#6  Artist / Writers block!

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Grimm Fairy Tales presents Alice In Wonderland Issue #4
Raven Gregory (W) Robert Gill (A) Jason Embury (C)
Cover A: Sean Chen
Cover B: Stjepan Sejic
The adventures of Alice continue…
Alice escapes the clutches of the Mad Hatter and the tea party only to find herself captured by someone much worse… someone who embodies the very insanity of wonderland and who’s thirst for bloodshed cannot be matched. Hold on to your heads because it’s about to get a whole lot more insane! Zenescope’s newest Wonderland series that every fan has been waiting for is here!
Follow us back down the rabbit hole!!
32 pgs, FC, $2.99

Charmed Issue #20
Paul Ruditis (W) Dean Kotz (A)
Cover: David Seidman
Magical beings run amuck in the streets sending the powerless into hiding. Cut off from the Elders and the Angels of Destiny, there is no one to turn to for help. All hope seems lost in a world in which The Charmed Ones are no longer Charmed!
32 pgs, FC, $3.50

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Charmed Volume 3 Trade Paperback
Paul Ruditis (W) Dean Kotz (A)
Photo Cover
In this night and in this hour…The years have passed quickly for The Charmed Ones since they learned of their magical heritage. In only one decade they have experienced so much love and loss, joy and sorrow, failure and success. But time marches on and new challenges will be met as Phoebe is haunted by her past, Piper must deal with the present, and Paige is forced to cope with the future. But none of those events will prepare them to face the truth behind a family secret that could change everything for the Warren line.
184 pgs, FC, TPB, $15.99

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Grimm Fairy Tales Issue #71
Joe Brusha (W)
Cover A: Rich Bonk
Cover B: Anthony Spay
Free from limbo and once again on her own in the realm of Myst, Sela is desperate to find a way back to earth and save her daughter from the Dark One’s evil designs. Her quest to find her way home leads her deep into the heart of a forbidden part of Myst…to a place where it is said that no one has ever returned from…a place known only as the Tomb of Death.
32 pgs, FC, $2.99

Grimm Fairy Tales Volume 11 Trade Paperback
Various (W)
Cover: Mike Capriotti
Collecting issues #65-70 of the hit independent series. Follow a modern day Snow White, Sela Mathers, as she journeys to limbo to save her prince who is being held captive by the Mistress that rules the realm. Along the way she must battle the demons that inhabit the realm and face one of the deadliest enemies she’s ever encountered, Jack the Giant Killer.
172 pgs, FC, $15.99

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Grimm Fairy Tales presents Myths & Legends Issue #15
Raven Gregory (W)
Cover A: Robert Atkins
Cover B: Marat Mychaels
Jeff’s transformation is finally complete as his thirst for vengeance grows stronger. And there is only one person left for him to make suffer for his brother’s death; the girl who broke his brother’s heart and drove him to suicide. But Jenna isn’t going down without a fight and only one of them will be making it out alive. The darkest Grimm story yet concludes here in part four of the Beauty and the Beast story arc.
32 pgs, FC, $2.99

Jumpstart Windy Hollows
Neo & Adira Edmund (W)
Cover: Caravan Studios
From the award-winning educational software and kid favorite gaming website Jumpstart.com, arrives the first ever Graphic Novel from JumpStart and Knowledge Adventure! Come visit Windy Hollows and follow our group of adventurers: Logan, Maggie, Nicolas, Selena and Poe as they arrive at Oakcrest School of Magic. They discover their teacher absent with a note left behind, Follow them as they venture into Windy Hollows and embark on a series of quests to undo a potion that went terribly wrong. Bonus Sticker Pages… create your own comic with the JumpStart friends!
64 pgs, FC, TPB, $5.99 ALL AGES

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Grimm Fairy Tales presents The Jungle Book Issue #1
Mark L. Miller (W) Carlos Granda (A)
Covers A, B, C & D: Ale Garza
Incentive Cover: Mike DeBalfo
A pirate ship carrying four children crashes on the shore of a mysterious and merciless jungle. Each child is taken by a separate tribe of animals as a means to keep the peace between the species. It is a peace that will not last… Fifteen years later the children have now become young adults and each will have to face the destiny that awaits them in the unforgiving jungle. A place here only the strong will survive. Zenescope brings you their newest reinvention of a classic tale that is going to blow you away! Featuring four connecting covers by Deadpool artist Ale Garza and DC superstar colorist Nei Ruffino and a retailer incentive cover by Zenescope superstar artist Mike DeBalfo!
32 pgs, FC, $2.99

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Jurassic Strike Force 5 Issue #4
Joe Brusha (W) JL Giles-Rivera (A)
Cover A: Ciao Cacau
Cover B:
Pasquale Qualano
With his DinoSoldiers defeated, the evil alien overlord Zalex is far from beaten. He still has an ace up his sleeve that promises to be more than the Jurassic Strikeforce 5 can handle. It’s a secret weapon so powerful that it may just be a matter of time before it makes Rex and the rest of the Strikeforce team completely extinct!
32 pgs, FC, $2.99 ALL AGES

Tales From Neverland Trade Paperback
Dan Wickline & Joe Brusha (W)
Cover: Al Rio
Tales from Neverland collects all three one shots from the hit independent Neverland comic series. The history of some of most popular Neverland characters are told here including Tinker Belle, Tiger Lily and Pan’s monstrous mutant Croc.
176 pgs, FC, TPB, $12.99

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The Theater Issue #5
Raven Gregory (W) Novo Malgapo (A)
Cover A: Sean Chen
Cover B:Ale Garza
When a man wakes up to find that the world around him has begun to forget him one by one, he will have to discover the source of the curse that threatens to erase his very existence before it’s too late. Meanwhile, a detective is closing in on the secret of the Theater and the family of psychopaths running the show will need to make a terrifying decision.
32 pgs, FC, $3.99

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World’s Most Dangerous Animals Trade Paperback
Various (W)
Cover: Steambot Studios
Grizzly Bears, giant Salt Water Crocodiles, rogue Lions… we don’t occupy a place on their list of usual prey items and rarely do we cross paths with these deadly predators. Still, on occasion, the most dangerous animals in the wild set their sights on humans and when they do the results can be devastating. This first book in Silver Dragon Books Animal Planet series looks at these terrifying encounters and illustrates what happens when humans interact with the World’s Most Dangerous Animals. ALL AGES
120 pgs, FC, TPB, $9.99

Zenescope Entertainment to Unveil Miniseries Inspired by ‘The Jungle Book’

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Dec. 28, 2011 — Zenescope Entertainment has announced plans to release a brand-new miniseries under its Grimm Fairy Tales label entitled “The Jungle Book.” Just as Zenescope has cleverly and effectively reimagined stories inspired by literary classics such as Wonderland, Sinbad, and Neverland, this new miniseries will use Rudyard Kipling’s timeless stories as a springboard to tell tales exploring the adventure, the wonder, and the horror of the jungle and the beasts that inhabit it.

