By Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi “Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman, Be he live, or be he dead I'll grind his bones to make my bread.” Is the historical and most popular quatrain chanted by children who are fond of the British fairytale ‘Jack and the Beanstalk. Bryan Singer’s movie is mainly inspired by  [ Read More ]

Review by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi The French animation movie created by Rémi Bezançon and Jean-Christophe Lie, is inspired by the true story of 1826, when the first giraffe travelled from Alexandria to Paris. France’s ambassador to Egypt came up with the idea of giving the little giraffe Zarafa as a present from the Pasha to  [ Read More ]

A great goal for four established artists taking part in one of the most regarded art fairs in the world.   Four cartoonists, Alberto Corradi, Diavù (Davide Vecchiato), Massimo Giacon and Ale Giorgini, one project: from the 7th to the 10th of March the quartet will develop and perform live the forthcoming show QU4TTRO (four),  [ Read More ]

The Band de Jotas is the new movie by Director, artist, illustrator Majane Satrapi, like a variant delusional about the exchange of suitcases in an airport. Nils and Didier arrive in the south of Spain to participate in a badminton tournament. And a strange woman is manipulative settle accounts with the local underworld. When they  [ Read More ]

Brad Bernstein’s film, Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story, depicts a man’s continuous pursuit to find his place in the world as a human being and as an artist. The documentary combines traditional storytelling with original animation from over 70 years worth of art from the renegade children’s book author and illustrator,  [ Read More ]

Lucca Comics 2012 Rebecca Dautremer Amazingly suspended between modern surrealism and childhood stories, we met French artist Rebecca Dautremer during Lucca Comics and Games 2012, where she has a special exhibition at Lucca's Palazzo Ducale, with some of the most important illustrations and paintings from her productin, from Alice in Wonderland to Cyrano. “Wow! I  [ Read More ]

From Death Note to Bakuman, headmaster in manga-world Maestro Takeshi Obata, told us about his masterpieces in comics and his art. “During the inspirations session in creating Death Note, I've been hardly inspired by one of my trips in Rome. It's an amazing city, that gave me lots of input informations for my project. I've  [ Read More ]

  From the typical Argentinian comics tradition toward Italy and Sergio Bonelli's Tex: master comic hero Enrique Breccia, since 1970's pop-comic icon, illustrated King's Road something on his amazing art, also concerning his great exhibition at Lucca Comics & Games 2012. “Comics and paintings are two completely different parts of my work. I can consider  [ Read More ]

    Marvel is proud to present your first look at Invincible Iron Man #525, brought to you by the Eisner Award Winning creative team of writer Matt Fraction and artist Salvador Larroca! Tony Stark is deep in the clutches of the Mandarin, being forced to build doomsday weapons against his will! And when his  [ Read More ]

BANKSY CELEBRATES ZS40 WITH A LIZ INSANE “One’s painting one’s face…” If you’re in the UK you can’t have failed to notice news coverage of genius street artist Banksy’s ( http://www.banksy.co.uk/ ) latest creation. The enigmatic Bristolian chose his home town as the venue for this latest artwork, where the image of the Queen of  [ Read More ]

Artify It Secures Key Investments to Launch a New Platform to Transform Today’s Art Ecosystem Artify It, a San Francisco-based start-up, is unveiling today a new service offering that harnesses technology and a subscription-based model to provide artists, businesses and consumers fresh ways to experience high-quality, contemporary art The company announces today that it has  [ Read More ]

The Associazione Culturale Sezione H, with Yourban MusicLab and Schio Comics has organized a brand new event celebrating the cult comic icon Dylan Dog from March 10th to 18th, in Caldogno (Vicenza, Italy). An occasion to meet  the myth and to celebrate the creative artists that have worked through the years to draw and write  [ Read More ]

Catherine (Deep Silver) is a new digital masterpiece exploring the couple intimacy, betrayals, nightmares and revenge. Created by Atlus with Shigenori Soejima and Shōji Meguro, the videogame (also with some short-movie clips) reveals the story of the 32 years old Vincent in love with his girlfriend Catherine, but, at night, faithless star of nightmares in  [ Read More ]

