#CoolArt: 'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse' print by Chrissie Zullo

'Expectations' by Chrissie Zullo.

11" x 17" print in a signed edition for $20.

On sale now from her website.

#CoolArt: 1xRun presents the 'International Women's Day 2019' Print Suite

1xRun presents the International Women's Day 2019 print suite, featuring over 20 new limited edition prints highlighting some the contemporary art world's leading female artists.

The work showcased is as varied as the women who have created it, with stunning portraits, expressive illustrative work and breathtaking landscapes from over a dozens of 1xRun’s most engaging female artists.

On sale Friday March 8 at 12pm ET from the 1xRun website.

by Sarah Joncas

#CoolArt: Mondo Gallery presents 'The Art of Greg Ruth: A Twin Peaks Interpretation' Solo Art Exhibition

Mondo Gallery presents 'The Art of Greg Ruth: A Twin Peaks Interpretation', a solo art exhibition featuring over 60 pieces of artwork inspired by the iconic series from Mark Frost and David Lynch.

The opening reception is Friday March 8 from 6-10pm CT at Mondo Gallery at 4115 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX 78751 and is on view through Tuesday March 12.

All giclée prints will be available at the gallery for purchase starting opening night, and remaining prints will be released online each month through August on the Mondo website.

#CoolArt: Star Trek Discovery: S2 E7 'Light And Shadows' by Laz Marquez

Star Trek Discovery: S2 E7 'Light And Shadows' by Laz Marquez

#CoolArt: 'Serra the Benevolent' print by Magali Villeneuve

'Serra the Benevolent' by Magali Villeneuve, from the 'Modern Horizons' expansion set for Magic The Gathering.

Giclée art print on 100% cotton rag archival paper, with archival inks, available in various sizes.

On sale now from her Inprnt Store.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Escape On Venus' by Frank Frazetta

Cover art by Frank Frazetta for the novel 'Escape On Venus', book 4 of the 'Venus' series written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, published in February 1974 by Ace Books

#CoolArt: 'The Black Horse Of Famine' print by Caitlin Hackett for The People's Print Shop

'The Black Horse Of Famine' by Caitlin Hackett, a print release by The People's Print Shop.

12" x 18" archival pigment print in a signed and numbered limited edition of 75 for $44.95 or $169.95 framed.

On sale now from The People's Print Shop website.

#CoolArt: The Flaming Lips print by Carl Glover through The Flood Gallery for Classic Album Sundays

'Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots' by Carl Glover, a new print release through The Flood Gallery, for Classic Album Sundays, which celebrates the album by The Flaming Lips, at special events around the world.

Go here for more on the events.

18" x 24" giclee print on 100% Cotton Rag Paper Stock, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 70 for £35, or £75 framed.

On sale Friday March 8 at 4pm UK from The Flood Gallery website.

'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse' Exclusive Bluray Steelbook from Zavvi

'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse' exclusive bluray steelbook for £23.99 from Zavvi.

Special features include:

• Region Free Bluray
• ALTERNATE UNIVERSE MODE: Discover Alternate Scenes, Plotlines, Characters and more with the filmmakers as your guide
• We Are Spider-Man
• Spider-Verse: A New Dimension
• Designing Cinematics Comics Characters
• ALL NEW MINI-MOVIE “Spider-Ham: Caught In A Ham”
• A Tribute to Stan Lee & Steve Ditko
• The Ultimate Comics Cast
• The Spider-Verse Super-Fan Easter Egg Challenge
• Lyric Videos
• Filmmaker Commentary

Available for pre-order now from the Zavvi website.
(Release date April 22 2019)

#CoolArt: Haven Gallery at SCOPE NY 2019 Art Fair

Haven Gallery will be exhibiting at booth 069 at this year's SCOPE NY Art Fair featuring artwork from 12 international artists.

The exhibition runs from Thursday March 7 until Sunday March 10 at Metropolitan Pavillion, 125 W 18th Street, New York, NY 10011.

by Chie Yoshii

#CoolArt: WOW x WOW presents 'Uniquely Universal' Online Group Art Exhibition

WOW x WOW presents 'Uniquely Universal', a group art exhibition featuring over 30 international artists and consists of more than 40 new artworks.

The online exhibition opens Friday March 8 at 7pm UK on the WOW x WOW website and will be on view until March 29 2019.

by Allison Reimold

#CoolArt: 'Man With A Movie Camera' prints by Piotr Jabłoński for Black Dragon Press

'Man With A Movie Camera' by Piotr Jabłoński, a new print release from Black Dragon Press.