The new five-issue miniseries will follow Mowglii, a young girl raised by wolves who finds herself in the middle of what the animals call The Great Animal Battle. Mowglii must learn her place in the jungle and fight for survival against many exotic beasts. But she is not the only human in this jungle island. Three other children have been raised by different animal tribes: Bomani grows up in the tiger tribe that is led by the conniving Shere Kahn, Akili learned the ways of the jungle from the mischievous Tavi mongoose tribe, and Dewan comes of age within the unpredictable Monkeys of Bandar Log, which is led by the insane King Bandar Louis. Mowglii and the rest of the human cubs play key roles in the ongoing Great Animal Battle of Kipling Isle as they approach adulthood.

“I’ve always thought an animal civil war was a fun idea full of potential,” says writer Mark L. Miller, an editor for Ain’t It Cool News who also authored “Nanny & Hank” and, more recently, “Luna: Order of the Werewolf” for Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine. “Once I started thinking of it in the context of Kipling’s famous stories, it all fell into place. I treated the different animal species as warring armies, each with their own leaders and soldiers, each with a purpose they are fighting for. There will be huge scenes of animal battles like you’ve never seen before. There will also be scenes of adventure, horror and discovery as the human characters (Mowglii, Bomani, Akili and Dewan) give you a chance to learn about the sometimes perilous, sometimes beautiful, sometimes terrifying ways of the jungle through fresh eyes. Plus, I get to play around with all of these characters I grew up reading about and loving as a child. It’s a dream come true.”

“Grimm Fairy Tales Presents The Jungle Book #1” will hit shelves in March of 2012, and feature four connecting covers by artist Ale Garza and a retailer incentive cover by Mike DeBalfo. It currently is available for order through Diamond Previews for $2.99 and in full color. For more information, visit Zenescope’s website at www.zenescope.com or its Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Zenescope.

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Zenescope Entertainment was founded by Joe Brusha and Ralph Tedesco in 2005, and has quickly grown into one of the top comic book and graphic novel publishing companies in the world. Zenescope’s Grimm Fairy Tales and subsequent spinoff series such as Escape From Wonderland, Neverland and The Piper, which put a dark twist on classic fables, are some of the best-selling and longest-running original independent comic books on shelves today. Zenescope’s licensed titles include the on-going, critically acclaimed Charmed series, based on the long-running popular television series, as well as Se7en and Final Destination, based on New Line Cinema’s successful film franchises.

DC Comics 2011 Holiday Card by Sean “Cheeks” Galloway

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Here’s one from my friend Al Rio.

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Batman and Robin by Ryan Bullard

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From Mitch O’Connell

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Christmas 2011 card from Ilias Kyriazis

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Pinup by Fabrizio Pasini

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Skullkickers for Image Comics

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One from Fernando Sosa

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Scott Barnett art from the creator-owned crime mini-series Dead Man’s Party

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One-eyed Pirate Santa? by Dane Ault of Monkey Minion Press

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From Daniel Govar

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From Max Antonov

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From Jesse Rubenfeld

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From Thom Chiaramonte at Third Rail Design Lab

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From Al Bigley

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From Lauren Chaikin

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From J. Christoper Schmidt

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From Bianca Thompson

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From Edwin Vazquez and Jenai Chin
I created this card with my girlfriend Jenai Chin.  It is a limited edition of 50 Silkscreen prints only, hand printed with custom colors with 5 separations.  5 x 6 inches.  The image was created with scratchboard.

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From Manny Aguilera

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From Mahmud A Asrar

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Grinchmas from Michael Rechlin

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From Ben Rollman

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From George Kambadais

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From Michael T Gilbert

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From Monica Rondino and Andrea Pucci

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From Cristo Camba

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From Wayne Beeman

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From Leslie Chih S. Wan

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From Dave Windett

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From Miguel Angel Ruiz

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From Ismael Alejandro Moreno Ozuna (IAMO)

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From Mauricio Herrera

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From Ian Miller (characters from Z-Man)

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Michael Dunne‘s commission by Terry Beatty

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From Marco Turini

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From Sid Kotian

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From Otto Schmidt

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From Boom Studios

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Joe Simon and Jack Kirby

It’s sad to hear when another legend passes on.

Heidi McDonald reported it on Comics Beat.

Mark Evanier has written a memorial piece.

More on Joe Simon at Legacy.com

CBS News did a nice write up on him too.

And wow – MARVEL remembers Joe Simon.

R.I.P.

That said, I’m proud to welcome Brian Level to the Wednesday’s Heroes family.  I’ve posted a few pieces he currently has available, and will be posting more and more examples of his work soon!

Please take a moment to visit our galleries and leave some comments welcoming Brian aboard.

A peek at Brian's work. Watercolor and ink. Be sure to visit wednesdaysheroes.com to see more of his work!

Comic Book Storytellers Episode #5

Frick Weber goes to Wizard World Chicago and interviews with the question – “How did you get your start?”

Interviewed art Humberto Ramos, Arthur Suydam, McKone, Van Sciver, Atkins and Wizard founder Gareb Shamus…

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The movie is tentatively scheduled for a 2013 release.

Johnson has starred in Fast Five this year and will be starring in future films G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, Fast and the Furious #6, and Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. The movie will be produced by Simon Kinberg (Sherlock Holmes, Jumper, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, X-Men: The Last Stand) of Genre Films.