Here the final list of the nominations of the 84th Academy Awards 2012, that will take place next feb 26th. Actor in a Leading Role Demián Bichir in “A Better Life” George Clooney in “The Descendants” Jean Dujardin in “The Artist” Gary Oldman in “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” Brad Pitt in “Moneyball” Actor in a  [ Read More ]

Inspired by the mixture between Alfons Mucha’s Art Noveau and Ezio Auditore’s carachter, artist Silvestris has covered the Assassin’s Creed protagonists, on deviantart.com. Take a look to his illustrations! images © Silvestris

On january 19th Paris Sotheby’s will auction 40 original pictures from the most important covers of “L’Uomo Vogue” during this 5 years under Franca Sozzanbi’s direction. Photograpies of David Cronenberg, Dustin Hoffman, De Niro, Zidane and Mortensen, from contemporary art protagonist, to cinema icons and literature stars, taken by photographers Weber, Paolo Roversi, Mark Seliger,  [ Read More ]

The most critically acclaimed series of 2011 forges full steam ahead into the new year as Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Daredevil #9 by Mark Waid & Paolo Rivera. Hot off his team-up with the world’s greatest super hero, Spider-Man, Daredevil heads underground to tackle a threat that only he can  [ Read More ]

Catwoman has been played by so many actress over the years, but Anne Hathaway (for next Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises” – out in a few months), had to prepare studying Hollywood sex icon Hedy Lamarr, used by “Batman” comic book franchise creator Bob Kane as one of his inspirations for Catwoman, along with  [ Read More ]

“A world without Art and Creativity, is like a Harry Potter novel without Magic. With every stroke, the wish is to enliven every piece of Art with spells of enchantment from a “magic wand” dipped in the ink of an artist’s soul”. From Hong-Kong comes this amazing artist in illustration, comics and design world: Man-Tsun.  [ Read More ]

Here some other movies presented at the 2011 Rome Film Festival. “Trishna” Starring Freida Pinto and Riz Ahmed, with original songs by Amit Trivedi and an original score by Shigeru Umebayashi. Based on the novel Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy. Directed by Michael Winterbottom. Produced by Melissa Parmenter. “Page Eight” Spy thriller written  [ Read More ]

Presented at RFF 2011, “From Up On Poppy Hill” is the brand new masterpiece by Miyazaki family & Studio Ghibli, directed by son Goro. Set in Yokohama in the year 1963, “From Up On Poppy Hill” is a love story whose main characters are the high school students who were to become the first generation  [ Read More ]

PAOLO BARBIERI He’s one of the most important artist in fantasy illustration and books, from his collaboration with writer Licia Troisi to lots of Mondadori’s artworks. Now the Italian illustrator Paolo Barbieri comes out with his own first book, “Favole degli Dei”, for which he’s written the story and created the art-characters too. We’ve met  [ Read More ]

“Kokurikozaka Kara” will be out in japanese cinemas on july 16th, 2011. Producted by Studio Ghibli, inspired from the shōjo manga written in 180 by Tetsurō Sayama and illustrated by Chizuru Takahashi, the animated movie is directed by Hayao Miyazaki’s son, Goro, at his second work after “Gedo Senki”. The screenplay is written by Mr.Hayao  [ Read More ]

From marvel.com: Marvel is pleased to present your first look at The Mighty Thor #4, from Marvel Architect Matt Fraction and superstar artist Olivier Coipel! Odin vs. Galactus! Thor vs. The Silver Surfer! All of Asgard must fight tooth and nail against the Devourer of Worlds as the fate of their homeworld hangs in the  [ Read More ]

From Marvel.com: Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Daredevil #1, from the creative dream team of Mark Waid, Paolo Rivera and Marcos Martin! Daredevil’s exciting new journey begins as he retakes the alleys and rooftops of New York City with monumental life changes, new enemies, new friends and a new role in  [ Read More ]

