the concept art of Armand Baltazar that created the world of Cars 2
Showing posts with label Comic Con 2013. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Comic Con 2013. Show all posts
Steampunk Isetta 300 from "Diego and the Steam Pirates" of Armand Baltazar Studios
http://www.armandbaltazar.com/collidescape/
Just a moment to appreciate the incredible talented artist that created this, Armand is the incredible artist that has been the senior design concept genius behind Cars 2 with Pixar, but also worked at Disney Feature Animation, and his credits include the scenes of The Prince of Egypt, The Road to Eldorado, Spirit Stallion of the Cimmaron, Sinbad, Shark Tale, Flushed Away, The Bee Movie, Princess and the Frog, and A Christmas Carol http://www.armandbaltazar.com/animation.htm
Armand is another of the incredible Art Center College of Design graduates that I frequently celebrate here on this blog,
2 time Emmy award winning artist (Pinky and the Brain, Animaniacs) Llyn Hunter created some terrific pun illustrations, I found her booth at Comic Con
more can be seen at http://www.llynsplace.com/BP3.swf from her portfolio of the "Punnies", these images are from her Flikr page http://www.flickr.com/photos/llyn_hunter/with/3248455156/
Her website is http://llynsplace.com/ for a complete look at the amazing variety of illustrations and animation work, and though it's seemingly neglected, (the horror!) her blog is http://www.llynhunter.blogspot.com/
I bought a copy of the monkey wrench, I love that one.
I met a cool guy at Comic Con that focuses on Zombicatures, and that extends to creating zombie Transformers!
for an example of his work from Comic Con while hanging out as his booth : https://www.facebook.com/squidworkscomics/media_set?set=a.10151701971268805.1073741833.597153804&type=1
his website: http://www.squidworks.com/Stan/
I was a fan of Phil Foglio's when he did the art for Asprin's Myth series, I just learned during Comic Con that he and his wife have a 12 volume set of illustrated books (Ok, big comic books) called Girl Genius, and the first can be sampled online to get a feel for it
The Industrial Revolution has become all-out war!
Mad Scientists, gifted with the Spark of genius, unleash insane inventions on an unprepared Europe. For centuries, the Heterodyne family of inventors kept the peace, but the last Heterodyne disappeared twenty years ago, leaving their ally Baron Klaus Wulfenbach to maintain order with his fleet of airships and army of unstoppable, if not very bright, Jaeger Monsters.
At Transylvania Polygnostic University, Agatha Clay dreams of being a scientist herself, but her trouble concentrating dooms her to be a lowly minion at best. When her locket, a family heirloom, is stolen, Agatha shows signs of having the Spark in a spectacular, destructive fashion and captures the attention of the Baron and the Baron's handsome young son, Gilgamesh.
Swept up to the Baron's Airship City, Agatha finds herself in the midst of the greatest minds of her generation, as well as palace intrigue, dashing heroes, and an imperial cat. Agatha may be the most brilliant mind of her generation and the key to control of the continent, but first, she just has to survive.
At Transylvania Polygnostic University, Agatha Clay dreams of being a scientist herself, but her trouble concentrating dooms her to be a lowly minion at best. When her locket, a family heirloom, is stolen, Agatha shows signs of having the Spark in a spectacular, destructive fashion and captures the attention of the Baron and the Baron's handsome young son, Gilgamesh.
Swept up to the Baron's Airship City, Agatha finds herself in the midst of the greatest minds of her generation, as well as palace intrigue, dashing heroes, and an imperial cat. Agatha may be the most brilliant mind of her generation and the key to control of the continent, but first, she just has to survive.
the illustration talent of Phil Foglio is award winning, the story is by both Phil and his wife, and it is also multiple award winning!