Fan photoshop funny:

The Rock

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Tony Parker

First Ever DC Comics and Hero Initiative Collaboration: Justice League of America #50
A collection of 100 Covers from Top artists around the world!

LOS ANGELES, CA (February 1, 2011) – The Hero Initiative, a charity dedicated to helping comic creators in medical or financial need, most proudly announces their new partnership in the Justice League Of America #50 project with DC Comics. This is the first collaboration with DC comics ever and Hero is chomping at the bit to pull the collection together. The call has gone out and dozens of artists are putting pen to paper. DC has generously donated 100 blank-covered cardstock copies of Justice League Of America #50 to Hero, and work is being created by well-known stars such as Jim Lee, Alex Ross, George Perez, Jason Bone, Jim Valentino, and many many more.

“It’s an honor to participate, not only because this is the first time DC Comics is collaborating with Hero Initiative, but because Hero Initiative is such an important organization to our community” said Jim Lee, artist and Co-Publisher of DC Comics.

“We’re thrilled to be working in new ways with DC Comics, and showcasing some of the greatest artists and greatest characters in the world,” said Hero Initiative President Jim McLauchlin. “And of course, sales of the covers and the collected book will go toward helping many other comic creators in need.”

All 100 original Justice League America covers will be published in a book slated for release in 2011, and a public viewing of all covers will be scheduled as well.

Hardcover and softcover versions of a book collecting all the covers will be available in December, 2011. AND all the originals will be auctioned off according to the following schedule:

• December 3, 2011, Meltdown Comics, Los Angeles, CA: Display of all 104 covers and auction of first one-third
• Jan. 20-22, 2012, Tate’s Comics, Lauderhill, FL (Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area): Display of remaining covers and auction of second one-third.
• Feb. 17-19, 2012: Orlando MegaCon, Orlando, FL: Display and auction of final one-third.

All covers will be sold via LIVE AUCTION on-site at the venues above. If you cannot attend but wish to bid, proxy bidding is available.
Contact Joe Davidson at: yensid4disney@gmail.com
Deadlines for each grouping are below, and each cover carries a minimum bid of $100.

See the images here: http://comicartcommunity.com/gallery/search.php?search_keywords=jla

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Below is the latest list of known Theme Art Galleries. It is not exhaustive, but there are a lot of great collections to visit. The only real rule is that the theme be in a gallery. If a theme is scattered across multiple galleries, I won’t post the link because it’s too hard to see the theme. Sorry about that. Otherwise, assuming it’s not illegal, immoral, or hate filled (my judgement), I’m going to list it.

I grouped these by source of inspiration as follows:

• Concepts – The idea dominates the contents
• Literature – Non-comic literature drives the contents
• Movies and Actors – Cinema and those that create it drive the contents
• Music and Musicians
• Single Characters
• Re-assembled Books or Book Sections
• Teams and Team-Ups

If anyone can suggest better categorizations or just doesn’t like where something is let me know and I’ll work on it.

Also, where possible, I used real names (first and last). If anyone objects, please let me know.

BTW, it is sheer chance that my gallery comes up first, really!

Concept Based

Alex Johnson’s Creator/Creation – http://cafurl.com?i=15459
My collection consists of the artists and characters combinations that I’ve enjoyed the most over the years. Things like: Cardy/Bat Lash, Cardy/Teen Titans, Kubert/Hawkman, Kubert/Sgt. Rock, Lucas – Katy Keene, Mayer/Sugar & Spike, Parent – Archie, Swan/Legion, Swan/Superman, Zahler/Love and Capes. You get the drift.

Poster Wall Gallery

Anthony Carpenter’s Poster Wall – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=8882
This is based on the famous Uncanny X-Men #141 (Days of Future Past) Cover

Art Shotten’s Captain America 248 by … – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=85681
Art’s favorite cover revisited – Captain America 248.

Brian Bogg’s Pumpkins, pumpkins, and more pumpkins – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=82436
Featuring that wonderful fruit – the pumpkin. Who knew they were used so often?

Brian Kovich’s Culinary Art – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=27848
A culinary twist in every one. Brian’s cooking up something good to see.

Brian Peck’s iBod (NWS) – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=40321
Sure it’s not work safe, but they are a treat!

Brian Peck’s iPod Theme – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=18913
Various folks using Apple products, especially (surprise!) iPods.

Trophy Wall Gallery

Chris Caira’s Trophy Wall – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=727
The villains have won and they are proud to show off their trophies.

Damon Owen’s Dead Universes – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=59774
Collection of commissions featuring characters whose publishers have passed on.

Dave Morris has four collections, but they aren’t segregated – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=149
The themes are: Art Nouveau, Dancing Girls, Devil Girls, and Hula/Island Girls. They used to be segregated, but that site is no longer updated. Here it is: http://davesart.com.

Eric Agena’s Hawaii Themed Commissions – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=102010
Adventures in paradise! Sit back and enjoy a view of Hawaii’s artistic beaches.

Gal Schwartz’ Brick Walls- http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryFavoritesRoom.asp?GFav=4604
Each piece is another brick in the wall. Believe it or not, not all bricks look alike.

Jeff Singh’ Jungle Girl – http://www.art4comics.com/junglegallery.htm
Jungle women of all sorts.

John Q. Adams’ Silverfish Gallery – http://silverfishgallery.blogspot.com/
One of the first and oddest (given that they eat paper) themes I ever found.

Matt Moore’s Covers Reanimated (Zombie Style) – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=84901
Great covers re-imagined with zombies.

Michael Dunne’s Covers Reimagined – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=122789
Classic covers with other characters.

Michael Dunne’s The Mighty Crusaders #4 Cover – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=46239
Featuring – surprise! – Mighty Crusaders # 4 reinterpretations by different artists each giving their take on the cover that inspired his love of the MLJ Mighty Characters

Michael Finn’s One Minute Later Gallery – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=26452
One of the very best!

1-Minute Later Galleries

Michael Finn’s Victory Parades – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?Order=Date&Page=1&GSub=101723
It’s always a good time to enjoy a party and these victory celebrations are a good place to find one.

