recognize individual artistic works and achievements in the field of science fiction and fantasy.

The 2014 Chesley Awards will be presented at Loncon 3, during The 72nd World Science Fiction Con, Thursday August 14 to Monday August 18 at the ExCeL Arena in London.

Check out the list of nominees below.

Best Cover Illustration: Hardback Book - Click for Gallery
Jason Chan - Lost Covenant: A Widdershins Adventure by Ari Marmell; Pyr, Dec. 2013
Kekai Kotaki - Quintessence by David Walton; Tor, March 2013
Maurizio Manzieri - Book of Iron by Elizabeth Bear; Subterranean Press, Sept. 2013
Todd Lockwood - A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan; Tor, Feb. 2013
Michael Whelan - A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson; Tor, Jan. 2013
Allen Williams - Light Reading, Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling; Tor, March 2013

Best Cover Illustration: Paperback Book - Click for Gallery
Kerem Beyit - The Scroll of Years by Chris Willrich; Pyr, Sept. 2013
Jason Chan - Harbinger by Phillippa Ballantine; Ace, July 2013
Julie Dillon - Ancient Discovery; Crossed Genres Magazine 2.0 Book One; Crossed Genres Publications, April 2013
Justin Gerard - Power Under Pressure (The Society of Steam) by Andrew P. Mayer; Pyr, Jan. 2013
Dehong He - Shield of Sea and Space by Erin Hoffman; Pyr, May 2013

Best Cover Illustration: Magazine - Click for Gallery
Julie Dillon - Elliptic, Clarkesworld, December 2013
Dan Dos Santos - Fables #136 Vertigo, Dec. 2013
Maurizio Manzieri - The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March/April 2013
Cynthia Sheppard - Bull Spec, Spring 2013

Best Interior Illustration - Click for Gallery
Robert Hunt - “Fire Above, Fire Below” by Garth Nix; Tor.com, May 2013
Brian Kesinger - Walking Your Octopus, July 2013; Baby Tattoo Books
John Jude Palencar - “A Terror” by Jeffrey Ford; Tor.com, July 2013
John Picacio - “The Button Man and the Murder Tree” by Cherie Priest; Tor.com, May 2013)
John Picacio - The Good Life; Popular Science Magazine, June 2013
Greg Ruth - “Dragonkin” by Lavie Tidhar; Tor.com, July 2013
Greg Ruth - The Running of the Bulls, The Running of the Bulls by Harry Turtledove; Tor.com, March 2013

Best Three-Dimensional Art - Click for Gallery
Devon Dorrity - Cecaelia, Queen of the Ocean, clay
Thomas Kuebler - Krampus the Yule Lord, mixed
David Meng - Leatherback, resin
Michael Parkes - Goddess of the Hunt, 1/2 life-size bronze
Forest Rogers - Goblin Spider, Kato polyclay
Vincent Villafranca - Star Smith, bronze

Best Unpublished: Colour Work - Click for Gallery
Rhea Ewing - Ancestor Series - Neanderthal
Donato Giancola - Huor and Hurin Approaching Gondolin, oil on linen
Stephanie Pui-Mun Law - Ships Passing in the Night, watercolor
Dave Leri - Death Squealer, oil on masonite
Annie Stegg - Lilaia the Naiad, oil on paper

Best Unpublished: Monochrome Work - Click for Gallery
Justin Gerard - The Fox Princess, pencil
Rebecca Guay - Tender Morsels, graphite
John Picacio - La Luna
Travis Lewis - Bone Collector, graphite
Ruth Sanderson - The Descent or Persephone, scratchboard

Best Product Illustration - Click for Gallery
Julie Bell & Boris Vallejo - Jeannie's Kitten, IlluXCon 6 promotional art
Mitchell Bentley - 2014 Space Art Calendar; Atomic Fly Studios and Alban Lake Publishing, December 2013
Julie Dillon - 2014 Llewellyn's Astrology Calendar June 2013
Justin Gerrard - “Morzag! Lord of Destruction” poster
Iain McCaig - Call of the Muse, Spectrum 20 Call for Entries poster
John Picacio - El Arpa (Loteria Card Illustration from Lone Boy)