24" x 36" 10 colour screen print on 270gsm Lynx Opaque paper, in a numbered Regular edition of 75 for £50, a numbered Cyrillic Variant edition of 25 for £80, and a numbered Art Variant edition of 50 for £60

On sale Friday March 8 at 5pm UK from the Black Dragon Press website.

Regular Edition

Cyrillic Variant Edition

Art Variant Edition

#CoolArt: 'Captain Marvel' print by Alex Ross for Sideshow Collectibles

'Captain Marvel' by Alex Ross, originally the variant cover art for 'Captain Marvel' issue #1 published January 2019 by Marvel Comics, now a new officially licensed print release from Sideshow Collectibles.

18" x 21½" lithograph print, on 100% archival heavyweight 300gsm rag art paper, in a signed limited edition of 200.

On sale for Pre-Order in a framed edition on Friday March 8 between 9am-12pm PT from the Sideshow Collectibles website.

Any remaining copies will be available for Pre-Order as an unframed edition from Monday March 11 between 12pm-3pm PT.

#CoolArt: 'Captain Marvel' print by Orlando Arocena for Sideshow Collectibles

'Higher, Further, Faster' by Orlando Arocena, a new officially licensed 'Captain Marvel' print release from Sideshow Collectibles.

18" x 24" giclee print, on 100% archival heavyweight 300gsm rag art paper, with embossed seals of authenticity in a signed limited edition of 300, and a 14" x 20" HD aluminium metal Variant edition of 100.

On sale for Pre-Order Friday March 8 between 9am-12pm PT from the Sideshow Collectibles website.

Any remaining prints will be available for Pre-Order as an unframed paper edition from Monday March 11 between 12pm-3pm PT.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'The Priory Of The Orange Tree' by Ivan Belikov

Cover art by Ivan Belikov for 'The Priory Of The Orange Tree' written by Samantha Shannon, published February 2019 by Bloomsbury Circus

#CoolArt: 'Koi I' print by Scott M Fischer

'Koi I' by Scott M Fischer.

Giclee print on 260gsm Velvet Fine Art paper available in a signed and numbered 13" x 17" edition of 50 for $50 $40, and a signed and numbered limited 17" x 22" edition of 50, hand embellished with pearlescent gold for $120 $100.

On sale for pre-order now from his website with discounted prices available until 11.59pm ET Friday March 8 2019.

#CoolArt: 'Bryce Canyon National Park' print by Claire Hummel for Fifty Nine Parks

'Bryce Canyon National Park' by Claire Hummel, a new TIMED print release from Fifty-Nine Parks.

24" x 32" 6 colour screen print on 100# Cougar White paper for $80.
On sale until Wednesday March 20.

Open edition 18" x 24" 6 colour screen print also available for $40.

5% of the print sale will be donated to the National Park Service.

On sale now from the Fifty Nine Parks website.

#NewComicBookDay: My Comics Pull List This Week

My comics Pull List this week.

• 'Die' #4 (Image Comics)
• 'The Sandman Universe: The Dreaming' #7 (Vertigo Comics)
• 'Paper Girls' #26 (Image Comics)
• 'Red Sonja' #2 (Dynamite Comics)
• 'Conan The Barbarian' #4 (Marvel Comics)
• 'Star Wars: Age Of Republic - Padmé Amidala' #1 (Marvel Comics)
• 'Star Wars: Vader - Dark Visions' #1 (Marvel Comics)

'Die' #4 (Image Comics)
Variant cover art by Christian Ward

#CoolArt: 'Tethys Tears' by Rebecca Yanovskaya for Every Day Original

'Tethys Tears' by Rebecca Yanovskaya for Every Day Original.

7" x 5" ballpoint pen, acrylic and 23k Gold Leaf on claybord, original artwork for $500.

On sale Wednesday March 6 at 12.30pm ET from the Every Day Original website.

#CoolArt: 'Captain Marvel' prints by Matt Taylor for Mondo

'Captain Marvel' by Matt Taylor, a new officially licensed Marvel print release through Mondo.

24" x 36" screen print in a numbered TIMED edition for $60, and a Glow In The Dark Variant edition of 325 for $80.

On sale Wednesday March 6 at 1.30pm CT until Sunday March 10 at 11.59pm CT from the Mondo website.

(only available for shipping to United States, its territories and possessions, Canada, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden & United Kingdom)

Timed Regular Edition

Glow In The Dark Variant Edition

Book Review: 'Doctor Who: Scratchman' by Tom Baker & James Goss

'Scratchman' co-written by Tom Baker and James Goss, was originally devised by Baker and Ian Marter (who played the companion Harry Sullivan at the time) in the 1970s, but for whatever reason (likely budgetary restraints), was never made. 

