SPECTRUM 2 BEST CONTEMPORARY FANTASY ART HUGE BOOK FRANK FRAZETTA CHARLES VESS!!

Spectrum 2: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art [Paperback] The acclaimed Spectrum series is the premier venue for fantasy and science fiction artwork. The only book to thoroughly address the amazing variety and quality of fantastic art created each year, the release of each annual issue is an eagerly anticipated event for artists, readers, and art directors alike. The early issues in the series had very small print runs, sold out quickly, and today, are much sought-after by collectors. Now in print for the first time in ten years, Spectrum 2 features works by Hugo Award-winner Michael Whelan; Caldecott winners Diane and Leo Dillon; James Gurney, creator of Dinotopia; and more than 200 other pieces created by artists from Germany, England, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan, Canada, France, and America. Drawn from books, comics, magazines, art galleries, advertisements, and artist’s portfolios, these visionary portraits of the future offer fans an intriguing look at the evolution of fantastic art over the past decade. Paperback: 200 pages Publisher: Underwood Books (November 13, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 1599290057 ISBN-13: 978-1599290058 JURY Jon Foster Irene Gallo Anita Kunz Karen Palinko David Stevenson William Stout GRAND MASTER H.R. Giger ADVERTISING Gold Award: Brom Silver Award: Justin Sweet BOOK Gold Award: Brad Holland Silver Award: Paul Bonner COMICS Gold Award: Greg Ruth Silver Award: Mike Huddleston DIMENSIONAL Gold Award: Lawrence Northey Silver Award: Ryan K. Peterson EDITORIAL Gold Award: Thomas L. Fluharty Silver Award: Shaun Tan INSTITUTIONAL Gold Award: Arthur Suydam Silver Award: Dave DeVries UNPUBLISHED Gold Award: Travis A. Louie Silver Award: Matt Gaser A Drigz Abrot Arthur Adams Silvio Aebischer Jason Alexander Christian Alzmann Ian Ameling Amoreno Scott Anderson Pat Andrea Andrew S. Arconti Matthew S. Armstrong Patrick Arrasmith Chantale Arsenault B Daren Bader Bryn Barnard Barsom Simon Bartram David von Bassewitz Emmanuel Bastid Andrew Bawidamann Wes Benscoter Linda Bergkvist Richard Bernal Edward Binkley Paul Bonner David Bowers Eric Bowman Christopher Brindley Brom Dennis Brown Hunter Brown Tim Holter Bruckner Claus Brusen Will Bullas C Ciruelo Cabral Caniglia Robert Carter Matt Cavotta Harvey Chan Frank Cho David Christiana Sally Wern Comport Ray-Mel Cornelius Dave Cortés Greg Couch Gordon Crabb Kinuko Y. Craft Raúl Cruz D Daarken Ian Daniels Spencer Davis Tony DeBartolis Hubert de Lartigue Cam de Leon Eric Deschamps Peter de Sève Brian Despain Joe DeVito Dave DeVries John "JD" Dickenson Vincent Di Fate Leo & Diane Dillon Tony DiTerlizzi David Dorman Dan dos Santos Son Duong E Jesper Ejsing Craig Elliot Mark Elliot Tristan Elwell Cory & Catska Ench F Jeff Faerber Jason Felix Joseph Daniel Fiedler Steve Firchow Scott M. Fischer Marc Fishman Thomas Fluharty Eric Fortune Peter Forystek Victoria Francés Linda Joyce Franks Gary L. Freeman Juan Manuel Fuentes del Ama G Marc Gabbana Randy Gallegos Fred Gambino Matt Gaser Armel Gaulme Jeremy Geddes David Gentry Sandrine Gestin Donato Giancola Gary Gianni E.M. Gist Eduardo Gonzalez Mark Goodrich Thane Gorek Melvyn Grant Sam Greenwell Griesbach / Martucci Gris Grimley Elio Guevara James Gurney Scott Gustafson H Pamelina H Nathan Hale August Hall Nils Hamm Randy Hand Paul Harding John Harris Jeff Haynie Beric Henderson Dan L. Henderson Richard Hescox Paul Hess David Ho Brad Holland Chris Hopkins Greg Horn John Howe Philip Howe Carlos Huante Mike Huddleston Matt Hughes J Jeremy Jarvis James Jean Bruce Jensen Katherine Jones Eric Joyner Joe Jusko K Michael William Kaluta Montgomery S. Kane Charles Keegan Jim & Ruth Keegan Steven Kenny Cody Kenworthy Tom Kidd Michael Knapp Viktor Koen Michael Komarck Thomas S. Kuebler Anita Kunz L Joe Lacey Richard Laurent Lewis Lavoie Fabrice Lavollay Virginia Lee Victor Leshyk Gary A. Lippincott Sandra Little Todd Lockwood Angela Giovanna Loroux Travis Louie Howard Lyon Gia Manh Luc M Don Maitz Gregory Manchess Manchu Stephan Martiniere John Matson Jonathan Matthews Aaron McBride Chris McGrath Dave McKean Petar Meseldzija Ken Meyer, Jr. Ron Miller Rene Milot Matthew Mitchell Christopher Moeller Lee Moyer Daniel Lopez Munuz N Vince Natale Jim Nelson Mark A. Nelson Greg Newbold Hoang Nguyen Terese Nielsen Dennis Nolan Lawrence Northey O William O'Connor Kip Omolade Glen Orbik P John Jude Palencar Joel Parod Brandon Peterson Ryan K. Peterson John Picacio John Pierro Stephen Player R.K. Post Eric Powell Leah Palmer Preiss Rick Price Dave Pressler Steve Purcell Tifenn Python R Ragnar Tariq Raheem Omar Rayyan Red Nose Studio David Renn Adam Rex Owen Richardson José Roosevelt Alex Ross Luis Royo João P.A. Ruas Steve Rude Robh Ruppel Greg Ruth S Richard Sardinha Peter Scanlan Oliver Richard Scholl Dan Seagrave Dave Seeley Dave Sheppard Erik Siador Christian Slade Douglas Smith Jeff Soto Greg Spalenka Lothar W. Speer Chris Spollen Greg Staples Matt Stewart William Stout Philip Straub Jon Sullivan Arthur Suydam Raymond Swanland Greg Swearingen Justin Sweet Sym 7 T Shaun Tan Néstor Taylor Alejandro Terán Thomas Thiemeyer Keith Thompson Michael R. Todd Tomislav Torjanac Ray Toh Yoshihito Tomobe Chris Trevas Francis Tsai Juda Tverski V Christophe Vacher Cyril Van der Haegen Nate Van Dyke John Van Fleet Farzad Varahramyan Ronny Vardy Joe Vaux Marco Ventura Charles Vess Roxana Villa Jesse Vital Raoul Vitale W Anthony S. Waters Jonathan Wayshak Michael Whelan Eric Wilkerson Kent Williams Matt Wilson Janet Woolley Y Stephen Youll Chris Young Z Oleg Zatler Shawn Ye Zhongyi Mark Zug

