Wonder Woman: Relevant or Ridiculous?
Greek Goddess… Miss America… Xena… which role does she play in order to make others happy. Isn’t that the dilemma of a woman today?
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Earl Norem: 1924 – 2015
Earl Norem was a gigantic talent and regularly and consistently produced work of the highest caliber
Asni’s Art Blog: Cosmic Peacock
Did you know there is a whole religion involving the worship of a cosmic peacock? You’d never know where poultry keeping could lead you!
The Creative Thrive #002: Creativity – Why Do We Do These Things, Anyway?
Some view the creative life as an ALL-IN situation, and I don’t know why.
Asni’s Art Blog: Chickens in Armour
Turns out there is a veritable sub-culture of Chickens in Armour.
Review: KROMA by James Dee
Kroma is an independent online graphic novel written by James Dee with art by John Chester, Sebastien Sanches and James Dee. It tells the story of the kingdom of Kroma, whose people have been divided based on colours
Illustrating Barsoom
Barsoom. Sooner or later, every artist has to try their hand illustrating Burrough’s tales
Asni’s Art Blog: Space Rabbit
I’ve been a bit stuck for a topic, so I punched “space rabbit” into DeviantArt’s search field. This is the result: Enjoy!
Glen Orbik – 1963-2015
The world of illustration lost a real treasure this past week when artist Glen Orbik lost his long battle with cancer on May 11th.
Fantasy and Science Fiction Art on the Web
Unlike in the olden days when we had to walk barefoot in the snow, uphill, both ways, to find fantasy art, today there are hundreds, if not thousands of online resources to slake your need.
Asni’s Art Blog: Legends of New Zealand
New Zealand is an island of birds. So it is not surprising that birds feature in many Maori legends.
Art Goes Hollywood: SF and Fantasy Concept Art
It seems that all good fantasy artists head for Hollywood
Asni’s Art Blog: Feng Huang
The Feng Huang is often referred to as the “Chinese Phoenix”, but similarities between the two mythological birds are superficial: rather than death and resurrection, Feng Huang symbolises balance between yin and yang.
The Artist as Criminal: The Frank Cho Spider-Gwen Controversy
Mr. Jackson on the latest internet blowup. And freedom of expression.
Asni’s Art Blog: Garuda
Continuing my survey of magical bird creatures from West to East, the next stop is India.
Photographic Covers versus Traditional Art – Part 2
Books need covers, but the artistry that goes into creating those covers is getting lost in an avalanche of CGI and stock photography.
ABSOLUTE ZERO: Very Cool Websites
Today, a facebook page that is collecting some wonderful SF CGI artwork
Photographic Covers versus Traditional Art – Part 1
Photographic covers are becoming more and more common on book covers, even in the science fiction and fantasy genres
AMAZING THINGS: Futures Past Magazine Plans To Go Print
Futures Past – A Visual History of Science Fiction – is making the move to print.
Asni’s Art Blog: Simurgh
The Persian Simurgh – always a female – is known to be a defeater of poisonous snakes, and knowledgeable in the healing arts.
The Fantastic Art of Beer and Wine Labels
Now we’re getting down to it: don’t think Bob Heinlein had this in mind when he said that author’s competed for “beer money”…
When Art Gets Rejected
To have one’s heart and soul passed over for another can be a devastating thing.
Asni’s Art Blog: Phoenix
The phoenix remains popular: A symbol of new beginnings, of adversity overcome, and of reinventing oneself, perhaps.
About Author
M. D. Jackson has been drawing since he could first hold a pencil. He has been writing for so long that he has, in fact, developed an alternate personality named Jack to handle the fiction.
His work has appeared in numerous magazines and on the front covers of many books as well as in the pages of Amazing Stories Magazine. You can also see a lot of it at his gallery.
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