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Art For Art’s Sake

Sunday, May 19, 2013

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Arty stuff for a Sunday. Put the coffee on, feast your eyes…. James Harvey’s Bartkira project – a complete remake of Akira with Simpsons characters (original idea from Ryan Humphrey) progresses apace, with odd bits cropping up online here and there. No doubt we’ll have a full book worth very soon. Here’s Chris Doherty’s page, from [...]

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Art For Art’s Sake

Sunday, May 12, 2013

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Comicland is full of some great, great artists. Can we show you some? Phil Bond – Quatermass: Rachael Smith fan art for Marc Elleby‘s Chloe Noonan: Ramon Villalobos: Robert Ball Zenith doodle: Malpertuis – Zatanna (Via Lulu) A lovely Psi-Judge Anderson pics now…. first Psi-Judge Cassandra Anderson-UK artist,Dave Taylor. (Via 2000AD Online) Brilliant Philip Bond Judge [...]

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Art For Art’s Sake: Ray Harryhausen special

Friday, May 10, 2013

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I’m shamelessly borrowing Richard’s regular Art For Art’s Sake column (which appears each weekend) for a special one-off themed around artwork pertaining to the great effects wizard Ray Harryhausen, who we lost this week. Ray’s magical effects, bringing inanimate objects into glorious moving life, from dinosaurs to wondrous creatures from ancient mythology, delighted so many [...]

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Art For Art’s Sake

Sunday, May 5, 2013

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This week’s arty things on that there Internety thing… Paulo Rivera designed another Marvel Movie wrap present, and it looks great: “And if everything went according to plan, Iron Man got one of these, an extremely limited edition poster made especially for the cast and crew, much like the one I did for Captain America. They [...]

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Art For Art’s Sake

Sunday, April 28, 2013

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Art Art Art Art Art Art Art Art Art Art Art Art Art Art Art Art Art Art Art Art Art Art ….. Dan McDaid wishing Supes a happy birthday (75 don’t cha’ know) Andi Watson – After Holbein: Fiona Staples – Sage #12 cover: And an old Madame Xanadu cover…. it’s in the eyes…. Hawkeye Annual [...]

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Art For Art’s Sake

Sunday, April 21, 2013

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Your weekend needs art…… and here it is. Love this Kate Leth bag design - perfect. “La Llorona pin-up by Jaime Hernandez. Originally published in the Love & Rockets calendar and later collected in Hernandez Satyricon (L&R Library vol. 15), published by Fantagraphics, August 1997.” – Jaime Hernandez (Via Bendis) Spirit #26 Cover – Brian Bolland [...]

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Art For Art’s Sake

Sunday, April 14, 2013

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Plastering your optic nerve with goodness weekly…. Emi Lenox: WJC and Robert Ball continue to intrigue and delight with Dangeritis – double page spread! Spring – Priscilla Wong: Luke Pearson from Slate, illustrating the article “If kittens rule the Internet, why do puppies reign in print?” Bruce Timm Dr Strange (Via Bendis) Des Taylor Dredd [...]

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Art For Art’s Sake…

Sunday, April 7, 2013

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But who’s Art? Lovely Carmine Infantino tribute: Adam Strange from Adam Villalobos: Paul Pope’s version of Jack Kirby’s O.M.A.C. from his SOLO comic – up online in full. Available in print as part of the hardcover deluxe book. Here’s just a couple of beautiful moments…. Kevin Wada responds to the new X-Men lineup magnificently: “When the [...]

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Art For Art’s Sake….

Sunday, March 31, 2013

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One day I’m going to do an all Liefeld version …. but that day is not today…. Kevin O’Neill – new cover to the deluxe Marshall Law HC coming out later in April… via Pat Mills: Pierre Alary – found via Tom Humberstone - incredible stuff, no idea what it’s from ….. anyone? Robert Ball – strange [...]

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Art For Art’s Sake

Sunday, March 24, 2013

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You can’t do this with prose can you? 16-year old Andrea gets Kory so right. (Via Tights and Capes) Bolland (I Live Comic Covers) Phil Noto (Via Spaceship Rocket) Darwyn Cooke (Via Spaceship Rocket) Tim Sale does Bond (Via Bendis) Roger Langridge: Simon Gane does iconic leading ladies….. Nao of Brown…. Holly Golightly and Adele [...]

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