{"id":117,"date":"2010-11-18T15:49:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-18T15:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnpicacio.com\/onthefront\/2010\/11\/18\/spectrum-17\/"},"modified":"2014-12-14T18:45:02","modified_gmt":"2014-12-14T18:45:02","slug":"spectrum-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/johnpicacio.com\/onthefront\/2010\/11\/18\/spectrum-17\/","title":{"rendered":"SPECTRUM 17"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p> $\"\"$ <\/a>Happy day here: just received SPECTRUM 17: THE BEST IN CONTEMPORARY FANTASTIC ART<\/a>. This is one of the year\u2019s big art celebrations \u2014 a juried competition that annually selects the best in sf\/f art and compiles the selections into one breathtaking collection.

The cover illustration this year<\/a> is by one of my favorite artists, Gregory Manchess, and of course, the book is edited by its founders, Cathy and Arnie Fenner. I have two pieces included in this year\u2019s annual, both in the Book category. The first is my alternate artwork for James Dashner\u2019s THE 13TH REALITY: THE JOURNAL OF CURIOUS LETTERS<\/a> (Simon & Schuster\/Aladdin), art directed by Lisa Vega (above). The second is my cover artwork for Mark Chadbourn\u2019s AGE OF MISRULE: WORLD\u2019S END<\/a> (Pyr), art directed by the incomparable Lou Anders<\/a>.\n

$\"\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n

Thanks to these two art directors for making these illustration assignments possible, and huge thanks to the Fenners and the SPECTRUM jury for including me in this year\u2019s magnum opus. It\u2019s a phenomenal set of art and artists. I\u2019ll spend the next week carefully savoring each page on my work breaks, absorbing it all for the first time, which has become a favorite November tradition.<\/p>\n

Word to the wise: the hardcover editions of these books sell out remarkably fast, so if you\u2019re a hardcover hound like I am, you should get yours now<\/a>. No joke. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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