marți, 30 martie 2010

Creator of JD killed by MS

Comic book artist John Hicklenton, 42, from Brighton, who has ended his life at the Swiss clinic Dignitas Photo: PA

John Hicklenton, who lived in Brighton, East Sussex, died at the assisted suicide clinic on March 19 aged 42 following a 10-year battle with the disease. The illness took an increasingly tight hold on him, affecting his mobility and he decided to end his life before he became permanently disabled. He was renowned for his characteristically-grotesque figures in the cult British comic 2000 AD, including interpretations of famous characters Judge Dredd and Nemesis The Warlock.

source: telegraph.co.uk

marți, 16 martie 2010

Astroboy oh boy!


Recunosc... am lucrat pe ascuns si n-am suflat nicio vorba despre proiectul Astroboy. Ceea ce a inceput cu planul unui headsculpt a devenit (spre mai bine) o masca (basorelief) de 40-45 cm diametru ce lasa o impresie (vizuala, biensur) ceva mai puternica. Mult mai. In cateva zile voi putea trece la finisare si culoare...so keep close and enjoy (for now) my corel(14) version of Astro-B. Ta-ta!

luni, 15 martie 2010

Alternate Realities

SPAWN on THRONE Alternate Realities Spawn VII DELUXE BOX Figure Edition Series 21 este una dintre cele mai reusite figurine/diorama din seria Spawn si de departe cea mai impresionanta din colectia Alternate Realities. Dupa multe aventuri postale am reusit sa intru in posesia ei, asa ca pot vorbi in cunostina de cauza si nu doar din google images sau wishful thinking. Ceea ce ii lipseste acum este un soclu pe masura si niscaiva spot lights care sa intregeasca atmosfera Hamlet-iana. Inca odata imi scot basca in fata minunatiilor Mcfarlane, the godfather of cool toys... eh, enjoy!

vineri, 12 martie 2010

News, prints, robots, griffons and some swans.

Beauty print-ul campaniei Britannica s-a incheiat azi, cu putin dupa ora pranzului. Desi lipsesc grifoni sau lebede din cadru (my bad!) s-a compensensat cu aparitia faimosului Liliput Robot (vezi in partea de jos a cartii). So... 'till the new set of ad prints ...enjoy this one, buy Britannica, get smart and cocky!
also try: blog.griffon.ro

miercuri, 10 martie 2010

Griffon's going to stop the motion

The making of Britannica TVC is now public. Till the real deal will be revealed have fun with the set, the people ...and over 50 pizzas. Rock on!

A Griffon and Swans production 2010

luni, 8 martie 2010

Paul - The very polite zombie

My latest comic strip project looks but doesn't act ...like a zombie. And that's because Paul, the zombie leading character, is the nicest undead in the neighborhood. So it looks like. It's work in progress, but i think Paul could bring some fun around. Well.. time will tell, and he's got a lot of that. The place were you can see what's Paul up to, is over here: www.theverypolitezombie.blogspot.com

joi, 4 martie 2010

Dawkins: o dezamagire? - Nu!

Ultima coperta gata de tipar (de azi) imbraca o carte ce-ar vrea sa ii dea peste nas lui Dawkins. Sincer, nu cred ca imi plac subiectele de gen: sa contrazicem o contrazicere. Autorul, fost ateu (cica), face pe desteptul cand nu trebuie, ceea nu e nici macar amuzant. Anyhow, va recomand (totusi) cu caldura: Climbing Mount Improbable si Unweaving the Rainbow de R. Dawkins. Si credeti-ma, nu-i mare lucru de crezut ...out there.

Alister McGrath, Joanna Collicutt McGrath - "Dawkins: o amagire? Fundamentalismul ateu si negarea divinului" apare in curand la Curtea Veche in colectia Stiinta si Religie.