#VallejoTuesday: 'Pisces' by Boris Vallejo

Cool Art: 'Buck Rogers In The 25th Century' by Dave Perillo

'Buck Rogers In The 25th Century' by Dave Perillo, is the first release in a two part series from Grey Matter Art, (the second to be released at a later time, is by James White) and will be released on Tuesday June 17 at 1pm EST and is their first piece to be made available worldwide!

This officially licensed print is an 18" x 24" 5 colour screenprint, in a regular limited edition of 130 for $40 and in a limited edition 5 colour with 2 metallic ink variant of 60 for $45.

Follow them on Twitter @greymatterart for future release details.

#McQuarrieMonday: 'Star Wars' Concept Art by Ralph McQuarrie

Cool Art: 'The Strain' by Phantom City Creative

'The Strain' by Phantom City Creative

Inspired by the FX adaptation of the books by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, these are 18” x 24” screenprints, in numbered limited editions of 125 through Mondo and go on sale at a random time Friday July 11.

Follow them on Twitter @mondonews for the on sale announcement.

2014 British Fantasy Award Nominees

The nominees for the 2014 British Fantasy Awards were announced at an Open Night last night by the British Fantasy Society. The winners will be revealed at Fantasy Con 2014 in York in September.

Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award)

• 'Between Two Thorns', Emma Newman (Angry Robot)
• 'Blood and Feathers: Rebellion', Lou Morgan (Solaris)
• 'The Glass Republic', Tom Pollock (Jo Fletcher Books)
• 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane', Neil Gaiman (Headline)
• 'A Stranger in Olondria', Sofia Samatar (Small Beer Press)

Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award)

• 'House of Small Shadows', Adam Nevill (Pan)
• 'Mayhem', Sarah Pinborough (Jo Fletcher Books)
• 'NOS4R2', Joe Hill (Gollancz)
• 'Path of Needles', Alison Littlewood (Jo Fletcher Books)
• 'The Shining Girls', Lauren Beukes (HarperCollins)
• 'The Year of the Ladybird', Graham Joyce (Gollancz)

Best Novella

• 'Beauty', Sarah Pinborough (Gollancz)
• 'Dogs With Their Eyes Shut', Paul Meloy (PS Publishing)
• 'Spin', Nina Allan (TTA Press)
• 'Vivian Guppy and the Brighton Belle', Nina Allan (Rustblind and Silverbright)
• 'Whitstable', Stephen Volk (Spectral Press)

Best Short Story

• 'Chalk', Pat Cadigan (This Is Horror)
• 'Death Walks En Pointe', Thana Niveau (The Burning Circus)
• 'Family Business', Adrian Tchaikovsky (The Alchemy Press Book of Urban Mythic)
• 'The Fox', Conrad Williams (This Is Horror)
• 'Golden Apple', Sophia McDougall (The Lowest Heaven)
• 'Moonstruck', Karin Tidbeck (Shadows & Tall Trees #5)
• 'Signs of the Times', Carole Johnstone (Black Static #33)

Best Collection

• 'For Those Who Dream Monsters', Anna Taborska (Mortbury Press)
• 'Holes for Faces', Ramsey Campbell (Dark Regions Press)
• 'Monsters in the Heart', Stephen Volk (Gray Friar Press)
• 'North American Lake Monsters', Nathan Ballingrud (Small Beer Press)

Best Anthology

• 'End of the Road', Jonathan Oliver (ed.) (Solaris)
• 'Fearie Tales', Stephen Jones (ed.) (Jo Fletcher Books)
• 'Rustblind and Silverbright', David Rix (ed.) (Eibonvale Press)
• 'Tales of Eve', Mhairi Simpson (ed.) (Fox Spirit Books)
• 'The Tenth Black Book of Horror', Charles Black (ed.) (Mortbury Press)

Best Small Press

• The Alchemy Press (Peter Coleborn)
• Fox Spirit Books (Adele Wearing)
• NewCon Press (Ian Whates)
• Spectral Press (Simon Marshall-Jones)

Best Non-Fiction

• Gestalt Real-Time Reviews, D.F. Lewis
• Doors to Elsewhere, Mike Barrett (The Alchemy Press)
• Fantasy Faction, Marc Aplin (ed.)
• Speculative Fiction 2012, Justin Landon and Jared Shurin (eds) (Jurassic London)
• “We Have Always Fought”: Challenging the “Women, Cattle and Slaves” Narrative,Kameron Hurley (A Dribble of Ink)