Best Gaming-Related Illustration - Click for Gallery
Lucas Graciano - The Last Stand of Thorin Oakenshield for The Battle of Five Armies Board Game Ares Games
Tyler Jacobson - Ruric: Thar the Unbowed (2014 Core Set Magic card) WotC, July 2013
Todd Lockwood - Observant Alseid (“Theros” Magic card) WotC, Sept. 2013
David Palumbo - Serene Rememberance (“Gatecrash” Magic card) WotC, Feb. 2013
Steve Prescott - Prognostic Sphinx (“Theros” Magic card) WotC, Sept. 2013
Chris Rahn - Ashen Rider (“Theros” Magic card) WotC, Sept. 2013

Best Art Director
Lou Anders - Pyr
Irene Gallo - Tor & Tor.com
Lauren Panepinto - Orbit Books
William Schafer - Subterranean Press
Jon Schindehette - Wizards of the Coast

Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award
Jim Burns
Kinukyo Craft
Diane Dillon
Drew Struzan

Cool Art: 'Batman: The Animated Series' by Khoa Ho

'Batman: The Animated Series' by Khoa Ho, is a 16" x 24" giclée print in a hand signed and numbered regular colour edition of 100 for $35, and a hand signed and numbered variant black and white edition of 50 for $40.

Go here to buy.

Regular Edition
Variant Edition

Friday, July 04, 2014

Cool Art: 'Anti' by Kelly McKernan

'Anti' by Kelly McKernan, inspired by 'Princess Mononoke' and originally displayed at Gallery 1988's 10 Year Anniversary art show earlier this year, is an open edition print measuring 8" x 10" including a 0.5" white surrounding border.



Cool Art: 'Smaug' & 'Indy' by Craig Drake

'Smaug' and 'Indy' by Craig Drake were the Mystery edition prints from Craig's solo art show, hosted by Hero Complex Gallery in Los Angeles.


#FrazettaFriday: 'Jongor Fights Back' by Frank Frazetta

Unlettered cover art by Frank Frazetta for the novel 'Jongor Fights Back' by Robert Moore Williams.

Wednesday, July 02, 2014

'From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga' Documentary

'From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga' is the classic documentary chronicling the creation of the original Star Wars trilogy. Narrated by Mark Hamill, it features rare behind-the-scenes footage from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.

This 9 part series is now officially available on to view on the Star Wars Youtube channel for the first time.


Cool Art: 'Alien Queen' by Godmachine

'Alien Queen' by Godmachine, available as an 18" x 24" 4 colour print with glow in the dark ink, in a limited edition of 50 through Under The Floorboards.

Follow them on Twitter @thefloorboards or Facebook for more details.


Cool Art: 'The Goonies' by James Flames

'The Goonies' by James Flames is a 24" x 36" screenprint, in a hand numbered regular limited edition of 250 for $45 and a variant limited edition of 125 for $65. They go on sale through Mondo at a random time on Thursday, July 3.

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

Regular Edition
Variant Edition

Cool Art: 'The Raid 2: Berandal' by Richard Davies

'The Raid 2: Berandal' by Richard Davies was an entry for a competition organised by movie magazine, Total Film to design the poster artwork for film. It was also exhibited at London's iconic Ritzy Cinema.


Cool Art: 'Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes' by Janée Meadows

'Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes' by Janée Meadows.


Cool Art: 'Princess Mononoke' by Katie O

'Princess Mononoke' by Katie O.


#WhelanWednesday: 'Arkady' by Michael Whelan

Cover art by Michael Whelan for the novel ‘Second Foundation’ by Isaac Asimov.