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SPECTRUM 12 BEST IN CONTEMPORARY FANTASY ART HRDCVR BOOK HR GIGER ARTHUR SUYDAM!

Spectrum 12: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art [HARDCOVER] The increasing popularity of fantasy and science fiction themes in art is celebrated in the annual Spectrum series. The premier venue for such art, each lavishly illustrated volume is an invaluable resource, eagerly awaited by art directors, illustrators, and readers alike. Drawn from books, comics, magazines, art galleries, advertisements, and portfolios, the collection represents a who’s who in fantasy today. With a wider reach than any previous edition, Spectrum 12 features 350 works by artists from Germany, England, the Netherlands, Korea, Australia, Japan, Canada, France, and the United States. Divided into seven categories, including one devoted to comics and another to graphic novels, the illustrations expand the boundaries of the imagination and explore new realms of creativity. Among the artists included are Justin K. Sweet, Brad Holland, Greg Ruth, Lawrence Northey, Arthur Suydam, and H. R. Giger. A handy index provides contact information for each artist. Hardcover: 208 pages Publisher: Underwood Books (October 27, 2005) Language: English ISBN-10: 1887424954 ISBN-13: 978-1887424950 JURY Jon Foster Irene Gallo Anita Kunz Karen Palinko David Stevenson William Stout GRAND MASTER H.R. Giger ADVERTISING Gold Award: Brom Silver Award: Justin Sweet BOOK Gold Award: Brad Holland Silver Award: Paul Bonner COMICS Gold Award: Greg Ruth Silver Award: Mike Huddleston DIMENSIONAL Gold Award: Lawrence Northey Silver Award: Ryan K. Peterson EDITORIAL Gold Award: Thomas L. Fluharty Silver Award: Shaun Tan INSTITUTIONAL Gold Award: Arthur Suydam Silver Award: Dave DeVries UNPUBLISHED Gold Award: Travis A. Louie Silver Award: Matt Gaser A Drigz Abrot Arthur Adams Silvio Aebischer Jason Alexander Christian Alzmann Ian Ameling Amoreno Scott Anderson Pat Andrea Andrew S. Arconti Matthew S. Armstrong Patrick Arrasmith Chantale Arsenault B Daren Bader Bryn Barnard Barsom Simon Bartram David von Bassewitz Emmanuel Bastid Andrew Bawidamann Wes Benscoter Linda Bergkvist Richard Bernal Edward Binkley Paul Bonner David Bowers Eric Bowman Christopher Brindley Brom Dennis Brown Hunter Brown Tim Holter Bruckner Claus Brusen Will Bullas C Ciruelo Cabral Caniglia Robert Carter Matt Cavotta Harvey Chan Frank Cho David Christiana Sally Wern Comport Ray-Mel Cornelius Dave Cortés Greg Couch Gordon Crabb Kinuko Y. Craft Raúl Cruz D Daarken Ian Daniels Spencer Davis Tony DeBartolis Hubert de Lartigue Cam de Leon Eric Deschamps Peter de Sève Brian Despain Joe DeVito Dave DeVries John "JD" Dickenson Vincent Di Fate Leo & Diane Dillon Tony DiTerlizzi David Dorman Dan dos Santos Son Duong E Jesper Ejsing Craig Elliot Mark Elliot Tristan