2009 Hugo Award Winner for Best Graphic Story of 2008
2010 Hugo Award Winner for Best Graphic Story of 2009
2011 Hugo Award Winner for Best Graphic Story of 2010
American Mensa's® Top 50 Web Sites of 2010
In 1976, the slide show The Capture, which Robert Asprin wrote and Foglio illustrated, was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation; in the same year, he was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist for the first time. Foglio won the Fan Artist Hugo twice, in 1977 and 1978. He was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist in 2008. He, his wife (Kaja Foglio), and their colorist (Cheyenne Wright) won the first graphic story Hugo
start here http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20021104 and be ready to delve in, and you can read the entire graphic series online!
if you've been a fan, and want to meet them in person, try for an autograph or just gush like I did... the calendar function on their website tells you when they'll be attending conventions and events, and where: http://www.girlgeniusbooks.com/
the above is from the "Free Stuff" webpage of wall papers you can download http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/fun/freestuff.php
if you've been a fan, and want to meet them in person, try for an autograph or just gush like I did... the calendar function on their website tells you when they'll be attending conventions and events, and where: http://www.girlgeniusbooks.com/
Zap comix, cover art of issue #1, not #0, but that is another story. Artist, R Crumb
just happened across this at Comic Con, had no idea it was famous. Just saw the car, and was interested.
For the story of Zap Comix: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zap_Comix
nothing as simple and blocky as the Lego's I grew up with, the things you can make now are about unlimited, here are some cars they displayed at Comic Con
here's a cool thing a cell phone maker is doing, bringing a charging station van to big events! The Samsung van was at the Petco Park parking lot during Comic Con
Don Prudhommes bio-pic about his early 1970s heyday as a funny car driver "Snake and Mongoose" movie is coming next month, and it's booth was an unexpected surprise at Comic Con!
http://www.snakeandmongoosemovie.com/
I talked to the guys in the booth, one is a main character in the movie, the other is part of the production team, and they told me that there will be many premieres that Don is bringing the below transporters and funny cars to the theaters and parking them in front... I'm going to see if I can make it to the Hollywood event. August 26th at the Egyptian is what they told me will be the event day, but it's not on the calendar of the theater http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/egyptian_theatre_events
- Two benefit premieres -- one on Monday, August 26th at The Egyptian in Hollywood and one on Thursday, August 29th, at the Regal Shilo Crossing in Indianapolis, just prior the Chevrolet Performance U. S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis with the bulk of ticket sales going to help patients fighting blood cancers;
The premiere events will feature an exclusive screening of the movie and an after-party with Don “the Snake” Prudhomme, Tom “the Mongoo$e” McEwen and the stars of the film. LLS executives as well as ambassadors for LLS will walk the red carpet at the premieres.
In addition to the benefit premieres, the “Snake and Mongoo$e” producers and NHRA are announcing a contest that will enable two lucky fans to win either “The Ultimate Hollywood-NHRA Experience in Los Angeles” or “The Ultimate Hollywood and NHRA Experience in Indianapolis.”
The lucky winner of “The Ultimate Hollywood-NHRA Experience in Los Angeles” will receive: round trip airfare for two and a two-night stay at the world famous W Hotel, two VIP tickets to the Los Angeles benefit screening at The Egyptian Theatre on August 26th and the after-party with NHRA legends, Prudhomme and McEwen as well as the stars of the film, a goodie bag filled with merchandise based on the film, additional NHRA merchandise and two tickets to the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event of their choice.
The lucky winner of “The Ultimate Hollywood-NHRA Experience in Indianapolis” will receive round-trip airfare for two and a 4 night stay in Indianapolis, two VIP tickets to the Thursday, August 29th premiere and the after-party with the legends and stars, a goodie bag and two tickets to the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals from August 28th – September 2nd at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis.
the A Team van from the recent movie was at Comic Con
not sure why they brought this original version of it, unless they are promoting a video game... the movie was a couple years ago and they had the moadern version of the van, I think Rampage Jackson owns it, at SEMA 2010 http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/11/rampage-jackson-plays-ba-baracus-in-new.html
