18" x 22" fine art print on 290gsm paper, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 30 for $80.
On sale Friday September 20 at 10am PT (1pm ET / 6pm UK) from the Thinkspace Projects website.
Friday, September 20, 2019
#CoolArt: 'Up' print by Jolene Lai through Thinkspace Projects
'Up' by Jolene Lai, part of Jolene's solo exhibition, 'A Beautiful Haunting', on display until October 5 2019 at Thinkspace Projects and a new print release.
18" x 22" fine art print on 290gsm paper, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 30 for $80.
On sale Friday September 20 at 10am PT (1pm ET / 6pm UK) from the Thinkspace Projects website.
18" x 22" fine art print on 290gsm paper, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 30 for $80.
On sale Friday September 20 at 10am PT (1pm ET / 6pm UK) from the Thinkspace Projects website.
#CoolArt: VicePress & Bottleneck Gallery & Thought Bubble present 'Shaun Of The Dead' Screening & Exclusive Print by Matt Ferguson
Kicking off this year's Thought Bubble Comic Arts Festival, Vice Press will be holding a special screening of Edgar Wright's Rom-Zom-Com classic, 'Shaun of the Dead' on Friday November 8 at 8.30pm at the Everyman Cinema in Harrogate, UK.
Tickets for the screening cost £18, which also includes a drink token redeemable at the bar, as well as an officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print by artist and Vice Press co-founder Matt Ferguson, in a hand signed exclusive Variant edition of 100 for £60 which will be available to pre-purchase with your ticket of the screening, and any remaining copies will be on sale to attendees on the evening.
A Regular edition of the print will be available from the Vice Press table during the Thought Bubble Comic Arts Festival Saturday November 9 and Sunday November 10, with remaining copies on sale via the Vice Press and Bottleneck Gallery websites at a later date.
Tickets for the screening and print pre-orders go on sale Friday September 20 at 6pm UK from the Eventbrite website.
Book Review: 'His Dark Materials: Book 3.5 - Lyra's Oxford' by Philip Pullman
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| Cover art by John Lawrence |
A really enjoyable short story in a companion book to Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' series that completes my re-read of the entire series before the new 'The Book Of Dust: The Secret Commonwealth' book and 'His Dark Materials' TV series are released.
Set a couple of years after the end of 'The Amber Spyglass', the short story sees Lyra and her daemon Pantalaimon, saving a witch's daemon from a flock of birds and are entrusted to help it find the home of an alchemist in Oxford. But what she thought was a simple task becomes a whole lot more dangerous than Lyra bargained for.
A short and quick adventure for Lyra and Pantalaimon, with a message of sorts that runs through the story; "Everything means something . . . We just have to find out how to read it." Is Pullman hinting at what's to come? If so, it would be interesting to see if 'Lyra's Oxford' has any bearing on Pullman's new 'The Book Of Dust' trilogy, maybe as a kind of prequel perhaps? As I get a distinct impression that it could be setting things up for possible future events. Or maybe I'm reading too much into it? Time will tell.
It was good to revisit Lyra's alternative Oxford once again, and get reacquainted with Lyra and Pan (in his final form) again too. We also get a cameo appearance by a certain young Dr Polstead, whom we first meet as young boy in the first volume of 'The Book of Dust' trilogy, 'La Belle Sauvage', which was pretty cool to see, although he has no bearing on this story.
An all too brief, yet still enjoyable read and welcome return to Pullman's alternative Oxford. The book also has bonus extras like maps, postcards and more, that will delight fans of the 'His Dark Materials' / 'The Book Of Dust' series. A lovely addition to the series.
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#CoolArt: 'The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening' print through Zavvi
'The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening', a new officially licensed print release through Zavvi.
A2 sized screen print with gold foil on 270 gsm Superfine archival paper, in a limited edition for £39.99.
A2 sized screen print with gold foil on 270 gsm Superfine archival paper, in a limited edition for £39.99.
#ArtOfTheDay: 'The Mastermind Of Mars' Illustration by Frank Frazetta
Interior illustration by Frank Frazetta from the novel 'The Mastermind Of Mars', book 6 of the Barsoom / John Carter series written by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Thursday, September 19, 2019
#CoolArt: 'Vampirella' #2 print by Stanley Lau (aka Artgerm)
'Vampirella' #2 by Stanley Lau (aka Artgerm), a new officially licensed print release through Sideshow Collectibles.
18" x 24" giclee print, on 100% archival heavyweight 300gsm rag art paper, in a signed limited edition of 300, and a signed 19" x 25" gallery wrapped canvas print on Breathing Color Lyve Canvas in a limited edition of 50 for $380.