It starts off with the Doctor on trial on Gallifrey, summoned to the Convocation of Oblivion to account for his actions before his Time Lord peers, and there, he recounts the tale of his encounter with Scratchman. We revisit the court sporadically throughout the book as interludes, as the Doctor tries to win over the court. 

In the first part of the book, the Doctor arrives on an isolated Scottish village with his companions Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan, where they soon discover that there are strange things going on with living scarecrows terrorising the village. And so the Doctor just has to get involved and to try to save the villagers.

In the second part, the Doctor discovers that these scarecrows are only part of a test with Scratchman behind it all, part of a bigger scheme in which the mysterious Scratchman has plans to takeover the Earth. So the Doctor travels to Scratchman's realm of the dead to thwart his evil plan.

It's an interesting book, that clearly reflects the personality of Tom Baker's incarnation of the Doctor with his chirpy, eccentric personality definitely shining through, as do those of the energetic Sarah Jane and the stiff-upper-lip Harry.

It's a solid Doctor Who story that is well paced, and especially in the first part, really feels like an episode of the show from the Fourth Doctor's era, drinking deep from the well of nostalgia, especially with some of the nods and winks to references from the series, and I also enjoyed a certain cameo appearance as well. The second part gets a bit surreal at times, but still feels very much a part of the story.

Recommended for fans of Doctor Who, especially ones who remember the Fourth Doctor fondly.

Available from Waterstones, Kobo ebooks: (UK) / (USA) / (Canada), Audible Audiobooks and all good bookstores.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'The Highest House' by Yuko Shimizu

Cover art by Yuko Shimizu for 'The Highest House' issue #4, published August 2018 by IDW Publishing

#CoolArt: 'Star Wars' print by Patrik Svensson for Bottleneck Gallery

'You Were Right About Me' by Patrik Svensson, a new officially licensed 'Star Wars' print release from Bottleneck Gallery, in collaboration with Acme Archives and Lucasfilm.

24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered Regular edition of 225 for $50, and a numbered Variant edition of 100 for $60.

On sale Tuesday March 5 at 12pm ET from the Bottleneck Gallery website.

Regular Edition

Variant Edition

A Geeky Nerfherder Video: London Comic Con Spring at Olympia London, March 2 2019

Photo slideshow of the nerdy days out at the Geek culture conventions and events visited throughout 2019

Part 1: Featuring photos from London Comic Con Spring at Olympia London on Saturday March 2 2019

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Star Wars' by Marco Checchetto

Cover art by Marco Checchetto for 'Star Wars: Obi-Wan & Anakin' issue #4, published April 2016 by Marvel Comics

#CoolArt: Light Grey Art Lab presents 'Tasteful Nudes' Group Art Exhibition

Light Grey Art Lab presents 'Tasteful Nudes', a group art exhibition with over 50 creatives celebrating the sensual, the subtle, and the inherent beauty of the human form. From sexy self-portraits and boudoir-esque paintings, to romantic reclining poses, to suggestive silhouettes, 'Tasteful' is the key word! Works include original drawings, digital illustrations, and more.

'Tasteful Nudes' is on display at Light Grey Art Lab, 118 East 26th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55404.

Go here to see all the artwork from the exhibit.

by Christopher Hegland

Book Review: 'Children Of Time' by Adrian Tchaikovsky

'Children Of Time' by Adrian Tchaikovsky, winner of the 2016 Arthur C Clarke Award for best science fiction novel published in the UK, is a story of survival. Of the last survivors of humanity travelling the vast reaches of space in search of a new home. Upon discovering a new world ready to be humanity's new Eden - an abandoned terraformed world full of promise, this paradise isn't what they expect it to be. It's protected by a lone sentry pod with the uploaded hybrid consciousness of Dr Avrana Kern (overseer of the terraforming project) together with the AI of the pod, and warns them to stay away from disturbing the project. Which of course, humanity being humanity, decides isn't in their best interests.

It's also a story of evolution, as we also follow the inhabitants of Kern's world, a race of spiders infected with a nano virus to help speed up their evolutionary progress, evolve from the primitive beginnings of hunter-gatherers and over generations rising to become a technological capable race of fully sentient beings, complete with complex communities and civilizations.

Where one group expands and evolves (the spiders), the other seems to devolve back into tribal instincts and traits (the humans), and the inevitable crossover of the two groups creates chaos!

The chapters alternate between each of the two factions over the course of time and it all works really well. The way the spider chapters were written, you could easily imagine David Attenborough narrating them, and were really interesting, seeing them become more sentient and especially in how they seemed to mirror humanity in some ways. The human chapters were equally interesting, and mostly focused on Holsten Mason, a classicist of human history, and Isa Lain, chief Key Crew engineer of the Ark ship the Gilgamesh, and we see the devolution of humanity through their viewpoint. I also loved the banter between the pair, sarcastic and very British at times!

