Happy Birthday 'Firefly'

Created by Joss Whedon, 'Firefly' was first broadcast on the Fox network in the US on this day, September 20 in 2002 with the episode 'The Train Job'.

The episodes were not aired in their intended order and Fox cancelled the series after only 11 episodes, out of the 14 produced. Despite being short-lived, the series did very well when released on DVD, Bluray, and in syndication, and gained a huge fan base, 'The Browncoats' - and myself included.

The stories of the Firefly 'verse have since been expanded into a feature length movie, 'Serenity' and into a series of comics and even an online role playing game.

Happy birthday Firefly!

Cool Art: 'The World's End' by Alex Pardee

'The World's End' by Alex Pardee.

This is a 18" x 24" signed and numbered print with archival inks on velvet cotton rag paper and limited to 400 copies. It costs $60.

It'll go on sale Friday, September 20 at 12:01 midnight EST (9:01 pm tonight PST) at Zerofriends.com.

Cool Art: 'Gypsy Queen' by Malleus

'Gypsy Queen' by Malleus is a 50 x 70cm signed and numbered 10-colour screenprint and is in a limited edition of 66. Editions printed on polypropylene will be available to in a limited edition of 10.

It is based off of a 2004 Brant Bjork gig poster that was created as an offset poster due to the difficultly back then for them to create a 10-colour hand pulled screenprint.

The print goes on sale Friday, September 20th at a random time, at Malleus' online store. Follow them on Twitter @MALLEUSDELIC for the on sale announcement.

Regular Edition

Polypropylene Edition

Cool Art: Gallery1988 presents Audrey Pongracz & Lora Zombie Art Show

The new art show from Gallery1988 (East) debuts on Friday September 20th, featuring the stunning work of Audrey Pongracz and Lora Zombie and will be on display until Saturday October 12. Expect to see some beautiful larger-than-life canvases, as well as several new prints from each artist. Audrey will also be in attendance at the show.

Artwork will be available online at the Gallery1988 website from Saturday, September 21st.

Check out some of the art below.

New Tokyo Game Show Trailer for 'Final Fantasy XV'

Square Enix is yet to announce a release date.

'World War Z' Honest Trailer.

'World War Z' gets the Screenjunkies Honest Trailer treatment.

World War Z is one of the most anticipated book adaptations this summer. Sometimes things are better left on the page.

Cool Art: 'Demonseed' by Godmachine

'Demonseed' by Godmachine is an 11" x 34" signed and numbered Giclee print on 280gsm soft white cotton Archival- Acid free paper and is in a limited edition of only 30.

Unfortunately it is now sold out!

Cool Art: 'Sous La Mer' by Megan Lara

'Sous La Mer' by Megan Lara.

This 'Little Mermaid' inspired design is available as a limited edition tee at The Yetee only for today (September 18) for $11 (or $13 for XXL).

Cool Art: 'This Island Earth' by Francesco Francavilla

Mondo continue their Universal Monsters series with a poster designed by Francesco Francavilla of the science fiction classic, 'This Island Earth'. 

This is a 24" x 36" screen print and is limited to 325 copies and costs $45. It'll be available online at the the Mondo store at an undisclosed time on Thursday September 19th. Follow them on Twitter @mondonews for the onsale announcement.

Cool Art: 'Carrie' by Jessica Deahl

This 'Carrie' inspired print is Odd City Entertainment’s first art release by Jessica Deahl, who also serves as their Chief Creative Director. 

“When Odd City asked me to take on 'Carrie', I couldn’t have been more excited. Now an iconic horror film more than thirty years old, the themes of fear, isolation, and estrangement are still relatable. I wanted to portray the story of Carrie White as a triumph. She overcomes the horrific and inhumane treatment of her peers and unjust religious control of her mother to win back her life. She was a prisoner in her own home, and her rage destroys it.” 

This is a 16" x 24" 6 ink print on French Butcher Off White paper, it's limited to 150 copies and costs $40. It'll be available online at the Odd City Entertainment store at an undisclosed time on Thursday September 19th. Follow them on Twitter @oddcitynews for the onsale announcement.

'The Dark Knight': The Joker's Pencil Trick Scene - Sweded

This week, as part of 'Batman Month' on Cinefix, the guys from Homemade Movies take on The Joker's pencil trick scene from Christopher Nolan's 'The Dark Knight' in true homemade style!

