Crusade, written by Jean Dufaux and illustrated by Philippe Xavier, is a new series of Franco-Belgian bandes dessinee albums that Cinebook is translating into English for the first time. The first book, Simoun Dja, was originally published in French in… Read More ›
Features
In Review: XIII – All The Tears Of Hell
Who is XIII? Presidential assassin? Special forces soldier? Psychotic killer? The questions continue in the third part of the XIII saga, All The Tears Of Hell, written by Jean Van Hamme and illustrated by William Vance. Amnesiac XIII spent the… Read More ›
In Review: The Amulet of Samarkand
A marvellous adaptation of the novel
Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: Chris Askham
Space Ape by Chris Askham For as long as he can remember, British artist Chris Askham has had an obsessive desire to draw comic strips, beginning at an early age by copying characters out of The Dandy and then progressing… Read More ›
In Review Times Two: Dare Dare, the Biography by Daniel Tartarsky
Steve Herbert, who’s involved in the Altered Vistas web site and Eagle Times and Eagle Flies Again contributor Steve Winders have kindly reviewed Daniel Tartarsky’s new Dan Dare book for downthetubes… Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future: A Biography by… Read More ›
Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: Max Bertolini
Max Bertolini’s cover for Nathan Never #9 Max Bertolini is a self taught cartoonist, working in the comics business and illustration field. He’s the artist on the Italian comic Nathan Never, a 94 page, black and white comic, which means… Read More ›
Rogue Trooper: a round table with the new creative team
Art from the new Rogue Trooper story for Prog 2011 by Staz Johnson. Story by Gerry Finley-Day. © 2010 Rebellion Rogue Trooper is one of science fiction comic 2000AD‘s most iconic characters. A deserter in a future war, he roams… Read More ›
Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: Oliver Wetter
Oliver Wetter, online often referred to as fantasio, is currently working as freelance artist & illustrator from his studio in Konz, Germany. His passion is to tell visual stories inspired by quickfire ideas. Sci-Fi Art Now: What tools do you… Read More ›
Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: Kevin Levell
Kevin ‘Kev’ Levell was introduced to British weekly science fiction comic 2000AD at the age of 11 or 12 and from that point on he knew he wanted to be a comic artist. “It’s only in the last couple of… Read More ›
In Review: Thought Bubble 2010 by Matthew Badham
This report is a bit late. I was summoned back from Thought Bubble on Sunday morning (I had planned to stay for some of the events that were taking place on that day) because my wife had picked up a… Read More ›
In Review: Grandville Mon Amour
by Bryan Talbot Published by: Jonathan Cape (UK) Dark Horse (US) Out: 2nd December 2010 (UK) 22 February 2011 (US) The Book: Set three weeks after the finale of Grandville, Grandville, Mon Amour pits Detective Inspector Archie LeBrock of Scotland… Read More ›
Panel Borders chasing Batwoman and Promethea this week
Continuing British radio show Panel Borders month-long look at unusual depictions of superheroes, Alex Fitch talks to comic book artist and graphic designer J. H. Williams III about his work from early forays into the superhero genre for DC’s imprint… Read More ›
Ten Questions for artist Bryan Talbot
Bryan Talbot has worked on underground comics, science fiction and superhero stories such as Judge Dredd and Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Vertigo titles including Hellblazer, Sandman and Fables and has written and drawn the graphic novels The Adventures… Read More ›
Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: Ron Miller
Mars from Deimos by Ron Miller Ron Miller is an illustrator and author specializing in science, astronomy, science fiction and fantasy. In addition to providing artwork for many magazine and book publishers, he’s the author, co-author or editor of some… Read More ›
In Review: Lucky Luke – The Judge
Cinebook continue their English language translations of the Lucky Luke books with their 24th book The Judge based on the real life Judge Roy Bean who lived in Texas during the late 1800s. While the character is probably best known… Read More ›
Catching up with Gibson Quarter
Gibson Quarter is best known for his illustration work on War on Drugs strips with writer Alan Grant, for the adult comics magazine Wasted which will soon see a sixth issue on sale. He’s also drawn stories for numerous other… Read More ›
Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: Armand Cabrera
Marooned by Armand Cabrera, featured in Sci-Fi Art Now. To view a walk through of how this art was created go to: http://www.myebook.com Armand Cabrera has been a professional artist now for 30 years. He did some book covers in… Read More ›
Panel Borders: Books of Magic and Spirits of the Earth
Continuing radio show Panel Borders month of shows looking at horror and dark fantasy comics, in a pair of interviews recorded at this year’s British International Comics Show in Birmingham, Alex Fitch talks to artists Charles Vess and Peter Gross… Read More ›
Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: Nick Brokenshire
Artist Nick Brokenshire, who has been illustrating and teaching for a few years now, has been a lifelong comics fan, consuming 2000AD, the 1980s Eagle “and anything from the US that I could get my hands on” He graduated from… Read More ›
Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: Stephen Baskerville
Concept Art for the Astro Zoo game by Stephen Baskerville Stephen Baskerville is a videogame concept artist whose recent work included Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth for the Nintendo DS (as well as helping out on the Wii companion game, Doctor… Read More ›