Michael Rankin’s Common Elements – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=2337
Two characters that are related in some manner. Very clever.

Michael Rankin’s Bombshells – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=60896 and http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=100854
Think glamour girls and nosecone art and you get the general idea. You’ll love it.

Mike DeLeRee’s Arsenic Lullaby Project – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=63775
Classic covers re-imagined with Arsenic Lullaby characters

Mike DeLeRee’s Re-Preached Project – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=35762
A gallery of Alternate covers by various artists of existing Fabry covers and re-imaginings if classic covers with a Preacher Universe twist.

Sean Wasielewski’s Vertical Theme – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=117034
Commissions where the artist is constrained to a 5×17 expanse. This generates some pretty clever pictures.

Sean Wasielewski’s Horizontal Theme – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=94257
Commissions where the artist is constrained to a 5×17 expanse. This generates some pretty clever pictures.

Sean Wasielewski’s Tribute to Silver Surfer #4 – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=33469
Various takes on what may be the best cover ever.

Sean Wasielewski’s Tribute to a Portfolio – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=122677
Sean is recreating a Mike Golden Portfolio using other artists to recast the original images.

Steve’s Time Pieces – http://web.archive.org/web/20070515120454/http://www.silvertree.org/~steve/time/index.html
Another ghost site. It features art inspired by the word time. Time Mag cover, watches, you as an old person, whatever comes to mind.

Thorsten Brümmel artists self portraits – https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150126350199196.330058.605189195&type=1&l=06bed5e

Tom Horvitz’ World War II Disney Art – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=82944
Tom writes, “Hank Porter ran the Disney unit of WW II combat unit designs. here are a few of his prelims & finished paintings.” It’s a lovely collection.

Walt’s Cliff site (+ his JARS!) – http://web.archive.org/web/20070517224042/http://www.thecliffguy.com/
Seriously, this site is gone, but you need to see it anyway so click away. I think Walt’s moved everything to the CAF, but… There are other collections here, too. I think Walt inspired a ton of the theme collectors.

Literature Inspired

Rob Stolzer’s Oz Theme – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=108505
Just started, but growing …

Timothy Finney’s Shakespeare Project – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=39484
Interpretations of the Bard’s works using comic characters by some wonderful artists.

?’s Hey, Oscar Wilde! It’s Clobberin’ Time – http://heyoscarwilde.com/
Various (mostly comic book) artists interpreting their favorite literary figure – author or character.

Movie, TV, and Actor Inspired

Anthony Carpenter’s “Milla Jovovich’s Resident Evil Movie Poster Gallery” – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=108174
Anthony’s favorite action hero actress springs to life in this gallery with guns blazing.

Craig Zablo’s Stallone Zone – http://www.stallonezone.com/czgallery1.htm
Has to be seen to be believed.

Etienne Estorge’s Leon, The Professional – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=116048
Artist takes on the assassins from Leon: The Professional.

James Moore’s Dr. Who – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=62718
The good doctor interpreted by a number artists. Of course, how can you tell if the doctor is drawn incorrectly?

John Higashi’s Star Wars Project – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=95
More Star Wars art than there are visible stars in Houston. Honest.

Terry Maltos’ Cartoon Characters by Comic Artists – http://www.ilovecartoons.com/
Featuring characters from cartoons and full length animated movies.

Music and Musician Based

Enrico Salvini’s Frank Zappa Gallery – http://redsectorart.com/zappa/afs/content_0.php
Who would have suspected that a Zappa Collection would exist?

Len Callo’s Frank Zappa Gallery – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=55989
If one it good, two must be better, right?

Len Callo’s Poster/CD/Record Art Gallery – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=20006
Featuring guess what? Poster and related art.

Re-assembled Books or Book Sections

Aidan Lacy’s Legion / Titans Crossover, Books 1-4 – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=8817
Aidan is reassembling all four books of this crossover. He has 158 pages out of a total of 192 which is phenomenal.

Andrew Allen’s Micronauts #11 – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=58556
Marvel 1979 – complete without cover

Andrew Allen’s Micronauts #11 – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=115799
Image 2003 – needs 2 pages

Andre Allens’s Book 1 of Cancelled Micronauts Project of 1998 – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=83995
Complete

Andre Allens’s Book 2 of Cancelled Micronauts Project of 1998 – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=87687
Complete

Andre Allens’s Book 3 of Cancelled Micronauts Project of 1998 – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=87688
Complete

Arthur Shotten’s The Ultimates Vol.1 No.1 –
He’s been working to get it back together for a few years now……………. picked up 2 pages in San Diego, 11 down, 15 to go

Brian Kovich Marvel Team-Up #2 – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=123585
By Olliffe/Milgrom, this is the book I got my first OA from.

Brian Kovich Spider-Girl #22 – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=123586
By Olliffe/Williamson, the first appearance of my favorite SG Villain.

Brian Peck’s Fantastic Four #286 “Like a Phoenix….” – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=25667
This issue features the return of Jean Grey. Brian says, “It’s a strange book as they rewrote it without Byrne’s knowledge (he was the writer penciler) so the whole flashback is it drawn by Guice/Austin. Austin did such a good job many people think it’s Byrne’s pencils.”

Brian Peck’s Uncanny X-Men #308 – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?Order=Date&Page=1&GSub=123656
Jean proposes to Scott. I have the whole wedding issue just missing three pages from this one.

Brian Peck’s X-Men #30 – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=33576
The wedding of Scott and Jean. ‘Nuff said.

Michael Dunne’s JLA #232 – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=94622
Complete

Michael Williams’ Superman #657 – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=104457
It’s by Pacheco/Merino. So far, he has the cover and 15 interior pages. He knows the whereabouts of three of the remaining seven pages, but is looking for the others.

Michael Williams’ Old Man Logan – Wolverine #66 through 73 – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=25316
The link is to his main gallery. The story pages are spread across several galleries, but they are clearly labeled. So far he has 70 pages from the story!