Monday, June 30, 2014

Cool Art: 'World Cup Legends' by Michael Lauritano & FugScreens Studios

Galerie F are celebrating the World Cup in Brazil with a limited edition 'World Cup Legends' poster series illustrated by Michael Lauritano and designed by FugScreens Studios.

Each print is 18" x 24" and is signed and numbered by FugScreens. They are in a limited edition of 32 on French Speckletone True White 100lb paper and cost $38 each, or $150 for the set of six in this ongoing series.

#McQuarrieMonday: 'Battlestar Galactica' Concept Art by Ralph McQuarrie

Sunday, June 29, 2014

The 2014 Locus Awards Winners

The winners of the 2014 Locus Awards have been announced.

The science fiction and fantasy based Locus Awards are presented to winners of the Locus Magazine's annual readers' poll, which was established in the early 1970s specifically to provide recommendations and suggestions to Hugo Awards voters. In recent years the Locus Awards are presented at an annual banquet, and unlike any other award, explicitly honour publishers of winning works with certificates.

The 2014 Locus Awards were held at the Best Western Executive Inn in Seattle.
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SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL
'Abaddon’s Gate', James SA Corey (Orbit US; Orbit UK)

FANTASY NOVEL
'The Ocean at the End of the Lane', Neil Gaiman (Morrow; Headline Review)

YOUNG ADULT BOOK
'The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two', Catherynne M. Valente (Feiwel and Friends)

FIRST NOVEL
'Ancillary Justice', Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)

NOVELLA
'Six-Gun Snow White', Catherynne M. Valente (Subterranean)

NOVELETTE
'The Sleeper and the Spindle', Neil Gaiman (Rags and Bones)

SHORT STORY
'The Road of Needles', Caitlín R. Kiernan (Once Upon a Time: New Fairy Tales)

ANTHOLOGY
'Old Mars', George RR Martin & Gardner Dozois, eds. (Bantam)

COLLECTION
'The Best of Connie Willis', Connie Willis (Del Rey)

MAGAZINE
Asimov’s

PUBLISHER
Tor

EDITOR
Ellen Datlow

ARTIST
Michael Whelan

NON-FICTION
'Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction', Jeff VanderMeer (Abrams Image)

ART BOOK
'Spectrum 20: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art', Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner, eds. (Underwood)

Friday, June 27, 2014

The 40th Annual Saturn Award Winners

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films have revealed the winners the 40th Annual Saturn Awards.

The Saturn Awards are dedicated to honouring the finest in genre entertainment in film, television and home entertainment.

The list of winners:

FILM AWARDS


BEST COMIC-TO-FILM MOTION PICTURE
IRON MAN 3 - Marvel / Walt Disney

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM
GRAVITY - Warner Bros.

BEST FANTASY FILM
HER - Warner Bros.

BEST HORROR FILM
THE CONJURING - Warner Bros.

BEST THRILLER FILM
WORLD WAR Z - Paramount Pictures

BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE FILM
FAST & FURIOUS 6 - Universal Pictures

BEST ACTOR
ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. - Iron Man 3, Marvel / Walt Disney

BEST ACTRESS
SANDRA BULLOCK - Gravity, Warner Bros.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEN KINGSLEY - Iron Man 3, Marvel / Walt Disney

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
SCARLETT JOHANSSON - Her, Warner Bros.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUNGER ACTOR
CHLOE GRACE MORETZ - Carrie, Screen Gems / Sony

BEST DIRECTOR
SPIKE JONZE
Her, Warner Bros.

BEST EDITING
ALFONSO CUARON, MARK SANGER
Gravity, Warner Bros.

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
DAN HENNAH
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, New Line / MGM / Warner Bros.

BEST MUSIC
FRANK ILFMAN - Big Bad Wolves, Magnolia Pictures

BEST COSTUME
TRISH SUMMERVILLE - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Lionsgate

BEST MAKE-UP
DONALD MOWAT
Prisoners, Warner Bros.

BEST SPECIAL / VISUAL EFFECTS
TIM WEBBER, CHRIS LAWRENCE, DAVID SHIRK, NEIL CORBOULD
Gravity, Warner Bros.

