Monday, April 27, 2015
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Cool Art: 'Avengers: Age Of Ultron' by AJ Frena
'Avengers: Age Of Ultron' by AJ Frena, part of the 'Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron Art Showcase' presented by Hero Complex Gallery.
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Cool Art: 'The House Of Black And White' by Robert M Ball
Robert M Ball continues the 'Beautiful Death' series of 'Game Of Thrones' episode posters, with the poster from season 5 episode 2, 'The House Of Black And White'.
Friday, April 24, 2015
#FrazettaFriday: 'Faith' by Frank Frazetta
'Faith' by Frank Frazetta, concept art for a 'Dracula' film from the 1970s.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Cool Art: 'Siren I, II & III' by Phil Noto
'Siren I, II & III' by Phil Noto, is part of 'Triumvirate', an art show hosted by Gauntlet Gallery, where each artist produced a set of three works to be viewed as a mini-series, allowing each work to stand alone while at the same time carrying a conceptual connection to each other. The display, determined by the artists, will vividly show the independence and relationship among the set.
The show opens Saturday April 25 from 7.30-10pm and will be on display until May 16.
The show opens Saturday April 25 from 7.30-10pm and will be on display until May 16.
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| 'Siren I' by Phil Noto |
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| 'Siren II' by Phil Noto |
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| 'Siren III' by Phil Noto |
Cool Art: 'Once Upon A Time No More' by Mimi Yoon
The 'Snow White' inspired 'Once Upon A Time No More' by Mimi Yoon, was part of 'Glass, Cinder and Thorns III', an all-women, fairy-tale inspired group art show hosted at Inner State Gallery in collaboration with 1xRun.
It's an 18" x 24" Archival Pigment Print on 310gsm Museum Natural Fine Art Paper in a limited edition of 100 for $100. It's also available as a 20" x 26.5" Archival Pigment Print on Canvas Gallery Wrap in a limited edition of 25 for $300.
It goes on sale Friday April 24 at 12pm EST.
It's an 18" x 24" Archival Pigment Print on 310gsm Museum Natural Fine Art Paper in a limited edition of 100 for $100. It's also available as a 20" x 26.5" Archival Pigment Print on Canvas Gallery Wrap in a limited edition of 25 for $300.
It goes on sale Friday April 24 at 12pm EST.
2015 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees Announced
The nominees, chosen by a blue-ribbon panel of judges, reflect the wide range of material being published in comics and graphic novel form today, from superheroes, to nursery rhymes and high school angst and pulp fiction.
The awards will be presented in a special ceremony Friday July 10 during this year's San Diego Comic-Con.
The Nominees:
Best Short Story- “Beginning’s End,” by Rina Ayuyang, muthamagazine.com
- “Corpse on the Imjin!” by Peter Kuper, in Masterful Marks: Cartoonists Who Changed the World (Simon & Schuster)
- “Rule Number One,” by Lee Bermejo, in Batman Black and White #3 (DC)
- “The Sound of One Hand Clapping,” by Max Landis & Jock, in Adventures of Superman #14 (DC)
- “When the Darkness Presses,” by Emily Carroll, http://emcarroll.com/comics/darkness/
- Astro City #16: “Wish I May” by Kurt Busiek & Brent Anderson (Vertigo/DC)
- Beasts of Burden: Hunters and Gatherers, by Evan Dorkin & Jill Thompson (Dark Horse)
- Madman in Your Face 3D Special, by Mike Allred (Image)
- Marvel 75th Anniversary Celebration #1 (Marvel)
- The Multiversity: Pax Americana #1, by Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely (DC)
- Astro City, by Kurt Busiek & Brent Anderson (Vertigo/DC)
- Bandette, by Paul Tobin & Colleen Coover (Monkeybrain)
- Hawkeye, by Matt Fraction & David Aja (Marvel)
- Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples (Image)