Elwell Cory & Catska Ench F Jeff Faerber Jason Felix Joseph Daniel Fiedler Steve Firchow Scott M. Fischer Marc Fishman Thomas Fluharty Eric Fortune Peter Forystek Victoria Francés Linda Joyce Franks Gary L. Freeman Juan Manuel Fuentes del Ama G Marc Gabbana Randy Gallegos Fred Gambino Matt Gaser Armel Gaulme Jeremy Geddes David Gentry Sandrine Gestin Donato Giancola Gary Gianni E.M. Gist Eduardo Gonzalez Mark Goodrich Thane Gorek Melvyn Grant Sam Greenwell Griesbach / Martucci Gris Grimley Elio Guevara James Gurney Scott Gustafson H Pamelina H Nathan Hale August Hall Nils Hamm Randy Hand Paul Harding John Harris Jeff Haynie Beric Henderson Dan L. Henderson Richard Hescox Paul Hess David Ho Brad Holland Chris Hopkins Greg Horn John Howe Philip Howe Carlos Huante Mike Huddleston Matt Hughes J Jeremy Jarvis James Jean Bruce Jensen Katherine Jones Eric Joyner Joe Jusko K Michael William Kaluta Montgomery S. Kane Charles Keegan Jim & Ruth Keegan Steven Kenny Cody Kenworthy Tom Kidd Michael Knapp Viktor Koen Michael Komarck Thomas S. Kuebler Anita Kunz L Joe Lacey Richard Laurent Lewis Lavoie Fabrice Lavollay Virginia Lee Victor Leshyk Gary A. Lippincott Sandra Little Todd Lockwood Angela Giovanna Loroux Travis Louie Howard Lyon Gia Manh Luc M Don Maitz Gregory Manchess Manchu Stephan Martiniere John Matson Jonathan Matthews Aaron McBride Chris McGrath Dave McKean Petar Meseldzija Ken Meyer, Jr. Ron Miller Rene Milot Matthew Mitchell Christopher Moeller Lee Moyer Daniel Lopez Munuz N Vince Natale Jim Nelson Mark A. Nelson Greg Newbold Hoang Nguyen Terese Nielsen Dennis Nolan Lawrence Northey O William O'Connor Kip Omolade Glen Orbik P John Jude Palencar Joel Parod Brandon Peterson Ryan K. Peterson John Picacio John Pierro Stephen Player R.K. Post Eric Powell Leah Palmer Preiss Rick Price Dave Pressler Steve Purcell Tifenn Python R Ragnar Tariq Raheem Omar Rayyan Red Nose Studio David Renn Adam Rex Owen Richardson José Roosevelt Alex Ross Luis Royo João P.A. Ruas Steve Rude Robh Ruppel Greg Ruth S Richard Sardinha Peter Scanlan Oliver Richard Scholl Dan Seagrave Dave Seeley Dave Sheppard Erik Siador Christian Slade Douglas Smith Jeff Soto Greg Spalenka Lothar W. Speer Chris Spollen Greg Staples Matt Stewart William Stout Philip Straub Jon Sullivan Arthur Suydam Raymond Swanland Greg Swearingen Justin Sweet Sym 7 T Shaun Tan Néstor Taylor Alejandro Terán Thomas Thiemeyer Keith Thompson Michael R. Todd Tomislav Torjanac Ray Toh Yoshihito Tomobe Chris Trevas Francis Tsai Juda Tverski V Christophe Vacher Cyril Van der Haegen Nate Van Dyke John Van Fleet Farzad Varahramyan Ronny Vardy Joe Vaux Marco Ventura Charles Vess Roxana Villa Jesse Vital Raoul Vitale W Anthony S. Waters Jonathan Wayshak Michael Whelan Eric Wilkerson Kent Williams Matt Wilson Janet Woolley Y Stephen Youll Chris Young Z Oleg Zatler Shawn Ye Zhongyi Mark Zug