Mike DeLeRee’s LUCIFER 73 – Not http://cafurl.com?i=17760
Complete – Not in a separate gallery – Mixed into his LUCIFER Gallery

Mike DeLeRee’s LUCIFER 9 –http://cafurl.com?i=17760
Not in a separate gallery – Mixed into his LUCIFER Gallery

Mike DeLeRee’s LUCIFER 14 – Not http://cafurl.com?i=17760
Not in a separate gallery – Mixed into his LUCIFER Gallery

Mike DeLeRee’s YOU COMPLETE ME – http://cafurl.com?i=17761
Mix of 7 complete mini stories each 4 to 16 pages.

Miki Annamanthadoo’s Legion of Super Heroes 323 –
interior art by Dan Jurgens and Karl Kesel. He has the cover and 20 of 22 pages- just missing 2.

Miki Annamanthadoo’s Legionnaires 3 issue 2 -
Interior art by Ernie Colon and Karl Kesel. He has the cover and 21 of 22 pages[/i] – missing 1 page.

Miki Annamanthadoo’s Legion of Super Heroes Annual 7 –
interior art by Mike Collins and inks by Mark Farmer & Robin Riggs. I have the cover and 24 of 38 pages.

Ray Cuthbert’s Two-Gun Kid #60 – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=161
Ray has all but two pages of the first story – Kirby/Ayers origin plus complete second story[/i] – Don Heck – and the splash page and one other page from the third story – Kirby/Ayers. I had *spoon* Ayers recreate the Kirby/Ayers cover. He doesn’t know how many Silver Age first appearance/origin books are out there, but hes trying for one!

Romain Verlier ‘s Strange Tales #178 – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=36451
Not in a separate gallery. The Revelation sequence (need pg32 and splash pg26 !) is Starlin’s BEST

Romain Verlier ‘s Marvel Fanfare #20 – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=36451
Not in a separate gallery. Thing vs Demons battle sequence Starlin again

Romain Verlier ‘s Ironman #49 – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=36451
Not in a separate gallery. Classic battle sequence by Tuska

Sean (Drake Tungsten / Zzutak]’s Amazing Adventures #3, 4, 5 featuring Black Widow by Gene Colan – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?Page=2&GSub=15536&Order=Date
Sean is trying to reassemble these three 10 page Black Widow stories. He has 16 pages

Sean L’s Marvel Team Up #11 – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=56055
Spidey and the Inhumans by Mooney/Esposito. He’s assembled 16 of 19 pages. One page auctioned in 2003 by HA at SDcon 2003. One page sold on eBay by Mooney mislabeled as a Spectacular Spidey page. Never seen the title page.

Sean L’s Strange Tales #168 – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=78875
By Dan Adkins, this Doctor Strange story is missing the page 1 splash.

Sean L’s X-men #64 – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=101323
He needs the remaining 8 pages of X-Men #64 by Heck/Palmer, 1st Sunfire.

Sean Wasielewski’s Shade #4 (1997) –
Has 16 pages. Knows were 3 of the remain 6 are.

Sean Wasielewski’s Starman, FBI Agent from JSA: All Stars #4 – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=2047
The 8 page Ted Knight Starman story drawn (pencil/inks/colors) by Tony Harris. It was published as part of the JSA: All Stars book in 2003

Sergi D. Cecconi’s Fantastic Four #118 – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=95517

Sergi D. Cecconi’s Creatures on the Loose #18 – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=41154
Gullivar Jones

Steve Welch’s The Thing vs. Dr. Doom from FF #40 – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?Order=Title&GSub=56830
The Thing and Dr. Doom go mano-a-mano in great Kirby action. Steve writes, “And as I’ve asked previously, if anyone knows where page 19 is, please send me a message. Even if the owner isn’t interested in selling it, I’d love to at least know it exists and where it is. The last acquisition had been in the hands of a comic shop owner in Oregon for years, and had been glued to the back of a piece of fiberboard.”

Single Character Based

Arjuna Rajakumar’s Spider-man Sketch Cover Gallery – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetailSearch.asp?GCat=34900&PM=1&PI=54&Order=Views
The greatest single argument in favor of Sketch Covers.

Allan Elegeert’s Dr. Doom Gallery – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=49418
Doomed, I tell you. We are all Doomed now!

Ben Herman’s Beautiful Dreamer – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=75008
Pretty much self-explanatory – Kirby’s 4th World’s Beautiful Dreamer by a variety of artists.

Craig Rogers’ The Devil and Me – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=28808
Daredevil and an artist that drew him. Most of Craig’s collection is DD center, so DD fans may want to explore the rest of it, too.

Craig Rogers’ DD in San Francisco – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=49637
Tour San Francisco’s greatest sites with a blind tour guide! Most of Craig’s collection is DD center, so DD fans may want to explore the rest of it, too.

Damon Owen’s Cage Matches: Luke Cage’s Greatest Hits – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=76742
A collection of Luke Cage adventures by various artists. His covers never looked this good.

Dan’s Daredevil sketchagraphs – http://web.archive.org/web/20070407101801/http://daredevil.dreamhost.com/artsgrph.htm
Another ghost. Sketch cards of DD.

Dave W’s Hulk Gallery – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetailSearch.asp?GCat=14768&PM=1&PI=54&Order=Views
One Hulking great gallery or is that a great Hulk gallery?

Doug Resnick’s “Spider-man vs. … and Batman vs. …” – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetailSearch.asp?GCat=2196&ATy=2&PM=1&PI=54&Order=
Doug didn’t segregate the pieces so the link goes to commissions which gets you most of it.

Don Walthrop’s Vampirella Convention Sketches – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=50689
Vampirella sketches

Enrico Salvini’s Grendel Gallery – http://grendel.redsectorart.com/info/gallery1.htm
Would you believe me if I said this featured Matt Wagner’s Grendel?

IconUK’s Robin, The Boy Hostage – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=72986
Perils of Pauline – Robin style.

James’ HULK art – http://web.archive.org/web/20070420214928/http://hulkart.com/hulk.html
The site is gone, but you can see it’s not forgotten.

James’ Sandman art[/i] – http://web.archive.org/web/20070402204341/http://www.hulkart.com/sandman.html
Gone, but not quite.

Jeff Singh’s Akira commissions – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=28746
Featuring … Well, I think you can figure it out.

Jeff Singh’s Dragon Lady – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=20189
Various takes on Milt Caniff’s mystery woman including a real Caniff reference drawing.