On sale for Pre-Order in a framed paper edition for $260, and as an unframed paper edition for $95 on Friday September 20 between 9am-12pm PT from the Sideshow Collectibles website.
18" x 24" giclee print, on 100% archival heavyweight 300gsm rag art paper, in a signed limited edition of 300, and a signed 19" x 25" gallery wrapped canvas print on Breathing Color Lyve Canvas in a limited edition of 50 for $380.
On sale for Pre-Order in a framed paper edition for $260, and as an unframed paper edition for $95 on Friday September 20 between 9am-12pm PT from the Sideshow Collectibles website.
#CoolArt: 'Batgirl #32' print by Derrick Chew through Sideshow Collectibles
'Batgirl #32' by Derrick Chew, a new officially licensed print release through Sideshow Collectibles.
18" x 24" giclee print, on 100% archival heavyweight 300gsm rag art paper, in a signed limited edition of 300, and a signed 16" x 24″ ChromaLuxe HD Aluminum Metal fine art print in a limited edition of 50 for $300.
On sale for Pre-Order in a framed paper edition for $260, and as an unframed paper edition for $95 on Friday September 20 between 9am-12pm PT from the Sideshow Collectibles website.
18" x 24" giclee print, on 100% archival heavyweight 300gsm rag art paper, in a signed limited edition of 300, and a signed 16" x 24″ ChromaLuxe HD Aluminum Metal fine art print in a limited edition of 50 for $300.
On sale for Pre-Order in a framed paper edition for $260, and as an unframed paper edition for $95 on Friday September 20 between 9am-12pm PT from the Sideshow Collectibles website.
#CoolArt: New Prints by Kim Michelle through House Of Roulx
New limited edition prints by Kim Michelle, available through House Of Roulx.
- 'White Lion'. 12" x 17" archival pigment fine art print on Moab Entrada Rag Bright 290 GSM archival paper, in a signed and numbered Regular edition of 12 for $60, and a signed, numbered and hand embellished edition of 3 for $120.
- 'Parvati, Goddess of Love'. 14" x 17" archival pigment fine art print on Moab Entrada Rag Bright 290 GSM archival paper, in a signed and numbered Regular edition of 12 for $60, and a signed, numbered and hand embellished edition of 3 for $120.
On sale now from the House Of Roulx website.
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| 'White Lion' (Regular Edition) |
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| 'White Lion' (Hand Embellished Edition) |
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| 'Parvati, Goddess of Love' (Regular Edition) |
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| 'Parvati, Goddess of Love' (Hand Embellished Edition) |
#CoolArt: Corey Helford Gallery presents 'In The Drift' Solo Art exhibition from Artist Duo Kai and Sunny
Corey Helford Gallery presents 'In The Drift', a solo art exhibition from award-winning London-based artist duo Kai and Sunny.
The show features new artworks inspired from the natural world and the patterns and forms it manifests, showcasing the duo's uniquely distinguishable compositions of large acrylic paintings on linen and archival ballpoint pen works on paper, embracing the concept of change; flowing deconstructed landscapes that are continuously moving taking you from one place to another. Creating dynamic movement through line and colour shifts representing a driving action or force.
In conjunction with the exhibition, Kai and Sunny have collaborated with Element Skateboards on a set of new skate decks and they'll be releasing a limited edition seven colour silkscreen print (available to purchase at CHG on opening night).
The duo will be painting two murals while they're visiting Southern California for the opening night. The first mural will be painted just before the opening at Element Skateboards HQ in Huntington Beach and the second larger mural will be painted just after the opening at The Berrics, the downtown Los Angeles-based skatepark owned by Steve Berra and Eric Koston. The artwork depicted on both murals will be featured in the exhibition.
The opening reception is on Saturday September 21 from 7pm-11pm PT at Corey Helford Gallery, 571 S Anderson Street (Enter on Willow Street), Los Angeles, CA 90033 in Gallery 3, alongside a solo show from Ian Francis called 'The Call of the Void', in the Main Gallery and a two-artist show withJillian Evelyn and Kristen Liu-Wong, entitled 'Not a Flower Alone', in Gallery 2.
The exhibition will be on view through October 26 2019.
#CoolArt: Corey Helford Gallery presents 'Not A Flower Alone' Art Exhibition from Kristen Liu-Wong & Jillian Evelyn
Corey Helford Gallery presents 'Not A Flower Alone', a two-person art exhibition from Kristen Liu-Wong and Jillian Evelyn.