SPECTRUM 15 BEST IN CONTEMPORARY FANTASY ART HUGE BOOK SHAUN TAN BROM PALENCAR!

Spectrum 15: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art [Paperback] With art drawn from a wide variety of sources — books, graphic novels, video games, films, galleries, and advertising — Spectrum 15 reinforces both the importance and prevalence of fantasy art in today’s culture. Featuring over 300 exceptional works by artists from around the globe, this gorgeous full-color collection celebrates a cadre of creators working in every style and medium. Included are luminaries such as Brom, James Gurney, Marc Gabanna, Shaun Tan, and 2008’s Grand Master Award winner, John Jude Palencar. Paperback: 248 pages Publisher: Underwood Books (November 1, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 1599290278 ISBN-13: 978-1599290270 Full List of Artists A Kei Acedera Arthur Adams Corinne Aiello Mark Alfrey Alterton Scott Altmann Christian Alzmann Shawn Amberger Richard Anderson A. Brent Armstrong Patrick Arrasmith Michael Aspengren B Daren Bader Nathan Baertsch Volkan Baga Scott Bakal Naomi Baker Armand Baltazar Bryn Barnard Matthew C. Barrett Jonathan Bartlett Gary Baseman William Basso Emmanuel Bastid Andrew Bawidamann Chris Beatrice Jasmine Becket-Griffith Julie Bell Steven Belledin Wes Benscoter Edward Binkley Andrea Blasich John Blumen Paul Bonner David Bowers Eric Bowman Whit Brachna Andy Brase Aleksi Briclot Brom Tim Bruckner Jamie Burton C Greg Capullo Bill Carman Matt Cavotta Jason Chan Sean Chapman Mark Chiarello Kevin Chin Bobby Chiu Frank Cho Tae Young Choi Alon Chou Luke Chueh Ooi Chun Gee Rolando Cicatelli Ciruelo Dylan Cole Jerrell Conner Coro Jason Courtney Mark Covell Daniel Cox Gordon Crabb Kinuko Y. Craft Marc Craste Stephen Crowe Raúl Cruz Lisa L. Cyr D Daarken Michael Dagata Matt Dalluhn Matt Dangler DCWJ David Delamare Melainie Delon Brian Demeter Deseo Peter de Sève Brian Despain Zelda Devon Javier Diaz Thitipon Dicruen Tony DiTerlizzi Matt Dixon Daniel Dociu Kamala Dolphin-Kingsley Dopepope Dan Dos Santos Michelle Dreher Jonny Duddle E Les Edwards Bob Eggleton Jesper Ejsing Craig Elliott Tristan Elwell Jason Engle Scott Dylan Ewen F Aly Fell Melissa Ferreira David Finch Steve Firchow Scott M. Fischer David Fisher Henry Fong A.G. Ford Eric Fortune Peter Forystek Jon Foster Xiao Chen Fu G Marc Gabbana Chris Gall Jeremy Geddes Justin Gerard Donato Giancola Christopher Gibbs Thomas Gieseke E.M. Gist Michael Golden Christian Gossett Lucas Graciano Lars Grant-West Igor Grechanyk Gris Grimly David Grove Rebecca Guay James Gurney Scott Gustafson H Brian Haberlin Phil Hale Sang Han Randy Hand Kelley Ruth Harris John Harris Arich Harrison Mark Harrison Matthew Harrison James