Cool Art: 'Studio Ghibli Kokyo Kyokushu' by Tyler Stout

Mondo will be releasing limited edition vinyl compilation albums from five different Studio Ghibli films.'Studio Ghibli Kokyo Kyokushu', featuring performances from the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, will include selections from 'Princess Mononoke', 'Spirited Away', 'Howl's Moving Castle', 'The Cat Returns' and 'My Neighbours The Yamadas'.

There will be three different collectible versions of this album, each featuring a different piece of artwork from Tyler Stout across the Gatefold packaging. One version, showcasing 'Howl's Moving Castle' with traditional Japanese Obi and all Japanese text, will premiere at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con.

'Studio Ghibli Kokyo Kyokushu' will be available for purchase on July 26 at Mondo at a random time. Follow Mondo on Twitter @MondoNews on for the on sale details.

Check out the cover art below.
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'Starcher Trek' - Star Trek vs Archer Mash Up

"Starcher Trek" began as a quickly thrown together joke, likely the result of a couple beers while spending an evening watching TOS ;-). We've been amazed at the response to our video since it was posted online less than 36 hours ago -- and we're glad you all enjoyed watching it as much as we enjoyed making it.

Go to StarcherTrek.com for future episodes. You can also follow them on Twitter or on Facebook

25th Annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Winners

The winners of the 25th Annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, given for creative achievement in American comic books, often referred to as the Comics Industry's equivalent of the Oscar Awards, were presented last night at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront in conjunction with Comic-Con International,

The winners on the night were:

Best Short Story
“Moon 1969: The True Story of the 1969 Moon Launch,” by Michael Kupperman, in Tales Designed to Thrizzle #8 (Fantagraphics)

Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
The Mire, by Becky Cloonan (self-published)

Best Continuing Series
Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image)

Best New Series
Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image)

Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 7)
Babymouse for President, by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm (Random House)

Best Publication for Kids (ages 8-12)
Adventure Time, by Ryan North, Shelli Paroline, and Braden Lamb (kaboom!)

Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)
A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle, adapted by Hope Larson (FSG)

Best Humour Publication
Darth Vader and Son, by Jeffrey Brown (Chronicle)

Best Digital Comic
Bandette, by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover

Best Anthology
Dark Horse Presents, edited by Mike Richardson (Dark Horse)

Best Reality-Based Work (tie)
Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller, by Joseph Lambert (Center for Cartoon Studies/Disney Hyperion)
The Carter Family: Don’t Forget This Song, by Frank M. Young and David Lasky (Abrams ComicArts)

Best Graphic Album—New
Building Stories, by Chris Ware (Pantheon)

Best Adaptation from Another Medium
Richard Stark’s Parker: The Score, adapted by Darwyn Cooke (IDW)

Best Graphic Album—Reprint
King City, by Brandon Graham (TokyoPop/Image)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips
Pogo, vol. 2: Bona Fide Balderdash, by Walt Kelly, edited by Carolyn Kelly and Kim Thompson (Fantagraphics)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books
David Mazzucchelli’s Daredevil Born Again: Artist’s Edition, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)

Best US Edition of International Material
Blacksad: Silent Hell, by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido (Dark Horse)

Best US Edition of International Material—Asia
Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys, by Naoki Urasawa (VIZ Media)

Best Writer
Brian K. Vaughan, Saga (Image)

Best Writer/Artist
Chris Ware, Building Stories (Pantheon)

Best Penciller/Inker (tie)
David Aja, Hawkeye (Marvel)
Chris Samnee, Daredevil (Marvel); Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom (IDW)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
Juanjo Guarnido, Blacksad (Dark Horse)

Best Cover Artist
David Aja, Hawkeye (Marvel)

Best Colouring
Dave Stewart, Batwoman (DC); Fatale (Image); BPRD, Conan the Barbarian, Hellboy in Hell, Lobster Johnson, The Massive (Dark Horse)

Best Lettering
Chris Ware, Building Stories (Pantheon)

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
The Comics Reporter, edited by Tom Spurgeon

Best Comics-Related Book
Marvel Comics: The Untold Story, by Sean Howe (HarperCollins)

Best Educational/Academic Work
Lynda Barry: Girlhood Through the Looking Glass, by Susan E. Kirtley (University Press of Mississippi)

Best Publication Design
Building Stories, designed by Chris Ware (Pantheon)

Cool Art: 'Batman' by Paul Shipper

This is part of the Ltd Art Gallery 'Saturday Morning' art show that runs from July 19 until August 24.

As a child, Saturday mornings were a playground for our imaginations. It was the beginning to the weekend and school was in the rearview mirror. Nothing was sweeter than waking up early, making your way to living room, and taking a journey 30 minutes at a time. Ltd is very excited to present our newest group art show: SATURDAY MORNING. Over 50 artists reflect upon a time when all they needed was a bowl of cereal, their pajamas....and the TV.

'Batman' by Paul Shipper is a 16" x 20" Giclée, and features Batman, as played by Adam West from the 1960's TV show, plus appearances by Robin, Bat Girl and the major villains of the series.

'Pacific Rim' ILM Featurette

John Knoll, Chief Creative Officer from Industrial Light & Magic, explores how design decisions affect the success of a blockbuster visual effects shot.
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Cool Art: 'Lemon' Firefly And Star Wars Prints by Justin Van Genderen

Spoke Art are releasing two new parody 'Star Wars' and 'Firefly' prints by Justin Van Genderen, today, Friday July 19th at 3pm PST.

