BERKEY TRIBUTE IN PIXAR FILM?
Astute observers in attendance at this weekend's opening of the latest Pixar film may see a familiar shape drifting through the cosmos...
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NEW JAMES JEAN ARTWORK
A pair of posters created by James Jean to highlight HIV awareness recently won Bronze Lion awards at Cannes
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MICROVISIONS 3 - THE RESULTS ARE IN!
The auction to benefit the Society of Illustrators' student scholarship fund ended on June 23rd, and the proceeds have now been tallied...
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LOCUS AWARD WINNERS
Winners of this year's Locus Awards were announced on June 21 at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel in Seattle, WA...
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NEW FOSTER BOOK COVER
A graphic novel anthology based upon the short stories of Thomas Ligotti features cover artwork by Jon Foster
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STAN WINSTON (1946-2008)
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of special effects legend Stan Winston
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NEW BOOKS FOR JUNE!
The summer months are upon us, and though these books may not be the best-suited for poolside reading they do offer hours of indoor climate-controlled enjoyment.
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MICROVISIONS 3 PREVIEW
Irene Gallo offers up a preview of the upcoming Microvisions 3 exhibition and auction...
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DREAMS WITH SHARP TEETH NOW IN THEATERS
The documentary on the life of Harlan Ellison has been released theatrically in a limited New York engagement.
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THE ARRIVAL WINS THE REUBEN
Shaun Tan's moving graphic novel received another major honor from the National Cartoonists Society.
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DONATO WINS HAMILTON KING AWARD
Donato Giancola will be honored with the Hamilton King Award by the Society of Illustrators in June for his painting "The Golden Rose".
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CALL TO ACTION: THE ORPHAN WORKS ACT OF 2008
The Orphan Works Act has cleared committees in both the House and Senate, and another call has been issued to make Congress aware of the opposition to this bill.
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WILL ELDER (1921-2008)
The creative community suffered another loss with the passing of legendary comics artist, Will Elder.
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COMING SOON: MICROVISIONS 3
The month of June is approaching, and along with it comes the third MicroVisions exhibition and auction
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PHIL PAINTS PM, INTERVIEWED BY THE BBC
A portrait of Tony Blair painted by Phil Hale will take its place among other portraits of past prime ministers, and BBC News have conducted an interview with him regarding the portrait.
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JOHN BERKEY (1932-2008)
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of John Berkey.
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ORIGINS COVER ART DESTROYED
The collapse of a construction crane in New York City resulted in the destruction of many significant pieces by artists known to the fantastic art community.
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NEW BOOK PLAGIARIZES WORK OF 93 ARTISTS
A company naming itself the Great Creativity Organization has compiled and made available for sale a book which plagiarizes the work of 93 artists...
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MICHAEL WHELAN @ NYCC
Baby Tattoo Books will be hosting a meet-and-greet with Michael Whelan at the New York Comic Con.
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WE GET LETTERS...
Andy Dufresne had his Rita Hayworth poster. Hannibal Lecter had his drawings of European cities. If you plan on committing a felony in Kansas, however, don't expect to adorn your cell with Frank Frazetta...
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SPECTRUM 15 LETTERS ON THE WAY!
Orchestrating the mailing of over 250 letters can be quite a challenge -- especially when unexpected circumstances arise...
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SEE INTO THE FUTURE: The Spectrum 2009 Calendar
Now that the "calendars" issue of Diamond's Previews catalog has appeared with its wide-ranging list of titles coming out in June, we thought we'd weigh in with some details and images of the 2009 Spectrum calendar.
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DAVE STEVENS (1955-2008)
It is with the deepest sorrow that we note the passing of a wonderful artist and close friend, Dave Stevens.
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THE ARTIST LIST
This is a list of artists with work selected by the jury for inclusion in Spectrum 15. An acceptance letter detailing what exactly was chosen and the deadline for delivery of repro material will be mailed at the end of March.
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SPECTRUM INTERVIEW ONLINE
A Kansas City magazine recently posted a profile of Spectrum on their website
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CHARLES VESS SCULPTURES
Green Man Press documents the construction of a sculptural fountain featuring characters from 'A Midsummers Night Dream' designed by Charles Vess
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NEW FOR YOUR BOOKSHELVES
There's nothing like a book: it doesn't need electricity or take batteries, doesn't require software upgrades or become obsolete after a few months, and doesn't break when your drop it. So you can't go wrong with a book... or in adding any of these new titles to your shelf.
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2008 SPECTRUM GRAND MASTER
John Jude Palencar has been named as the 2008 Spectrum Grand Master Award winner.
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SPECTRUM 15 JUDGING!
We've picked through everything we documented on February 23rd, and converted/cropped/edited every photo available. Presented here is what we consider to be the best of the lot. Enjoy!
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SPECTRUM 15 AWARD WINNERS
The jury for the fifteenth annual Spectrum competition convened in Kansas City, Missouri, on the weekend of February 22, 2008 to make their selections from over 5000 works of fantastic-themed art for this year's book...
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