Been away from the blogging for a while. This month, Pyr released the third book in Mike Resnick’s STARSHIP series, STARSHIP: MERCENARY. I’ve illustrated all of the covers thus far, and I’ll soon start working on the fourth in the five-book series, STARSHIP: REBEL. Can’t wait! (pictured left: the third book, STARSHIP: MERCENARY; pictured below,…
More raves for THE METATEMPORAL DETECTIVE….award-winning author Jeff Vandermeer (SHRIEK: AN AFTERWORD) writes a column called Omnivoracious for Amazon.com and he highly recommends four sf/f books for the 2007 gift-giving season, and yep, one of them is Mike Moorcock’s THE METATEMPORAL DETECTIVE. Elsewhere, Dusk Before the Dawn offers a story-by-story breakdown and tags THE METATEMPORAL…
Great times in Austin, Texas yesterday…Mike Moorcock and I signed copies of THE METATEMPORAL DETECTIVE at BookPeople, the largest independent bookstore in Texas. Mike did a short reading from the book, and then answered a wide range of questions from the audience. Amongst the topics discussed — the origins of Elric; his theories on magic;…
This is gonna be fun. Michael Moorcock and I will be signing copies of his new hardcover release THE METATEMPORAL DETECTIVE on Saturday, Dec. 8th at 3pm at the largest bookstore in Texas, BookPeople / Austin, TX. (Store location details here.) In addition, I’ll be bringing a few of my original drawings from the forthcoming…
This week, I stumbled upon a 2006 documentary called SKETCHES OF FRANK GEHRY, directed by Sydney Pollack. I’ve watched this DVD five times this week and it’s one of the most inspiring documentaries I’ve ever seen. I HIGHLY recommend this to anyone who aspires to be an artist (and not just the kind that draw…
Wayne Hikel is a good friend who has been a reference model for several covers I’ve drawn and painted over the years, such as Robert Silverberg’s STAR OF GYPSIES and the Jess Nevins LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN companions. Since we’re now in the holiday gift-buying season, it’s a great time to let everyone know that…
Viva Italia….illustration by me on the cover of ROBOT 52, the latest issue of the sexiest sf digest in Italy, on sale now from Delos Books. Stories by Charles Stross and Cory Doctorow; interviews with Frederik Pohl and Ridley Scott…I so wish I could read Italian…. In case you’re wondering, this illustration first appeared as…
Saratoga Springs, NY — largest World Fantasy Convention to date. Whew. I won’t attempt to be all-inclusive about the people pleasures of this con. Too many to count. Here’s a brief set: MC’d the International Horror Guild Awards ceremony and was honored to be amongst this year’s nominees. I figured since the IHG folks asked…
Two of my cover illustrations are featured in the forthcoming Millipede Press art book showcase, ARTISTS INSPIRED BY H.P. LOVECRAFT. This thing is gonna be massive…400 pages worth of Lovecraftian illustration from a who’s who of fantasy and horror art greats. H.R. Giger, Michael Whelan, Mike Mignola, Virgil Finlay, Bob Eggleton, J.K. Potter, and many,…
The World Fantasy Con schedule has been posted. Here’s where I’ll be: Thursday, Nov. 1 at 9pm: International Horror Guild Awards / City Center C — I’m not only a nominee for this year’s awards, but I’m the Master of Ceremonies for the second year in a row. Glad to see the IHGgys liked me…