MILK is an incredible piece of work by artist Stref, and has been 10 years in the making. In fact, rather than me tell you about something so visually arresting why don't you have a look at the ebook preview:
There will only be 100 of the original hardbacks, all signed and numbered, to co-incide with a gallery exhibition of Stref's original art at the Fine Art Library in Edinburgh during September.
There will be the opportunity to buy some of the original artwork during the course of the show, although, of course, you won't be able to take it home until the exhibition has ended.
The gallery is open open 10-8 Mon- Thurs, 10-5 Fridays and 9-1 on Sat.
Alan Grant said:
“Coming from a virtually unknown artist, MILK contains some of the most beautiful, expressive art that I’ve seen in a long time. It deserves to be a huge commercial success.”
So what is MILK?
MILK is a collection of short stories but unlike the usual comics anthology, every story is written and drawn by the same artist.
MILK is an artist retrospective, but unlike most art portfolio books, each piece is masterfully executed in a completely different style.
There is currently a competition running over at the The MILK facebook group to win the original art for this fantastic page:
And if you're still thirsty for more MILK take a look at:
- His recent interviews at Jazma and RKYV
- The MILK youtube channel
Staying in Edinburgh this Saturday, 18th July, will see our beloved leader Crawford Coutts is taking to the podium again this week and this time "it's for charidee, ladies and gents".
Crawford will be part of a panel on “the ups and downs of small press comics” with Ferg Handley (Marvel Heroes, Commando), David Bishop (2000ad, Doctor Who), followed by a Q&A session.There will also be a sneak peak at some of the never-before-seen pages from our imprint Vigil’s upcoming Burke and Hare Bio-Graphic Novel.
The event takes place at:
McDonald Road Library,
2-4 McDonald Road
Edinburgh
EH7 4LU
12pm - 3pm
Tickets are £3 from all city Oxfam Bookshops.
Six Months: First Art
This week I saw the very first "work in progress" art for Six Months.
Six Months is by Jim O’Hara, with art by Gary Crutchley and is an uneasy exploration of what happens when, perhaps too late, you discover the answers to what it is that gives your life meaning, the relationship between law and society, and what it means when you longer need to hide anything from yourself or others.Sidhe Pin Up, Stage Two
Last week you saw the rough pencils for the Sidhe poster, now Kev has finished them off.
Soon I'll be able to show you the final version, which Kev hopes will cause salivation, so make sure you bring plenty of tissues.
Quilty Pleasures
Yes, you did read that right, and no, it's not often you will find a comic publisher's blog that has something to say about the world of quilting.
However, this is no ordinary comic publisher's blog, and this is no ordinary quilter!
Those you who have visited the Insomnia stand at UK events may well have encountered Ferret helping out (long dark hair, lots of tattoos, mischievous gleam in her eye!). Yes, that is her real name. No, that's all of it. Yes, really, it is. However being a stand helper is just a cunning disguise for a woman who, in her time has been a real life rocket scientist (oh yes!), a maker of musical instruments, and deadly weapons (both real and as movie props), part of a drag racing crew and who, a few years ago, unexpectedly and triumphantly turned her talents to the world of textile art.
In fact one of the most famous people in the field, Ricky Tims, just said this about her in the foreword for her first book, Ferreting Around:
"Every now and again, a new talent emerges in the quilt world that transcends the ordinary and is instantly unforgettable."
You can read the full foreword and pre-order the book at her website
To put it in context for us, that's like Jack Kirby saying you draw a mean superhero!
Now that's all very nice, I'm sure you're thinking, someone you know has achieved artistic recognition and success - but what does that have to do with comics?
Well, I'll tell you: Ferret is creating what we think is the first comics/quilting cross over piece for a gallery show she has this summer. It's called Bad Rain and is the first double page spread fight scene from Cancertown. It's going to be 90" across. That is half as tall as me again!
The book will be on sale alongside the piece, and Cy and I will be going to help out at the gallery on the Saturday while Ferret is teaching, so we may even get some signing in.
Surprisingly we have found quite a lot of interest in the graphic novels in the quilting community when Ferret has mentioned the project to her students. They are, or course, both very visual media, and the project has opened up whole new audiences on both sides. But then I guess you only have to have to look at the Bayeaux Tapestry to realise sequential art and textiles have a heritage older than it might first appear.
Watch this space for news of a possibly "Unbelievable" further project in the future.
And Finally...
- We are pleased to announce that we now have our very own Hollywood Agent to look after the screen adaptation side of things for us.
- Kronos City chapter one is now complete, so look out for an ebook very soon.
- I just want to mention the beautiful limited edition of Razorjack that is out from Com.x. This is nothing to do with us, but it fills me with joy when I see other independent publishers getting out there and doing something really different and special.
And until next week remember the immortal words of Torquemada: "Be pure, Be vigilant, Behave".
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