Horrorshow magazine, Illustration, and the future of Comic Art

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Two of my favorite art magazines are Illustration and Comic Art. They're both beautifully designed and filled with stunning historical and contemporary work, much of which is entirely new to me.



The next issue of Illustration is a special issue on Bernie Fuchs, who painted portraits of US presidents and famous sports figures like Muhammmad Ali and Jack Nicklaus. Link

Meanwhile, with issue #8 Comic Art is shifting from magazine format to perfect bound annuals. The first Comic Art book will be published by Buenaventura Press in Spring 2006 and I can't wait!
Equally exciting is that Comic Art founding editor, Todd Hignite, just completed a book for Yale University Press compiling the magazine's excellent "In the Studio" features, where the likes of Daniel Clowes, Chris Ware, and Art Spiegelman talk about their backgrounds and styles, and show work by the artists that influenced them. The new book will include four visits that didn't appear in the magazine, including the studios of Robert Crumb, Jaime Hernandez, and Gary Panter. Link

And I just found out that the founding publishers of Comic Art and Illustration have launched another magazine, Horrorshow! From the magazine's Web site:

Once upon a time, only boring, cookie-cutter horror magazines roamed the land. They terrorized fans with their press release-style stories and monotonous actor interviews. Occasionally they would throw in a photo of a mask or an action figure here or there, but they really only cared about making lots of money by covering the "latest and greatest" Hollywood film in the most generic, clichéd way possible.

But then, there came HORRORSHOW… And the collectors rejoiced.

From the publishers of ILLUSTRATION and ILLUSTRATION '05 comes HORRORSHOW, a stunning, full-color magazine for the monster fan and horror collecting community. Each quarterly issue of HORRORSHOW spotlights the best of the best from around the horror scene – including latex masks, vinyl and resin kits, PVC figures, props, and more – as well as in-depth, behind-the-scenes interviews with the artists and designers who bring these frightening creations to life.

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