Gobi (co-creator and character designer of Tequila and El Panda) just began his Goblog. Thus far he's only got one post up... but I'm hoping it's the first of many more to come. Who knows... some of his crazy illustrations may lead to a future Muttpop figure!

Check out the Goblog HERE.

When I was 8-12 years old, Nintendo Power Magazine was my Bible. Even before I had a Nintendo Entertainment System I would beg my friends to let me read their newest issue of Nintendo Power.

This was in the midst of a videogame Golden Age. Game companies hadn't figured out the gaming business just yet, so you'd have a huge variety of games. At the time, Nintendo Power would commission artists to do illustrations of new games that would be included in the pages of the magazine alongside screenshots of the game.

There was one particular artist who stood out to me. His art was sophisticated when compared to the cartoon-like styles of the other artists. But at the time I hated his unrealistic approach to color.

I would later discover that this artist was Katsuya Terada. Since his time as a Nintendo Power artist, he's made quite the name for himself as the character designer for Blood: The Last Vampire, the live action Cutie Honey, and the live action Devil Man. He also created a Monkey King manga and has a slew of really beautiful art books.

With age, I can see his obvious influences. His early work SCREAMS of Metal Hurlant and Moebius. His later work feels a lot like Frank Frazetta and Simon Bisley's painted work. But somewhere in it all, you can still feel a sense of originality.

Back during his Nintendo Power days, his illustrations of Dragon Warrior/Quest, Faxanadu, and Final Fantasy sold me on those games. Below are my favorite illustrations he did for Zelda. You can see a wonderful collection of his Zelda illustrations HERE.

I just purchased a copy of James Jean's "Process Recess 2". Jean's art is looking better than ever. The book is an attractive and affordable package: 64 cardstock 15" X 11" full color pages for $30.I first discovered Jean when he was doing the covers to DC's "Fables" comic. I instantly loved James Jean's lyrical style...so much so that I couldn't read the comic because Jean's work was leagues beyond the skill showcased by the interior artwork. It's awesome to see that in the years since "Fables" debut he has found great success in the fine art scene.So often, when you have sub-par artists with classical styles, the art becomes lifeless in it's strict attempts to look real. James Jean has an instinctive sense of balancing energy and realism. There's a delicate grace to his line and a dreaminess to his color palette.I am especially drawn to his horrific illustrations. His style is so naturally beautiful that his portrayal of horror becomes creepier because it's so close to what we consider beautiful.Below is a sampling of the works in Process Recess 2. I'm particularly fond of Succubus.Sex EdSuccubusInvasionSecret

It's difficult to find information about Sandro Simeoni, at least in a language that I can understand. I discovered his work with the Dario Argento's movie posters. I heard he did more than 3000 posters during his 50 years career, here's what I could find on the web.

This fan art is from ADN, you can check out his work here. By the way, I've seen some fan arts in multiple places, so if you have one, please send it to me through the mailing list. Thanks.

Pierre Joubert was the illustrator behind the amazing covers of the BOB MORANE series and many others published by MARABOUT during the sixties. He died in 2002, he was 91. His career span is over 70 years and he drew thousands of illustrations. I found a small bio on the French Wikipedia. But I couldn't find any website with a big gallery of his art.