Jeff Singh’s Flash Gordon – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=20188
Space age adventure

Joel Thingvall’s Wonder Woman Gallery – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=4054
He’s sold pieces over the years, but it is an amazing collection.

Jon Calderas’ Vamparella – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=48411 andhttp://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=48412
Everyone’s favorite vampire

Kasra Ghanbari’s MODOK Gallery – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=547
One of the world’s oddest looking villains, I suppose, but here it seems appropriate. Great stuff. Lots of Galleries so scroll down and browse.

Kevin Moorehead’s Occult Files of Doctor Spektor – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?Order=Date&Page=1&GSub=117699
I don’t know Dr. Spektor, but I don’t think I want to meet him on a dark night.

Matt S.’ Death – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=87116
No not the nerd guy with the scythe and the black robe or Thanos’ girl friend; the hot chick. Matt has several galleries and this is the link to the first one.

Matthieu-David’s Dr. Doom – http://vondoom.free.fr/
Matthieu-David is Doomed. Doomed, I say.

Michael Dunne’s Harvey Black Cat – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=81721
The original Black Cat not to be confused with the Spidey version.

Mike Gowcharan’s Spider-Man Art – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetailSearch.asp?Order=Views&GCat=157
If you go here, you will be caught in the Spider’s web.

Mike DeLeRee’s Preacher Project – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=6891
Mike is determined to own all the Preacher art in the universe – 300+ pages to date!

Rico Renzi’s Batgirl – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=247
He has several galleries dedicated to Batgirl. The link is to the main gallery.

Rob Jewell’s To Quote Jack and Stan; ” Enter..The Exquisite Elemental” – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=55336
This gallery features Crystal of the Inhumans. Rob has many themes and frankly I don’t want to add them all one at a time (I’m lazy). So, I’ve picked one single character and one team them and listed them, but take the time to look at the rest.

Rob Ledford’s Dejah Thoris (the first of several galleries dedicated to her)
http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=96
Pretty self explanatory, but remember Mars is one giant clothing optional beach

Rob Ledford’s Prince Valiant (the first of three galleries for him)
http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=148

The ageless knight from King Arthur’s court.

Rob Ledford’s Elric (the first of two galleries for him)
http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=264
The Eternal Champion has conquered the CAF.

Ron Lim’s SPIDER-MAN Gallery – http://www.amazingfantasy15.ronlim.com/
Spider-

man all the time.

Royd Burgoyne’s Shanna Gallery – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=51059
Pretty self-explanatory and lovely.

Rubin Espinosa’s Zatanna – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=123082
Bewitching

Sean Wasielewski’s Asgardian Storm – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=102726
Storm as the god of Thunder

Sean Wasielewski’s Dr. Strange – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=1991
Dr. Strange commissions. He also has Dr. Strange pages, con sketches, pin-up, etc. If you are a Strange fan, this is the place to be.

Sean Wasielewski’s Starman – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=58809
Starman commissions. He also has Starman pages, con sketches, pin-up, etc. If you are a starry-eyed fan, this is the place to be.

Steve Davich’s Machine Man Gallery – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=115130
Would you believe Machine Man by various artists? I thought not.

Stephen Wroth’s Gone, Gone O Form of Man… – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?Order=Date&Page=1&GSub=84226
Kirby’s Demon bedevils this gallery.

Thorsten Brümmel – Batman

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150172529869196.359099.605189195&type=1&l=145a0ebeae

Thorsten Brümmel – Paperinik (Duck Avenger)
http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=82890
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150524742084196.465292.605189195&type=1&l=2aede6c3d8

Thorsten Brümmel – Tex (italian western-hero)
http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=80412
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150324906594196.414243.605189195&type=1&l=dc42295d6d

Thorsten Brümmel – The Phantom
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.200068844195.164552.605189195&type=1&l=319dc6cc75

Thorsten Brümmel – The Spirit
http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=83319
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150129828109196.331952.605189195&type=1&l=cb239d2196

Thorsten Brümmel – Thor
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150172470304196.359068.605189195&type=1&l=bce5803e16

Terry Maltos’ Medusa Gallery – http://www.digitalmedusa.com/medusa_gallery.htm

I think I’m falling for snake headed women.

Team or Team-Up Based

Aidan Lacy’s Re-Legioned Covers – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?Order=Date&Page=1&GSub=98517
One of my very favorites – I’m a LONG time Legion fan.

Andrew Allen’s Micronauts Project – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=104286
A special gallery dedicated to ‘WHAT-IF’ style redos of famous comic or movie art, with the Micronauts assuming the central role.

BillC’s Guardian’s of the Galaxy – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=119881
This gallery features the covers that Jim never go to do in addition to published art. He’d plotted to issue 50, but was fired with issues 27 (due to helping form Image). Bill’s sort of created a parallel universe. Interesting idea.

Dave Takahasi’s World’s Finest theme – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=4024
The famous team of Superman and Batman and various riffs off of it, e.g., composite Superman (big fav of mine) and the Supergirl/Batgirl team.

Jay Litzenberg’s Avengers – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetailSearch.asp?GCat=1903&PM=1&PI=54&Order=Views
Commissions or published page makes no difference, the Avengers Assemble here.

Marvel-Two-In-One Guy’s Ben Grimm and … – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=311
Inspired by Marvel’s Team-Up book featuring Ben Grimm are several galleries of really clever commissions so scroll down and pick. Ben Grimm never looked better.

Michael Dunne’s Justice Society of America – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=41809
Pretty self-explanatory, I think. Groups shots and individual characters by a lot of different artists.

Randy Saitta’s Batman and The Shadow – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?Order=Date&Page=1&GSub=25189
Cover quality commissions of Batman and The Shadow. Well worth a visit.

Rob Jewell’s Inhumans – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=55336
This gallery features the Inhumans, one of my favorite Kirby creations. Rob has many themes and frankly I don’t want to add them all one at a time (I’m lazy). So, I’ve picked one single character and one team them and listed them, but take the time to look at the rest.

Samuel Tziavaras’ Superman vs. Spider-man Around the World – http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=28960
Based on the famous Supes vs. Spidey Treasury Edition, this gallery shows the same conflict centered on different landmarks around the world.

