The Man in the Painter’s Room is a graphic novel by Maryland-based author Jamison Odone that explores the final year of Van Gogh’s life, leading up to his suicide. Carefully researched from first-hand accounts of those closest to him, the first graphic novel focuses on this part of the famous painter’s life. “The Man in the Painter’s Room is an interesting exploration of the last few months of Van Gogh’s life and finding light in […]
The artists Caravaggio, who was born Michelangelo di Merisi, da Caravaggio (1571-1610) was the premiere master of Baroque era painting. He pioneered a style of rendering, termed Chiaroscuro or Tenebrism, to accentuate an uncompromised realism in representing the suffering of the holy family and saints. While it is thought that his works brought the faithful back to the pews of the church during the Counter Reformation, his own life was marred by profound violence and […]
Clover Press and the Eisner Award-winning Yoe Books will seek fortune and fame with Pirates: A Treasure Of Comics To Plunder, Arrr! when the book debuts March, 2020. This Pirate-themed graphic novella collection features comics and art from industry titans including Wally Wood, Frank Frazetta, Reed Crandall, Graham Ingels, and many more. Craig Yoe bellows, “Ahoy ya swabs! I love our deep-as-the-shining-sea relationships with other publisher crews, but I am beyond stoked to hoist sails, […]
Love Heavy Metal magazine? Love The Who? Then you are likely going to think Lifehouse, based on the uncompleted rock opera, will be a must read. From Variety: Sci-fi fantasy magazine Heavy Metal and Pete Townshend are partnering on the Who’s uncompleted rock opera “Lifehouse” for a graphic novel, with an eye to developing a movie and television projects. “Lifehouse,” which had originally been planned as a movie for Universal in 1970, will be published […]
Wizard World has teamed with Positive Tomorrows an organization that helps homeless families educate their children to create pathways to success. Wizard World is asking fans to bring child-appropriate graphic novels, comics, science fiction books, or any other similar reading materials to Wizard World Tulsa, September 6th to 8th at Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center Center and leave them in a specially marked donation receptacle near the Special Guest Registration desk. As a thank you, […]
Screen rights for comic book artist J. Scott Campbell and writer Andy Hartnell’s Danger Girl have been acquired by Constantin Film who will team with Jeremy Bolt’s Bolt Pictures and Adrian Askarieh’s Prime Universe Films for the production of a movie and a television series. From Deadline Hollywood: Launched in 1996 by comic book artist J. Scott Campbell and writer Andy Hartnell, Danger Girl began under the Wildstorm banner and moved to DC Comics. It […]
Though I’m still slightly torn about whether or not the making of a child soldier is appropriate fodder for a graphic novel aimed at young adult readers, the combination of Sharon E. McKay’s powerful prose and Daniel LaFrance’s luminous illustrations is just right in War Brothers (Annick). War Brothers was originally written in traditional novel form and published in 2008. Storyboard and graphic artist LaFrance brings the story to life with richly vivid illustrations shown […]
While you’re thinking of lining up to see Django Unchained, writer/director Quentin Tarantino’s new movie, be aware that there is another way to experience the story. At the same time, DC/Vertigo Comics has released a new comic series that is set to be a close adaptation of Tarantino’s script. WIRED looks at the new release: The comic is an incredibly faithful adaptation of Tarantino’s movie script – the first issue is the first few scenes […]
Gary Phillips, Shamus Award-nominated creator of Los Angeles private eye Ivan Monk and the author of the recently published novella, The Underbelly, commented in The Rap Sheet recently on his latest effort in the field of graphic-novel writing. In Moonstone’s Spider #1, due out in January, he gives Depression-era super-spy Operator 5 new life as the back-up feature. He has also been writing stories for Moonstone about a black pulp character he created called Decimator […]
David Small’s Stitches: A Memoir (McLelland & Stewart/W.W. Norton) is fantastic. As good or better than the most celebrated graphic novels that it will inevitably be compared to. Stitches is all the more compelling because it is not a novel at all. Rather, it is a graphic telling of author and illustrator David Small’s early life. This is David through the Looking Glass as seen by David Lynch or perhaps Tim Burton, a dark and […]
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