Just arrived home from lunch to find this nice surprise on my doorstep.
The official blog of the :01 Graphic Novel series Olympians, by George O'Connor.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
ARES ARISE! Guest Post #8-- Ellen Lindner!
The eighth in a daily celebration by
awesome cartoonists of the much-maligned god of war himself, Ares, on
the occasion of the publishing
of Olympians Volume 7, Ares: Bringer of War. Today's entry: Ellen Lindner!
Ellen Lindner spends a lot of time looking at the back of George's
head at the studio they share in Gowanus, Brooklyn, Hypothetical Island.
She's working on two projects at the moment: The Strumpet, a collection
of comics by ladies (the new issue is out now!), and The Black Feather
Falls, a flapper mystery set in Jazz Age London. You can check both out
at her website, littlewhitebird.com
Monday, February 2, 2015
ARES ARISE! Guest Post #7-- Dean Haspiel!
The seventh in a daily celebration by
awesome cartoonists of the much-maligned god of war himself, Ares, on
the occasion of the publishing
of Olympians Volume 7, Ares: Bringer of War. Today's entry: Dean Haspiel!
Emmy award winner and Eisner, Harvey & Ignatz Award nominee Dean Haspiel created BILLY DOGMA, illustrated for HBO's "Bored To Death," was a Master Artist at the Atlantic Center for the Arts, is a Yaddo fellow, a playwright, helped pioneer personal webcomics with the invention of ACT-I-VATE.com and TripCity.net, and is the co-founder of Hang Dai Editions in Brooklyn, NY. Dino has written and drawn many comic books, including The Fox, Spider-Man, Batman, X-men, The Fantastic Four, Wonder Woman, Deadpool, Godzilla, Mars Attacks and collaborations with Harvey Pekar, Jonathan Ames, Inverna Lockpez, Jonathan Lethem, Mark Waid, and Stan Lee. Dino steeps in psychotronic movies, cosmic electronica, and Jack Kirby pulp. Check out more of his stuff at http://deanhaspiel.com/
Dean brings us an awesome, superheroic (or is it supervillainic?) iteration of the God of War. I don't know about you, but the combo of bold colors, super-slick art and a cool logo leave me hankering for a Dean Haspiel helmed Ares comic.
Emmy award winner and Eisner, Harvey & Ignatz Award nominee Dean Haspiel created BILLY DOGMA, illustrated for HBO's "Bored To Death," was a Master Artist at the Atlantic Center for the Arts, is a Yaddo fellow, a playwright, helped pioneer personal webcomics with the invention of ACT-I-VATE.com and TripCity.net, and is the co-founder of Hang Dai Editions in Brooklyn, NY. Dino has written and drawn many comic books, including The Fox, Spider-Man, Batman, X-men, The Fantastic Four, Wonder Woman, Deadpool, Godzilla, Mars Attacks and collaborations with Harvey Pekar, Jonathan Ames, Inverna Lockpez, Jonathan Lethem, Mark Waid, and Stan Lee. Dino steeps in psychotronic movies, cosmic electronica, and Jack Kirby pulp. Check out more of his stuff at http://deanhaspiel.com/
Sunday, February 1, 2015
ARES ARISE! Guest Post #6-- Peter Violini!
The sixth in a daily celebration by
awesome cartoonists of the much-maligned god of war himself, Ares, on
the occasion of the publishing
of Olympians Volume 7, Ares: Bringer of War. Today's entry: Peter Violini!
I first met Peter when he was an intern in Hypothetical Island, the studio in Gowanus I share with several other cartoonists (including Thursday's Reilly Brown). Peter quickly impressed us with his fully realized style, prodigious work ethic, comics biz savvy, and ability to move hulking pieces of furniture with ease. I was especially impressed with his knowledge of cryptids, and encourage anyone who shares that interest to check out Peter's series Sisters, the first issue of which features none other than the Mothman. Peter described his work as Supernatural, Sci-fi, and Samurai extraordinaire, a description which I'll agree with. Check out his tumblr for more of his stuff.
Saturday, January 31, 2015
ARES ARISE! Guest Post #5-- Leland Purvis!
The fifth in a daily celebration by
awesome cartoonists of the much-maligned god of war himself, Ares, on
the occasion of the publishing
of Olympians Volume 7, Ares: Bringer of War. Today's entry: Leland Purvis!
Leland brings us his own distinct and terrifying depiction of the god of war, an ageless, haunted, almost skeletal figure brandishing the weapons of many eras and bearing the weariness and scars of untold battles. I kinda think, if Ares is still around out there, he just might look like this. At least on a bad day.
Check out more of Leland's stunning work at his website.
Check out more of Leland's stunning work at his website.
Thursday, January 29, 2015
ARES ARISE! Guest Post #4-- Reilly Brown!
The fourth in a daily celebration by awesome cartoonists of the much-maligned god of war himself, Ares, on the occasion of the publishing
of Olympians Volume 7, Ares: Bringer of War. Today's entry: Reilly Brown!
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Reilly brings the power to this imposing portrait of the god of war. Reilly has worked on a whole slew of Marvel characters, but he's probably best known for his work on the Merc with a Mouth, Deadpool, where he co-created Bob, the Agent of Hydra. In addition to his many Marvel gigs he has his creator-owned digital comic Power Play, draws the Fred van Lente written St George for Dark Horse, and is the current artist on DC comics relaunch of Lobo. It is also alleged that Reilly sleeps at some point, though, even after sharing a studio space with him for years, I've seen no evidence of that occurring. Check out more of his stuff at his tumblr.
ARES ARISE! Guest Post #3-- Jerzy Drozd!
The third in a daily celebration by awesome cartoonists of the
oft-maligned god of war himself, Ares, on the occasion of the publishing
of Olympians Volume 7, Ares: Bringer of War. Today's entry: Jerzy Drozd!
Jerzy transformed Ares into a Masters of the Universe Figure that I Absolutley! Must! Own! One day! Are you listening, Mattel? Mr. Drozd and I have talked extensively about our mutual love of MOTU, as evidenced in this interview here (just look at that backdrop! All MOTU!):
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