We had the pleasure of meeting the energetic and talented duo of Bram and Monica Meehan last weekend at Staple! On top of Monica’s artistic talents and Bram’s creative writing skills, they serve as tireless promoters of 7000 B.C., an artist collective of comics writers and artists. Visit Bram and Monica’s Panel Press site for a host of great offerings and learn more about Independent Comics from New Mexico at the 7000 B.C. site.
Fun and fanciful series of fake Japanese vintage ad characters by Juan Molinet.
Brilliant rendition of The Last Supper in breakfast cereal form. Brought to you by the talented Brian Stuckey.
Next weekend marks the seventh annual Staple! show, the event to promote independent creative media: comics, art, animation and self-published literature. If you find yourself wandering around within the city limits of the live music capital of the world, come on by!
Check out the latest from San Antonio artist Jason Limon.
Check out all of the wonderful fun over at Curio & Co.
(We’ve been huge fans of Philip La Carta for years!)
The Order of Nefarious Villains serve as the evil counterpart to the Union of Superlative Heroes. Spawned from the dark recesses of spider pits and graveyard shadows, this collection of evil deviants inhabit the same parallel Steampunk Victorian universe as their heroic foes. 20 cards in the set, including the characters Professor Cephalopod, Sir Samuel Lodestone, Black Piranha, Feline Fräulein, Lord Venomous, King Congo plus 14 more. Each card showcases their portrait along with a brief description of their malevolent deeds, origins and abilities.
Now available in the Etsy Shop.
New set of figures due out from the inspirational mind of Mari Inukai.
Check out the engaging work of Chris Scarborough.
Scissorhands 20th is a tribute for the 20th anniversary of Tim Burton’s movie “Edward Scissorhands.” There’s a host of well-done interpretations worth checking out.
Pam Wishbow creates a fun world of retro styled cartoon graphics.
Whitechapel Gallery presents a collection of John Stezaker’s arresting photo collages.
Jessica Joslin spent her early years wandering through the halls of natural history museums, enchanted with the exquisite Victorian-era taxidermy and osteological displays, with their brass fittings and gleaming wood. Visit her site for an amazing collection of creature creations made from such natural objects as shells, seedpods, feathers and bones.
Stunningly surreal photographic manipulations from Yang Yongliang.
Barcelona based artist Pietari Posti.
Alien forms from metal sculpture artist John Haley III.
Fun vehicle concept illustrations from Jake Parker.
Paul Bines over at the wonderful resource UK CardCast honored me with a fantastic plug for the “Union of Superlative Heroes” set with his latest podcast.
Trailer for IKA by Romain Jouandeau.