BEST INDEPENDENT FILM
12 YEARS A SLAVE - Fox Searchlight

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
BIG BAD WOLVES - Magnolia Pictures / Magnet

BEST ANIMATED FILM
FROZEN - Walt Disney Studios

TELEVISION AWARDS


BEST NETWORK TELEVISION SERIES RELEASE (Tie)
HANNIBAL - NBC
REVOLUTION - NBC

BEST SYNDICATED / CABLE TELEVISION SERIES
THE WALKING DEAD - AMC

BEST TELEVISION PRESENTATION OF A LIMITED RUN SERIES
BREAKING BAD - AMC

BEST YOUTH-ORIENTED TELEVISION SERIES
TEEN WOLF - MTV

BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES
MADS MIKKELSEN - Hannibal, NBC

BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES
VERA FARMIGA - Bates Motel, A&E

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES
AARON PAUL - Breaking Bad, AMC

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES
MELISSA MCBRIDE - The Walking Dead, AMC

BEST GUEST STAR IN A TELEVISION SERIES
ROBERT FORSTER - Breaking Bad, AMC

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUNGER ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES
CHANDLER RIGGS - The Walking Dead, AMC

HOME ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS


BEST DVD RELEASE
BAD ASS SPIDER - Epic Pictures

BEST DVD COLLECTION
CHUCKY: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION - Universal

BEST CLASSIC FILM RELEASE
HALLOWEEN 35th ANNIVERSARY EDITION - Anchor Bay

BEST TELEVISION RELEASE
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION: SEASON 3, 4, 5 - CBS Paramount

SPECIAL AWARDS

THE DAN CURTIS LEGACY AWARD
BRYAN FULLER

THE GEORGE PAL MEMORIAL AWARD
GREG NICOTERO

THE LIFE CAREER AWARD
MALCOLM MCDOWELL

THE SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MARC CUSHMAN

#FrazettaFriday: 'Three Mighty Thipdars' by Frank Frazetta

Interior illustration by Frank Frazetta for the novel 'Pellucidar' by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Cool Art: '....To Find A Way Out!' by Karen Hallion

'....To Find A Way Out!' by Karen Hallion, is her second Star Wars / Haunted Mansion mash up (go here for the first - 'Leia's Corruptible Mortal State').

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

#KellyThursday: 'Mermaid' by Ken Kelly

Cool Art: 'My Vampirella' by Mimi Yoon

'My Vampirella' by Mimi Yoon is a 16" x 24" Archival Pigment Print on 310gsm Fine Art Paper plus original artwork. It's also available as a 36.5" x 52.5" Acrylic on Linen with Custom Frame. It goes on sale through 1xRun on Wednesday July 2 at 12pm EST.

This was originally commissioned by Dynamite Entertainment as a limited edition variant cover for the first issue of their new 'Vampirella' comic book series.

Go here to buy.

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Cool Art: 'Pretty Deadly' Cover Art Prints by Emma Rios

The cover art of issues 1-5 and the collected trade paperback from Image Comics' fantasy western series 'Pretty Deadly' by Emma Rios, is now available as limited edition prints through Cadence Comic Art.

Each is an 11.7" x 16.5" linen print and is signed and numbered by Emma and is a limited edition of 60 and costs $40.

Go here to buy.

Cool Art: 'Gandalf Stormcrow' by PJ McQuade

'Gandalf Stormcrow' by PJ McQuade is an 11" x 14" giclée print on 300 gsm fine art rag using Archival inks. It's in a signed and numbered limited edition of 30 and costs $35.



Cool Art: 'This Island Earth' by Ken Taylor

'This Island Earth' by Ken Taylor is a 24" x 36" screenprint, in a hand numbered regular limited edition of 325 for $50 and a variant limited edition of 150 for $75. They go on sale through Mondo at a random time on Tuesday, July 1.