Ted V. Mikels’s Mark of the Astro-Zombies – http://www.tedvmikels.com/motazArt.htm
I know nothing about this site, but it is interesting with lots of art by well known artists.It’s based on the movie of the same name -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Astro-Zombies.

Travis Ellisor’s Karate Kid vs. … – http://www.comicartfans.com/galleryroom.asp?gsub=89206
You never know who’s going to try and take down the galaxy’s greatest hand-to-hand fighter. Val has to be ready.

Will Cox’ Suicide Squad – http://www.comicartfans.com/galleryroom.asp?gsub=105493
Based on the DC team first appearing in Brave & Bold #25 (1st series), these drawing place the team in new situations by current artists. Well worth a visit.

Regards,
Alex Johnson
Visit my CAF gallery at http://cafurl.com?i=12727
Your comments are more than welcome.

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Green Lantern/Green Arrow #107

For Immediate Public Release

A certain person Joe Giella trusted apparently stole a few pieces of original comic art from his house, mostly likely on Sept. 7 and Oct. 13 of this year. We want to get the word out so that anyone who may have already purchased this work or may be contacted about it will know it’s considered stolen property, and hopefully will help get Joe’s artwork back to him. A police report has been filed in the case, but spreading the word to the comics art community is absolutely vital. Here is a list of the stolen art:

Flash #144 “Menace of the Man Missile”, pages 1 and 9. Pencils by Carmine Infantino.
Detective Comics #329 “Castle with Wall to Wall Danger” pages 7 and 8. Pencils by Carmine Infantino
Green Lantern/Green Arrow #107 cover. Pencils by Joe Staton.

This person is believed to have taken art from another comics art veteran, too.

Anything you can do to spread the word would be very appreciated. Let’s try to catch this thief.

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The book is filled with 60 pages of drawings and covers of your favorite comic book and movie icons. Jamie has done work on exclusive covers for Zenescope and is well known for his magazine covers that feature various superheroes.

The book is a first edition and all 300 copies are signed and numbered. Jamie will be doing the comic con convention circuit this year and in 2012 to promote the book and has started on another book already.

To get a copy of the book or prints go to http://www.jamietyndall.com or visit his deviantart page at jamietyndall.deviantart.com to see his portfolio. He will be at the Long Beach Comic Con this weekend signing copies of the book.

Philadelphia, PA October 10th, 2011

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Return was followed by two equally successful mini-series (Beyond Wonderland and Escape From Wonderland) as fans flocked to pick up the edgy publisher’s dark and twisted reinvention of Lewis Carroll’s famous writings. Return To Wonderland followed Alice’s teenage daughter, Calie, as she journeys into a realm of madness called Wonderland and tries desperately to find a way out. Zenescope’s new series will now tell Alice’s infamous story with the dark twists and horror-laced tone that Zenescope is best known for.

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“After we finished the trilogy we agreed that we would only do another Wonderland series if there was a great story to tell. What none of us wanted was to run this into the ground.” Said Zenescope’s Editor-in-Chief Ralph Tedesco “After a while we threw around the idea for an Alice prequel and it didn’t take long to realize the potential. We had created this entirely new mythology by reinventing Carroll’s original characters and also introducing entirely new characters into the mix. There is so much material left to explore and many of our fans have been waiting patiently for more Wonderland. So that’s what we’re going to give them.”

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The new series will follow Alice Liddle, a young girl who decades ago was sent by her own family to a mysterious realm that feeds on the sanity of all those who enter. Alice grows up as a prisoner of the terrifying yet mystical realm and must learn to adapt to her surroundings or perish.

Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Alice in Wonderland #1 hits shelves in December and will feature covers by Artgerm, Eric Basaldua and Nei Ruffino. It is currently available for order through Diamond Previews at 32 pages for $2.99 and in full color. Go to Zenescope’s website at www.zenescope.com and Facebook page www.facebook.com/Zenescope for more information.

Zenescope Entertainment was founded by Joe Brusha and Ralph Tedesco in 2005 and has quickly grown into one of the top comic book and graphic novel publishing companies in the world. Zenescope’s Grimm Fairy Tales and subsequent spinoff series such as Escape From Wonderland, Neverland and The Piper, which put a dark twist on classic fables, are some of the best-selling and longest running original independent comic books on shelves today. Zenescope’s licensed titles include the on-going, critically acclaimed Charmed series, based off of the long-running popular television series, as well as Se7en and Final Destination, based off of New Line Cinema’s successful film franchises.

They are looking for art to auction off for this great cause. The show is 11/19/11-11/20/11.

The show is heavy on Star Trek, Star Wars and other Sci-Fi memorabilia. They are looking for art from sci-fi or notable comic book characters. They would need artwork by 11/1/11 to put them up on the site to show off for the auction. Comic pages, original artwork, 3 dimensional art, etc.  Also looking for a cover artist for the show’s program.

If interested in donating art for this great cause please contact John McLaren at ToteMan@ToteMansWorld.com
here is the information so far for the event:
http://www.allentowncomiccon.com/2011-show-information.html

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Marvel Entertainment Teams Up with USC for Co-Branded Apparel Program

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NEW YORK, NY, September 21, 2011 – Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a global character-based entertainment licensing company, announced today that its famed Super Heroes are heading back to school and enrolling in the University of Southern California (USC). Through an agreement with Silver Star Merchandising, the apparel, manufacturer and distributor subsidiary for the Dallas Cowboys, Marvel has licensed its Super Heroes for a co-branded apparel program dedicated to USC.

The collection combines one of the most recognizable athletic programs in the nation with some of the most popular Marvel Super Heroes of all-time including Captain America, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk and Wolverine. Featuring apparel and headwear for infants, kids, and adults, the collection will feature your favorite Super Heroes in USC’s school colors of Cardinal and Gold, along with its Trojan mascot and logos.

The product line will be available at mass and sporting good retailers, USC bookstores and online beginning in late September. Earlier this year, Silver Star Merchandising announced a wide-ranging license agreement with USC to manufacture and distribute fashion jerseys, t-shirts, hats and other athletic-themed apparel.

