Yet more new products for your shopping pleasure. First, we are pleased to announce that we are the exclusive U.S. distributor of the French drawing book Nazi Knife 6. No, we don’t love the title either, and not just because three-quarters of our family was wiped by the Nazis. But these young men are not Nazis – they’re just French noise dudes and they can’t help it! Anyhow, the contents are great. Amazing work from an international collection of weirdos: CF, Leon Sadler, Jonas Delaborde, Frederic Fleury, and many others. Yep. Also now in stock: Two great publications by Daniel Higgs and Bongout, published by our pals at Soundscreen! And
Frank Santoro has a great four-part interview up at The Daily Crosshatch. It’s lengthy and filled with great ideas and information. Check it out
Attention denizens of Los Angeles: Gary Panter will be lecturing at The Hammer Museum at 7 pm this Thursday, January 21st. Rumor has it he’s breaking out “the good shit” for this one. Book signing to follow. Don’t miss this master of the Texas spiel.
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Lauren Weinstein is the artist behind PictureBox’s latest release, The Goddess of War, the first book in a series chronicling the life and times Valkyrie, the eponymous heroine. The book is a masterpiece, combining etchings and illustrations to achieve its brilliant effect. Lauren invited us into her studio to show us what it takes to create an epic. In the images below, Lauren shows off the contents of her studio: models, influences, original drawings and etchings, as well as a couple of works in progress.
Homegrown blueberries!
In the studio.
Cochise, chief of the Chokonen Apaches, and lover of the Goddess of War.
Some source material and inspirations for the look and feel of Goddess.
Lauren has the full stack of original pages, each of which is graced with pencil notes and collaged elements.
Lauren shows how the proper addition of color can change the emotional intensity of a panel.
On occasion Lauren will make text edits on a separate sheet, and insert them during the production phase.
Etchings…
and original plates.
Lauren said that after she made this painting in college she knew cartooning was calling out to her!
Griggs’ Park for the forthcoming Ganzfeld 6.
And here are some original elements for Lauren’s page in the new Beasts (out from Fantagraphics soon.)
