Category: Art
Frank Miller Interview!
Frank Miller fans will enjoy Mike Fleming Jr.’s Deadline interview. Miller discusses Comic Con, the early days of comics, the Comics Code, his early days at Marvel, Sin City and more.
Marshall Rogers’ Strange Portfolio
The Bristol Board posted all of the plates from the Marshall Rogers’ Strange portfolio and man, did it bring back great memories. I have Rogers’ Strange portfolio in my collection. I bought it when the Strange portfolio was originally released way back in 1979. Plate 4 above (click on the art to see a bigger version) and plate 3 were my favorites.
In the mid to late 70’s through the early 80’s portfolios were a sign of status for artists and collector’s loved them. Just off the top of my head I can think of the following portfolios that I still have in the vault…
- Marshall Rogers’ Batman
- Howard Chaykin’s Robin Hood
- Howard Chaykin’s Cody Starbuck
- Mike Zeck’s Punisher
- Jim Starlin’s Dreadstar
- Bill Sienkiewicz’s Moonknight
- Terry Austin – Can’t remember the name of it, but Terry pencilled and had friends in his art
I’m going to have to dig in the vault and see what others that I’m not thinking of. Those were the days, my friends.
Dan Panosian Interview about Slots, “Logan” and More!
Brandon Bloxdorf over at Comicsverse interviewed Dan Panosian about Dan’s new mini-series Slots, as well as Dan’s influences, work on the movie Logan and more.
Jason LaTour and Burt Reynolds?
I love Jason LaTour’s cover for Southern Bastards #17. Is THAT Burt Reynolds or just a guy who looks like him? Either way, I’m in. Southern Bastards is one of the best comics being published these days.
Source: Jason Aaron.
Jarrod Alberich Creates Jack Carter for the Win!
Jarrod Alberich aka The Yard Sale Artist created the Jack Carter piece above for me after I won a contest he was running (something he regularly does for his fans).
Jarrod calls himself The Yard Sale Artist because he uses only materials that he finds at yard sales, thrift stores, dumpsters and so on. This is my second piece by Jarrod and my guess is that there will be more to come!
Rare “King Kong” Production Art by Mario Larrinaga!
Today we have a rare production by Mario Larrinaga for the original King Kong. Click on the photo to see a King-Kong-sized version to get a better look at the beauty of the art.
Source: Darick Robertson.
Shawn McGuan Presents a New Swann & Wrench Adventure!
I dig everything about Shawn McGuan’s faux Swann & Wrench faux paperback cover. If you tuned in to the last season of Fargo, you’re probably right there with me.
McGuan nailed it perfectly. Not only did he capture the likenesses, but the beat-up look of the book, the font, the title (Two Against Unfathomable Pinheadery) and the fact that he included the line, A New Swango & Wrench Adventure. Sign me up for THAT paperback series!
If you’d like to see more of Shawn’s art you can here and here.
Joe Delagatta’s “The Thing” Poster!
Joe Delagatta recently posted his contribution to The Thing Artbook. I’ve long been a fan of Joe’s art, but if I hadn’t been already, his Thing piece would have won me over.
After Joe posted his Thing poster, I found myself repeatedly going back to check it out. So I decided to reach out to Joe and see if he would mind if I posted the art here. He didn’t, so I did.
I hope you enjoy it as much as me. If so, you can check out more of Joe’s art or follow him on Twitter. If you do, tell him “the Stallone guy” sent ya.
Thomas Boatwright, Stanley Rosiello & “The Lords of Flatbush”
Thomas Boatwright puts his spin on Sly from Lords of Flatbush.
Over the years I’ve gotten several Stallone pieces from Thomas. Here is what has been posted so far… there are more to come.
If you’d like to see more of Thomas Boatwright’s art check out his blog and his DA site. Send him some love.
If you get commissions, you should consider a piece from Thomas. He keeps you totally in the loop on his progress, finishes his commissions on or ahead of schedule, has very reasonable prices, is a fantastic artist and always gives you more than you’re expecting! – Craig
“Slots” Created, Written and Drawn by Dan Panosian
Slots Created, Written and Drawn by Dan Panosian
You can say this about the life of Stanley Dance: he did it his way. Unfortunately, his way never took getting old into account. Now, the former boxer is on his last legs, looking for redemption… but he’ll settle for going down swinging.
Roll the dice with superstar artist Dan Panosian as he creates a bold and breathtaking vision of Las Vegas, where everything old can become new, and superstition influences just how the chips fall.
Slots sounds like something that I’ll love and my guess is you will to, if you’re reading this. Truth be told, I was in when I read “drawn by Dan Panosian.”
If you’re still not convinced, or you’d like to see some preview pages from Slots check out ‘Slots’ Is Dan Panosian’s New Comic From Skybound In October.
Source: Bleeding Cool.
Stephan Franck Talks “Silver 3” and the Ever-Expanding Silver Universe
Stephan Franck is currently the Head of Story for Lionsgate’s Playmobile. Franck also served as supervising animator on The Iron Giant and key story contributor to Despicable Me, and co-created the award-winning animated series Corbeil & Bernie. When Franck needs a break from animation, he works on his fantastic graphic novel series, Silver.
Silver is a…
…a high-concept, super fun genre-blender, featuring pulp-era conmen and a troubled female vampire-hunter as they try to steal a mystical treasure from a castle full of vampires — what could go wrong with that plan?!
As I posted here, Franck’s Kickstarter for Silver 3 is now live. I’m on board. If Silver sounds like your kind of fun, please consider joining.
As you can imagine, there’s been quite a bit of interest in Silver 3. Davey Nieves of Comics Beat spoke with Franck about the ever-growing Silver universe… as does Derek Anderson at Daily Dead… and Stefan Blitz at Forces of Geek.
Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water Poster” and Trailer are Here!
Guillermo (Hellboy; Pan’s Labyrinth) del Toro is back with The Shape of Water poster (by James Jean) and trailer. The Shape of Water opens December 8th.
Thomas Boatwright and Jack Carter
Thomas Boatwright is back and Jack Carter is with him. Over the years I’ve gotten several Stallone pieces from Thomas.
If you’d like to see more of Thomas Boatwright’s art check out his blog. Send him some love.
If you get commissions, you should consider a piece from Thomas. He keeps you totally in the loop on his progress, finishes his commissions on or ahead of schedule, has very reasonable prices, is a fantastic artist and always gives you more than you’re expecting! – Craig
Stephen Franck’s Silver Volume 3 Kickstarter is Live!
Stephen Franck, the creative genius behind Silver is back with Volume 3 and his Kickstarter for the project is live. Franck is the writer and artist for Silver which can be summed up as…
…a high-concept, super fun genre-blender, featuring pulp-era conmen and a troubled female vampire-hunter as they try to steal a mystical treasure from a castle full of vampires — what could go wrong with that plan?!
Silver is great fun. Franck is a talented writer/artist who has created a tale that meshes a horror story with a heist yarn pitting an unlikely team consisting of a rouge thief, his two partners, a con man, a old forger, a ten year old who can catch glimpses of the future and young woman who hunts vampires against Dracula and a castle full of the undead.
If you like what you see, you can jump on board with Franck’s Kickstarter for Silver Volume 3. Volume 1 and 2 are also available through the Kickstarter, if needed.
Man, I can’t wait to get my mitts on Volume 3!