- Southern Bastards, by Jason Aaron & Jason Latour (Image)
- The Walking Dead, by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, & Stefano Gaudiano (Image/Skybound)
- Daredevil: Road Warrior, by Mark Waid & Peter Krause (Marvel Infinite Comics)
- Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland, by Eric Shanower & Garbriel Rodriguez (IDW)
- The Multiversity, by Grant Morrison et al. (DC)
- The Private Eye, by Brian K. Vaughan & Marcos Martin (Panel Syndicate)
- The Sandman: Overture, by Neil Gaiman & J. H. Williams III (Vertigo/DC)
- The Fade Out, by Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips (Image)
- Lumberjanes, by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson, & Brooke A. Allen (BOOM! Box)
- Ms. Marvel, by G. Willow Wilson & Adrian Alphona (Marvel)
- Rocket Raccoon, by Skottie Young (Marvel)
- The Wicked + The Divine, by Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie (Image)
- BirdCatDog, by Lee Nordling & Meritxell Bosch (Lerner/Graphic Universe)
- A Cat Named Tim And Other Stories, by John Martz (Koyama Press)
- Hello Kitty, Hello 40: A Celebration in 40 Stories, edited by Traci N. Todd & Elizabeth Kawasaki (VIZ)
- Mermin, Book 3: Deep Dives, by Joey Weiser (Oni)
- The Zoo Box, by Ariel Cohn & Aron Nels Steinke (First Second)
- Batman Li’l Gotham, vol. 2, by Derek Fridolfs & Dustin Nguyen (DC)
- El Deafo, by Cece Bell (Amulet/Abrams)
- I Was the Cat, by Paul Tobin & Benjamin Dewey (Oni)
- Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland, by Eric Shanower & Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW)
- Tiny Titans: Return to the Treehouse, by Art Baltazar & Franco (DC)
- Doomboy, by Tony Sandoval (Magnetic Press)
- The Dumbest Idea Ever, by Jimmy Gownley (Graphix/Scholastic)
- Lumberjanes, by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson, & Brooke A. Allen (BOOM! Box)
- Meteor Men, by Jeff Parker & Sandy Jarrell (Oni)
- The Shadow Hero, by Gene Luen Yang & Sonny Liew (First Second)
- The Wrenchies, by Farel Dalrymple (First Second)
- The Complete Cul de Sac, by Richard Thompson (Andrews McMeel)
- Dog Butts and Love. And Stuff Like That. And Cats. by Jim Benton (NBM)
- Groo vs Conan, by Sergio Aragonés, Mark Evanier, & Tom Yeates (Dark Horse)
- Rocket Raccoon, by Skottie Young (Marvel)
- Superior Foes of Spider-Man, by Nick Spencer & Steve Lieber (Marvel)
- Bandette, by Paul Tobin & Colleen Coover, Monkeybrain/comiXology.com
- Failing Sky by Dax Tran-Caffee, http://failingsky.com
- The Last Mechanical Monster, by Brian Fies, http://lastmechanicalmonster.blogspot.com
- Nimona, by Noelle Stephenson, http://gingerhaze.com/nimona/comic
- The Private Eye by Brian Vaughan & Marcos Martin http://panelsyndicate.com/
- In the Dark: A Horror Anthology, edited by Rachel Deering (Tiny Behemoth Press/IDW)
- Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream, edited by Josh O’Neill, Andrew Carl, & Chris Stevens (Locust Moon)
- Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It, edited by Ann Ishii, Chip Kidd, & Graham Kolbeins (Fantagraphics)
- Masterful Marks: Cartoonists Who Changed the World, edited by Monte Beauchamp (Simon & Schuster)
- To End All Wars: The Graphic Anthology of The First World War, edited by Jonathan Clode & John Stuart Clark (Soaring Penguin)
- Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast (Bloomsbury)
- Dragon’s Breath and Other True Stories, by MariNaomi (2d Cloud/Uncivilized Books)
- El Deafo, by Cece Bell (Amulet/Abrams)
- Hip Hop Family Tree, vol. 2, by Ed Piskor (Fantagraphics)
- Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales: Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood, by Nathan Hale (Abrams)
- To End All Wars: The Graphic Anthology of The First World War, edited by Jonathan Clode & John Stuart Clark (Soaring Penguin)
- The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil, by Stephen Collins (Picador)
- Here, by Richard McGuire (Pantheon)
