Fan Expo Toronto 2019 In Pictures
This is sort of an unusual write-up for me. I didn’t attend the Fan Expo in Toronto, Canada, this past
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Art For Art’s Sake # 10 – Let Art Speak For Itself
Art For Art’s Sake is the regular weekly trawl round the comic world, gathering some of the very best art
Read moreThe Unexpected Anatomies of Rick Parker’s Sketchbook
Mort Todd (of Cracked fame) introduces Rick Parker‘s sketchbook by saying that he (Todd) encouraged Parker to put it out
Read moreArt For Art’s Sake #8 – You Want Comic Art? We Got Comic Art!
Time once more to take our regular weekly look round the comic art that’s made my eyes smile this week
Read morePrime Ministers, Resignations, Runners, Brexit – All The British Political Chaos From May In Cartoon Form…
Now, things have been somewhat… weird in terms of the whole political scene in Britain in the last month. And
Read moreCritiquing Comics #156: ‘Off Girl’ And ‘Sneaky Goblins’
The Critiquing Comics Podcast returns tonight, from the same folks who bring us Deconstructing Comics, but this time focusing on
Read moreBoom! Studios Collects Years Of Eric Powell’s Work In New Art Book
2019 is proving to be a great year for creator Eric Powell. He’s relaunched The Goon at his own publishing
Read moreEncountering Classic Creators And Comic Art At Toronto Comicon 2019
The 2019 Toronto Comicon ran between March 15th-17th. Despite the name, it’s not the BIG Toronto show (that would be
Read moreDreamer Comics Podcast: Whilce Portacio Shares His Inspirations with Us
Have you ever felt disappointed with a goal you may have envisioned for yourself? Whilce Portacio speaks about how he
Read moreDreamer Comics Podcast: Bernard Chang On Making Comic Art
We’ve been spotlighting the Dreamer Comics Podcast, hosted by Omar Spahi, on Comicon.com lately, and it’s an enterprise that takes
Read moreWhat Makes A Cover? Daredevil #231
Daredevil 231 has a cover-date of June 1986 and is both pencilled and inked by David Mazzuchelli. There are
Read moreThe Art Of Comic Book Inking Gets An Expanded Edition From Dark Horse
The Art of Comic Book Inking features the work of dozens of professional comic artists and has become a mainstay
Read moreNYCC 2018: The New Mainstream In Comic Art Exhibits At The Art On A Gallery
You shouldn’t need that much of a reason to get a bunch of work by contemporary comic artists together in
Read moreBaltimore Comic-Con 2018: Explore Artist’s Alley In Photos
As long as I’ve been attending Baltimore Comic-Con, it’s been known as an artist’s show, meaning Artist’s Alley is large
Read moreKindred Masters From Different Sides Of The Pond: The Artwork Of Mike Zeck And Brian Bolland
Brian Bolland and Mike Zeck are two of my all-time favourite artists working in comics. You’ll find them at
Read moreSomething Uniquely Personal: Brandon Graham Releases Retrospective Collection With Image
You may know Brandon Graham’s (King City, Multiple Warheads, Island) work best from full-blown comic series he’s worked on, or
Read more2000AD Is Looking For New Artists Via A Competition Starting With Judge Dredd
2000 AD Art Stars is a brand new art competition that is being launched by 2000AD. ‘Star Scans’ have been
Read moreBeehive Books Champions Another Forgotten Artistic Genius: Harrison Cady
Independent press Beehive Books attracted a great deal of attention when they put together and crowdfunded a fine volume of
Read moreAdvance Review: Mobbed Up Tale Clover Honey Is Back And Better Than Ever
Arriving in comic shops on April 11th is the all-new special edition ‘Artist’s Cut‘ of a classic and significant indie
Read moreEditorial: Why Is Polite And Professional Behavior So Hard To Come By In Comics?
The discussion which follows is by no means an exhaustive answer to the question being posed, but an attempt to
Read moreDynamite Adds Original Terry Dodson Art To Bettie Page Statue Kickstarter
As we’ve reported previously, Dynamite is currently running a Kickstarter campaign for a Bettie Page statue based on Terry Dodson’s
Read moreCool Art: Dustin Nguyen Designs New Mascot For ComicCon Revolution
ComicCon Revolution is a newer convention taking place in Ontario, Canada in May 2018, and their organizers, Atomic Crush Events
Read moreTropical Surroundings And Ugly Things: Rich Tommaso On Dry County
Rich Tommaso’s work in comics always feels like a rare delight in whatever genre he takes up–whether horror, mystery, crime,
Read moreDon’t Miss The Art Of Mike Mignola Exhibit In New York In March And April
[Mike Mignola, The Amazing Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects Cover (2010), pen and ink.] The Society of Illustrators in
Read moreImage’s #WeBelieve Variant Cover Program Takes An Art First Approach In March
Image Comics is starting a #WeBelieve variant cover program that will kick off in March by spotlighting the work of
Read moreCreating Comics And Art As Problem Solving – Mike Sgier On Sequential Art & Print-Making
I met artist and comic creator Mike Sgier at Small Press Expo last autumn, his work looked familiar to me
Read moreThe Next Best Thing To Holding Original Pages: Fantagraphics’ Jaime Hernandez Studio Edition
The Jaime Hernandez Studio Edition from Fantagraphics, simply titled Xaime, is a coveted object for die-hard Jaime Hernandez fans. Clothbound,
Read moreTake A Peek At Mike Mignola’s First Drawing Of 2018
We should start by reminding the world that a certain very beloved and memorable character started life as a drawing
Read moreComicon’s 8 Best Comic Cover Artists Of 2017
Welcome to Comicon.com’s inaugural Best of the Year Awards, gathering the best comics and comics talent of 2017. This year
Read moreFind Something You Love And Run With It – Chris Hunt On Music Memoir The Wonderful World Of Perfecto
The Wonderful World of Perfecto: With Paul Oakenfold and Friends tells the story of Oakenfold’s own rise as an innovative
Read moreTime And Tide In Jaime Hernandez’s Angels And Magpies
Angels and Magpies, the latest of the softcover collections featuring Jaime Hernandez‘s work from the pages of Love and Rockets,
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