Sotheby’s has announced that Edvard Munch’s masterpiece The Scream will lead its Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale in New York on 2 May 2012. The iconic work is one of the most instantly recognizable images in both art history and popular culture, perhaps second only to the Mona Lisa. The present version of The Scream dates from 1895, and...
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Art: Pat Wilshire on the Origins and Evolution of IlluXCon
This week many of the world’s masters of fantasy and science fiction art will be gathering for one of the most important annual juried shows held in their field. It’s a substantial show, during which these worthies display their wares, including past masterworks as well as new pieces, many created specifically for this event. And...
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Homeworld Bound: Mark Wheatley on Webcomic The Return of the Human
As might have become obvious by now, I’m a huge fan of Mark Wheatley’s comics. His latest project—The Return of the Human, which is now running online as part of the first slate of titles from a major new webcomics consortium—is a perfect example of why I’m so intrigued with his work. It’s a graphic...
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Comics: Director Patrick Meaney on Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts
It was inevitable, really. Even as the comics medium has continued to mature, it has experienced a growth in acceptance as a legitimate medium by academics. Simultaneously, the general populace rediscovered the particular joys that comics have to offer, and that same increased public interest has led to a burgeoning curiosity on the part of...
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Comics: Bill Morrison Reveals Relaunch Plans for Roswell and Lady Robotika
In this final installment of TMR’s exclusive extended interview with Bill Morrison, long-time Creative Director of Bongo Comics (publisher of The Simpsons and Futurama monthlies) details his personal slate of projects he’s got planned for next year. Topping the list is a revival of Lady Robotika, the sci-fi comic series co-created and -written by Jane...
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Building a Better Beast: Bill Morrison on The Simpsons and Futurama Comics
Almost from its start nearly twenty years ago, Bill Morrison has headed up Bongo Comics imprint, publishing a small line of exceeding fine and funny comic book series, collections, and mini-series based on Matt Groening’s signature creations, The Simpsons and Futurama. It’s a demanding job, true, one which rarely garners much real notice outside of...
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Comics: The Return of the Good Duck Artist
He’s widely regarded as one of the most skillful storytellers to have worked in comics—or any medium for that matter—over the course of the past century. His stories have influenced and inspired the work of an uncounted number of his fellow creators from across the globe, including such notable celebrities as George Lucas and Steven...