- Kill My Mother, by Jules Feiffer (Liveright)
- The Motherless Oven, by Rob Davis (SelfMadeHero)
- Seconds, by Bryan Lee O’Malley (Ballantine Books)
- This One Summer, by Mariko Tamaki & Jillian Tamaki (First Second)
- Dave Dorman’s Wasted Lands Omnibus (Magnetic Press)
- How to Be Happy, by Eleanor Davis (Fantagraphics)
- Jim, by Jim Woodring (Fantagraphics)
- Sock Monkey Treasury, by Tony Millionaire (Fantagraphics)
- Through the Woods, by Emily Carroll (McElderry Books)
- Winsor McCay’s Complete Little Nemo, edited by Alexander Braun (TASCHEN)
- Edgar Rice Burroughs’s Tarzan: The Sunday Comics, 1933–1935, by Hal Foster, edited by Brendan Wright (Dark Horse)
- Moomin: The Deluxe Anniversary Edition, by Tove Jansson, edited by Tom Devlin (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Pogo, vol. 3: Evidence to the Contrary, by Walt Kelly, edited by Carolyn Kelly & Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
- Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse, vols. 5-6, by Floyd Gottfredson, edited by David Gerstein & Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
- The Complete ZAP Comix Box Set, edited by Gary Groth, with Mike Catron (Fantagraphics)
- Steranko Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Artist’s Edition, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
- Walt Disney’s Donald Duck: Trail of the Unicorn, by Carl Barks, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
- Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck: The Son of the Son, by Don Rosa, edited by David Gerstein (Fantagraphics)
- Walt Kelly’s Pogo: The Complete Dell Comics, vols. 1–2, edited by Daniel Herman (Hermes)
- Witzend, by Wallace Wood et al., edited by Gary Groth, with Mike Catron (Fantagraphics)
- Beautiful Darkness, by Fabien Vehlmann & Kerascoët (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Blacksad: Amarillo, by Juan Díaz Canales & Juanjo Guarnido (Dark Horse)
- Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn, by Hugo Pratt (IDW/Euro Comics)
- Jaybird, by Lauri & Jaakko Ahonen (Dark Horse/SAF)
- The Leaning Girl, by Benoît Peeters & François Schuiten (Alaxis Press)
- All You Need Is Kill, by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, Ryosuke Takeuchi, Takeshi Obata & yoshitoshi ABe (VIZ)
- In Clothes Called Fat, by Moyoco Anno (Vertical)
- Master Keaton, vol 1, by Naoki Urasawa, Hokusei Katsushika, & Takashi Nagasaki (VIZ)
- One-Punch Man, by One & Yusuke Murata (VIZ)
- Showa 1939–1955 and Showa 1944–1953: A History of Japan, by Shigeru Mizuki (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki, by Mamoru Hosoda & Yu (Yen Press)
- Jason Aaron, Original Sin, Thor, Men of Wrath (Marvel); Southern Bastards (Image)
- Kelly Sue DeConnick, Captain Marvel (Marvel); Pretty Deadly (Image)
- Grant Morrison, The Multiversity (DC); Annihilator (Legendary Comics)
- Brian K. Vaughan, Saga (Image); Private Eye (Panel Syndicate)
- G. Willow Wilson, Ms. Marvel (Marvel)
- Gene Luen Yang, Avatar: The Last Airbender (Dark Horse); The Shadow Hero (First Second)
- Sergio Aragonés, Sergio Aragonés Funnies (Bongo); Groo vs. Conan (Dark Horse)
- Charles Burns, Sugar Skull (Pantheon)
- Stephen Collins, The Giant Beard That Was Evil (Picador)
- Richard McGuire, Here (Pantheon)
- Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo: Senso, Usagi Yojimbo Color Special: The Artist (Dark Horse)
- Raina Telgemeier, Sisters (Graphix/Scholastic)
- Adrian Alphona, Ms. Marvel (Marvel)
- Mike Allred, Silver Surfer (Marvel); Madman in Your Face 3D Special (Image)
- Frank Quitely, Multiversity (DC)
- François Schuiten, The Leaning Girl (Alaxis Press)
- Fiona Staples, Saga (Image)
- Babs Tarr, Batgirl (DC)
- Lauri & Jaakko Ahonen, Jaybird (Dark Horse)
- Colleen Coover, Bandette (Monkeybrain)
- Mike Del Mundo, Elektra (Marvel)
- Juanjo Guarnido, Blacksad: Amarillo (Dark Horse)
- J. H. Williams III, The Sandman: Overture (Vertigo/DC)
