Category: Comics
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Al Williamson
Al Williamson is one of the unsung greats of comics art. Well, perhaps “undersung” is a better word (if it is a word), in that those aware of his contributions are usually great admirers, but his work is not as widely known among contemporary comics readers as it should be (not by a long shot).…
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Hey Oscar Wilde! It’s Clobberin’ Time!
It’s a common practice among contemporary comics artists to do commissioned sketches or even fully realized drawings for fans and collectors. Often collectors will commission drawings by a number of artists on a single theme, and create over time a collection of themed works by an extensive and diverse list of creators. Such is the…
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Scott Musgrove
Scott Musgrove is a painter, illustrator, comics artist and “Co-executive Director of the National Institute of Creative Biology”. The latter self-appointed title refers to his new imaginary bestiary The Late Fauna of Early North America: The Art of Scott Musgrove. Musgrove is the creator and producer of the Fat Dog Mendoza TV series, which was…
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Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon
Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon, collectively known as Teetering Bulb, are a an illustrator team living in Brooklyn. Their clients include Realms of Fantasy, Dover Publishing, Wizards of the Coast, Honest Tea and Tor.com. They are also creators of webcomics; and Tor.com, home of Tor publishing (se my post on Tor.com) is hosting their short…
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A.D. – New Orleans After the Deluge
Though it’s been commonly accepted in Europe and Japan for may years, it’s finally creeping into common knowledge here in the U.S. that the medium of comics, or “graphic stories”, is not limited to — a: an audience of kids, and b: stories about steroid disasters in leotards grimacing and punching each other. Comics is…
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Wizard of Oz characters reinterpreted
As a fun addition to my previous article on W. W. Denslow, here’s a piece on The Design Inspiration that has collected some contemporary artists’ interpretations of the major characters form the Wizard of Oz book and film: 25 Various Styles of The Wizard of Oz Illustrations. To this list you can add Nancy Dorser,…