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…
That’s what my pal Sean Lackey jokingly said in an email this morning. He alerted me to the fact that I now have my own Wikipedia page. How cool! Many thanks to VJD for creating it.
Here’s a look at the full wraparound jacket for Michael Moorcock’s forthcoming THE METATEMPORAL DETECTIVE from Pyr. Front cover illustration and design by me, as well as spine art, and the overall jacket design is by Nicole Lecht. Pyr’s latest newsletter features a few words from me about the book. It’s available to anyone who…
I generally try to keep non-professional stuff to a minimum over here, but this crosses over somewhat. So I attended my 20-Year High School Reunion this past weekend (for the record, Oliver Wendell Holmes High School in San Antonio). I didn’t want to go, but my longtime friend Tom Kustelski talked me into it. Very…
That’s what Walter M. Miller Jr’s classic A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ looks like in Czechoslovakia, courtesy of Laser Books. I’m not sure when this edition was released, but it was sometime within the last several months. Pleased to see my cover artwork (which first appeared on the USA/Eos trade paperback edition) also make it into…
Thanks to Diana Gill of the mighty Eos, for this heads-up.New York Times best-selling author Douglas Clegg interviewed by Shelf Awareness: Q: Books you’ve bought for the cover:A: Any books with covers by John Jude Palencar, Caniglia or John Picacio. In fantasy and horror fiction, the cover artists are superb. Thanks, Doug. 🙂