- Darwyn Cooke, DC Comics Darwyn Cooke Month Variant Covers (DC)
- Mike Del Mundo, Elektra, X-Men: Legacy, A+X, Dexter, Dexter Down Under (Marvel)
- Francesco Francavilla, Afterlife with Archie (Archie); Grindhouse: Doors Open at Midnight (Dark Horse); The Twilight Zone, Django/Zorro (Dynamite); X-Files (IDW)
- Jamie McKelvie/Matthew Wilson, The Wicked + The Divine (Image); Ms. Marvel (Marvel)
- Phil Noto, Black Widow (Marvel)
- Alex Ross, Astro City (Vertigo/DC); Batman 66: The Lost Episode, Batman 66 Meets Green Hornet (DC/Dynamite)
- Laura Allred, Silver Surfer (Marvel); Madman in Your Face 3D Special (Image)
- Nelson Daniel, Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland, Judge Dredd, Wild Blue Yonder (IDW)
- Lovern Kindzierski, The Graveyard Book, vols. 1-2 (Harper)
- Matthew Petz, The Leg (Top Shelf)
- Dave Stewart, Hellboy in Hell, BPRD, Abe Sapien, Baltimore, Lobster Johnson, Witchfinder, Shaolin Cowboy, Aliens: Fire and Stone, DHP (Dark Horse)
- Matthew Wilson, Adventures of Superman (DC); The Wicked + The Divine (Image), Daredevil, Thor (Marvel)
- Joe Caramagna, Ms. Marvel, Daredevil (Marvel)
- Todd Klein, Fables, The Sandman: Overture, The Unwritten (Vertigo/DC); Nemo: The Roses of Berlin (Top Shelf)
- Max, Vapor (Fantagraphics)
- Jack Morelli, Afterlife with Archie, Archie, Betty and Veronica, etc. (Archie)
- Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo: Senso, Usagi Yojimbo Color Special: The Artist (Dark Horse)
- Alter Ego, edited by Roy Thomas (TwoMorrows)
- Comic Book Creator, edited by Jon B. Cooke (TwoMorrows)
- Comic Book Resources, edited by Jonah Weiland, www.comicbookresources.com
- Comics Alliance, edited by Andy Khouri, Caleb Goellner, Andrew Wheeler, & Joe Hughes, www.comicsalliance.com
- tcj.com, edited by Dan Nadel & Timothy Hodler (Fantagraphics)
- Comics Through Time: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas (4 vols.), edited by M. Keith Booker (ABC-CLIO)
- Creeping Death from Neptune: The Life and Comics of Basil Wolverton, by Greg Sadowski (Fantagraphics)
- Genius Animated: The Cartoon Art of Alex Toth, vol. 3, by Dean Mullaney & Bruce Canwell (IDW/LOAC)
- What Fools These Mortals Be: The Story of Puck, by Michael Alexander Kahn & Richard Samuel West (IDW/LOAC)
- 75 Years of Marvel Comics: From the Golden Age to the Silver Screen, by Roy Thomas & Josh Baker (TASCHEN)
- American Comics, Literary Theory, and Religion: The Superhero Afterlife, by A. David Lewis (Palgrave Macmillan)
- Considering Watchmen: Poetics, Property, Politics, by Andrew Hoberek (Rutgers University Press)
- Funnybooks: The Improbable Glories of the Best American Comic Books, by Michael Barrier (University of California Press)
- Graphic Details: Jewish Women’s Confessional Comics in Essays and Interviews, edited by Sarah Lightman (McFarland)
- The Origins of Comics: From William Hogarth to Winsor McCay, by Thierry Smolderen, tr. by Bart Beaty & Nick Nguyen (University Press of Mississippi)
- Wide Awake in Slumberland: Fantasy, Mass Culture, and Modernism in the Art of Winsor McCay, by Katherine Roeder (University Press of Mississippi)
- Batman: Kelley Jones Gallery Edition, designed by Josh Beatman/Brainchild Studios (Graphitti/DC)
- The Complete ZAP Comix Box Set, designed by Tony Ong (Fantagraphics)
- Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream, designed by Jim Rugg (Locust Moon)
- Street View, designed by Pascal Rabate (NBM/Comics Lit)
- Winsor McCay’s Complete Little Nemo, designed by Anna Tina Kessler (TASCHEN)
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Cool Art: 'Escape From New York' by Paul Shipper
'Escape From New York' by Paul Shipper, is a new limited edition print release from Hero Complex Gallery, in tandem with Shout Factory of their release of the Collector's Edition bluray of 'Escape From New York', for which this is the newly commissioned artwork.
