HELLBOY creator Mike Mignola, Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Andy Park and Anthony Francisco, Spectrum Grand Master 2018 Claire Wendling, and More Attend LightBox Expo Online

 

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Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Andy Park and Anthony Francisco, HELLBOY creator Mike Mignola, Spectrum Grand Master 2018 Claire Wendling, and 300 Guests Attend LightBox Expo Online 

An International Celebration of the Arts, Featuring: 

Comic Book Artists: John Giang, Sanford Greene, Kim Jung Gi, Mindy Lee, Mike Mignola, William Stout and Scott Campbell 

Animators and Designers: Jorge R. Gutiérrez, Rona Liu 

Hayao Miyazaki and Brian Froud Receiving The Concept Art Awards’ Lifetime Achievement Award

Adobe, Bento Box Entertainment, Blue Sky Studios, Cartoon Network Studios, DeviantArt, Disney Television Animation, DreamWorks, Netflix, Nickelodeon, Pixar, Riot Games, Sony Pictures Animation, Warner Bros, Weta Workshop

 

(LOS ANGELES, CA – September 11, 2020) This weekend, LightBox Expo Online will host a stunning lineup of more than 400 guests and 300+ presentations for an international celebration of the visual arts. Celebrated character designer and illustrator Bobby Chiu (Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland) and Emerald City Comic Con founder Jim Demonakos — the LightBox Expo co-founders —have created a multi-faceted, online experience for everyone from aspiring artists and students, to professionals and fans, with a focus on animation, illustration and concept art.  The event will be held at www.lightboxexpo.com from Friday, September 11, 2020 through Sunday, September 13.

LightBox Expo Online will feature acclaimed animators, designers, and illustrators, including Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Andy Park and Anthony Francisco, Oscar winner Everett Downing (co-director of Hair Love), Rona Liu (production designer at Pixar Animation Studios), James Gurney (creator of Dinotopia), HELLBOY creator Mike Mignola, Spectrum Grand Master 2018 Claire Wendling, Natalie Hall (artist on The Shape of Water), Loish (internet influencer), the animator, painter, and designer Jorge R. Gutiérrez (The Book of Life), and comic book artists, including John Giang, Sanford Greene, Kim Jung Gi, Mindy Lee, Scott Campbell and William Stout.

“Bobby and I realized we had the opportunity to re-invent LightBox Expo, following last fall’s incredible launch in Pasadena,” said Convention Director, Jim Demonakos. “The best part of this virtual event is that we can include artists and designers from around the globe, many of whom may have otherwise been unable to attend. At the same time, we’re using the site to create a robust experience for attendees who want to learn more about the process of creating art.”

LightBox Expo Online will feature robust programming from the worlds of entertainment and fine arts, including: 

• A Multi-Artist Discussion & Drawing Session

NEO-GRiOT-LUTION – Multi-Artist Discussion & Drawing Session

Wacom will be hosting multiple artists to join in on a discussion about black artists in the industry. They’ll also be collaborating on a Wakanda-themed painting while they carry out the discussion! Artists include Everett Downing, Chrystin Garland, Justin Copeland, Chase Coneley, Ifesinachi Orjiekwe, Kofi Ofosu, Sanford Greene, DJ Welch, Brie Henderson, Marlon West, Mike Uwandi, Dwight Clark, Phil Boutte Jr.

Friday @ 6pm-7pm pt pm - Friday 7:00 pm pt

 

• An Animation Mukbang: Parasite

Join Maggie Kang (Director, Sony Animation), Donna Lee (Story Artist, Walt Disney Animation Studios), Yingjue Linda Chen (Art Director, Dreamworks TV), Victoria Ying (Writer and Illustrator) and Mingjue Helen Chen (Production Designer, Walt Disney Animation Studios) as they eat the Parasite famed dish Jjapaguri and break down the Academy Award winning film Parasite from a story and design standpoint.

Saturday @ 1pm-2pm pt

 

• A Conversation with the Marvel Studios Visual Development Team

They’re the team of concept artists currently envisioning the future of the MCU! Join VisDev artists Ryan Meinerding, Andy Park, Jackson Sze, Rodney Fuentebella, Anthony Francisco, Ian Joyner, and Jana Schirmer; along with Karla Ortiz, Phil Saunders, Jerad Marantz, Imogene Chayes, Constantine Sekeris, Alexander Mandradjiev, Keith Christensen, John Staub, Phil Boutte, Musk Rizvi , Tully Summers, Mike Uwandi, Saskia Gutekunst, and Henrik Tamm as they discuss their experiences as Visual Development artists. 