  From Marvel.com: Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Alpha Flight #1 (of , from New York Times best-selling authors Greg Pak & Fred Van Lente and acclaimed artist Dale Eaglesham. Canada’s original super team is back in action – but can they survive the terror of Fear Itself? With their homeland  [ Read More ]

Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Venom #3, from superstar writer Rick Remender and red-hot artist Tom Fowler! Flash’s worst nightmare is finally realized;  he’s lost control and Venom is on the rampage! Destroying his last chance to shut down the maniacal Jack-O’-Lantern and his mysterious benefactor,  the symbiote turns Flash’s latest  [ Read More ]

From Marvel.com: Marvel is pleased to present your first look at X-Men #12, chapter two in the First To Last X-epic from the superstar creative team of, Chris Yost, Paco Medina and Dalibor Talijic. The mysterious Evolutionaries have arrived on the shores of Utopia and only Cyclops and the X-Men can put an end to  [ Read More ]

Ready to be out, on screen, with Neil Burger’s “Limitless”, actor Bradley Cooper (“The Hangover”, “The Hangover II”, “He’s Just Not That Into You”) might take soon the titular role in the remake of “The Crow” (1994 legendary movie, starring, tragically, Brandon Lee as protagonist), known adaptation of O’Barr’s gritty 1989 comic. The movie, which  [ Read More ]

  From marvel.com: Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Ka-Zar #1 (of 5) from superstar writer Paul Jenkins (Inhumans, Origin) and red-hot artist Pascal Alixe! The Savage Land is under siege and only Ka-Zar can save his home from mayhem! Full of action, suspense and intrigue, this $2.99 mini series is a  [ Read More ]

From Marve.com: Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Venom #2, from the red hot creative team of writer Rick Remender and artist Tony Moore! When Venom descends on the Savage Land to dispatch of a WMD-dealing warlord, he’ll find himself in the sights of much more pointed threat – Kraven the Hunter!  [ Read More ]

Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Wolverine #8, from superstar creators Jason Aaron and Daniel Acuña! Logan has cut his way through the hordes of Hell and the X-Men’s heaviest hitters. Now, he’ll take on his most imposing opponent yet – himself! As his possessed shell of a body battles Cyclops to  [ Read More ]

The Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe presents “Power to the Imagination: Artists, Posters and Politics” 18th Mar. 2011 – 13th Jun. 2011. Artists’ posters tell the story of protest, commitment to freedom and human rights, the fight for equal rights and tolerance. The exhibition presents in excess of 180 works by approximately 90 internationally renowned  [ Read More ]

From Marvel.com: Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Avengers #12.1, from superstars Brian Michael Bendis and Bryan Hitch. That’s right—two of the biggest creators in comics history bring you the most popularl team of super heroes in the world! The road to the next great Avengers’ epic starts right here with a  [ Read More ]

Upcoming animated short movie from Disney: “The Ballad of Nessie”. The precious cinema adaptation will put a new spin on Loch Ness Monster, from Scotland, following the tae itself about Nessie and her best friend, a duck named MacQuack, with MacFroogie, as the character which will stop at nothing to build a mini-golf development at  [ Read More ]

Double Steven Spielberg! Director is working on two forthcoming movies, ready to come out only in December 2011, and maybe to be presented at Cannes Film Festival 2011, or Venice FF 2011: “War Horse” and “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn”, with production by Peter Jackson. The one about Tintin will be  [ Read More ]

A little idea from the italian writer Lara Manni, has become an effective support  initiative in order to raise funds to send to Save the Children to help Japan in this tragic moment March 11 earthquake, tsunami and the nuclear alert of the last days. Autori Per Il Giappone is a website publishing stories, poems,  [ Read More ]

Pizzeria Kamikaze is a quiet, comfortable place where you can easily find a job afterlife. One of hundreds, thousands bars, clubs or stuffs like those, in a city whit no name, inside a chilled paradise that is just a point of view, the suicide’s one. A matryoshka – shaped maze, not so far away from  [ Read More ]

