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Phantom City Creative Joins Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The Art of Level 7

Press Release Marvel Television is proud to announce acclaimed artist studio Phantom City Creative as the final recruit for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Art of Level 7, closing out this exclusive art series that united ...

Fantasy creatures come to life… kinda…

Always wanted your very own ultra-realistic creature that looks like it stepped off the page and into your heart? An artist from Russia has been making them for a while, and is willing to let you adopt one.

LIFE: Girl turns broken arm into Iron Man gauntlet

When most people break a limb or damage themselves in such a way they require a cast they usually just have people sign the thing. Well, one Redditors friend decided she’d make the most of her broken arm and painted it up...

EXHIBIT: The Thrilling Adventure Hour on display at Cartoon Art Museum

Press Release The Cartoon Art Museum, The WorkJuice Corporation, Quixotic Transmedia, and Archaia Entertainment are pleased to present artwork from the much-anticipated The Thrilling Adventure Hour graphic novel at the Cartoon ...

ART APPRECIATION MOMENT OF THE DAY: Carter Johnson

Many of you may know Scott Johnson of Frogpants, LLC – he’s the person behind the Frogpants Network of podcast (which distributes Critical Hit and our Munchkin Land podcasts), runs a number of sites including Extra ...

POSTERS: Film Icons and Their Weapons

Moxy Creative has a new series of prints that showcase some of films most iconic characters, and their weapons of choice in a very simple, yet exquisite style.

ART APPRECIATION MOMENT OF THE DAY: Miguel Lokia

The Internet is a fantastic place filled with cats, trolls, and talented people. This is focusing on the latter, specifically Lokiable’s deviantART page filled with his take of Game of Thrones family banners inspired by d...

ART APPRECIATION MOMENT OF THE DAY: Gene Gonzales

Who doesn’t like Battle of the Planets? Sure, go ahead and make some comment about the real name being Secret Ninja Team Gatchaman, and be THAT GUY, or take the jump and see Gene Gonzales’ interpretation of Jun as ...

ART APPRECIATION MOMENT OF THE DAY: Because Christmas is Better with Batman (Mark Dos Santos Edition)

If Norman Rockwell would have taken the time to dive into the comic book realm, and add his special schmaltzy touch to our heroes, what would the outcome look like? Mark Dos Santos took DC Comics characters (naughty and nice) a...

ART: The Art of Blizzard Entertainment book launch and Art Exhibition

Press Release Gallery Nucleus is excited to announce our first event of 2013, “The Art of Blizzard Entertainment Book Launch and Art Exhibition,” taking place January 12, 2013 – February 3, 2013. The opening r...

ART APPRECIATION MOMENT OF THE DAY: Adriana Ferguson

Have you listened to latest installment of the Critical Hit: A Major Spoilers Dungeons and Dragons Podcast? If you have, you heard a description of Orem Rivendorn decked out for adventures in the Fen of Winters. Adriana Fergu...

ART: Calvin & Hobbes strip sells for $203,150 at auction

Press Release The original hand-colored Bill Watterson Calvin & Hobbes artwork from Nov. 19, 1986 – the first original Watterson Sunday strip known to have come up for public auction – brought a world record price of $203,...

CONTEST: Heavy Metal announces new art contest

Press Release The Heavy Metal’s 35th Anniversary Release Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse has launched its third art contest “What is your Vision of Famine?”. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse series has garnered high re...

AUCTION: Joe Simon art goes on auction block

Press Release Joe Simon co-created Captain America, gave Stan Lee his first job in comics and had a hand in inventing entire genres like the romance comic. Now, Simon’s family, led by his son Jim, is making 50 years’ worth of o...

GAMING: D20 predates D&D by 2000 years

If you thought ancient Romans were cool, with their back alley dice games, check out the Egyptians who were rolling the d20 thousands of years before fighting off giant dragons was a gleam in Gary Gygax’s eye.

ART: Century Guild to host Cursed Pirate Girl exhibit

Press Release Century Guild, the leading Art Nouveau and Symbolist gallery in the world, is opening a West Coast location with a Grand Opening December 1st with an exhibition celebrating one of the most intricate artists of any...

VIDEO: The Hobbit by Denis Medri

We’ve featured Denis Medri’s art on the Major Spoilers Art Appreciation Moment of the Day multiple times. Usually, those entries dealt with different takes on our favorite superhero characters, but in this video, M...