Best Magazine/Periodical

• Black Static, Andy Cox (ed.) (TTA Press)
• Clarkesworld, Neil Clarke and Sean Wallace (ed.) (Wyrm Publishing)
• Interzone, Andy Cox (ed.) (TTA Press)
• Shadows & Tall Trees, Michael Kelly (ed.) (Undertow Books)

Best Comic/Graphic Novel

• 'Demeter', Becky Cloonan (Becky Cloonan)
• 'Jennifer Wilde', Maura McHugh, Karen Mahoney and Stephen Downey (Atomic Diner Comics)
• 'Porcelain', Benjamin Read and Chris Wildgoose (Improper Books)
• 'Rachel Rising', Terry Moore (Abstract Studio)
• 'Saga', Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image Comics)
• 'The Unwritten', Mike Carey and Peter Gross (Vertigo)

Best Artist

• Adam Oehlers
• Ben Baldwin
• Daniele Serra
• Joey Hi-Fi
• Tula Lotay
• Vincent Chong

Best Film/Television Episode

• 'Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor', Steven Moffat (BBC)
• 'Game of Thrones: The Rains of Castamere', David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (HBO)
• 'Gravity', Alfonso Cuarón and Jonás Cuarón (Warner Bros)
• 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug', Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro (Warner Bros)
• 'Iron Man 3', Drew Pearce and Shane Black (Marvel Studios)

Best Newcomer (the Sydney J Bounds Award)

• Ann Leckie, for 'Ancillary Justice' (Orbit)
• Emma Newman, for 'Between Two Thorns' (Angry Robot)
• Francis Knight, for 'Fade to Black' (Orbit)
• Laura Lam, for 'Pantomime' (Strange Chemistry)
• Libby McGugan, for 'The Eidolon' (Solaris)
• Samantha Shannon, for 'The Bone Season' (Bloomsbury)

Cool Art: 'The Mountain And The Viper' by Robert M Ball

Continuing with the 'Beautiful Death' series of 'Game Of Thrones' episode posters by Robert M Ball with season 4 - episode 8 'The Mountain And The Viper'. Unfortunately, this and the other cool posters in the series aren't currently available as prints.

Cool Art: 'Viewpoints: X-Wing vs TIE Fighter' by Chris Skinner

Hero Complex Gallery presents the first prints in a new limited edition print series by Chris Skinner entitled 'Viewpoints'.

Each set of Viewpoints in Chris' new series will present opposing points of view, creating a unique 'viewpoint' for each one. Starting with some true classics, they kick off this series with the iconic X-Wing and TIE-Fighter spaceships.

''With these illustrations I wanted to convey a sense realism, weight and functionality that is synonymous with so many vehicles through out the Star Wars universe. Viewed as a frozen moment in time as battle commences and illustrated with an archival old world feel to reflect the 'worn' universe'' and nostalgia of the original films." - Chris Skinner.

These are 18" x 24" screenprints in a matched numbered set with metallic silver inks, and are a timed release with the edition size to be determined at the close of sale on Monday, June 9 at 11:59pm PST. They cost $60 for the set of 3 - 'X-Wing Ambush', 'TIE-Fighter Defense', and a special bonus print 'Giving Chase'.

Go here to buy.

'X-Wing Ambush' by Chris Skinner

'TIE Fighter Defense' by Chris Skinner

'Giving Chase' by Chris Skinner

Cool Art: Blurppy's Poster Posse Project #9 - 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' (Phase Two)

Following on from yesterday's reveal of 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' fan art, check out 'Phase Two' for more fan art from cool blog Blurppy's ninth #PosterPosse project.

Head on over to Blurppy to see the rest.

by Orlando Arocena

Cool Art: 'The First Men In The Moon' by Stan & Vince

'The First Men In The Moon' by Stan & Vince (Stan Manoukian & Vincent Roucher), inspired by the HG Wells classic, is the next print from Nautilus Art Prints.

This is a 24" x 36" 9 colour screenprint with metallic inks, gold on the regular and silver on the variant, with the regular version in a signed and numbered limited edition of 300 for $60 and the variant in a signed and numbered limited edition of 120 for $90. It goes on sale July 20 at 7pm (CET Europe).

Follow them on Twitter @NautilusAP and on Facebook for more details and the on sale announcement.

