An artist known as Captain Bob From Outer Space has designed a rather diverse and cute series of blobified versions of Marvel and DC characters. It’s pretty impressive, especially with the number of alternate costumes and D-List characters he’s put his attention to.
Check out much more, including Batman, Spider-Man and X-Men right here.
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He-Man has been around for 30 years. Yes, it’s true. No, you shouldn’t feel old.
To celebrate the anniversary next year, Mattel have unleashed some awesome new Masters of the Universe art by Alvin Lee. Check out some below and more here.
Gabriel De La Torre, Staff Product Designer from Mattel Entertainment Design, told us, “This ‘alt’ style to the Classic brand was created as a visual way to re-imagine the vast characters and worlds of Masters of the Universe® with a contemporary edge. This dynamic artwork will be used across multiple categories in consumer products and beyond, celebrating our Masters of the Universe 30th Anniversary program launching in 2012.”
Creating a new look for an iconic brand like MOTU while still retaining the integrity of its original style was no simple task. Gabe and his team searched for an artist who not only had the style they envisioned, but also a love for MOTU. “We landed on a well-known talent named Alvin Lee, whose work can be seen in a variety of brands and also many popular video games. With the finished product, his passion for the characters and the brand really shined through. Raymond Makowski (Staff Product Designer) and I worked with Alvin Lee to create a dynamic collection of poses and battle scenes that not only pushed the designs of the characters, but also captured the essence of the Masters of the Universe® feel–heroic, perilous and empowering.” Gabe said.
Look for the new art to appear on toy packaging starting in Q1, and on licensed goods from shirts to lunchboxes throughout 2012. We’ll have more updates at New York Toy Fair in February, but in the meantime, click here to feast your eyes on images of favorites including Skeletor® and Beast Man®!
This has been a good year.
The Extra Sequential podcast is going strong, 2 years later. Wow.
Friday was my last day at my job of over 4 years, thanks to a redundancy that has been in play for quite some time. It was sad to farewell my friends, but I’m also excited for the unknown future.
I also joined a great new church after moving house at the start of the year and have been honoured to write snippets for the weekly bulletin for the last few weeks. Here’s what I wrote for Christmas:
Every birth is a joyous occasion as it grows the family. At Christmas we celebrate history’s most important birth as God’s plan for eternal salvation through His Son began. Jesus declared in John 12 that He, “will draw all men to myself.”
Christ’s birth heralded a new way for humanity to know and love God. Christmas Day may be an important part of our calendar, but really, it’s just another day. We shouldn’t need a reminder of God’s glorious offer of salvation, and the miracle of Christ’s birth. We should be aware of Him, and thankful for all He’s done for us, and will continue to do, every day of our lives.
Christmas is the most obvious display of celebration for what God has done, but how do we celebrate that daily? Psalm 103:2 asks us to, ”not forget all his benefits.” Let’s remember His goodness, on Christmas Day, and everyday.
And to go with that, here’s an exquisite page from Billy Tucci’s recently released A Child is Born comic.
Every year there’s some great Christmas cards from comics publishers. Here’s an assortment of 2011’s.
From Sonny Liew, creator of Malinky Robot.
UK publisher Com.x (45, Seeds, Blue Spear)
Archaia (Mouse Guard, Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand – my fave OGN of 2011!)
Here’s a treat from nerdcore band Kirby Krackle. You can grab their new single, focused on a certain crimson nosed reindeer right here.
and here’s a fitting pic that I put on the Extra Sequential Facebook page (become our friend if you aren’t already!) from artist Mike del Mundo. I think it sums up mine and Mladen’s comics leanings quite well.
Finally, here’s Broken Frontier, a wonderful site that I write for and at that very site is where you can find more cards from other publishers and creators.
Merry CHRISTmas!
Well, pretty much all of them courtesy of artist Benjamin Moore, and thanks to Comics Alliance for bringing this to my attention. It’s a great rundown of the Dark Knight’s various looks since 1939 in comics, cartoons, TV series and films, with snappy quotes of the era.
I just ran across this new mag in a bookstore in Subiaco the other day, and was impressed so upon further investigation, I have discovered that it’s a new publishing venture from Sydney. Each bi-annual issue focuses on a different theme. So far, they’ve produced Food and Sci-Fi (the ish I saw). I’m a softie when it comes to new mags (thanks to my work on the free Extra Sequential mag), especially arty Aussie ones, so am glad to see another.
