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Superman: Kryptonite HC
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For a few years now, I have talked on my message board about my Favorite Illustrators, the artists that have inspired me from my teen age years and earlier, through my discovery of all the great American illustrators from the 1930s to the 1950s. Having a computer combined with some disposable income for the first time in my life, coincided with a publishing resurgence in honoring the great magazine and book illustrators America has produced, and the result has affected my work a great deal.
The other category is European artists of comics, or as they are called in France, BD's (bande dessinée), or 'drawn strip'. The term is French, and it primarily refers to Franco-Belgian comics, but is often used to describe any European comic album. BD's are distinguished by a very high level of printing, a very high level of craft in the art -- somewhat less so in the writing sometimes -- and their format: oversized hardcover books of between 48 and 96 pages.
So dig in, and I hope you enjoy! It has been always a thrill to discover the high level of talent over the years, and to be inspired and energized by it.
Tim
June 23, 2009
Rene Grau
I thought I had done this before, but when Tony (Dickweed) brought him up recently, I realized that apparently I have not posted a thread devoted to Gruau before. So here goes.
There is an appalling lack of Gruau's images online, and the ones that are there are a really low resolution. Who knows why. There are also only two books on his work that I know, both either out of print or prohibitively expensive...I own both. If anyone finds another please let me know, as I am a huge fan of his. I own two prints, one a huge linen-backed advertisement for Ortalion stockings, and the other a rice paper signed limited print in black and red of a woman.
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November 1, 2008
Kadir Nelson ()
April 5, 2008
JIM STERANKO (Red Tide, Indiana Jones & S.H.I.E.L.D.)
March 20, 2008
JACK KIRBY (Captain America, Fantastic Four)
March 3, 2008
JEAN (MOEBIUS) GIRAUD (Blueberry, Arzach, Heavy Metal)
February 27, 2008
HAL FOSTER (Prince Valiant creator & artist)
February 20, 2008
EISNER vs. STERANKO (Great splash pages)
February 19, 2008
MUNRO LEAF (The Story of Ferdinand)
February 11, 2008
BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH (Daredevil, Avengers & Conan)
February 5, 2008
BERNIE WRIGHTSON (Cool Air, Clarice & Frankenstein)
February 4, 2008
BERNIE WRIGHTSON (The Shadow, Muck Monster)
January 27, 2008
NEAL ADAMS (X-Men, Batman, Creepy, Enemy Ace)
January 23, 2008
BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH (Cimmeria)
January 11, 2008
RUBEN PELLEJERO (Caraîbes, Le Silence de Malka)
January 7, 2008
YSLAIRE (Sambre)
January 4, 2008
BERNIE KRIEGSTEIN (Master Race from IMPACT)
January 15, 2007
FRANK McCARTHY (Magazine artist)
January 9, 2007
JAMES R. BINGHAM (Fifties books and magazines)
July 17, 2006
FRANK FRAZETTA (Conan, Vampirella, Warren covers, Poe)
July 11, 2006
JOHN BUSCEMA (Silver Surfer, Avengers & Conan)
June 25, 2006
JACK DAVIS (MAD, Two Fisted Tales, Frontline Combat)
May 29, 2006
ALEX TOTH (The Shadow, Romance, Blazing Combat)
May 27, 2006
GUARNIDO (Blacksad)
May 25, 2006
ROBERT FAWCETT (Paperback cover artist)
May 22, 2006
ROBERT MAGUIRE (Paperback cover artist)
May 20, 2006
ROBERT McGINNIS (Paperback cover artist)
May 19, 2006
MITCHELL HOOKS (Paperback cover artist)
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