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Tim Doyle Paints the Real Estate of ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Sesame Street’ And More
Filed under: Art, Culture
If you're the type of person who's immersed in pop culture to an obsessive degree, then the settings and locations of the things you love can become just as distinctive as the characters that occupy them. And for proof of... [read more]
Benjamin Ang Reimagines Captain Planet, Marvel Fashions and More [Art]
Filed under: Galleries, Art
Marvel Comics knows how to scout new art talent, and Singapore-based artist Benjamin Ang is one of their better finds from 2011. He draws with the motion and animated depth of a Humberto Ramos, but his work also glistens ... [read more]
Andres Romero Spends a Lot of Face Time With Your Favorite Heroes [Art]
Filed under: Art, Culture
From Venom's eyes and Hawkeye's mask to The Flash's ear lightning and The Thing's skin, the right facial details can really set hero or villain apart. Artist Andres Romero doesn't even need a clearly defined head in most ca... [read more]
Nice Art: THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON at Giant Robot
Giant Robot's YEAR OF THE DRAGON art exhibit, themed around this year's Chinese horoscope, is now online. It also serves as a farewell to BR employee Michelle Borok, who curated many exhibitions at the iconic LA store. You can view the entire exhibit here. Above, "Pink Mountains, Black [read more]
Best Art Ever (This Week) – 02.03.12
Filed under: Art, Culture
We make a regular practice at ComicsAlliance of spotlighting particular artists and/or specific bodies of work, but there's just so much great work on sites like like Flickr, Tumblr, DeviantArt and other countless blogs tha... [read more]
Corey Lewis Brightens up Superheroes With Highlighter Hues [Art]
Filed under: Art, Culture
Known for his nontraditional page layouts and character designs on titles like Seedless, artist Corey Lewis injects a little neon into everything he draws. Even when he's drawing in black and white, his characters communica... [read more]
New funding strategy for comickers: borrow money from David Choe, the $200 million artist
David Choe, the eccentric and talented graffiti artist/painter who once flamed out as the artist on an X-men spinoff is now set to make about $200 million from the Facebook stock offering. It seems that back in the day Choe painted murals for Facebook's Palo Alto offices...and [read more]
AUCTION: Heritage Auctions offers up original Calvin and Hobbes work
Press Release An incredibly rare piece of original, published Calvin and Hobbes artwork – 1989-90 Calendar Cover Watercolor Illustration Original Art (c. 1988) – by artist Bill Watterson, is expected to bring $50,000+ when it comes to auction a... [read more]
The Justice League International Gets a Gender-Flipped Makeover from Maya Nord
Filed under: Art, Culture
At this past year's San Diego Comic-Con, a group of cosplayers dressed as the "Gender-Bent Justice League of America" to highlight the differences in how male and female characters are costumes. The men in the group took on ... [read more]
DesignoMatt Hones in on Heroes’ Torsos [Art]
Filed under: Art, Culture
What is a hero really without a iconic chest symbol? Judging by his prints, artist DesignoMatt doesn't seem to be too interested in anything not going on on the fronts of Iron Man, Spider-Man and Captain America's torsos, a... [read more]
Denver Brubaker Doodles Boba Fett, Booster Gold and More [Art]
Filed under: Galleries, Art
Denver Brubaker may cut a few inches off of characters such as Hawkman and Boba Fett when he draws them. He more than makes up for that lost height in fun and perky poses, though. Brubaker's quirky style evokes the spirit... [read more]
Spider-Man’s Tattooed Grandson and Wonder Woman’s Hair as Envisioned by Rodrigo
Filed under: Galleries, Art
One of our favorite Brazil-based creators we've discovered over the last few weeks is a fellow by the name of Rodrigo. He specializes in big hairdos and bright, wallpaper-ish patterns on jungle animals, but he's also cran... [read more]
Nice Art: Ulises Farinas on process
If you have been looking at comic art posts on the internet for long you have probably at some time admired the intricate and imaginative illustrations of cartoonist Ulises Farinas and thought "How does he do it? well, here's how in a detailed post on drawing a cover [read more]
ComicsAlliance Design Critique: New Oni Press Logo
Filed under: Oni, Indie, Art, Opinion
There must be something in the water. No sooner does the comics internet settle down from the commotion caused by DC Comics' new logo rollout than Portland, Oregon's Oni Press announces that it is revamping its ... [read more]
Michael Walsh Does a Menacing M.O.D.O.K., an Inked Up Josie and More [Art]
Filed under: Art, Culture
A regular contributor to the Spitballin' collective, there's not a lot artist Michael Walsh won't try using his blend of digital and traditional illustration methods. Longtime comic (especially superhero) fans might sense a... [read more]
ART APPRECIATION MOMENT OF THE DAY: Michael Walsh
When it comes down to it, Josie done up in a punk fashion, while still wearing her Pussycats costume rocks, and Michael Walsh knows how to make it work. What is great about Walsh’s tumblr feed is it not only … Continue reading → [read more]
Best Art Ever (This Week) – 01.27.12
Filed under: Art, Culture
We make a regular practice at ComicsAlliance of spotlighting particular artists and/or specific bodies of work, but there's just so much great work on sites like like Flickr, Tumblr, DeviantArt and other countless blogs tha... [read more]
CBLDF Begins 2012 with New Cliff Chiang Card and Membership Drive [Exclusive Art]
Filed under: News, Art, Culture The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund began its 2012 membership drive, in earnest today, offering various rewards and incentives to those who pledge support the free speech non-profit dedicated to protecting the comic book i... [read more]
Kalle Malloy Has a Handle on Galactus, Machine Man, Calvin and Hobbes and More [Art]
Filed under: Art, Culture
Canadian artist Kalle Malloy does great character work that's all about balance. The artist's clean compositions carry just the right amount of texture and shading, making the people, robots, talking animals and world eater... [read more]