4 JUNE 2015
Just a reminder for you San Diego locals that IDW's San Diego Comic Art Gallery will have an opening reception on Friday, 5 June from 5 pm - 9 pm.
The opening will feature an exhibit of Kevin Eastman, the co-creator of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - from his first turtle sketches to his most recent work.
The gallery is in Liberty Station at 2765 Truxtun Road.
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SDCC rolls out "The Art of Comic-Con"
12 MAY 2015
What an arty summer we're going to have. First we have the new San Diego Comic Art Gallery at the IDW Headquarters to visit; now CCI is going to dazzle us with "The Art of Comic-Con."
Which is them partnering with the San Diego Public Library to show off art from their archives. I want to visualize CCI's archives as a vast and closely-guarded hangar of artwork, Raiders of the Lost Arc-style. And maybe it is; this is what the exhibit will show.
"Providing unprecedented access to original art by over 60 comics artists, the exhibition traces the history of Comic-Con through art and provides a sneak peek into the evolving process of creating comic art. Visitors to the show will have the opportunity to see process drawings in a variety of mediums that were used in souvenir and program books for Comic-Con, WonderCon, and APE, the Alternative Press Expo, artwork that is representative of the comic books and comic art Comic-Con International presents to a growing audience."
That quote gets a bit clunky at the end, but you get the idea. I'll assume that the "sneak peek into the evolving process" refers to digital tools, which could be interesting. If you want to know exactly who will be showcased, you'll see work from Sergio Aragonés, Howard Chaykin, Cliff Chiang, Michael Cho, Colleen Coover, Rick Geary, Gilbert Hernandez, Jim Lee, Dave McKean, Frank Miller, Marshall Rogers, John Romita Jr., Bill Sienkiewicz, William Stout, Babs Tarr, and others.
What: The Art of Comic-Con
When: Saturday, 20 June - 30 August 2015; a reception will be held from 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm on 20 June.
Where: the Art Gallery on the 9th Floor of the San Diego Central Library -330 Park Blvd, San Diego.
Cost: free
Obviously this is a great way for non-badged people to soak up some Comic-Con art, but it should also be on the agenda of any comic fan attendees.
What an arty summer we're going to have. First we have the new San Diego Comic Art Gallery at the IDW Headquarters to visit; now CCI is going to dazzle us with "The Art of Comic-Con."
Which is them partnering with the San Diego Public Library to show off art from their archives. I want to visualize CCI's archives as a vast and closely-guarded hangar of artwork, Raiders of the Lost Arc-style. And maybe it is; this is what the exhibit will show.
"Providing unprecedented access to original art by over 60 comics artists, the exhibition traces the history of Comic-Con through art and provides a sneak peek into the evolving process of creating comic art. Visitors to the show will have the opportunity to see process drawings in a variety of mediums that were used in souvenir and program books for Comic-Con, WonderCon, and APE, the Alternative Press Expo, artwork that is representative of the comic books and comic art Comic-Con International presents to a growing audience."
That quote gets a bit clunky at the end, but you get the idea. I'll assume that the "sneak peek into the evolving process" refers to digital tools, which could be interesting. If you want to know exactly who will be showcased, you'll see work from Sergio Aragonés, Howard Chaykin, Cliff Chiang, Michael Cho, Colleen Coover, Rick Geary, Gilbert Hernandez, Jim Lee, Dave McKean, Frank Miller, Marshall Rogers, John Romita Jr., Bill Sienkiewicz, William Stout, Babs Tarr, and others.
What: The Art of Comic-Con
When: Saturday, 20 June - 30 August 2015; a reception will be held from 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm on 20 June.
Where: the Art Gallery on the 9th Floor of the San Diego Central Library -330 Park Blvd, San Diego.
Cost: free
Obviously this is a great way for non-badged people to soak up some Comic-Con art, but it should also be on the agenda of any comic fan attendees.
Summer comic book news from IDW & Dark Horse
1 APRIL 2015
Happy New Comic Day! Let's look into the future and discuss the tantalizing announcements we got from Dark Horse and IDW at ECCC last weekend. Because they're bringing all of the below your way this summer and fall.
And if you didn't hear today, we're also getting two Wonder Woman books this fall - from Jill Thompson and Grant Morrison. Wonder Woman: Earth One will be out in November with pretty art by Yanick Paquette and some of those subversive bondage themes that lurked in old WW comics. Jill Thompson's Wonder Woman: The Very Selfish Princess is out in September. The art in each looks gorgeous.
So many comic books!
Courtesy of IDW
Happy New Comic Day! Let's look into the future and discuss the tantalizing announcements we got from Dark Horse and IDW at ECCC last weekend. Because they're bringing all of the below your way this summer and fall.
From IDW, we have a collection of titles coming out in July:
- A 4-issue adaptation of The Shrinking Man from CEO Ted Adams. Yes, this is from Richard Matheson's novel where a man shrinks slowly after encountering a mysterious cloud.
