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Regardless of your preference for the drooly one or the clicky one, the Predator and Aliens franchises have entered the pop culture hall of fame. They've get the creep-out factor, the scare, and SF thrills from glimpses of the Predator home world and insight into Alien queen psychology. Both universes continue to expand through comics and novels, creating opportunities for some very talented artists like Stephen Youll and Dave Gibbons. Check out the gallery we’ve put together (major thanks to Dark Horse) — and find out how to win a free copy of Jeff's brand-new Predator book! More »
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Welcome back to Jewels of Apator, Ann & Jeff VanderMeer's column about the intersection of art and the fantastic. Three-time Hugo Award winner Frank Wu isn’t much interested in boring old reality — that’s clear from his kinetic, psychedelically surreal artwork, which uses bold, sometimes delightfully lurid, color choices and an aggressive approach to subject matter. Wu never met pulp or pop culture he didn’t like, and this provides the basic fodder for his energetic, ever-roving vision. From his stunning Elvissaurus to a rendering of Cthulhu that uses a vibrant selection of greens-and-pinks, Wu has a restless eye that requires conveying the idea of motion, of life, as you can see from our gallery below. More »
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Welcome back to Jewels of Apator, Ann & Jeff VanderMeer's column about the intersection of art and the fantastic. Aaron Jasinski is a great example of the next generation of creators, slipping easily from song writing and production, including game work for clients including Microsoft and Oberon, to art and illustration. In this new era of cross-pollination more and more of the divisions between different types of media, and even different types of influences, are falling away. More »
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Welcome back to Jewels of Apator, Ann and Jeff VanderMeer's biweekly column about the intersection of art and the fantastic. Bob Eggleton has created so many book covers, interior art, monster art, and miscellaneous projects that it’s hard to keep track of his total output. And that's not even including film work for Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius, The Ant Bully, and the forthcoming Invasia. One constant across all of his projects, though, is a unique tactile sensibility. Eggleton’s art has texture. More »
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