Something Wicked by Scott Hampton

 Scott Hampton has worked in the comic book and illustration field for over 40 years. He came to the attention of many people in 1983 with the publication of his fully-painted comic Silverheels. He has since gone on to do an adaptation of Robert E. Howard's Pigeons From Hell, the Batman graphic novels Night Cries and Gotham County Line. Scott has also published the original horror graphic novels The Upturned Stone and recently Trespassers. His credits also include Neil Gaiman's American Gods and Books of Magic. Scott recently did a graphic novel adaptation of the novel Wicked, which the hit Broadway play is based on.

His career has long cried out for a retrospective volume, and here it is: Something Wicked: The Art of Scott Hampton. As of this writing, it is a Kickstarter that has been fully funded and will be published. The current funding level is at about $11,000. If they can hit $15,000 a piece of original art by Scott will be included with orders of physical copies of the book. A few samples of art from the book below.

You can support this project here. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trench By George Pratt

 TRENCH is a portfolio by George Pratt released in 2001. It was limited to 75 copies.

 

 

1989 San Diego Comic Con Blood Drive Portfolio

Since the 1970s, the San Diego Comic Con has held the Robert A. Heinlein Blood Drive. In 1989 they gave people who donated a small portfolio of printed plates by different comic book artists as a way of saying thank you. The plates were 5" x 8" and printed on glossy card stock and enclosed in a plain white envelope. Here's the plates from that portfolio. They're tough to find on the second hand market.

Sergio Aragones

Jack Kirby & Michael Thibodeaux

Frank Springer

Alex Toth

Bill Woggon

Bil Keane

Mort Walker

 

Scott Hampton Graphic Novel

 Scott Hampton, creator and / or artist on such notable projects as Pigeons From Hell, Silverheels, the Batman Graphic Novel Night Cries, Neil Gaiman's American Gods and a host of other projects has just started a Kickstarter campaign for a 150-page horror graphic novel. The art is completed and the money is being raised to print it.

In Scott's words:

About ten years ago, my graphic novel, The Upturned Stone, was optioned for a movie and I decided to use that windfall to fund a personal project that I’d been dreaming about for quite a while – essentially, a horror movie on paper – called Trespassers.

Trespassers – my take on the cabin in the woods sub-genre – took fifteen months to complete, and while it is also a fully painted work, is a pretty radical departure from The Upturned Stone. At approximately 150 pages it's also considerably longer.

I’ve always been drawn to stories where the protagonists are up against an elusive enemy who's hard to find and even to see. In Trespassers, the other-worldly creatures can only be revealed in flashes of lightning, making their appearance unpredictable and especially frightening. 

Once I finished this graphic novel, I took a two-week nap, then got back to work earning dollars.:) Now, ten years later, I’m working on a BIG project for a book publisher that will take the better part of two years to complete (another long nap is looming), and since I don’t want to be entirely forgotten while I'm toiling away I’m thinking now might be the perfect time to bring this baby out. I hope folks enjoy reading this as much as I did making it. Thanks again for the support. Cheers!

 

You can participate in the Kickstarter campaign here. Below are images of a couple pages from the book. 

Lawson Wood Propaganda Calendar Art

Lawson Wood (1878-1947) was a prolific British illustrator. He illustrated childrens' books and magazine covers. He was most well known for his depictions of monkeys in various human-like situations. These illustrations are calendar done for a propaganda calendar published by Brown & Bigelow sometime during World War II. Lot more examples of his art here.

 

Sexy Golfer By Frank Frazetta

 A series of prints by Frank Frazetta published in 1987. These were sold in his son's (Frank Jr.) golf shop.

 

 

N.C. Wyeth Magazine Ads

Ticonderoga Pencils Ad, 1934.

Jolly Green Giant Corn Ad, 1942.

Steinway Pianos Ad, 1928.

Coca-Cola Ad, circa 1936.

 Jolly Green Giant Corn Ad, 1942.