MD Jackson
Alex Ross
Ross' style has been compared to that of Norman-Rockwell and he has been praised for his realistic, human depictions of classic comic book characters.
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
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.
Art Goes Hollywood: SF and Fantasy Concept Art
It seems that all good fantasy artists head for Hollywood
The Artist as Criminal: The Frank Cho Spider-Gwen Controversy
Mr. Jackson on the latest internet blowup. And freedom of expression.
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.
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
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.
Assisting Entropy
Entropy happens whether we want it to or not. Why are we so fascinated with helping it along?
Space Princesses: Royalty in Science Fiction
“For God’s sake let us sit upon the ground And tell sad stories about the death of kings.”
Richard 11, Act 3, Scene 2
Shakespeare knew how...
Surrealism: The Art of Disquiet
Sometimes life becomes so strange, so patently absurd, so like a bizarre waking dream that we say it has become surreal.
Judging Book Covers: Have Spacesuit – Will Travel
A gallery of illustrations for Heinlein's Have Space Suit - Will Travel, (Soon to be a major motion picture?)
Transit of the Holidays
As we transit from Christmas to New Years let's take a look back at some of the images that got left behind.
Science Fiction Christmas
Since this is my last post before Christmas I feel I should at least acknowledge the holiday season. Not everybody celebrates, true, but in...
The Illustrated Dune (or, Why I Hate Sam Weber)
Frank Herbert's Dune has been a favorite subject for science fiction illustrators for years. Now Sam Weber is about to release a new illustrated edition.
Science Fiction Bikini
Science fiction bikini seems like a simple juxtaposition of words, but examining the phrase reveals much of the cultural and social baggage packed inside.
Judging a Book by its Cover: The Jaws That Bite
Landshark! Some authors aren't happy with their cover art....
Judging More Books by Their Covers: The Silver Warriors
Judging books by their covers is made more difficult when the book in question has two titles as does Michael Moorcock's The Silver Warriors
Judging Books by Their Covers: BABEL 17
Let's have some fun. Let's live dangerously. Let's run with scissors. Let's open up an umbrella indoors. Lets judge some books by their covers!
Judging...