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

Cool Art: 'Walter White' by J Scott Campbell

'Walter White' by J Scott Campbell.

Cool Art: 'Little Video Game Books' by Joey Spiotto

Earlier this year, Joey Spiotto created a series of prints combining 'Little Golden Books' with video games that were considered instant classics - 'Skyrim', 'Portal' and 'Bioshock'.

He's followed up that set with another featuring video games that have had a huge impact - 'Red Dead Redemption', 'Half-Life 2' and 'Mass Effect'.

They're all available at his Etsy store, as 8" x 10" prints on archival watercolour paper and they cost $25 each, or $65 for a combination of any three, or $110 for a set of five.

Check them all out below.

Happy Birthday Battlestar Galactica!

Created by Glen A Larson, 'Battlestar Galactica' was first broadcast on the ABC network in the US on this day, September 17 in 1978 with the pilot episode 'Saga Of A Star World'.

Legendary artist Ralph McQuarrie (who is best known for his work on the 'Star Wars' saga) did the concept art for the the pilot 'Saga Of A Star World' to convince the studios to pick up this costly project. You can see the concept art below, as well as posters and other art inspired by the show.

Despite ABC initially cancelling it after one season and 24 episodes later, there was a short-lived spin off series, 'Galactica 1980', and more recently, a hugely popular re-imagined version, created by Ronald D Moore and David Eick, that ran for four seasons, followed by the prequel series 'Caprica' and a spinoff prequel movie 'Blood & Chrome'.

Happy birthday Battlestar Galactica!

 by John Solie

Cool Art: 'Evil Queen' by Nei Ruffino

'Evil Queen' pinup by Nei Ruffino.

Cool Art: 'Wonder Woman & Superman' by Marguerite Sauvage

'Wonder Woman & Superman' by Marguerite Sauvage.

Cool Art: Hero Complex Gallery presents 'Young Guns Of Print'

Hero Complex Gallery's new art exhibition, "Young Guns Of Print", opening Friday September 20 and on display until Saturday October 5, is an inspired show that highlights some of today's hottest, rising stars of the print world, many of which I've featured on this blog.

Each of the artists contributing to the show has personally chosen their own mini-theme and will be presenting between 2-15 pieces of artwork, which means that the art show will have every type of print imaginable, from screen prints, letter presses, giclées, to even 7 foot tall life-size portraits!

The full list of artists and their mini themes:
Ale Giorgini - ‘Greetings From Los Angeles’
Andrew Kolb - ‘Mused on Tattoos’
Bruce Yan - ‘Tribute to Animation’
Florey - ‘Busted’
JP Valderrama - ‘The 27 Club’
Khoa Ho – ‘Superheroes Past and Present’
Marie Bergeron - ‘Tribute to Tim Burton’
Mark Lone – ‘Creatures’
Mark Reihill – ‘Hunters’
Marko Manev – ‘Tribute to Lord of the Rings’
Matt Ferguson – ‘It’s the End of the Word As I Know It (And I Feel Fine)’
Matthew Johnson - ‘Tribute to Harry Potter’
Paul Shipper – ‘Alternative Movie Posters’
Peter Gutierrez – ‘Mechanically Acclaimed’
Phillip Ellering – ‘Geniuses at Work’
Tim Anderson – ‘Harrison Ford Gun Show’
Tim Jordan – ‘Bettie’’
Zeb Love – ‘Emblems’

Opening Reception is on Saturday September 20th, 7-10pm at Hero Complex Gallery, 2020 South Robertson Blvd, Studio D, Los Angeles, CA 90034, with artists Bruce Yan, JP Valderrama, Paul Shipper, Peter Gutierrez, and Phillip Ellering in attendance. Watch their Twitter @HeroComplexArt for more details.

The prints will go onsale online on Saturday September 21, approx. 1pm PST here.

Check out a preview of some of the art from this show below.

Cool Art: 'Robocop' by Ciaran Monaghan

'Robocop' by Ciaran Monaghan.

Cool Art: 'Oblivion' by Ciaran Monaghan

'Oblivion' by Ciaran Monaghan.

Cool Art: 'The Science Of Deduction' by Megan Lara

This 'Sherlock' / art nouveau inspired tee by Megan Lara is available today only from Teefury, with tees starting at $11 (add $1 to XXL or $2 for XXXL) and available in 3 different colours.