Regular Edition

Variant Edition

Cool Art: 'The Zephyr' by Laurent Durieux

Ford Craftsman Studios release 'The Zephyr' by Laurent Durieux, the first in a series of six 'Modes of Transportation' posters by Laurent.

It's available as a 24" x 36" screenprint in 11 colours including metallic inks, in a regular limited edition of 450, a variant limited edition of 150, a wood edition of 10, and a single colour key line edition that will only be available at the Art and Crafts shows with the next one being in Minnesota in September.

They will be available on the Ford Craftsman Studios web site Saturday, June 14th at a random time.

Regular Edition

#FrazettaFriday: 'Carson Of Venus' by Frank Frazetta

Unlettered cover art by Frank Frazetta for the novel 'Carson Of Venus' by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Cool Art: Blurppy's Poster Posse Project #9 - 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' (Phase One)

Cool blog Blurppy, have exclusively revealed the next in their awesome #PosterPosse project series, and it's another collection of very cool art!

Head on over to Blurppy to see Phase One of some really awesome fan art for Marvel's 'Guardians Of The Galaxy', and check back tomorrow to see more in the second part of Blurppy's ninth poster project!

Check out a selection of them below.

by Matt Ferguson

Cool Art: 'Star Wars Ralph McQuarrie Tribute' by Mark Raats

This 'Star Wars Ralph McQuarrie Tribute' by Mark Raats is a 22" x 17" art print in a signed and numbered by the artist limited edition of 250 and costs $50.

Go here to buy.

#KellyThursday: 'Under The Canopy' by Ken Kelly

Cover art by Ken Kelly for the novel 'Under The Canopy' by Barbara Paul.

Cool Art: 'The Bride Of Frankenstein' by Mike Mignola

'The Bride Of Frankenstein' by Mike Mignola is a 21" x 32" screen print, in a hand numbered limited edition of 325 for $50 and is on sale through Mondo at a random time on Thursday, June 5.

Follow them on Twitter @mondonews for the on sale announcement.

Cool Art: 2014 'Into The Pixel' Collection Revealed

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) and the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has announced the 16 winning pieces of the world-renowned 2014 Into the Pixel (ITP) collection.

Created in 2004, the annual ITP art exhibit honours video game artists who continue to push the interactive entertainment art form forward. Co-produced by the ESA and AIAS, the 2014 ITP collection will be shown for the first time at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the world’s premier trade show for computer and video games and related products, from June 10-12, 2014, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

“Into the Pixel celebrates some of the most important contributors to our industry – the brilliant artists and their endlessly imaginative work,” said Martin Rae, president, Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. “These visual storytellers help breathe life into wide-ranging ideas with a wealth of style and creativity. As these images demonstrate, the line between fine art and the artwork of interactive entertainment continues to evaporate. It is always a great pleasure to unveil the new collection in the Into the Pixel Gallery at E3.”

Check out the 16 winning pieces below, and click to embiggen for a hi-res close up look in all their glory!

Hop over to the Into The Pixel website for a look at the previous winners since 2004 too.

'The Banner Saga' - Banner Poster by Arnie Jorgensen

Cool Art: 'Star Wars' Original Trilogy by Andy Fairhurst

'Star Wars' Original trilogy by Andy Fairhurst.

These will also be available as prints from Andy's Society6 store soon.
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#WhelanWednesday: 'The Sailor On The Seas Of Fate' by Michael Whelan

Cover art by Michael Whelan for novel 'The Sailor On The Seas Of Fate' by Michael Moorcock.

Cool Art: Joshua Budich Art Print Sale

Pop culture print artist, Joshua Budich, is having a sale at his new online store this coming Friday, June 6. No specific time for the drop, the sale will go live sometime Friday morning (EST) at joshuabudich.bigcartel.com.

He'll be selling all twelve of his 'Fictional Food' pieces (25 numbered and a few APs of each), plus eight new portraits (50 each of Ackbar, Marla, Santanico and Ron plus 100 each of Joan, Arya, Uhura and Diana).

They are all 6" x 6" screenprints, with varying amount of colours, and cost only $10 each. As a bonus, order $60 or more and enter code "6x6Sale" to save 15% off your order.

Follow Joshua on Twitter @jbudich for the on sale announcement and check out the prints below.

#VallejoTuesday: 'I Am A Barbarian' by Boris Vallejo

Cover art by Boris Vallejo for the novel 'I Am A Barbarian' by Edgar Rice Burroughs.