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

Regular Edition
Variant Edition

Cool Art: 'Ghost Corporation' by Kilian Eng

'Ghost Corporation' by Kilian Eng.

#WhelanWednesday: 'Thuvia, Maid Of Mars' by Michael Whelan

Cover art by Michael Whelan for the novel, 'Thuvia, Maid Of Mars' by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Cool Art: 'After The Storm' by Kari-Lise Alexander

'After The Storm' by Kari-Lise Alexander, is an 8" x 16" giclee in a signed and numbered limited edition print of 25, and costs $50.



Sunday, June 22, 2014

Cool Art: 'Subject 41' by Chris Thornley (aka Raid71)

'Subject 41' by Chris Thornley (aka Raid71) will be released by Bottleneck Gallery on Friday, June 27,  and goes on sale at 12pm EST.

The print is an 18" x 28", 6 colour screen print, and is a numbered limited edition of 41 and costs $41.



Cool Art: 'The Fifth Element' Prints by Cuyler Smith

On Tuesday, June 24, at 12 pm EST, Bottleneck Gallery will be releasing a new set in Cuyler Smith's "Cut Short" series based on the film "The Fifth Element".

Each are 5" x 7" giclées and are available in a numbered limited edition of 20 at $20 each. If you buy the set of three, Bottleneck Gallery will include the Diva print for free.


Saturday, June 21, 2014

Cool Art: 'Look At This Stuff, Isn't It Neat?' by Mark Englert

This 'Little Mermaid' inspired print, 'Look At This Stuff, Isn't It Neat?' by Mark Englert, is a 12" x 36" hand numbered lithograph with UV gloss coating and costs $50. It's also a timed release, and will be available to buy until June 30th through ACME Archive's Dark Ink Art.



Friday, June 20, 2014

Cool Art: 'The Children' by Robert M Ball

Concluding the season 4 'Beautiful Death' series of 'Game Of Thrones' episode posters by Robert M Ball with the finale, episode 10 'The Children'. Unfortunately, this and the other cool posters in the series aren't currently available as prints.


Pixar Announces New Musical Short, ‘Lava'

Pixar have announced their latest short film, ‘Lava’, directed by James Ford Murphy.

‘Lava’ is a musical love story that takes place over millions of years, inspired by the isolated beauty of tropical islands and the explosive allure of ocean volcanoes.

The short will be released on June 19 2015, with the Pixar feature ‘Inside Out’, which will be directed by Pete Docter.

#FrazettaFriday: 'Pellucidar' by Frank Frazetta

Frontispiece by Frank Frazetta for the novel 'Pellucidar' by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Cool Art: 'Tarkin' by David Smit

Back cover art by David Smit for the new 'Star Wars' novel 'Tarkin' by James Luceno, which will be on sale November 2014.


Cool Art: 'Star Wars' by Kaz Oomori

'Star Wars' by Kaz Oomori.


Cool Art: Hero Complex Gallery & Dan Shearn present 'LEGO Memories'

Hero Complex Gallery presents the Pop Up Show and Dan Shearn's first Solo Show, 'LEGO Memories (Or a Man-Child's Recollection of the 80's Through Lego)' opening on Friday, June 20.

This personal project first sprung from Dan's own love of playing with Legos as a child, and as a child of the 80's he decided he'd create his own mini figures in art based on his favorite 80's icons. Dan has created over 60 new pieces for this show, so be sure to come and see his creations in person. And the best part is that most of the pieces in the show are only $20 so they make for great gifts for the LEGO mini fig fan in all of us!

Opening Reception is Friday, June 20 at 7-10pm and the exhibition runs until June 29 at Hero Complex Gallery, 2020 South Robertson Blvd., Studio D, LA, CA 90034

Any remaining prints will go on sale Saturday June 21 around 1pm PST on the HGC website.

#KellyThursday: 'Death's Master' by Ken Kelly

Cover art by Ken Kelly for the novel 'Death's Master' by Tanith Lee.