New Jordan Crane prints

Posted by Cory Doctorow, August 14, 2008 12:49 PM | permalink

Jordan Crane, one of my favorite illustrators, has just posted two new prints. He says, "They're both a little more extravagant than usual, 6 and 7 color instead of the usual 3 or 4." The boat and sea-monster, shown here, is just perfect. A Bike and a Boat

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#1 posted by benjiwenji , August 14, 2008 1:07 PM

yup...a wonderfull alloy of the dark and the jolly...like jelly and acid.

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#2 posted by Greatmiddlewest

, August 14, 2008 1:17 PM

That print is totally sick. I wish I had some extra money to burn on that. Kudos.

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#3 posted by Anonymous , August 14, 2008 1:33 PM

I see Jordan at the San Diego Comic-Con every year and he's always super nice & cool. He's one of my favorite illustrators too.

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#4 posted by anthony , August 14, 2008 2:24 PM

These are really nice. Screen prints, I assume? This one has a wood cut feel to it.

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#5 posted by Anonymous , August 14, 2008 2:41 PM

Nice tribute to Hokusai. Check out "36 views of Mt. Fuji", in particular the oshiokuribune in "Under the Great Wave at Kanagawa"....

--Charlie

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#6 posted by Ugly Canuck , August 14, 2008 3:40 PM

Reminds me of late 19th C - early 20th C Euro-zone children's book illustrations. Very nice, very fine.

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#7 posted by mdhatter

, August 14, 2008 11:17 PM

Delicious eye candy.

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#8 posted by Zgrb , August 15, 2008 12:38 AM

so detailed and nice. amazing!

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#9 posted by Halloween Jack , August 15, 2008 7:35 AM

Lemmy Kilmister sure looks hungry there.

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#10 posted by Lord Xenu , August 15, 2008 8:47 AM

OMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOM!!

*buurp*

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#11 posted by sgnp , August 17, 2008 9:33 PM

I recognized the "Boat and Sea Monster" picture instantly. It's his illustration of Laestrygonians on page 116 and 117 in my copy of "Beasts!"

There's a description that goes along with it, that I think was written by Paul Hughes:

"Sequestered on an island stronghold off the coast of Sicily, these man-eating giants lead an industrious but reclusive existence, interrupted only by the occasional landfall of unwitting sailors. Fooled by Laestrygonian children, who are the size of human adults, seafaring visitors to this island often discover the towering (and vicious) nature of its inhabitants too late. Any human caught on the island is torn apart and eaten immediately. The Laestrygonians throw boulders to sink any boats still nearby, swimming out with spears to devour the survivors."

Beasts! is a great book, published by Fantagraphics. I highly recommend it.

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#12 posted by Takuan , August 17, 2008 10:00 PM

looks like an Umi Bozu to me.