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“By adding a premiere college institution with one of the largest alumni bases in the country, Marvel further extends our brand into the sports marketplace,” said Mike Jerchower, Director of Licensing for Marvel Entertainment. “The Marvel-USC team up is an exciting addition to our wildly successful co-branded apparel programs with the NBA and the Dallas Cowboys.”

“As the first university to have the ability to co-brand with Marvel’s iconic Super Heroes, we are excited to collaborate on this new, unique line of apparel,” said Matt Curran, USC’s Director of Trademark Licensing. “Given that USC is located in the heart of Los Angeles, the entertainment capital of the world, we believe our partnership with Marvel is a natural fit that will resonate with alumni, students, and fans.”

About Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing. For more information visit www.marvel.com . Super Hero(es) is a co-owned registered trademark.

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Hope everyone saw my last posting regarding Eddy Barrows (Nightwing, Superman, Teen Titans) <http://www.comic-art-ink.com/eddybarrows.html>  and that he was accepting commission requests for the upcoming NYCC show.  He still has a few spaces left.  Now, Daniel HDR (Green Lantern, Lady Death, Texas Chainsaw Massacre) <http://www.comic-art-ink.com/danielhdr.html>  will also be attending the show in October and is willing and ready to take on your requests for commissions.  If you are interested in getting something from either artist please drop me a line and let me know.

Secondly, I am in the process of uploading a large number of pages to the website.  Pages included are from Rodney Buchemi (FlashPoint: Legion of Doom, X-Men Forever, Marvel Adventures) <http://www.comic-art-ink.com/rodneybuchemi.html>  all three issues from DC Comics “FlashPoint: Legion of Doom” (some pretty violent stuff!), and “JLA 80 Page Giant” with a story featuring John Stewart and Zatanna!  And from Marvel, Rodney did a great job on “Marvel Adventures: Heroes” featuring Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers!  Also being uploaded are all three issues of “Batman and Robin” by Greg Tocchini (Batman and Robin, Fantastic Four and Marvel Cover artist) <http://www.comic-art-ink.com/gregtocchini.html> , also his two issue fill-in on “Fantastic Four” featuring the Inhumans and the Kree!  Lastly I am uploading some of Eddy’s final pages from his spectacular run on Superman, Issue #’s 709 – 711.  There will be more coming including covers for Eddy’s latest assignment, the relaunch of the DC Universe with “Nightwing”.   I will have more updates as they occur, until then if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask.


Cheers!

Joe Gonzalez

619 370-2398
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As reported on the Hughes-Fans Yahoo Group:

I wanted to let everyone know that the comics industry has lost one of it’s true nice guys with the passing of Dave Hoover last night.

I haven’t gotten details as yet. He’s had open heart surgery twice, but when I spent most of the weekend with him in Baltimore last month, he was in great shape and even better spirits.

Sorry for the bust-in, but I wanted to let people know.

Jim

R.I.P. Dave. We enjoyed your art all of these years.

Here’s the link to his Comic Art Community Gallery Folder

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FOLLOW UP:
“His wife does/is checking his email account, so if you wish to send
condolences, or memories of Dave, feel free to. hoovfam@yahoo.com

If you want to send a card or flowers or anything, contact me for the
address.- AMangelsSW@aol.com

Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, marks the 10th anniversary of one of the darkest days in American history. In respect of the occasion, the major comic syndicates have rallied their cartoonists to dedicate their strips on that day to those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks.

MoCCA is pleased to be part of a Kings Feature Syndicate effort, bringing together the comics industry to commem-orate the 10th anniversary of September 11 with a special exhibit of themed Sunday Strips. Beginning on Tuesday September 6th, original & production artwork from 12 creators will be on display in MoCCA’s annex gallery, along with a rotating display of all 93 participating artists’ Sunday strips.

Joining King Features in this venture are Creators Syndicate, Tribune Media Services, Universal Press Syndicate and Washington Post Writers Group, representing many of the most popular cartoonists in the world’s most influential newspapers and websites.

All 93 participating strips, which tend to appear on Sunday newspaper editions in color in their own special pullout section, will have an overarching September 11 remembrance theme that day.

In addition to the newspaper tribute, King Features has partnered with the renowned Newseum in Washington, D.C., the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, the Toonseum in Pittsburgh and the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art in New York City to host special exhibits featuring the cartoonists’ commemorative works. On Thurs., Sept. 8, the Society of Illustrators (New York City) will also host a one-day lecture and signing event in addition to displaying the comics of the event participants.

“King Features Syndicate is honored to join all of the comic syndicates to bring cartoonists from the entire community together to reflect on the events of September 11,” said Brendan Burford, Comics Editor, King Features Syndicate. “We value the opportunity for the artists to use the comic platform to make a powerful, cohesive statement. It’s important that no one forget what happened on that day in history.”

“Ten years ago, the terrorists succeeded in tearing down two buildings, crashing into a third and bringing down a fourth plane,” said Jack Newcombe, president of Creators Syndicate. “But they failed in their mission to tear down the most important American belief, freedom — freedom of expression, freedom of religion, freedom of the press and the freedom to make millions of people laugh each and every day with a few drawings.”

“Comics and cartoons have played an important role throughout history by reflecting and reacting to the political climate of our country,” said Susan Bennett, senior vice president of exhibits, programs and media relations at the Newseum. “We’re honored to partner with some of the country’s best illustrators as they remember September 11, a day we should never forget.”

This is not the first time the cartoonists have come together to help bring awareness to an important cause or event. In October 2010, nearly the entire King Features Syndicate family of cartoonists dedicated their comic strips to the observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, turning them pink in an effort to help bring national attention to the disease that affects millions. In April 2008, 45 King Features cartoonists created Earth Day-themed comics to showcase or protecting the planet and environment. In November 2001, the National Cartoonists Society cartooning community participated in Thanks&Giving, in which special cartoons, created for Thanksgiving Day, were auctioned and the proceeds donated to The September 11th Fund, established by The New York Community Trust and United Way of New York City.

All of the strips will be spotlighted in a dedicated online gallery available for public viewing at www.CartoonistsRemember911.com starting Sunday, September 11.

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