Today, Oni Press launches Carbon Based: The Art of Lewis LaRosa, a 250+ page hardcover looking at 25 years of LaRosa’s work at Marvel, Valiant, Epic, BOOM! Studios, and more.
In this first-ever career retrospective—spanning more than 250+ pages of LaRosa’s raw unexpurgated line art in all of its painstakingly rendered intensity, alongside rarely seen covers, character designs, concepts, and more from Marvel Comics, Valiant Entertainment, Epic Games, BOOM! Studios, Creative Beast Studio, and more—experience the artist’s artistic evolution in all of its stunning detail from series including Bloodshot Reborn, Divinity, Harbinger, Punisher MAX, Savage, Shadowman, Uncanny X-Men, A Vicious Circle, X-O Manowar, and many more.
This deluxe, oversized hardcover art book (measuring in at 10 x 12 inches) features an all-new introduction by Oni Press President & Publisher Hunter Gorinson with page-by-page commentary by LaRosa and former Valiant Editor-in-Chief Warren Simons, alongside appreciations by some of the artist’s most prominent colleagues and collaborators including Lee Bermejo (Joker), Dave Johnson (Superman: Red Son), Matt Kindt (BRZRKR), Jeff Lemire (Black Hammer), Yanick Paquette (Wonder Woman: Earth One), and more.
“It’s happening, guys! Thanks to the fine folks at Oni Press, a retrospective of my art spanning over 20 years is in the oven,” said artist Lewis LaRosa. “What an incredible honor. From my early days at Marvel launching Punisher MAX to my years helping relaunch the Valiant Universe, this will showcase some of my best work in one lovely tome. I’m making sure to include some rarely seen odds and ends, as well as insight into my old school analog process revealing how the sausage is made. Whether it’s the muscly figure work, sleek robots or prehistoric dinosaurs, hopefully these images will inspire you to pick up the pencil and DRAW!”
If you want to get in on the action, you can back this Kickstarter beginning today.
