Of Mechs and Men: Interview with Russian Artist Fyodor Ananiev
John Dodds interviews his cover artist Fyodor Ananiev
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Science Fiction Bikini
Science fiction bikini seems like a simple juxtaposition of words, but examining the phrase reveals much of the cultural and social baggage packed inside.
Novedades de Noviembre en Hispanoamérica
New conventions, conferences, magazine issues & releases
Asni’s Art Blog: The Painting of Earthsea (part 5)
By and large, the illustrators on DeviantArt are far more respectful of how the characters are described by the author, than the professional illustrators responsible for the various cover versions.
Judging a Book by its Cover: The Jaws That Bite
Landshark! Some authors aren’t happy with their cover art….
Post Populares de Octubre
EL MUNDO DE AMAZING STORIES Steve nos ofrece Seeds of Life de John Taine, un clásico de Amazing Stories. Y ya que estamos en la promoción de los libros de Amazing Stories, ¿porqué no darse una […]
Judging More Books by Their Covers: The Silver Warriors
Judging books by their covers is made more difficult when the book in question has two titles as does Michael Moorcock’s The Silver Warriors
Asni’s Art Blog: The Painting of Earthsea (part 4)
In this post, I would like to introduce my own visual interpretation of Earthsea and its places and characters
Judging Books by Their Covers: BABEL 17
Let’s have some fun. Let’s live dangerously. Let’s run with scissors. Let’s open up an umbrella indoors. Lets judge some books by their covers! Judging a book by its cover is not wise, but we […]
The Artful Collector: The World Fantasy Convention 2014
I have to confess, reporting on a convention is usually crazy fun for me. It’s an occasion for legitimate name-dropping of all the new artists I met, and for describing all manner and sorts of […]
Rand Holmes, The Penultimate Science Fiction illustrator Says I
Wally Wood may be the greatest SF artist of all time, but Rand Holmes is the PENULTIMATE artist of all time
Featured Artist Chaz Kemp
Bram Stoker Award nominated artist Chaz Kemp combines the Art Nouveau’s style, vibrancy, and color schemes into fantasy and steampunk themes
Asni’s Art Blog: The Painting of Earthsea (part 3)
I picked up the animated movie version from Studio Ghibli and was delighted to see Tenar pop up again. There must be a fourth book then!
The Artful Collector: My One and Only
One-Of-A-Kind: Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t. Maybe you want to buy it anyway….
WHO’S YOUR FAVOURITE SUPERHERO? (Part One of Two)
Steve begins an exploration of superhero comics at the very beginning!
The Forgotten Grimshaw
John Atkinson Grimshaw was a Victorian artists whose moonlight landscapes depict a forgotten Victorian age when the night had a palpable sense of terror.
The Artful Collector: On a Sentimental Hunt
Nostalgia: it motivates us to pay far to much for memories. Better hope there’s a secondary market….
Am I Blue?
Monochromatic painting has been part of the avante garde since the end of the 19th century, but science fiction and fantasy artists use monochromatic painting techniques to a great effect.
Post Populares de Septiembre
A summary for our spanish speaking friends of our most popular items from September
Asni’s Art Blog: The Painting of Earthsea (part 2)
Some of the blunt, knee-jerk assumptions that are made in much fantasy art are less obvious, and therefore more insidious. These are often assumptions about gender roles, and ethnicity.
The Artful Collector: How (and when) to Part with Art
It’s a sad day when your art collection has to go on sale. Don’t compound the problem – do it with a plan.
You Are The Hero – A History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks
A review of a history of You Are the Hero adventure game books.
The Artful Collector: Where Are They Now? Spotlight on Paul Alexander
Paul Alexander’s art is being snapped up by collectors
Asni’s Art Blog: The Painting of Earthsea (part 1)
The first thing to note is that there don’t appear to be a lot of pictorial representations of Earthsea. The second thing is that artists seem to have a hard time visualizing the characters of the book the way they have been described by the author.
The Artful Collector: Fantasy Art for Consumers
Fantasy art for consumers – pop culture fantasies
Review: The ACME Catalog
The ACME Catalog by Charles Carney is presented as a realistic brochure selling fantastic ideas. For those who wanted to see the coyote to win, it is a bible.
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