Saturday @ 4pm – 5pm pt

• The Concept Art Awards

LightBox Expo Online will present the Concept Art Awards, hosted by Max Greenfield (New Girl) and Carla Renata (Superstore). The Concept Art Awards is the first of its kind to recognize and bring increased awareness of the role of concept artists throughout the world of movies, television, video games, VR and more. This year’s Lifetime Achievement Awards will be presented to creator and Co-Founder of Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki (My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away) and legendary fantasy artist Brian Froud (The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth). Miyazaki will attend the award ceremony, via a video presentation. 

Saturday @ 6 pm– 7:30 pm pt

• The Animals of Yellowstone National Park

Join Aaron Blaise and Manny Carrasco as they recap a recent Camp and Draw trip to Yellowstone. Learn about some of the parks’ wildlife, get some sketching tips and a listen to a few hilarious stories about a group of artists seeking adventure in Montana.

Sunday @ 12pm-1pm pt

• Three Days of Programming From KitBash3D

KitBash3D's GameDay stage at LightBox Expo is jam packed with three days of industry all-star artists from movies and video games like Avatar, Halo, Star Wars, Cyberpunk 2077, The Last of Us Part II, the Marvel Cinematic Universe and so much more! Legendary Artists like David Levy, Jama Jurabaev, James Paick, Sparth, Vitaly Bulgarov, Beeple, and many more will bring live world building, tag team demos, career development interviews, giveaways, an interactive chat, and a new contest, right to your home in real time! 

 

Many of the programs throughout the weekend will include interactive or downloadable elements to enhance the learning experience, all of which will be available from the LightBox Expo website.

“LightBox Expo Online will be an unforgettable way to discover all the artists and exhibitors who are participating in the event,” said LBX Creative Director, Bobby Chiu. “We’ve created an experience that is unlike anything else out there. The virtual artist alley and show floor works on any web browser, your phone, and is even compatible with VR headsets for a truly awesome experience.”

Registration for LightBox Expo Online is open to anyone with an internet connection worldwide! There are four tiers for attendees to choose from. As little as $1 gets you full access to the whole weekend, while the highest tier, $40, gets you an tote bag featuring with artwork created for LightBox Expo Online by renowned Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, as well as an exclusive print by concept artist, and LightBox Expo Creative Director, Bobby Chiu, and much more! For more information, please visit www.lightboxexpo.com. 

For more information, please visit www.lightboxexpo.com and follow on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram. Inquiries regarding participating in the event may be directed to info@lightboxexpo.com.

Scott Snyder and Tony S. Daniel Invite Readers to Get Drawn into NOCTERRA COLLECTOR’S EDITION Inbox x

 

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Scott Snyder and Tony S. Daniel Invite Readers to Get Drawn into 

NOCTERRA COLLECTOR’S EDITION in a Red Shirt Role on Kickstarter 

Plus New Stretch Goal Announced: A Free NOCTERRA Print By Superstar Comic Artist Jorge Jimenez

(September 9, 2020) The NOCTERRA COLLECTOR’S EDITION Kickstarter campaign from superstar comic creators Scott Snyder and Tony S. Daniel is bringing fans behind-the-scenes for their upcoming series from Image Comics, with Snyder’s script displayed alongside Daniel’s linework to provide a rare look at the process of making comics. Now the hit campaign is offering a new tier that offers fans a chance to be drawn into an issue from the series’ first story arc, with a speaking role… and an untimely on page death. Backers at this tier will also receive the page of original art of that scene by Tony S. Daniel. In addition, the creators are offering 5 slots for the chance for to be drawn into NOCTERRA issues 2 through 6.    

“We were surprised by how quickly the tier offering fans a chance to be drawn into issue one disappeared,” said Tony S Daniel. “And since this is a horror comic, we thought it would be great to bring our fans in on all the gruesome action.” 

 

In addition, the creators announced a new stretch goal of $200K, which will unlock Gilded Edges for the book and a free NOCTERRA print by superstar comic artist Jorge Jimenez (JUSTICE LEAGUE) for all backers of the physical book.

The new tiers are as follows:

$1000: Get Drawn Into NOCTERRA

Get yourself or a loved one immortalized in an issue of NOCTERRA, ranging from #2 through #6. You must provide adequate photo reference. Where and how the person appears will be at Tony's sole discretion. You will receive a high quality scan of the art to print and frame at your own leisure, all three prints (by Jock, Francis Manapul, and BossLogic), plus a softcover! NOTE: you will NOT appear in NOCTERRA #1: Collector's Edition. You will only appear in one of the issues between #2 through #6 which will be put out by Image next year and you will have to buy that copy separately on your own.

 

$5000: Redshirt Speaking Role + Original Page

You or a loved one will have a speaking cameo in an issue of NOCTERRA, ranging from #2 through #6, followed by a grisly death. You must provide adequate photo reference. Where and how the person appears and dies will be at Tony's sole discretion. You will receive the original page on which you appear, all three prints (by Jock, Francis Manapul, and BossLogic), plus a softcover! NOTE: you will NOT appear in NOCTERRA COLLECTOR’S EDITION. You will only appear in one of the issues between #2 through #6 which will be put out by Image next year and you will have to buy that copy separately on your own.

