The reason behind the delay in the Rapture...
May 21, 2011
R.I.P. Macho Madness
The two-time WWF champion and outspoken supporter of seasoned, dehydrated meat stalks died tragically in Florida yesterday, after a heart attack caused him to lose control his of jeep and slam head-on into a tree (ignore any false reports attributing the accident to obscured vision through checkboard sunglasses). News reports say that Savage's wife of one year, Lynn, was also in the vehicle but sustained only minor injuries.
The reason behind the delay in the Rapture...
The reason behind the delay in the Rapture...
Julius Von Bismarck
"I studied design and visual communication at the University of Fine Arts, in Berlin, which was also really technological. But even before that I was fascinated by both science and art. During school I had physics class and arts class during my A-Levels and couldn’t really decide which way I wanted to go. So I found a really good place where I can follow both."
May 20, 2011
Frazetta
A year ago today we sadly lost one of the foremost and talented Fantasy & Sci-Fi illustrators of all time, Frank Frazetta who passed away on the 10th of May at the age of 82. Frank's career spanned an unbelievable 60+ years. He first started working in the comic book industry at the age of 15, initially providing pencil clean-ups, he soon progressed to drawing comics, and by the 50’s was producing work spanning a raft of genres including Western, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Historical Drama. Later a spoof illustration of Ringo Starr for MAD Magazine would bring Frazetta to Hollywood’s attention and he was soon producing Movie Poster artwork, the first of which for the 1964 feature “What’s New Pussycat?” earning him $4,000 – back then this was a year's salary for only one afternoon's worth of work!
Frank’s commercial work was primarily rendered in oil paints, but he also worked in Watercolours, Ink’s and Pencils – examples of which are included above – a style which incorporates brooding compositions of ultra-defined muscular heroes and heroines, always poised for action. Other telling trait’s include tattered flailing clothing, powerful ornate armour and weaponry, all beautifully lit beneath apocalyptic skies.
Read more about Frank: his obituary at The Gaurdian.co.uk http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/may/13/frank-frazetta-obituary or at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Frazetta
Frank once teamed up with Director Ralph Bakshi to create the 1983 animated feature film “Fire and Ice”.
May 19, 2011
Buy Mike Holmes' New Book!
TRUE STORY is an illustrated collection of miniature memoirs. Mike
Holmes is the editor, interpreter, guide and illustrator. He puts his own
spin on the middle school embarrassments, near death experiences, bad
dates, reunions, funeral faux pas, and first kisses, of people like you
and me. In a style true to that of his weekly comic, Holmes makes room
for others to share their stories. He writes the script, helps out with
the comic timing, he offers behind-the-scenes details and follows up
with the storytellers. The end result is engaging, funny—genius.
Go here for buying information!
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