It's a smart and imaginative stand alone story that's full of twists and turns, decent world building, and takes a look at humanity, civilization as well as natural history through science fiction tinted glasses.

Available from Waterstones, Kobo ebooks: (UK) / (USA) / (Canada), Audible Audiobooks and all good bookstores.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Spider-Man' by Kris Anka

Cancelled variant cover art by Kris Anka for 'Spider-Man' issue #6 published July 2016 by Marvel Comics

#CoolArt: 'Princess Mononoke' print by Chet Phillips for Guzu Gallery

'Spirit Princess' by Chet Phillips, part of the 'Princess Power!' exhibition at Guzu Gallery.

13" x 19" Archival giclee print, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 50 for $40.

On sale now from the Guzu Gallery website.

#CoolArt: 'Tallemaja' print & inked originals by Mark Lone

'Tallemaja' by Mark Lone.

12" x 24" fine art lithograph print, in a signed and numbered gallery edition of 7 for $59.

The original inked editions of 'Tallemaja' and 'Trolls' are also available.

On sale now from Mark's website.

'Tallemaja'

'Tallemaja' original inks

'Trolls' original inks

#CoolArt: 'Umphrey's McGee at Oakland' print by Chuck Sperry

'Umphrey's McGee at Oakland' by Chuck Sperry.

20" x 35" 7 colour screen print on cream paper, in a signed and numbered edition of 375.

Available at a random time on Sunday March 3 from Chuck's website.

Follow Chuck on Twitter @yosquirt, Facebook and on Instagram @yosquirt for the on sale announcement.

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Jessica Seamans

I've previously showcased a few of my favourite pop culture and vintage pulp artists, and each weekend I showcase art from more of my favourite artists.

The art of Jessica Seamans.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Justice League' by Darwyn Cooke

Variant cover art by Darwyn Cooke for 'Justice League' issue #37, published December 2014 by DC Comics

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Jessica Shirley

I've previously showcased a few of my favourite pop culture and vintage pulp artists, and each weekend I showcase art from more of my favourite artists.

The art of Jessica Shirley.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Mighty Morphin Power Rangers' by George Caltsoudas

Variant cover art by George Caltsoudas for 'Mighty Morphin Power Rangers' 2016 Annual published August 2016 by Boom! Studios

#CoolArt: 'Weightless' print by Denis Sarazhin for Static Medium

'Weightless' by Denis Sarazhin, a new print release from Static Medium.

30" x 30" Archival inkjet print on Juniper Baryta 305gsm Semi-gloss Rag paper, in a signed an numbered limited edition of 50 for $200.

On sale Friday March 1 at 10am PT from the Static Medium website.

#CoolArt: Kurt Cobain inspired 'Heart Shaped Box' prints by Brian Ewing

'Heart Shaped Box' by Brian Ewing.

18" x 24" screen print, in a signed and numbered Regular edition of 50 for $50 $40, and a signed and numbered Territorial Gold Variant edition of 30 for $75 $65.

On sale for preorder now from his website.

Regular Edition

Territorial Gold Variant Edition

#CoolArt: Spoke Art NY & Juxtapoz Magazine present 'Femme' Group Art Exhibition at Mana Contemporary

Spoke Art NY and Juxtapoz Magazine present 'Femme', a group exhibition curated by Dasha Matsuura featuring over 40 artists exploring themes of sex and sexuality from the femme and female perspectives, displaying a complex spectrum of experiences from the introspective and intimate to the playful and defiant.

The opening reception is on Friday March 1 from 6pm - 9pm ET, at Mana Contemporary, 888 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306, and the exhibition will be on display until April 1 2019.

by Audrey Kawasaki

#CoolArt: 'Rick and Morty' print by Ian Glaubinger for Bottleneck Gallery

'Rick and Morty: Portal Gun by Ian Glaubinger, a new officially licensed print release from Bottleneck Gallery.

16" x 20" giclee print in a numbered limited edition of 100 for $40.

On sale Friday March 1 at 12pm ET from the Bottleneck Gallery website.

#CoolArt: 'Wonder Woman' prints by George Caltsoudas for Bottleneck Gallery

'Wonder Woman' by George Caltsoudas, a new officially licensed print release from Bottleneck Gallery.

20" x 16" giclee print in a numbered Regular edition of 125 for $40, and a numbered Variant edition of 40 for $45.

On sale Friday March 1 at 12pm ET from the Bottleneck Gallery website.

Regular Edition

Variant Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Fables' by João Ruas

Original cover art by João Ruas for 'Fables' issue #100, published December 2010 by DC / Vertigo Comics