It's a 24" x 36" giclée print in a limited edition of 250 costs $65.
Go here to buy the print from HCG.
Go here to buy the bluray from Shout Factory.
It's a 24" x 36" giclée print in a limited edition of 250 costs $65.
Go here to buy the print from HCG.
Go here to buy the bluray from Shout Factory.
Cool Art: 'Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron Art Showcase' presented by Hero Complex Gallery
Hero Complex Gallery have announced the biggest pop-culture art event of the year to celebrate the biggest movie of the year!
Opening Reception is on Friday April 24, 7-10pm at Hero Complex Gallery, 2020 South Robertson Blvd, Studio D, Los Angeles, CA 90034, and, HCG are also giving away free custom collectible chocolate bars for opening night attendees while supplies last!
From Friday April 24 and on display until May 17, the exhibition will showcase exclusive artwork from nearly 100 artists, including originals, sculptures, mega-metals and more, all inspired by Marvel’s 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'.
Opening Reception is on Friday April 24, 7-10pm at Hero Complex Gallery, 2020 South Robertson Blvd, Studio D, Los Angeles, CA 90034, and, HCG are also giving away free custom collectible chocolate bars for opening night attendees while supplies last!
Cool Art: 'Wild Things' by Leilani Bustamante
'Wild Things' by Leilani Bustamante, part of 'Storybook: An Art Journey Through Childhood's Best Remembered Stories' art exhibition that opens this weekend at Modern Eden Gallery.
Modern Eden Gallery presents the third curated exhibition by photojournalist Michael Cuffe, Editor in Chief of the international arts documagazine Warholian. The exhibition features over 65 artists from a range of styles and mediums to interpret beloved childhood narratives in their own unique styles, fantastically recreated with creative approaches and from adult perspectives.
The opening reception is on Saturday, April 25 from 6-10pm at Modern Eden Gallery, 801 Greenwich Street, San Francisco, CA 94133 with Exhibition Curator, Michael Cuffe and select participating artists also in attendance at the reception. The exhibition will be on display through May 9.
The opening reception is on Saturday, April 25 from 6-10pm at Modern Eden Gallery, 801 Greenwich Street, San Francisco, CA 94133 with Exhibition Curator, Michael Cuffe and select participating artists also in attendance at the reception. The exhibition will be on display through May 9.
#WhelanWednesday: 'The Changeling Sea - Periwinkle' by Michael Whelan
'Periwinkle' by Michael Whelan, cover art for the novel 'The Changeling Sea' by Patricia A McKillip.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Cool Art: 'Journey' by Mark Englert
'Journey' by Mark Englert, is a new limited edition print release from iam8bit, and is also the cover art for a special 2 x LP picture disc vinyl album of the 'Journey' video game soundtrack.
The print is a 36" x 12" 9 colour screenprint including pearlescent metallic inks, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 350 and costs $60.
The print is a 36" x 12" 9 colour screenprint including pearlescent metallic inks, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 350 and costs $60.
The gatefold vinyl album, composed by Austin Wintory and cover art by Mark Englert, costs $35.
Pre-orders for the print and gatefold vinyl album open Thursday April 23 at 10am PDT.
Pre-orders for the print and gatefold vinyl album open Thursday April 23 at 10am PDT.
Go here to buy the PRINT, and here for the VINYL ALBUM.
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