Yakuza Demon Killers Are Coming!
Yakuza Demon Killers by Amit Chauhan and Eli Powell might be worth a look. I like Powell’s art and who doesn’t like the idea of Yakuza Demon Killers?
Category: Art
Dan Brereton Knows The Shadow
Although I’m not a huge fan of The Shadow, I love Dan Brereton‘s take shown above. You can see a larger version and more of Dan’s art here.
Ken Meyer, Jr.’s Ink Stains 2: Al Williamson, Berni Wrightson, Frazetta and More!
If you’re a fan of fanzines, then you’ve got to check out Ken Meyer, Jr.’s monthly column Ink Stains. Each month Ken (who is an amazing artist) posts… well, let’s let Ken explain…
I have a collection of over 200 fanzines from the 60’s-80’s that I plan to scan and talk about, one at a time. I hope to have some of the participants answer a few questions. Many of those participants are established comics professionals now, while some have gone on to other things. I will show a few snippets from each zine and give you a link to download a pdf of the whole thing, which I hope all of you will do!
For Ink Stains 2, Ken took a look at Squa Tront #2 from September 1968 published by Jerry Weist. The issue featured an Al Williamson cover and sketch portfolio, a profile of Berni Wrightson (in 1968!), an article about and art by Frank Frazetta, science fiction covers and more.
All, the glory days of fanzines. Thanks to Ken Meyer, Jr. for making these available!
Toby Cypress’ Dracula Print!
How about this Dracula poster by Toby Cypress? Want to see more of Toby’s art? Well then, I bid you welcome.
Source: JoBlo.com
Riley Rossmo’s “Aliens” Poster!
How about this Aliens poster by Riley Rossmo? Whooo-hooo! “Game over, man. Game over.”
Source: JoBlo.com
Howard Chaykin Splash for a Nick Fury Story Written by Jim Starlin!
Diversions of the Groovy Kind is a regular stop on my daily website visits. In this outing they took a look at comics from September 1976. I was just starting my senior year in high school. What a great time to be a kid young adult. and what a great month for comics!
I had a hard time deciding which splash page to feature. I thought about…
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Val Mayrik’s Conan #69 splash page written by Roy Thomas
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John Byrne’s splash for Iron Fist #10 written by Chris Claremont
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The splash for Marvel Premire #33 featuring art by Howard Chaykin in a Roy Thomas adaptation of a Robert E. Howard Solomon Kane story
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Paul Gulacy’s splash for Master of Kung Fu #47 written by Doug Moench
I finally settled on Howard Chaykin’s splash for a Jim Starlin Nick Fury story that appeared in Marvel Spotlight #31.
The good news is you don’t have to choose just one if you click over you can see all that I mentioned and more!
Patrick Schoenmaker’s Indiana Jones Animated Teaser Trailer!
Patrick Schoenmaker created the cool Indiana Jones poster and animated trailer below. After seeing them both, my guess is you’ll want to see more of Patrick’s art which you can at his blog.
Ken Meyer, Jr.’s Ink Stains 1 & Bill Black’s Black Rider
If you’re a fan of fanzines, then you’ve got to check out Ken Meyer, Jr.’s monthly column Ink Stains. Each month Ken (who is an amazing artist) posts… well, let’s let Ken explain…
I have a collection of over 200 fanzines from the 60’s-80’s that I plan to scan and talk about, one at a time. I hope to have some of the participants answer a few questions. Many of those participants are established comics professionals now, while some have gone on to other things. I will show a few snippets from each zine and give you a link to download a pdf of the whole thing, which I hope all of you will do!
For Ink Stains 1, Ken took a look at The Collector 27 from the winter of 1973 published by Bill G. Wilson. The issue featured an interview with Gray Morrow, several articles and art by Ken Barr, CC Beck, John Byrne, Steve Ditko, Steve Fabian, Alan Hanley, Jack Kirby, Gray Morrow, Joe Sinnot, Don Newton and others.
The spot illo I chose to post with this piece was done by my buddy Bill Black! I loved the days of fanzines and thanks to Ken, we get a chance to enjoy them again!
“Big Trouble in Little China” & “Escape from New York” Crossover Preview
Boom Studios is putting out a crossover mini-series of Big Trouble in Little China and Escape from New York and it doesn’t look bad.
Jason Gonzalez Knows a Nighthawk
Jason Gonzalez created this cool drawing of Sly as Deke DaSilva from Nighthawks. I’m a fan of Jason’s bold style. If you are too, then check out more of his art and follow him on Twitter.
Check Out the Trailer to “Carver: A Paris Story”
Check out the trailer to Carver and you’ll see it is getting high praise. I’ve ordered my copy and didn’t want you to miss out if this looks like something you’d like.
DC Comics & IDW Create Love is Love
DC Comics and IDW Publishing are teaming to publish a graphic novel anthology with all proceeds going to the survivors of the Orlando Pulse nightclub massacre (the worst mass shooting in U.S. history). Love is Love will clock in at 144 pages under the direction of Marc Andreyko.
Source: IGN.
“ROCKY” by Gabz Celebrating the 40th Anniversary!
Remember when I posted about the “ROCKY” 40th anniversary print by Gabz? I received mine this week and it looks even better in person. Below are the details if you’d like one for yourself!
“ROCKY”
by Gabz
Celebrating the 40th Anniversary!
Grey Matter Art, under license from MGM Studios is proud to present a new officially licensed, limited edition screen print for the 40th anniversary of the classic film, “Rocky” by talented artist, Grzegorz Domaradzki (Gabz). GMA are thrilled to be working with Gabz again to showcase this amazing poster. There are 2 separate editions for this poster, a regular and variant Edition. Below are details regarding the poster and release date.
Artist: Gabz
Size: 24×36
Regular Edition: 225/$45.00
Variant Edition: 175/$60.00
Printed by: D & L Screen Printing
This poster was released on Wednesday, June 08th on our website shop page at 1:00 PM (est) at www.greymatterart.com
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Chaykin’s Dominic Fortune and The Shadow!
One of my favorite Howard Chaykin characters was is Dominic Fortune. Today we get to see him in a Chaykin cross-over piece with The Shadow.
You can see a much larger version at The Bristol Board.
Jordi Bernet: Torpedo Visits Sin City!
Above we have a detail from a really cool crossover piece by Jordi Bernet. Torpedo visits Sin City! If you’d like to see the full piece be aware it is slightly NSFW.
Source: Simone Guglielmini.