From marvel.com: Marvel is pleased to present your new look at Fear Itself: Book Of The Skull #1, from Eisner Award-winning writer Ed Brubaker and artist Scot Eaton! FEAR ITSELF IS HERE…and the secrets of its origin will crack the very foundation of the Marvel Universe!  Captain America and Namor have thwarted the Red Skull  [ Read More ]

From Marvel.com: Marvel Announces THOR & LOKI: BLOOD BROTHERS Animated Series! Marvel Knights Animation Adapts Critically-Acclaimed Thor Storyline New York, NY – March 11, 2011— Marvel Knights Animation is proud to announce Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers, an all-new four-episode series debuting on iTunes, Xbox LIVE, and PlayStation®Network on Monday, March 28th. Further episodes debut weekly  [ Read More ]

From Marvel.com: Marvel is pleased to present your first look at the second cataclysmic chapter of “Escape From The Negative Zone,” from writer James Asmus and artist Ibraim Roberson in Steve Rogers: Super-Soldier Annual #1. The X-Men have been marked for execution by King Blastaar but luckily, Steve Rogers is on his way into enemy  [ Read More ]

From Marvel.com: Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Tomb Of Dracula Presents: Throne Of Blood #1, from red hot writer Victor Gischler (X-Men, Death Of Dracula) and acclaimed artist Goran Parlov (Marvel Universe Vs. The Punisher). Long ago, a volatile feud left vampire society in ruin and only one lone vampire rose  [ Read More ]

  Rick “Dienzo” Blanco is a LA artist creating unique characters tending to intrigue into darkness and anxiety, with cartoon essence and post-gothic aim. Having experienced for over 15 years in commercial art as award-winning designer, and collaborating as creative director to oversee the development of video games, sporting goods, toys and more based on  [ Read More ]

From Marvel.com: Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Wolverine #7, from superstar creators Jason Aaron and Daniel Acuna. How do you put down an unstoppable mutant killing machine? Good question – but Cyclops already thought of it. Logan is cutting way through the few friends he’s ever had, and the de facto  [ Read More ]

SECRET AVENGERS #11 From marvel.com: Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Secret Avengers #11, from Eisner Award-winning writer Ed Brubaker and fan favorite artist Will Conrad. How was America’s first super-soldier, John Steele, turned into an enemy agent of the Shadow Council? Steve Rogers and the Prince of Orphans are on the  [ Read More ]

From Marvel.com: Marvel’s newest animated series featuring Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Hulk. “THE AVENGERS: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES! VOLUMES 1 & 2 The First 13 Episodes of Marvel’s All New Animated Series To Debut on DVD April 26, 2011 (Volume 1:  Episodes 1-7; Volume 2:  Episodes 8-13 BURBANK, Calif., March 2, 2011 –  [ Read More ]

In 2006 Neil Gaiman revealed he’d been working on the screenplay of “Black Hole”, in collaboration with Roger Avary (“Pulp Fiction” co-writer), and that David Fincher would have been the director of the movie itself, inspired by the 12-issue comic that followed teenagers, written by Charles Burns, brad Pitt was told to be the producer  [ Read More ]

“Porco Rosso”, (original title “Crimson Pig – Kurenai no Buta”) has been the sixth movie by Japanese genius Hayao Miyazaki, released in 1992 with Studio Ghibli’s production. The original score, about the Italian World War I, set the location of the animated film in the Adriatic Sea, and tells the story of a pilot who,  [ Read More ]

After being the presenter, with Anne Hathaway, of the latest Academy Awards 2011 night, also nominated as Best Actor for his role in Danny Boyle’s “127 Hours”, and after the success for his leading role in Allen Ginsberg’s tribute at cinema, “Howl”, about NY beat poets, Californian actor James Franco is ready to announce he’ll  [ Read More ]

From Marvel.com: Marvel is pleased to present your first look at “Skaar: King Of The Savage Land” #1 (of 5) from rising star writer Rob Williams and artist Brian Ching. For decades, Ka-Zar’s rule over the Savage Land went uncontested – until now. This March, Skaar attempts to usurp Ka-Zar’s rule using his favorite form  [ Read More ]