Mondo Lord of the Rings art print set- AP sale details

Hey my copies of the Mondo Lord of the Rings SDCC prints have arrived! Yep. The sets sold out in San Diego but I'll be putting my small AP batch for sale here on the blog sometime this afternoon EST (Thursday the 26th.).

I will also also try to get my s/n AP copies of Dragonslayer up for sale as the same time, as some LOTR fans may be interested in that one as well.

Where to go at sale time?

At the sale time I'll make a new blog post complete with 'ADD to CART' paypal buttons. It's important to note that you can't just refresh this post or you won't see it pop up. Instead, watch/refresh the main blog page to see new posts when they go live.

 I'm going to keep the exact sale time random because I using paypal buttons for the sale and have very few sets available. Unfortunately it's the only practical way to avoid purchase button overload (ie large oversells). And I really loathe writing refund emails.. a lot.

I'll try to add more closeup shots to this post before the sale happens, in case some of you haven't seen the actual printed matter yet (D&L did a killer job of course).
Hope to see some of you back here this afternoon.
-JC

New prints for Mondo - Lord of the Rings Trilogy Art Print set

Thank Tolkien, it's finally Comic Con Saturday! Can at last show you the Lord of the Rings Trilogy art print set I've been working on for Mondo. Such an honor to be able to work on these, as I have such a love for the books and the films (all of 'em!)

The color breakdown of the individual prints is: Fellowship of the Ring- 9 colors; Two Towers- 8 colors; Return of the King- 9 colors. All printed by D&L Screenprinting.
Hopefully I'll be able to post some detail shots soon, been sorta a crazy day... EDIT here are a few nicely washed out ones-

 cheers everyone.-JC

In case you missed it...

Only 1 day to Comic Con madness. Exciting.

Couldn't make it out there this year, but here's the info on Mondo's booth, should be lots of additional details about the releases coming later in the week. You may want to keep an eye out for that.

Talk to you all soon.-JC

The sun...it burns...

Just realized I'll probably have 5 things released in July, maybe 6 if planets align. No titles or credits, just art prints of one sort or another. Won't say much more because I'll screw up and give it away, but can add that I've been getting to play with a bunch of  iconic characters- can't wait to show you guys all of it.

For those asking- yes should have Dragonslayer artist copies available in the next few weeks. My own art print had to be pushed back into July as well (been waiting to print this one for months but SDCC prep has taken over my life lately). It's summer-themed, so the timing should work better anyway.

Promise to share news/previews etc. as soon as I can (psst, follow my twitter).
- JC

New print - "Dragonslayer"

Worked with the fine folks at Mondo to produce a new poster for a true favorite from my childhood. Sure, there have been many dragons presented with more CG polish and sheen, but for me Vermithrax Pejorative still stands as one of the best creature designs of all time.

Phil Tippett, the legendary effects wizard who created a new form of character animation to bring Vermithrax to life, will be at a special screening / "QnA" at the Alamo this Thursday. In fact, Mr. Tippett's new stop motion film MAD GOD just surpassed it's Kickstarter goal of $40k this afternoon. Can't wait to what they do with the project.

Get more info on the Mondo blog.

Hope everyone attending the screening enjoys the movie (and the print). I'll be there in spirit, sailing the Lake of Fire...

-JC

The waiting is the hardest part..

Hello friends-

May is already half over, how does that happen? Excited to share some of what I've been working on soon--just gotta wait a few more days (you've heard that before, I'm serious this time). It's been tough to keep my mouth shut, but so far so good. All respect to Petty- the waiting is pretty unpleasant, but the damn secrecy is the hardest part.

In a bit of 'behind the scenes' news:  Just received approval on another project I was convinced was not going to see the light of day (no scandal, just random stuff out of our control). Very glad to report I was dead wrong, and it's going to print soon. Out of anything so far, this one will no doubt generate the most discussion.. will make more sense when you see it.

Most importantly- thanks again for hanging in there with me through long stretches without any exciting news (found that drawing all night makes me lose track of time in a very troubling way). No excuse though, I'm going to make a renewed effort to update more often.

Until then.. eye of the tiger, my friends (it's the thrill of the fight.)

-JC

"The Dark Lines" (Spellbound) onsale

Sold out- thanks so much for the support! -JC
 UPDATE 4/21 - All orders have shipped out

"The Dark Lines" -
16"x20" giclee print; s/n edition of 20
Inspired by Hitchcock's 'Spellbound'
(more info on the print here)

New Print- "The Dark Lines"

Hello again my friends-

My piece for the Gallery 1988 Hitchcock show is an homage to one of the most chilling moments A.H. ever put on film, from the 1945 psychological thriller 'Spellbound'.

Gregory Peck's stance and hand position in this reveal always struck me as weirdly unnatural and creepy; that one shot perfectly shifted the tone as the story morphs from a romantic lark into a bizarre 'journey of the mind'. Ingrid Bergman lies just out of frame and seems destined to have bad things happen to her; Hitchcock highlights Peck  and his murderous (or is it confused?) stare as he looms over the bed, razor glinting in moonlight pouring through the windows.

If you haven't seen 'Spellbound', I recommend it... it even has a dream sequence partly designed by Salvador Dali, which is sort of amazing even if it wasn't in a Hitchock story.

 "The Dark Lines" 16x20, giclee edition of 20

The devils of unreason...

Calm before the storm...

Hello friends,
Just wanted to say hello, and answer a few common questions I've been getting-

- Yes, we're alive.
- Yes, more releases coming (very soon I'm told).
- Yes, the next microcosmicmedia art print is nearly done, coming in May.
- Yes, may offer a small subscription in the summer- planning on releasing a bunch of art prints during the second half of the year, but don't worry about it yet.. I'll make all the info public asap when I figure it out.
- Yes, I pinch myself daily when ruminating on the coolness of the projects I've been working on.. not a metaphor btw, I seriously leave marks...

As frustrating as it is to have to wait to share previews/info, someone reminded me recently that it always takes much longer to do things the 'official' way.. hopefully some people still care about that stuff (anyone?). Thanks all for hanging in there with me.. as soon as I possibly can, I'll spill all you need to know about the next release.

I'll leave you with a few pics of interesting LPs, found in a box thought lost long ago... some real gems in there, wanted to share a few of the more bizarre/cool/unexpected ones...
-JC

No, didn't buy these at time of release! I hope (most of) you know who these guys are.

I wonder if the 'avid fan' got tickets?

As a child, couldn't figure out why they sounded a little 'off'!

The actual set that started my fascination with illustration...

Just one of the (large!) vibrant panels inside...

Who took my #*$% Fair Warning? (VHII I don't mind as much..)