- A 4-part Onyx from IDW chief creative officer Chris Ryall and Locke & Key artist Gabriel Rodriguez. A female warrior arrives on Earth to "either save the planet or destroy it." You'll get to see Onyx #0 as a bonus story in some IDW May titles.
- A miniseries of Godzilla in Hell in which the biggest beast of them all visits the fiery underworld and presumably goes through an SDCC badge sale. The creative team will rotate for all 5 issues.
- String Divers about “a squad of androids who are shrunken down to complete world-saving missions.” This is also written by Chris Ryall, with artwork by Nelson Daniel.
- Barb Wire about a bounty hunter once played by Pamela Anderson in a film. "The hunting is stupid good and the bounties are hella big - if Barb lives long enough to collect!" I feel like that sums it up pretty accurately. Out in July.
- King Tiger is described as "Blood, death, and fire - the darkest kind of magic” in which Tiger needs to battle "an unthinkable supernatural obscenity." Out in August.
- Conspiracy thriller Negative Space starts with writer's block, a suicide note and involves a terrible corporation and “ancient underwater creatures who feed off our strongest and most base emotions.” I bet this writer has a fascinating backstory. On sale in July.
- The Tomorrows kicks off in July and sounds more like a documentary from the future than fiction: "Everything everyone ever posted online has been weaponized against them. The reign of the Corporation is quickly becoming as absolute as it is brutal - unless the Tomorrows can stop it." Curt Pires is the scribe, with a different artist every issue. Out in July.
- Death Head also comes out in July and will center around a family who go on a camping trip and discover “an abandoned village hiding an ancient evil” and a villain called “The Plague Doctor.” This sounds like it would make an excellent horror movie.
- Then we have Zodiac Starforce out in August about "an elite group of teenage girls with magical powers who have sworn to protect our planet against dark creatures - as long as they can get out of class!” Oh, and there are "mean-girl minions." So like a supernatural Pretty Little Liars, I'm guessing.
- Adam.3, also out in August, has "a futuristic island paradise populated by talking animals and monitored by orbiting control satellites." The talking animals are turned into aliens by actual alien invaders; a battle to save the island ensues. I just realized how much I wish Dali was alive and making comic books. From the brain of Scott Kolins.
- Power Cubed, which launches in September, is about a kid who gets some “matter-reinterpreting technology" on his 18th birthday. A government agent and a "bumbling Nazi scientist" are involved. Wait, aren't bumbling characters supposed to be lovable?
- Jumping to October, we’ll have The Steam Man, which brings us an Old West peopled by robots, Martians, killer apes and vampires. Delightfully zany or tired and gimmicky? It probably depends on the execution. Which will come from Mark Miller, Joe Lansdale, and Piotr Kowalski.
- Toward the end of the year - not exactly summer - we'll get Eric Powell partnering with illustrator Stephanie Buscema for Chimichanga: Sorrow of the World's Worst Face. "Wrinkle's Traveling Circus's most adorable bearded girl and her savory-named beast are back."
And if you didn't hear today, we're also getting two Wonder Woman books this fall - from Jill Thompson and Grant Morrison. Wonder Woman: Earth One will be out in November with pretty art by Yanick Paquette and some of those subversive bondage themes that lurked in old WW comics. Jill Thompson's Wonder Woman: The Very Selfish Princess is out in September. The art in each looks gorgeous.
So many comic books!
IDW moves to San Diego, opens new comic gallery
13 FEBRUARY 2015
Consider it an early Valentine's Day gift: not only has IDW Publishing relocated to San Diego, but they've opened a new comic art gallery there as well. Both the offices and gallery will be located in former Navy barracks within the historic NTC in Liberty Station. Harry L. Katz, former Head Curator in the Prints and Photographs Division at the Library of Congress, is the curator.
The San Diego Comic Art Gallery will be located within the IDW space but it won't just show IDW work. There will be original art from comics and animation, author and artist appearances, installations and events. The first installation: an exhibit of the work of Kevin Eastman, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
The grand opening is scheduled for 1 June 2015. Which means that yes, the gallery will be open for Comic-Con. I'd be surprised if they didn't host some kind of special event, so make a note to check back on what the SDCAG is doing in July. This already sounds like a top pick for outside events.
Consider it an early Valentine's Day gift: not only has IDW Publishing relocated to San Diego, but they've opened a new comic art gallery there as well. Both the offices and gallery will be located in former Navy barracks within the historic NTC in Liberty Station. Harry L. Katz, former Head Curator in the Prints and Photographs Division at the Library of Congress, is the curator.
The San Diego Comic Art Gallery will be located within the IDW space but it won't just show IDW work. There will be original art from comics and animation, author and artist appearances, installations and events. The first installation: an exhibit of the work of Kevin Eastman, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
The grand opening is scheduled for 1 June 2015. Which means that yes, the gallery will be open for Comic-Con. I'd be surprised if they didn't host some kind of special event, so make a note to check back on what the SDCAG is doing in July. This already sounds like a top pick for outside events.
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