Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Cool Art: 'Mass Effect Trilogy' by Dylan West

'Mass Effect Trilogy' by Dylan West

Available as prints in various sizes from his Etsy store.

Cool Art: 'Star Wars' Original Trilogy by Germain Barthélémy (Mainger)

'Star Wars' Original Trilogy by Germain Barthélémy (Mainger).


Cool Art: 'Game Of Thrones' inspired 'Night's Watch' by Mainger

'Night's Watch' by Germain Barthélémy (Mainger).

Available to buy as a print here.

Cool Art: 'Justice Magazine' Batgirl Covergirl Pinup by Stanley Lau

Stanley Lau is back with a new ‘Justice Magazine’ cover. This time the cover girl is Batgirl, with a new look that launches with #35 in October by DC Comics and will be written by Cameron Stewart and Brendan Fletcher and illustrated by Babs Tarr.

#VallejoTuesday: 'Venus On The Half Shell' by Boris Vallejo

Friday, July 11, 2014

Cool Art: Blurppy's Poster Posse Project #10 - 'Batman' (Phase Five)

Throughout the week, cool blog Blurppy, has been celebrating Batman's 75th anniversary with one of their legendary #PosterPosse projects. And rounding off a week of awesome Batman art, here's a selection of art from 'Phase Five' below, head on over to Blurppy to see the rest.

Check out Phase One, Phase Two, Phase Three and Phase Four here.

by Rich Davies

Cool Art: 'Power To The Apes' by Francesco Francavilla

'Power To The Apes' by Francesco Francavilla is a limited edition 13" x 19” Giclée print and in a limited edition of 200 costs $40.

Cool Art: 'Crusade: 1989' by Dave Perillo


'Crusade: 1989' by Dave Perillo, is a 12″ x 36″ screenprint, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 250 and costs $50.

It goes on sale Friday July 11 at 10.30am PDT through ACME Archives via Dark Ink Art. 



#FrazettaFriday: 'In A Trance' by Frank Frazetta

'In A Trance' by Frank Frazetta. Interior illustration from the novel 'At The Earth's Core', Book 1 of the Pellucidar series by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Cool Art: Blurppy's Poster Posse Project #10 - 'Batman' (Phase Four)

Throughout the week, cool blog Blurppy, has been celebrating Batman's 75th anniversary with one of their legendary #PosterPosse projects. Check out a selection from 'Phase Four' below, and head on over to Blurppy to see the rest.

Check out Phase One, Phase Two, Phase Three here.

by Joe Vetoe

Cool Art: 'Batman' Prints From Forbidden Planet

Forbidden Planet are celebrating the 75th anniversary of 'Batman' with two exclusive limited edition prints by Brian Bolland and Jock.

They are both 18" x 24" giclée prints on 300gsm smooth cotton rag and comes with an ink and paper 75 Year guarantee. They are signed and numbered limited editions of 200 each and cost £30 and are up for preorder now.

Go here and here to preorder.

by Brain Bolland
by Jock

Cool Art: 'The Bronx' Melbourne June 17 2014 Concert Poster by Rhys Cooper

'The Bronx' Melbourne June 17 concert poster by Rhys Cooper.

This is a 12" x 36" 5 colour silkscreen poster with a glow in the dark layer on heavy 250gsm paper stock printed with metallic inks. It's in a signed and numbered limited edition of 300 and costs $45.

Go here to buy.

Glow-In-The-Dark Layer

#KellyThursday: 'Barbarians' by Ken Kelly

Cool Art: 'Natum Corpus' by Vlad Rodriguez

'Natum Corpus' by Vlad Rodriguez.
"'Natum Corpus' is a reinterpretation tribute of 'Alien' inspired by a self-portrait by Frida Kahlo entitled 'The Two Fridas' (1939). 
A tribute to celebrate at the 35th anniversary of one of the most successful film franchises of all time."
This is a 16" x 20" Enhanced Matte 192gsm Fine Art Paper Giclée with a 1" border for framing. It's a signed and numbered limited edition of 75 and costs $65.

Go here to buy.

Wednesday, July 09, 2014

Cool Art: 'The Birds' by Sam Wolfe Connelly

'The Birds' by Sam Wolfe Connelly.

This is an 18" x 24" screenprint in a hand numbered limited edition of 225 and costs $40.

It goes on sale at a random time on Thursday July 10 at Mondo. Follow them on Twitter @mondonews for the on sale announcement.


Cool Art: 'The Strain' by Phantom City Creative

'The Strain' by Phantom City Creative.

Celebrating the premiere of Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan's 'The Strain' on FX, Mondo are releasing two prints by Phantom City Creative. Both are 18" x 24" screenprints and are both in a hand numbered limited edition of 125 and cost $40.

They go on sale at a random time on Thursday July 10 at Mondo. Follow them on Twitter @mondonews for the on sale announcement.

Cool Art: Blurppy's Poster Posse Project #10 - 'Batman' (Phase Three)

Following on from Phase One and Phase Two of Blurppy's 'Batman' 75th anniversary #PosterPosse project, check out a selection from 'Phase Three' below, then head on over to Blurppy to see the rest.

by Andy Fairhurst

Cool Art: 'The Deer Hunter' by La Boca

'The Deer Hunter' by La Boca, is an official silkscreen quad print. If you're going to the London Film And Comic Con at Earl's Court in London this weekend, then you'll be able to snap one up exclusively from the Dark City Gallery stall there.


Cool Art: 'Way Out West There Was This Fella' by Joshua Budich

'Way Out West There Was This Fella' by Joshua Budich.

This 'The Big Lebowski' inspired print is an 18″ x 24″ 6-colour screenprint (including metallic-gold inks) on French 100lb. Madero Beach paper. Joshua with be releasing 20 Artist Proof copies and a handful of Printer-Proofs of this previously sold out print on Friday, July 11th at 12-noon EST. They'll be $40 plus shipping ($10 US, $18 International). Use the discount-code '6x6Sale' at checkout for extra savings.

Cool Art: 'Marceline' by Stanley Lau (aka Artgerm)

'Marceline' by Stanley Lau (aka Artgerm).


#WhelanWednesday: 'The Weird Of The White Wolf' by Michael Whelan

Unlettered cover art by Michael Whelan for the novel 'The Weird Of The White Wolf', Book 3 of the 'Elric' Saga, by Michael Moorcock.

Tuesday, July 08, 2014

Cool Art: 'Night Of The Living Dead' by Kilian Eng

'Night Of The Living Dead' by Kilian Eng, is a 36" x 24" hand numbered screenprint from Grey Matter Art. The regular version is a 7 colour print in a limited edition of 250 and cost $50, the variant is a 6 colour print in a limited edition of 150 and costs $65.

They go on sale Tuesday July 15 at a random time between 1-2pm EST. Follow them on Twitter @greymatterart for the on sale announcement.

Regular Edition
Variant Edition

Cool Art: Blurppy's Poster Posse Project #10 - 'Batman' (Phase Two)

Following on from yesterday's reveal of the 'Batman' 75th anniversary Poster Posse project, check out a selection from 'Phase Two' of cool blog Blurppy's tenth #PosterPosse project.

Head on over to Blurppy to see the rest.

by Orlando Arocena

#VallejoTuesday: 'Unicorn' by Boris Vallejo

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.