Art

The link is probably NSFW and some of the pieces are VERY disturbing. And mesmerizing.

Having torn through politicians and teen idols, Bluewater is launching a new biographical comics series, this one focusing on great artists like Vincent Van Gogh and Pablo Picasso. The series marks a new partnership between comic-book publisher and German artist Willi Bloess (German: Willie Blöß) and Bluewater.

This art will all be available at the Before Watchmen website later today. Live from #c2e2 UPDATE WITH FINAL ART.

Seth's cover for the first volume of Lemony Snicket's new series of books has been released, along with Snicket's warning: “I suggest extreme caution … The distribution of this cover image should be on a need-to-know basis, limited to librarians, booksellers, readers, e-readers, educators, journalists, muck-rakers, bloggers, tweeters, men, women, and children.”

Actually they are not so mysterious; they are just cool. John Shableski shares this photo he took while touring the Penn State campus.

Some old art on Kyle Baker's hard drive, probably for licensing.

A while ago we alerted you to Faith Erin Hicks' experimental HUNGER GAMES comics adaptation (PUBLISH THIS SOMONE PLEASE!!!!!!), but she just completed a new one about Hunger Games for Tor.com. And this time it's very, very personal...and sobering.

The most eye-popping adaptation of Burroughs ever, and perhaps the most naked Martians you will ever see.

It's been a while since we saw a new batch of cartoonist-inspired covers for Penguin Graphic Classics editions, all designed by Paul Buckley. But here you go. Mike Mignola on Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness (which was adapted as APOCALYPSE NOW, for those who came in late).

This sketch by Frank Quitely has been making the rounds...and why not?:

The CBLDF is offering this swell poster for THE MASSIVE by Brian Wood and Kristian Donaldson as member thank you. BUT ONLY THIS WEEKEND! So hurry if u want to get this charmingly model kit-evoking poster.