MITNG celebrates the life of illustrator Moebius (May 8, 1938- March 10, 2012)

Born Jean Henri Gaston Giraud, Moebius in my mind and heart, is the father of science fiction illustration. He’s paved the way for amazing artists like like Geof Darrow (Shaolin Cowboy) and Ricardo Delgado (Age of Reptiles Omnibus). His vivid imagination coupled with his insane attention to detail has carved itself into the minds of

The OFF BOOK series presents The Art of Illustration

If you haven’t already seen these amazing Off Book reports presented by PBS ,then allow me to introduce them to you. Off Book is a web series from PBS that explores cutting edge art, internet culture, and the people that create it. This week the PBS Off Book series gives us a glimpse in the

Check out the funky enough images of Helmet Girls illustrated by Camilla d’Errico

I guess, the only next step to drawing manga chicks is putting crazy head gear on them, and boy, do they seem to love it. No matter how crazy the helmet is, illustrator Camilla d’Errico makes it work, and that’s quite a feat considering how clunky and uncomfortable these things look. There’s no rhyme or

Intro to Cosmicism 101: The Lovecraft Anthology Vol. 1 & 2 Edited by Dan Lockwood

“Searchers after horror haunt strange, far places.”  ―    H.P. Lovecraft What is the Necronomicon?  Cthulhu?  Yog-Sogoth?  Arkham?  What is this ‘cosmic horror’ genre all about?  Whether you’re someone that’s wise to this jargon, or just the casually interested, The LoveCraft Anthologies Volumes 1 & 2 have something to offer.  After reading both graphics, I can now

Emily the Strange rocks!

Emily the Strange’s popularity is just as mysterious as she is. This goth chick is the brainchild of Rob Reger who used her image on Santa Cruz skateboards in 1991 and has since become a pop culture phenomena! This rise to fame doesn’t come without it’s controversy and Emily has certainly had her share. Rob’s

BEHOLD THE FANTASTIC ILLUSTRATIONS OF KIM HERBST

I stumbled upon the illustrations of Kim Herbst while surfing Tumblr yesterday and was blown away by her use of line and color. I’m a huge fan of dark lines that are reminiscent in Japanese wood block paintings and later in the works of Alphonse Mucha and Vincent Van Gogh. Deep line work is the basis