 

In NOCTERRA, you can still feel the sun's warmth – it must be there – but for some reason, light no longer reaches the earth. There’s only darkness. But this new darkness, there's something strange about it, something terrifying. Because anything – or anyone – that stays in it too long starts to change… NOCTERRA takes place ten years after the world is plunged into an everlasting night that turns all living creatures into monstrous “shades.” Enter Valentina “Val” Riggs, a skilled “ferryman” who transports people and goods along deadly unlit roads with her heavily illuminated eighteen-wheeler. When an old man promising sanctuary offers Val a job to drive him and his granddaughter up through the Rocky Mountains, she takes it, hoping there might be some truth to his claim. What she finds in the end, though, is something much more horrifying than any shade...

Starting at 72 pages, NOCTERRA COLLECTOR’S EDITION is a one-of-a-kind reading experience, with Scott Snyder’s script displayed alongside Tony S. Daniel’s linework, to provide a rare look at the process of making comics. NOCTERRA COLLECTOR’S EDITION will be released to backers ahead of Image Comics’ release of issue #1 this winter and will mark the first time that one of Snyder’s scripts has been published in its entirety. 

“We really want to keep surprising fans, both throughout the campaign and when they read the comic,” said Snyder. “And we still have some big surprises left!”

For more updates, follow Best Jackett Press on Twitter and Facebook.

To support the campaign, visit Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/scottsnyder/823774553.

 

 

BossLogic, Jock, and Francis Manapul Provide Prints for Scott Snyder and Tony S. Daniel’s NOCTERRA COLLECTOR’S EDITION on Kickstarter

 

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BossLogic, Jock, and Francis Manapul Provide Prints for Scott Snyder and Tony S. Daniel’s NOCTERRA COLLECTOR’S EDITION on Kickstarter

(August 31, 2020) Superstar artists BossLogic, Jock, and Francis Manapul are providing limited edition prints for Scott Snyder and Tony S. Daniel’s NOCTERRA COLLECTOR’S EDITION, which is currently funding on Kickstarter. 

The prints are available now, as part of just announced new tiers:

• $40: Unsigned Softcover +1 Print *

• $55: Unsigned Softcover +2 Prints *

• $70: Unsigned Softcover + All 3 Prints *

• $60: Signed Hardcover +1 Print *

• $75: Signed Hardcover +2 Prints *

• $90: Signed Hardcover + All 3 Prints *

• $85: Unsigned Softcover + Signed Hardcover +1 Print *

• $100: Unsigned Softcover + Signed Hardcover +2 Prints *

• $115: Unsigned Softcover + Signed Hardcover + All 3 Prints *

• $105: 2 Signed Hardcovers +1 Print *

• $120: 2 Signed Hardcovers +2 Prints *

• $135: 2 Signed Hardcovers + All 3 Prints *

Backers can request their choice of print when we send out Backer Surveys.

 

“BossLogic is the talk of comics, especially with his recent art for DC Fandome and the New Mutants movie,” said artist Tony S. Daniel. “It’s a thrill to see his jaw dropping take on the world of NOCTERRA.”

 

“We’re pretty astounded by the fan reaction to the first two weeks of the campaign and wanted to add something for the fans,” said Scott Snyder. “I've been teasing a top secret collaboration with Francis Manapul for a while and that will be released through Best Jackett. And there’s a new Best Jackett book with Jock in addition to more Wytches stories coming up, so this is a fun way to bring two Best Jackett collaborators, and friends, into the Kickstarter campaign.”

 

In NOCTERRA, you can still feel the sun's warmth – it must be there – but for some reason, light no longer reaches the earth. There’s only darkness. But this new darkness, there's something strange about it, something terrifying. Because anything – or anyone – that stays in it too long starts to change… 

Starting at 72 pages, NOCTERRA COLLECTOR’S EDITION is a one-of-a-kind reading experience, with Scott Snyder’s script displayed alongside Tony S. Daniel’s linework to provide a rare look at the process of making comics. NOCTERRA COLLECTOR’S EDITION will be released to backers ahead of Image Comics’ release of issue 1 this winter and will mark the first time that one of Snyder’s scripts has been published in its entirety. 

NOCTERRA takes place ten years after the world is plunged into an everlasting night that turns all living creatures into monstrous “shades.” Enter Valentina “Val” Riggs, a skilled “ferryman” who transports people and goods along deadly unlit roads with her heavily illuminated eighteen-wheeler. When an old man promising sanctuary offers Val a job to drive him and his granddaughter up through the Rocky Mountains, she takes it, hoping there might be some truth to his claim. What she finds in the end, though, is something much more horrifying than any shade...

For more updates, follow Best Jackett Press on Twitter and Facebook.