F. Hawkins II Dehong He Richard Hescox Woodrow J. Hinton III David Ho Brad Holland Jason Holley Jessica Hook Daniel Horne Ralph Horsley Joe Hoskins Kurt Huggins Adam Hughes Bagus Hutomo I Akihito Ikeda Mirko Ilic J James Jean Bruce Jensen Andrew Jones Erik Jones Jaime Jones Patrick J. Jones Eric Joyner Jason (Wei-Che) Juan Joe Jusko K Lim Ri Kai Agata Kawa Jim & Ruth Keegan Ken Keirns McLean Kendree Steven Kenny Tim Kirk Jonathan Kirtz Nic Klein Rich Klink Viktor Koen Michael Komarck Robert Kondo Karl Kopinski Kekai Kotaki Joe Kovach Vance Kovacs Andrea Kowch Frank Kozik Hong Kuang Thomas S. Kuebler Anita Kunz L Raphael Lacoste Stanley "Artgerm" Lau Stephen Lambert Miguel Lantigua Sacha Lees David Lemerrer Dave Leri Kendrick Lim Frank Lin Wayne Lo Lola Thierry Lobrosse Todd Lockwood Howard Lyon M Larry MacDougall Jim Mahfood David Mack John Malloy Gregory Manchess Julie Mansergh Giuseppe Manunta Meghan Martin Stephan Martiniere K.D. Matheson Mike Mayhew Dave McKean Stewart McKissick Tara McPherson David Meng Petar Meseldzija Ian Miller Rene Milot Jeff Miracola Jeremy D. Mohler Lee Moyer Sho Murase Jim Murray Sean "Muttonhead" Murray N Mark Nagata Mark A. Nelson Hoang Nguyen Terese Nielsen Lawrence Northey O Ben Olson Glen Orbik Daniela Ovtcharov Jessica Oyhenart P Jonathan Padilla Augie Pagan James Paick John Jude Palencar David Palumbo Brad Parker Tyler Parkinson Matej Pasalic Michael Phipps Craig Phillips John Picacio Bob Pitt Eric J. Polak Gabrielle Portal R.K. Post Victor Powell Leah Palmer Preiss Jeff Preston Vincent Proce Yasmine Putri Q Joe Quinones R Ragnar Chris Rahn Omar Rayyan Adam Rex Mike Rivamonte Paolo Rivera Natascha Roeoesli Virginie Ropars Jean-Sébastien Rossbach Luis Royo Joao Ruas Robh Ruppel Greg Ruth Lawrence L. Ruelos S Ritche Sacilioc Mark Sasso Schü Jeffrey Scott [1019] David Seidman Ben Shafer Cynthia Sheppard The Shiflett Bros. Yuko Shimizu Emmanuel Shin Andrew Sinclair Jeff Soto John Stamos Mike Stanislavsky Greg Staples Matt Stawicki Jason Stokes William Stout Cory Strader Philip Straub Raymond Swanland Greg Swearingen Paul Sullivan Arthur Suydam Justin Sweet T Tom Taggart Alessandro (Talexi) Taini Shaun Tan Miles Teves Keith Thompson Misa Tsutsui Daisuke "Dice" Tsutsumi James Turner V Boris Vallejo Francis Vallejo Cyril Van Der Haegen Nate Van Dyke John Van Fleet Joe Vaux Robert Venosa Charles Vess Josh Viers Vincent Villafranca Amanda Visell Raoul Vitale Franz Vohwinkel W John Walker Jeff Wack Shelly Wan Anthony Scott Waters Sam Weber Bruno Werneck Tyler West Michael Whelan Mike Wieringo Cathy Wilkins Dave Wilkins Doug Williams Matt Wilson Martin Wittfooth Y Johnny Yanok Paul Youll Stephen Youll Z Rusty Zimmerman Jamie Zollars Mark Zug Rene Zwaga