Both are 14" x 18" screen prints on 100 lb. cougar white, in a limited edition of 75 copies each and costing $30 each

Go here to buy them.

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Cool Art: 'Project 26' by Doaly

In a break from the SDCC posts, here is a little project from Doaly; 'Project 26' - 26 letters, 26 movies and 12 hours.

I set myself a little task to create a movie based alphabet of iconic films but I wanted to start and complete the project in one day, from choosing the films to creating the final artwork. 

With so many great movies to choose from it was hard choice hence why I’m labelling this project vol:1 because I know I’d like to go back and do vol:2 someday and maybe only give myself half a day.

Check it out below. You can also follow him on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and dribbble, to keep up with his latest works.

Cool Art: 'Only God Forgives' by Randy Ortiz

'Only God Forgives' by Randy Ortiz.

'Only God Forgives', starring Ryan Gosling and Kristin Scott Thomas and directed by Nicolas
Winding Refn, is out in cinemas July 19 (US) and August 2 (UK).

EDIT:
You can now buy this as a 24″ x 36″ numbered 4-colour screenprint. It's in a limited edition of 150, and costs £52. Go Here to buy.

Cool Art: 'Thundercats' by Mike Choi

I love these sketches of the 'Thundercats' by Mike Choi. They were drawn in pencil and white charcoal on toned tan paper and look awesome.

Mike will be at booth #4807 at SDCC.

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Cool Art: 'Prometheus' by JC Richard

Another quality SDCC exclusive poster from Mondo! 'Prometheus' by JC Richard will be available from 2pm on Saturday July 20 at the Mondo Booth (#936) at the San Diego Comic-Con. It's a limited edition of 350 copies and costs $45.

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Wolverine - The Musical!

Hugh Logan Wolverine Jackman sings. About Hugh Logan Wolverine Jackman.
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Cool Art: 'King Kong' by William Stout

Another quality SDCC poster from Mondo! 'King Kong' by William Stout will be available at the Mondo Booth (#936) at the San Diego Comic-Con. It's a limited edition of 325 copies and costs $50.

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Cool Art: 'The Terminator' by Kilian Eng

'The Terminator' by Kilian Eng will be available at the Mondo Booth (#936) at 9am this Friday at the San Diego Comic-Con. It's a limited edition of 325 copies and costs $50.

Movie Review: 'Pacific Rim'

art by Richard Davies

SPOILER ALERT: I Loved this! This is what your big summer popcorn blockbusters should be all about!

From the trailers you get the simple premise about this film, "as a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and a trainee (Rinko Kikuchi) are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special weapon in a desperate effort to save the world from the apocalypse." Yes, it uses the familiar tropes from various movies ('Independence Day' immediately popped into my head when watching this), and, essentially, what you see is what you get, but don't let that diminish the feeling of fun when watching this film.

I'm sure the so-called 'critics' that have shot down this film, have done so more on the basis of how could a director, that has made 'The Devil's Backbone' or 'Pan's Labyrinth', stoop so low to come up with a movie like this? But this is Guillermo del Toro, and from the vampires of 'Cronos', the ghost story of 'The Devil's Backbone' and to his twisted fairytale 'Pan's Labyrinth', his films come from his passions, and as a loveletter to the Kaiju and mecha films of Japan, 'Pacific Rim' is no different and deserves it's rightful place alongside his other films.

But back to the film, and it really is a simple story, of good old heroism overcoming monstrous adversity and saving the day. The Kaiju and Jaegers are impressive and the fight scenes, although with not quite as much carnage and destruction as 'Man Of Steel', still hit the spot and are the definite highlights of the film. The characters are standard fare for this type of movie; the washed up hero back for redemption, the untested rookie, the stereotypical other pilots, the leader of the crew who used to be one of the pilots (along with the typical inspiring speech before the end), the arrogant pilot who goes up against the hero, the bickering scientists, it's all there and there to be enjoyed.

I loved this film for exactly for what it is, a big dumb rollercoaster blockbuster of a movie, but oh, what a ride it was!

***** out of 5

Cool Art: 'Watch_Dogs' by Alex Ross

Alex Ross will be providing the box art for Ubisoft's new game, 'Watch Dogs'. Ubisoft also announced that if you preorder the game, which will be available November 19, 2013 for the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, WiiU, and Windows PC, you will receive a free copy of Ross' poster featuring the cover artwork. May be US only as I've not heard anything about this for the UK.

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Cool Art: 'The Walking Dead S4' by Alex Ross

Alex Ross has created a new poster, exclusively for SDCC, for the 'The Walking Dead' Season 4.

Cool Art: 'Predator' by Ash Thorp

More SDCC prints. These will be released on Thursday July 18 by Mondo. 'Predator' by Ash Thorp regular posters are $50 and the variants are $75.

Regular Edition

Variant Edition

Cool Art: 'Aliens' by Ken Taylor

More SDCC prints. These will be released on Thursday July 18 by Mondo. 'Aliens' by Ken Taylor regular posters are $50 and the variants are $75.

Regular Edition

Variant Edition

Cool Art: 'Ray Harryhausen Tribute' by PJ McQuade

These prints from PJ McQuade are from Bottleneck Gallery's 'Where Is My Mind?' art show. The Ray Harryhausen inspired prints are 13" x 13" Giclees on fine art rag, signed and numbered in a limited edition of 50, and costs $35.

'Firefly Online' RPG Game Trailer

Firefly Online (FFO) is a multi-user, social online role-playing game that will initially be available for smartphones and tablets, including those based on iOS and Android operating systems.

Check out updates and pre-register at www.keepflying.com.