I was prepping tomorrow’s Art For Art’s Sake post and happened to come across this…. Mr X by Paul Rivoche (via Comic Alliance) Which put me in the mood for more Mr X… so much to choose from…. and the more I look the more I can’t decide. And you must understand here that I’m [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, May 5, 2012
There’s something big happening in Dredd right now, something I’ll get around to telling you about in a few hours when I do a read/review over the FA Cup (Edit – later in the day and I’m running way late.. tomorrow, tomorrow). But the cover this week tells you all you need to know….. They’re [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 4, 2012
Charles Santoso‘s ‘marshmallow’ sketch was just so lovely and cute I had to share it on here. Made me smile.
Continue reading...Monday, April 30, 2012
Irish Comic News reports that Alan Corbett has an upcoming art exhibition in the Twenty Twenty Fine Art Gallery in Cork’s North Mall which will run from August 14th to the 25th and include original art (which will also be for sale) from his Ghost of Shandon book, a graphic novel set in 18th century [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, April 29, 2012
Pretty pictures from T’Internet this week….. Philip Bond on Flickr: “…..inspired by Toth & Kurtzman’s “F-86 Sabre Jet“ I revisited the 20 year old “Hot Triggers” strip from Deadline. there were originally two more planes in the background but they were even more wonkily drawn than this one, so this is the best that could be salvaged [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, April 29, 2012
Well, a few details, and some art for the gallery exhibition to commemorate that date beloved by Star Wars fans the world over….The Hang Gang and Leeds Alternative Comics present a Star Wars experience….. ….. and a few sneak peeks of the art and exhibits on show…. All the art will be available to purchase [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, April 28, 2012
Love this slightly silly, mostly clever play on the form by Michael Hacker… “A short comic story for an exhibition called Aus dem Mistkübel (Out of the Trash Bin) curated by Kabinett für Wort und Bild. March 1 – march 31 2012, Museumsquartier Vienna“. (Via Drawn) Full size version at Hacker’s site, where you can delight over [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, April 28, 2012
I have an boundless fascination for the process of creating art, much of it to do with the fact that it’s a magical act for someone with zero artistic talent as myself. Which is why a good process post always goes down a treat.. So here’s John Welding walking us through the creation of his [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 26, 2012
A reminder to all the artists out there of our illustration challenge – in response to the recent assertion by some in UK publishing that we had a serious lack of good illustration talent our own Kenny, also a publisher in his own right, issued an opportunity and a challenge to the artists among our [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Graeme Neil Reid notes that former 2000 AD artist Kevin Cullen’s son Jack is selling around fifty pages of Kevin’s artwork from his time on the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, including Judge Dredd work, Hershey, The Creep, Vector 13 and other pages – if you are interested then drop Graeme a line via his blog or [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Jon Haward alerts us to an IndieGoGo campaign for Brit Indy movie Fare, in which an arrogant City businessman struggles to get a taxi late one evening in London, until one cab does pick him up – but you know you are going to go into surreal, fantasy realms when your cab driver taking you [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, April 22, 2012
The What Not art blog is a regular source of great art from some great comic artists, but some weeks the contributors really grab hold of a subject a go for it. Mike Oeming chose Literature a few weeks back, here’s a few corkers…. Philip Bond: “Boot Boys was one of a stream of pulpy [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, April 22, 2012
Internetty comic art goodness for your Sunday viewing pleasure: Spleenal (of the very funny book of the same name) has a Watchmen moment… Kevin Nowlan’s Dr Strange. Do love Kevin Nowlan’s art, always have….. (Via Aw Yeah Comics) Delirium by Dustin Nguyen (Via F-Yeah Neil Gaiman) Death by Dustin Nguyen (Via Comic Art Appreciation) Gorgeous [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, April 21, 2012
This is the first printed bit of Steve Bissette’s Tyrant we’ve seen for a fair few years. A collaboration with Chuck Forsman: the Tyrant In Slumberland print. Ordering details coming soon from Bissette’s website. It’s good to see his Tyrant back!
Continue reading...Sunday, April 15, 2012
It’s Sunday, relax your mind, let your eyes do the work…. Toth Houdini (Via Lulu Bonanza) Gorgeous John Cassaday cover to a great Warren Ellis written comic, available now as part of the Secret Avengers Vol 3 Hardcover. Simon Gane Godzilla - “A spread from Godzilla #1, written by Duane Swierczynski and available from IDW Publishing in [...]
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