nessuno si aspetta i Super Amici

Sulla rivista BLOW UP ora in edicola c'è un articolone sui Super Amici!

Si chiama NESSUNO SI ASPETTA I SUPERAMICI,

ed è scritto da Alessio Trabacchini.

Procuratevelo, bello e pericoloso come il mare dei Caraibi.

Super Amici scritto in copertina

insieme a Cronemberg e gli Squallor.

Usciamo che oggi vinciamo anche la lotteria

di Capodanno. 

è uscito HOBBY COMICS 4!

Un numero "speciale crudeltà".

Infatti l'ospite d'onore di questo numero è Francesco Cattani.

Clicca qui per comprarlo. (hobby non Cattani).

gioca con i Super Amici!

Su Players si parla di chi gioca.

Giustamente a noi hanno dato la copertina e uno specialone.

Estrapoliamo alcune righe dal Super Editoriale

scritto da Alessio Trabacchini, nostro portavoce

e falsario.

"I Superamici uniscono le forze

un giorno imprecisato del 2007.

Vengono dall’autoproduzione e a prima vista

appaiano diversi tra loro per stile e background:

c’è chi tende a sublimare lo scarabocchio

e chi a trascendere il virtuosismo,

chi ha parallele esperienze musicali,

chi frequenta i territori dell’arte e della grafica.

Tutti condividono il principio che i fumetti devono

essere divertenti, soprattutto se parlano di cose serissime,

tutti pensano di potere essere radicali e popolari.

Sono un’anomalia nel mondo del fumetto italiano.

Sono Ratigher, TuonoPettinato, LRNZ, Dr. Pira

e la coppia Maicol&Mirco [...]

[...] Le loro imprese più

grandi devono ancora essere

scritte, la loro storia

deve ancora essere raccontata.

Intanto, buona lettura."

qui

LRNZ | ABC

SNOB, through suggestion of Marcello Crescenzi commissioned me a cover illustration for a promotional printed set of the "ABC" project, by Regione Lazio.

We started with this blend of nature and art.

So you get this Roman head from Villa Adriana that reflects in the famous emperor's pool. Under the water and the reflection of trees and of the signature coumns of villa Adriana you can see fishes roaming free, and again the head symbolically reflected as Venus and knowledge are in the hermetic tradition that is so strong in roman classic art.

Leaves define the plane separating the underwater world.

Here is the final result:

Unfortunately, we have to agree that the solution lacked people in it, and it's to (young) people that the ABC project needs to arrive.

I started considering these two drafts as a starting point for a new take on the theme.

First one is a rush of people floating around ad sort of ISD made of art related items. Client loved the Festa del CInema di Roma poster I did a while ago and asked a take on the same vibe. While we lost nature we definitely gained people and action.

The second one is all about youth, arts, and nature living together in a beatiful landscape.

Freshest of the set, probably a bit on the edge to become off topic as a result.

So, the first one won in the end and here it is!

Will post the printed set as soon as I manage to get one!

LRNZ BACKTRACKING | VISION TWO | OTOMO SHONEN - EARLY WORKS BY KATSUHIRO OTOMO

Here is the second cover I saw in my dream.

It is a collection of Otomo's early works.

Mostly black and white stuff.

The book was thick and covered in dark gray canvas.

One copy had that paper thing (obi) the japanese books usually have, but I can't remember perfectly.

Last thing: the covers are exactly the way I dreamed 'em. Far from me to think these are actually good covers. They are the faithful reproduction of the books I saw in my dream.

Hope you'll like it, anyway.

Don't forget to click the image to see it full size.

LRNZ BACKTRACKING | VISION ONE | OTOMO / ANATOMY

I dreamt about Mr. Katsuhiro Otomo.

In the dream I was not self confident enough to speak to him so I only stared at Otomo from a distance while he was talking with his collaborators in the main hall of a old fashioned roman hotel.

During the meeting he was shuffling his new books on the table.

I could clearly see two books.

Here is the first one.

It was a book about Otomo's anatomy archetypes research made for Akira.

It is called OTOMO / ANATOMY.

Sorry for the cheap compositing, it's only a quickie, but I think it gets to the point.

Here is an in between.

Starting the second one now.

LRNZ BACKTRACKING | VACATION

Click the image to zoom in.

LRNZ BACKTRACKING | BATMAN | BORN AGAIN

More fake Batman.

Loved to develop more concept on this one.

A 2hrs all digital thing so no in between steps, sorry.

Expect a major color correction and detail fixing by tomorrow.

Another one and we're set.

LRNZ BACKTRACKING | BATMAN MOCKUP

Click on the images to see 'em properly.

Finally had some time to finish.

It was a 12 hours thing, digital draft to coloured flat version.

Not very sure about some details. The glow on the moths is maybe too cheesy.

Maybe I will crank the brightness up a bit more. I love the fact you have to struggle to see Batman in the dark, but maybe I can just let him be a little more visible.

Tomorrow, maybe, I will post a more definitive version.

For sure I can do be faster AND better.

Anyway the Superamici logo on true a Batman cover should be there by default.

Batman is the best superhero to draw, no doubt.

LRNZ BACKTRACKING | BATMAAAAAAAAAAN!

Work in progress. Wished I could finish it today but didn't have the time to draw a lot.

Can't wait to colour it digitally.

Hope I can work on it more tomorrow and at least finish the pencil layer.

5:00 AM. Time to sleep.

LRNZ | Cover illustration for "Il Manga", Tunuè.

The illustration itself.


The line artwork.



Here are 2 initial sketches I made before heading to the final composition.


And here is the final thing with all of the text in place.

LRNZ | ZODAC

My favourite character of the MOTU series. For a secret project to come.

LRNZ | AGENDA AETERNA

First of the year illustration for Agenda Aeterna, an agenda about craziest documented deaths.

Edited by Grrrzetic.

LRNZ: SHIPPING TIME & PRINTS!

First of all THANK YOU for the HUUUUGE positive feedback for Viewpoint and Doctor H.
Then.
I'm very sorry but right now it's impossible for me to follow all the packing and shipping procedures as I'm at the end of the production process for my film so I'm pretty busy: I'll start again shipping orders from the 25th of April.

Anyway if you still want to place an order now procedure is always the same:
write me at B U R O M A S C H I N E N ( A T ) G M A I L . C O M

Just keep in mid I won't start shipping again anytime sooner the 25th of april, 2011.

Last but not least, here are the available prints!

They are all high quality digital prints, pencil signed by me, printed on 329 x 483 mm heavy matte Tintoretto Felt Embossed paper.
Each print is €20.00, but if you buy two it's €15.00 each.

Enjoy (and sorry for the bad pics,it's iphone magic, no time for a proper photo setup, my store is coming sooooon :P )!


NOVA | Dance Boy Dance

DUM! DUM! BAM!

Golem: Aleph

Zeroguide Set 01

Sprawl: Mechanic Phunk

Sabrina

Astrogamma

Gli Odorini Migliori Che Esistono | 2

Astrogamma | Character Model Sheet

Shopper

Zeroguide Openers Set A

Honba Hyper Laser Vision

Nicotine

Donne Nude Con Le Mani In Tasca

Golem: Steno

Astrogamma: first panel

Hopper