A Great Read #6: Previews Review Edition - Previews Issue 245 - PART 2
Jan 31, 2009 A Great Read
Today’s entry continues directly after yesterday’s Previews Review Part 1. Please continue for Part 2 of the Previews Review.
I will be using a very basic ranking method that will answer the question:
Will I Order This Item?
- Yup!
- Maybe So
- Not This Time
The page number and price (in US funds) will also be included for easy reference in case you feel inclined to order an item yourself. So, grab your copy of Previews and let’s get started!
Tags: apes and babes, bendis, Bill Sienkiewicz, darkness, DC, deadpool, diamond distributers, frank cho, hulk, image, leinil yu, maleev, marvel, moby dick, new avengers, pilot season, previews, rocafort, skottie young, Smash, solicitations, solicits, spider-woman, top cow, wizrd of oz, wolverine
Let’s Talk Artists #1: Leinil Francis Yu
Dec 22, 2008 Let's Talk Artists
I am a huge fan of comic book art! There’s just something special about someone taking what they can see in their head and letting their pencil interpret that. The interpretation is the key. If you ask any professional comic book artist, or anyone at all really, to draw Spider-man and give them no other direction, they will hand you their specific vision of the character. That is what is so amazing! There are so many artists out there producing mind bending work that I want to spotlight them whenever I can.
Today I have chosen to focus on Leinil Francis Yu. Artist on such books as Superman: Birthright, Wolverine, X-Men, Ultimate Hulk vs. Wolverine, New Avengers and the recent smash, Secret Invasion.
What I have found myself doing over the years is developing an interest in a certain artist and then hitting the comic shops and online resources to find as much of their past and present creations as I can. As many comic fans know, artists rarely “pop” overnight so there are usually older gems that can be dug out of the quarter bins with a little effort. Not only that, but with the internet rising as it has been (it’s gonna stick around, kids. Tell your grandparents) you can find creations by your favourite artist(s) that you won’t find anywhere else by simply “treasure hunting” using a search engine as your map. Google quite literally ”marks the spot”. This is how you will find rare images of original commissions or comic con sketches that would normally have only been seen by the lucky recipient or anyone they happened to invite over for dinner.
Please continue on for more about Leinil and to see some videos of Leinil at work:
Tags: leinil, leinil francis yu, leinil yu, new avengers, secret invasion, superman, wolverine, x-men, xmen
