Cliff Chiang
Get inked with Cliff Chiang art at C2E2 (for a good cause)
Art by Cliff Chiang
As a huge fan of artist Cliff Chiang, here’s something I’d be all over — if I were attending next week’s Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo and if I weren’t, y’know, deathly terrified of needles. It’s an eBay auction for a custom tattoo by Chang and tattoo artist Brian Stringer. Proceeds benefit The Hero Initiative, so it’s win-win!
The above art, which accompanies the auction listing, would make a fantastic tattoo. But here’s the thing: The winner can have Chang draw the character or subject of his or her choice (with a few caveats, I imagine) in advance of the show. The tattoo will be in black and gray; any color is at the tattooer’s discretion. Oh, and no face or neck tattoos. Visit the eBay listing for more details — and to bid, of course. The auction ends on March 16.
SDCC ’10 | Threadless unveils shirts by Thompson, Chiang, Moore and Baltazar
The T-shirt site Threadless has unveiled four new shirts by comic artists Jill Thompson, Cliff Chiang, Tony Moore and Art Baltazar just in time for San Diego. The shirts can be purchased separately for $20 each or as a collector’s set for $70. You can read more about how the artists became involved here.
In addition, the site has announced a new design challenge, where they ask artists to design a shirt based on a particular theme. This time around the theme is comics, and the shirt will be worn by a character in an upcoming issue of John Layman and Rob Guillory’s Chew.
SDCC Wishlist | Cliff Chiang creates new Star Wars propaganda posters
Fett ... Boba Fett
Based on the popularity of the propaganda posters he created for a line of Topps Star Wars cards, Greendale artist Cliff Chiang was invited to create some new posters for Acme Archives, which will debut in San Diego next week.
“We have an Art Deco-inspired Imperial recruiting poster, a Chairman Mao-style Rebel poster, and a 60’s spy film poster featuring the galaxy’s slickest bounty hunter (and a few others),” he said on his blog.
The posters will be available at the Acme Archives booth or via their website next week.
Comics A.M. | The comics Internet in two minutes
Spawn #9
Legal | A federal judge in Madison, Wisconsin, heard testimony Monday from Neil Gaiman, Todd McFarlane and Dark Ages Spawn writer Brian Holguin, but didn’t rule on Gaiman’s claim that he’s owed royalties from the characters Dark Ages Spawn, Domina and Tiffany.
In 2002, a jury found that Gaiman co-owned the copyrights Medieval Spawn, Angela and Cogliostro, which he created in 1993 for McFarlane’s Spawn series. Since then the two creators have attempted, with little success, to determine how much money Gaiman is owed for the three characters.
On Monday, Gaiman testified that he thinks Dark Ages Spawn is merely a copy of Medieval Spawn, while Domina and Tiffany are copies of Angela. Holguin, who created Dark Ages Spawn, said any similarities to Gaiman’s character were unintentional, while McFarlane argued that all of the versions of Spawn share certain features. The judge gave both parties until June 25 to submit additional arguments. [The Associated Press]
Straight for the art | Cliff Chiang rocks the Archie 50 covers project
Cliff Chiang rocks an Archie cover
Cliff Chiang shares his cover for the Hero Initiative’s newest cover project, which features artists drawing their own rendition of the cover to Archie #600. You can check out more covers and read more about the project here.
Straight for the art | Cliff Chiang’s C2E2 sketches
Kitty Pryde by Cliff Chiang
With convention season moving into full swing, there’s lots to look forward to — an endless array of comic announcements, cosplaying, waiting in lines for autographs … and probably my favorite thing, sketches. By folks like Cliff Chiang, who regularly updates his blog with the sketches he does at conventions, like this batch right here from this past weekend’s C2E2. Go check’em out.
C2E2 | Baltazar, Chiang, Moore, Thompson to create comic story on shirts
Threadless shirt by Jill Thompson
Threadless announced today during C2E2 that they’re teaming up with comic creators Art Baltazar, Cliff Chiang, Tony Moore and Jill Thompson to create a series of four shirts, each of which tell part of a story written by Thompson. The tees will be revealed at a party during Comic Con International in San Diego in July.
Straight for the art | Cliff Chiang’s Baltimore sketches
Zatanna and Batman
One of the fun things about comic conventions is checking out all the sketches that artists drew and post on their blogs afterward — such as Cliff Chiang, who posts not only this Batman and Zatanna sketch, but others featuring the Doom Patrol, Power Girl and more. Go check’em out.
Straight for the art | Cliff Chiang’s SDCC sketches
Bigby and Snow White
Artist Cliff Chiang shares several sketches he did while at the San Diego Comic Con last week, including Zatanna, Argent, Bigby and Snow White (above), Adam Strange and Green Arrow.
Six by 6 | Six comics that made us laugh out loud
A couple of weeks ago Chris Mautner and I listed the six comics that made us cry. You guys responded with more than 160 comments filled with memories of comics that brought you to tears as well. It was very cool and kind of overwhelming to see that many people open up like that, so from both of us, thank you.
One commenter, cinorjer, suggested we name “six comics that made us laugh out loud.” Which we thought was a great idea — thanks, cinorjer! — so wipe away your tears and get ready to exercise your funnybone.
Joining Chris and I this week is Tom Bondurant, who was quick to come back with an example when I asked for suggestions. So let’s make with the ha ha’s and get down to it … and please share your own favorites in the comments section.
1. “What am I s’posed to do with a whole dollar!?”
I laughed aloud at much of Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang’s “Architecture & Mortality” storyline from the recent Tales of the Unexpected miniseries. There were the Primate Patrol’s obvious (but well-executed) Planet of the Apes references; Traci 13′s “paper covers rock” spell; and the part where Infectious Lass says she’ll never know the touch of a man, about which I … Vampire! observes “perhaps if you changed your name….”
However, I particularly liked Dr. 13′s first real meeting with Genius Jones, the smartest little boy in the world. He’ll answer any question for a dime, but he won’t deal with Dr. 13 — because the Doc only has a dollar bill. “What am I s’posed to do with a whole dollar!?” Genius wonders.
“Tell you what — I have ten questions,” Dr. 13 responds.
“Do you have ten dimes?”
Eyes practically bulging out of his glasses, and beads of sweat leaping off his forehead, Dr. 13 spits, “I have a DOLLAR!”
It goes on like that for another few panels, until the head of the Primate Patrol bursts in: “How ’bout I geev you a nickel saun’wich?” And … scene!
–Tom Bondurant