Check them out here. That is all.
The HERO Initiative charity that helps creators in need have announced that there are now Hard and Soft cover collections of their recent JLA 100 project. They’ve done similar projects on Spider-Man, and The Avengers and now here’s your chance to see over 100 different interpretations of the Justice League from artists all over the world.
Check out the complete gallery here, and some of my faves below. You can also get details about the upcoming auctions for the original art at the same link.
You don’t have to read French to enjoy these well designed pics. Hulk, Spider-Man and Green Lantern below, and more including Superman, Iron Man and others at the link.
Indeed. From artist Dustin Addair.
Writer/artist David Mack (Kabuki, Daredevil) had an exhibition of his very eye pleasing work at Northern Kentucky University. Here’s a video.
As I flicked through Dream Logic #4, the latest issue of Mack’s behind the scenes prettiness including sketches, paintings and photos and such, I saw his piece for Mike Allred’s 20th Anniversary Madman book coming from Image. Allred made a nifty video of Mack’s sketches, and here it is.
I met indie comic creator Jerrell Conner at my first San Diego Comic Con in 2008 and picked up Revolutions, the first OGN in his Red R series, which features his great sense of design. It’s a luscious book. Now, he’s continuing the project as an exhibition on crowdfunding site Kickstarter for the first time. Here’s the official lowdown.
‘Mindset Vertical’ is the first solo exhibition of artist Jerrell Conner (creator of The Red R) in over 5 years. It will be the most ambitious art show that the artists has ever put on. This project is about the characters of the book… more specifically their thoughts, ideas, and perspectives. Story is key, but rich characters make the story. The artist wants to create an art show exploring the lives, experiences, and beliefs of the diverse and eclectic mix of characters from the books. His goal is to create 13 large portraits (5′ tall) painted of each of the main characters from the story. Coupled with the paintings will be brief descriptions and quotes from each character, delving a bit deeper into their psyche. Along with the paintings there will be animations breaking down the evolution of the characters over the years, as well as a process book documenting the steps of each piece and the story behind each character. But this project is more than just creating art that hangs on a wall and writing up an explanation to be pinned next to it… It seeks to bridge the gap between the artist and the art patron and art fans. YOU the patron and the fan not only have the power to help this dream project become a reality, but you can get involved in the actual creative process directing the artist as he creates some of the pieces, and depending on which reward option you go with you can even have custom artwork of YOU created by the artist for the show!
Find out more about the project and how you can be a part of it right here. He’s a talented artist in different media, as this random selection reveals.
See that great zombie print below? It can be yours for only $10 – $20, depending on where you live. Plus funds from each sale will go to support a fantastic charity. You can buy it from the site of Silver Fox Comics, the new Australian publisher of the entertaining Zorro series, or at this Sunday’s Anime at Abbotsford event in Sydney.
SILVER FOX COMICS PRESENTS “SYDNEY ZOMBIES” LIMITED EDITION PRINT!
We’re pleased to present our fist ever limited edition print entitled “Sydney Zombies”! This all exclusive original is available for $10 (excl p&h) and limited to only 200 copies, and printed on matt 300gsm A3 size stock. This amazing artwork underwent over 10 rounds of changes before finalising the piece. This will also be the cover of next year’s new release “Silver Fox Presents!” We’re predicting a sell out of the complete edition so order your copy today before you miss out!
EACH SALE RAISES MONEY FOR THE BRAIN FOUNDATION!
We are also donating $2 from each sale to The Brain Foundation who fund research to reduce the incidence and impact of Brain disorders such as Alzheimers, Dementia, Epilepsy and Parkinsons Disease to name but a few. Prints are $10 for pickups in Sydney. For mailouts, its $10 + $5 p&h.
These prices are for Australian orders. International orders are $20. For multiple orders contact Sorab Del Rio at sorabdelrio@silverfoxcomics.com.au
Credits: Pencils and Inks: Jopax
Colours: Zoar Huerte & Don Ticchio
Publisher/ Conceptualist: Sorab Del Rio
Without Superman, but that’s cool. When the rest of the Justice League look this good, who needs him? The always worth visting Project Rooftop has a post featuring artist Paulo Siqueira’s (Amazing Spider-Man) take on a few of the classic JLA members. His redesigns are superb and include Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Batman, Aquaman and Flash.
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