TheVaderProject.com has updated with the names of some of the Japanese artists (art groups?) who’ll be providing all-new art helmets for Celebration Japan.
Eye Candy: Action Figures Playing Poker
Nate Bergstrom lost a lot of blood to recreate this classic of cheese.
More Celebration Japan art print previews at TFN
TFN previews more Celebration Japan prints, including those from Randy Martinez, Tsuneo Sanda and Matt Busch. Above, snippets from Sanda, Martinez and Malcolm Tween.
Steve Schofield’s ‘Land of the Free’
Photographer Steve Schofield photographs British sci-fi fans – more often than not in costume – in their homes. (via)
Spencer Brinkerhoff III’s Celebration Japan print
The official blog reveals another Celebration Japan print from Spencer Brinkerhoff III, ‘Sorry About the Mess.’ Bonnie also interviews him about the print (and the extras he’s done for it.)
Eleven awesome geek cars
TFN points us towards Slippery Brick’s list of 11 awesome geek-themed art cars. There are several Star Wars vehicles featured, some of which are familiar (Shawn Crosby’s H-Wing Carfighter) and some which aren’t, like the Jawa Sandcrawler above.
Mark McHaley’s Celebration Japan print
The artist revealed his Celebration Japan print, this stunning General Grievous, on his TFN thread yesterday. Be sure to check out the thread or his gallery for more Star Wars, movie, and comic art.
The EU minute: Fan art, merchandise, gaming
- Fan Art: Some new Expanded Universe images from Shea Standefer. (Warning: LOTF spoilers.)
- Merchandise: The Clone Wars party gear coming to Hallmark in August.
- Gaming: Preview KOTOR miniatures; A Galaxies card game? Seriously?
Plenty of McQuarrie exclusives in Japan
The official site updates (!!) with Ralph McQuarrie Exclusives at Celebration Japan: Two prints, a Lawrence Noble painting based on McQuarrie’s original poster concept, and a second go at Art of Ralph McQuarrie from Dreams & Visions Press.
In other Celebration Japan art news, Rebelscum has previews of Tsuneo Sanda’s prints.
Eye Candy: Mildly thrilling collection of Vader art
io9 includes Darth Vader in The Greatest Art Featuring 6 Iconic Scifi Villains. Some of it is fairly old hat (The Vader Project? So 2007!) but there’s always someone shocked by it. Besides, they have a brand-new spiffy robot chart as a consolation prize for those of us a bit too jaded for our own good.