The show features new paintings from each that attempt to reflect the human experience utilizing flowers, showcasing Evelyn's vibrant abstraction paintings, partnered with the candy colours, heavy patterning, and tight compositions you see in Lui-Wong's art, which draws inspiration from American folk art, cartoons she watched as a kid, architecture and floriography (the language of flowers).
The show features new paintings from each that attempt to reflect the human experience utilizing flowers, showcasing Evelyn's vibrant abstraction paintings, partnered with the candy colours, heavy patterning, and tight compositions you see in Lui-Wong's art, which draws inspiration from American folk art, cartoons she watched as a kid, architecture and floriography (the language of flowers).
The exhibition will be on view through October 26 2019.
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#CoolArt: New Limited Edition Prints by Mark Chilcott available through Bottleneck Gallery
New prints by Mark Chilcott available through Bottleneck Gallery.
- 'Batman'. 16" x 20" giclee print in a numbered limited edition of 75 for $40.
- 'Fear'. 16" x 12" giclee print in a numbered limited edition of 50 for $35
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#CoolArt: New Limited Edition Prints by Ian Glaubinger through Bottleneck Gallery
New officially licensed prints by Ian Glaubinger through Bottleneck Gallery.
- 'Duck Dodgers'. 16" x 20" giclee print in a numbered limited edition of 75 for $40.
- 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'. 18" x 24" giclee print in a numbered limited edition of 50 for $45.
- 'Intergalactic Vending Machine'. 16" x 20" giclee print in a numbered limited edition of 50 for $40.
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| 'Duck Dodgers' |
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| 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' |
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| 'Intergalactic Vending Machine' |
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
'The Walking Dead: Complete Ninth Season' Bluray Steelbook from Zavvi
'The Walking Dead: Complete Ninth Season' bluray steelbook from Zavvi for £34.99.
Features include:
Features include:
- Cover art by Jock
- Playable in Bluray Region B
- 6 Discs
#NewComicBookDay: My Comics Pull List This Week
My comics Pull List this week.
- 'Once & Future' #2 (Boom! Studios)
- 'Star Wars: Doctor Aphra' #36 (Marvel Comics)
- 'Red Sonja: Birth Of The She-Devil' #4 (Dynamite Comics)
- 'Blade Runner 2019' #3 (Titan Comics)
- 'Lady Mechanika: Sangre' #3 (Benitez Productions)
- 'Pellucidar: Wings Of Death' #1 (American Mythology)
- 'The Sandman Universe: Lucifer' #12 (Vertigo Comics)
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| 'Once & Future' #2 (Boom! Studios) Cover art by Dan Mora |
#CoolArt: New Limited Edition Prints from Static Medium
New print releases from Static Medium.
- 'Jurassic Park' by Salvation. 20" x 30" Archival inkjet print on Signa Smooth 300gsm Rag in a limited edition of 25 for $125
- 'The Moment Of Truth' by Paul Daniels. 18" x 18" Archival inkjet print on Moab Entrada 290gsm Rag in a signed and numbered limited edition for 75
- 'Looking For Hades' by Kilian Eng. 40" x 30" Archival inkjet print on Signa Smooth 300gsm Rag in a numbered limited edition of 60 for £225
- 'Mu Pan's Dinoassholes: Chapter 8 - Fish Die And The Net Breaks' by Mu Pan. Archival inkjet print on Unryu 55gsm Washi with long-course kozo fibers in a signed an numbered 46" x 18" Regular edition of 54 for $300, and a signed and numbered 79" x 31" Large edition of 12 for $1050
- 'Snake & Heron' by Felicia Chiao. 14" x 18" Archival inkjet print on Signa Smooth 300gsm Rag in a signed and numbered limited of 25 for $100
- 'Rooms' by Felicia Chiao. 14" x 18" Archival inkjet print on Signa Smooth 300gsm Rag in a signed and numbered limited of 25 for $100
- 'Yesterday Selves' by Laura Berger. 18" x 22" Archival inkjet print on Signa Smooth 300gsm Rag with torn edges in a signed and numbered limited edition of 50 for $125
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| 'Jurassic Park' by Salvation |
#CoolArt: 'Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night' print by Raf Banzuela through The Commissioner's Club
'Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night' by Raf Banzuela, a print release through The Commissioner's Club.
Screen print in a numbered limited edition of 50 for $80.
On sale now from The Commissioner's Club website.
Screen print in a numbered limited edition of 50 for $80.
On sale now from The Commissioner's Club website.
#CoolArt: 'Spider-Man vs Venom' AP edition print by Chris Skinner
'Spider-Man vs Venom' by Chris Skinner, a new officially licensed AP edition print.
16" x 24" giclee print, in a signed and numbered AP edition of 20 for £34.50.