SPECTRUM 8 BOOK BEST CONTEMPORARY FANTASY ART SCIFI OOP

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Spectrum 8 - The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art


A HUGE Hardcover Coffee Table book filled with lavish full color fantasy artwork.
RARE and OUT OF PRINT.

Product Description
Drawn from work created for books, comics, magazines, art galleries, advertisements, and the portfolios of some of the finest contemporary artists in the field. This lavishly illustrated book features the work of today's best-selling creators of fantasy and science fiction art. From the popular and well-regarded Spectrum annuals, over 100 artists are represented, chosen from a jury of award-winning professionals.

The increasing popularity of fantasy and science fiction themes in art is both celebrated and summarized in the sumptuous Spectrum series, which in eight years has become the premier venue for such art and an invaluable resource for art directors and illustrators. Spectrum 8 has a wider reach than any previous volume, featuring works from Germany, England, the Netherlands, Croatia, Canada, and France, in addition to those of American artists. The roster includes James Gurney (Dinotopia books), Anita Kunz (illustrator for Rolling Stone magazine), and many more. Jean Moebius Giraud is honored with an illustrated biography, while the Year in Review preface puts the entire field in focus. Includes 250 full-color illustrations.

Review
"A feast for the eye and the imagination"

Once again, the Spectrum series provides us with the best in contemporary and fantastic art, and it IS fantastic. Entries range from weird, to gory, to funny, to beautiful. The work ranges from cover illustrations, paintings, sculptures to some toys, action figures and graphic novel work.

JURY

* Brom
* Harlan Ellison
* Irene Gallo
* Guy Giunta
* Gregory Manchess
* John Jude Palencar

GRAND MASTER

* Jean "Moebius" Giraud

ADVERTISING

* Gold Award: Kinuko Y. Craft
* Silver Award: Matt Stawicki

BOOK

* Gold Award: David Bowers
* Silver Award: Shaun Tan

COMICS

* Gold Award: Dave McKean
* Silver Award: Phil Hale

DIMENSIONAL

* Gold Award: Jean -Louis Crinon
* Silver Award: Joel Harlow

EDITORIAL

* Gold Award: Donato Giancola
* Silver Award: James Gurney

INSTITUTIONAL

* Gold Award: George Pratt
* Silver Award: Justin Sweet

UNPUBLISHED

* Gold Award: Jason Nobriga
* Silver Award: Gregory Manchess