Art

The good news is that the Frank Quitely art book is finally coming out! It's called Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Frank Quitely and its out in June.

Last week I asked: "why does anyone still use this layout at all?" My question was answered via a link in the comments to a...

If you've been reading comics for more than a few years, you're probably familiar with the traditional comics trade dress layout: publication information at...

They say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but that's never stopped us. We can't help it. If we could, publishers wouldn't...

"Flattiong" is a stage of the coloring process wherein shapes are outlined in flat colors for later embellishment. it's a tedious stage often parcelled...

Yessss! The Art of the Venture Brothers will be a huge collection of original artwork, character designs, storyboards, painted backgrounds, and props from every episode of The Venture Bros. with accompanying commentary on the development of the series from cocreators Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer. And as you know, those guys can commentate with the best of them. If you clicked the above link, you will have seen the list price is $39.99. Patton Oswalt pens a foreword. 


Comics veteran Paul Smith—X-Men, Leave it to Chance and The Rocketeer— has a website with lots of art to keep you busy for ages. Smith...

Lumberjanes is a new comic from Boom! that came out yesterday and seems aimed squarely at the Adventure Time/Tumblr/Cutecore comics audience, with a story...

DC has been doing themed variant cover months such as the recent Steampunk on, and in June it's Bombshells based on artist Ant Lucia's...

Comic Sans is the worst thing in history, and like many horrible things in history, its growth has spread unchecked, even marking the Papacy...

Dorkly is a sister site of College Humor that offers a lot of comics and gaming-related humor, but in a positive, not mean spirited, way. They're ramping up a lot of their offerings including launching a a series of events based around nerd-centric gatherings. One of the first is the Dorkly Fan Art Expo , where fan art will be displayed at C2E2 April 25-27.