A free bonus Marvel themed print will also be included with every order (not per print) for a limited time.
On sale Wednesday September 18 at 5.30pm UK (12.30pm ET) from Chris' website.
16" x 24" giclee print, in a signed and numbered AP edition of 20 for £34.50.
A free bonus Marvel themed print will also be included with every order (not per print) for a limited time.
On sale Wednesday September 18 at 5.30pm UK (12.30pm ET) from Chris' website.
Book Review: 'His Dark Materials: Book 3 - The Amber Spyglass' by Philip Pullman
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| Cover art by Chris Wormell |
An excellent read and conclusion to Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' series.
After the cliffhanger ending from the previous book, 'The Amber Spyglass' picks up the pieces with Mrs Coulter holed up in a cave 'looking after' a sedated Lyra, and Will, still smarting from the death of his father and the disappearance of Lyra, is now accompanied by a pair of angels in his search for her, and with the Subtle Knife still in his possession, Will must travel through other worlds in order to rescue Lyra before the Magisterium can get to her.
As Pullman's trilogy has progressed, so the tone of the story has gotten that little bit darker with each subsequent book (Not least because we visit the land of the dead here, which also happened to be one of my favourite sequences in the book), but so much so, that 'The Amber Spyglass' feels so far removed and more sedate than the beginning of Lyra's journey in the more action packed and faster paced 'Northern Lights / The Golden Compass'. The pace here was a lot slower and as a result I felt the story was given more time to grow and flesh out the details more. As such, it felt like the story matured alongside Lyra as she became of age. The slower momentum of the story isn't a complaint, far from it, but just an observation, as it certainly drew me more into narrative and into the characters of Will and Lyra.
We also meet some familiar faces that we've gotten to know over the course of the trilogy, which was very welcome, as well as some new ones too. Pullman gives his characters very human qualities, not completely black and white, good or bad, but somewhere in between that it sometimes twists your expectations of what to expect from certain characters, adding many layers of depth to his characterizations. Even with Will and Lyra, the 'young and innocent' protagonists, they have to do what it takes to fulfil their quest, even if it means lying, threaten and even kill!
There is also more of Pullman's theological exploration, as Lord Asriel's war on the Magisterium and The Authority gathers pace to its conclusion. Although I lean towards the atheist aspect, and agree with Lord Asriel's point of view of enlightenment over blind obedience, he still comes across as a most unlikeable character, very cold and calculated, even towards his wife and daughter. Whereas my assumptions of Marisa Coulter were turned on it's head completely and I had more empathy for her by the end. A mother doing what she must to protect her daughter.
And the ending is such a bittersweet one. After all that Lyra and Will have gone through, and with it being classed as a younger readers book, you might have at least expected some kind of happy ever after. Almost but not quite, as what we got was heartbreaking. I closed the book glassy eyed but still with a smile on my face, as two of my favourite book characters, Lyra Balacqua and Will Parry, came to the end of their quest on that park bench in Oxford's Botanical Gardens.
All credit to Philip Pullman for a wonderfully written journey, with such memorable characters. And with his new 'The Book Of Dust' trilogy, we get to see Lyra and revisit this world again. I can't wait.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2019
#CoolArt: 'Resistance' Original Art by Hilary Clarcq for Every Day Original
'Resistance' by Hilary Clarcq for Every Day Original.
6″ x 6″ oil painting on cradled panel original artwork for $250.
On sale Tuesday September 17 at 12.30pm ET from the Every Day Original website.
6″ x 6″ oil painting on cradled panel original artwork for $250.
On sale Tuesday September 17 at 12.30pm ET from the Every Day Original website.
#CoolArt: 'The Saga Of The Swamp Thing' prints by EM Gist through Bottleneck Gallery
'The Saga Of Swamp Thing' by EM Gist, a new officially licensed print release through Bottleneck Gallery, in collaboration with ISH.
18" x 24" giclee print, in a numbered Art edition of 100 for $45, and a numbered Titled edition of 50 for $50.
On sale Tuesday September 17 at 12pm ET from the Bottleneck Gallery website.
On sale Tuesday September 17 at 12pm ET from the Bottleneck Gallery website.
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#CoolArt: 'The Shape Of Water' print by Patrik Svensson through Bottleneck Gallery
'The Shape Of Water' by Patrik Svensson, a new officially licensed print release through Bottleneck Gallery.
24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered limited edition of 175 for $50.
On sale Tuesday September 17 at 12pm ET from the Bottleneck Gallery website.
24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered limited edition of 175 for $50.
On sale Tuesday September 17 at 12pm ET from the Bottleneck Gallery website.
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