NYCC 2012 : One Man’s Walkthrough

By Prolific New York Comicon 2012 like in past years was pretty amazing…Once a year you have a meeting place where you can geek out to your hearts content,look how you want to (for the most part,and for some of you REALLY!),Get lost in video games,anime & press panels with varying companies showing off their [...]
NYC Comic Con 2012 (Day 2)

Where baaaack… More photos from Comic Con, stay tuned for Prolific behind the scenes
ART: Matteo Scalera & Eduardo Risso

Prolific Here,Two more of my favorite artists you can meet at NYCC… Matteo Scalera Matteo has such vibrance to his brush stroke and his storytelling is top notch with great panel design and interesting compositions!Check for his work in the recent series Valen The Outcast (Boom Studios) and Secret Avengers (Marvel),If you have the scratch [...]
New York Comic Con 2012 (Day 1)

New York Comic Con has gone through some changes, they’ve utilized the space of the Javitz Center and so far it’s a big improvement. Prolific and I were impressed with this years vendors and of course Artist Alley. We’ll be back with more from Comic Con, in the meantime enjoy the pics.
NYCC 2012

Hey Folks Prolific here,It’s an exciting time as Blacren will once again will be at New York Comicon! Stay up on our Facebook page for breaking news from the event as well as Twitter (#BRatNYCC) for quick pics from the show floor. As in past years we like to spotlight some of the artists [...]
Artwork Joshua Middleton Revisited

“Joshua Middleton is a Beast!” DJ Prolific Damn right! The artwork of Joshua Middleton has reinvigorated the long-standing titles of Marvel’s New Mutants and DC’s Supergirl. We’re looking forward to seeing him at this years New York Comic Con. “Joshua Middleton began his illustration career as a comic book artist in 1999, bringing his signature [...]
Art: Reza-ilyasa

Prolific put me on to the amazing artwork of Reza Ilyasa, be warned you’ll be spending a lot of time on his deviant art page. Also check out his livestream
Dirty Laundry NSFW

“What’s the difference between justice and punishment?” Thomas Jane may have your answer I wanted to make a fan film for a character I’ve always loved and believed in – a love letter to Frank Castle & his fans. It was an incredible experience with everyone on the project throwing in their time just for [...]
Batman Death By Design

Prolific put me on to the new Batman Gaphic Novel Death by Design Penned by Chipp Kidd and Illustrator Dave Taylor. SYNOPSIS: Gotham City is undergoing one of the most expansive construction booms in its history. The most prestigious architects from across the globe have buildings in various phases of completion all over town. As [...]
Art: Ant Lucia

Being a big fan o Pin Up Art, I was immediately impressed with Ant Lucia’s artwork who was at last month’s NY Comic Con.
Love & Comics

Prolific Here,So I was at NYCC getting my feet wet meeting artist’s and getting critiques on my sketches (thanks Chris) when I met Michael Andrew,nice dude,he had a table setup for his web series Love & Comics,I generally don’t watch web series at all but I must tell you I enjoy this one and hope [...]
Art-Chris Samnee

Prolific here,still hungover from NYCC,more on that later today we have… Chris Samnee Chris’s style harkens back to Alex Toth without seeming dated,His use of black is incredible with very interesting compositions and semi-minimalist line work (all with a damn brush pen).I suggest you go find his work on Thor The Mighty Avenger & his [...]
Art-Joshua Midleton

Prolific here,due to a knee injury I had to miss the con yesterday but I’m gonna limp over there today.For my final artist we have… Joshua Middleton My words cannot do this man justice!Cover Artist (DC,Abrams Books),Concept Designer,Character Designer,Art Director (Nickelodeon,Warner Brothers) Joshua Middleton is the man!!Peep his site for more work.Images after the jump. [...]
ART-Deadly Del Mundo

Prolific here,NYCC is shaping up nicely,day 2 we feature…. Mike “Deadly” Del Mundo Mike’s Cover work for Marvel is eye catching with a unique take on color and composition that seems to always be pushing the envelope and that’s what makes his work stand out to me.check out his site for the book “Daily [...]
ART-James Harren

Prolific Here,Well since NYCC is upon us again I figured I would share four artists for the following four days,these folks are supremely talented,go to their various sites,buy their books or at the very least take the time to appreciate some nice work. More images after the jump. James Harren This cat is a beast [...]
New York Comicon 2011

Prolific here,Just a friendly reminder that Blacren.com will be at NYCC!!!.This annual event which last year hosted over 96,000 attendees from across the globe (Crain’s New York Business has ranked NYCC as the second largest event in New York City) will be home to a plethora of multimedia events,artist signings & breaking news from Television,The [...]
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Animated Movie

Bleeding Cool have heard from multiple sources (enough with the multiples already) that work is underway on a movie adaptation of Frank Miller and Klaus Janson‘s classic The Dark Knight Returns. As you might have guessed, however, this is to be an animated adaptation, much like the recent All Star Superman or in-the-works Year One.
Artwork: Joe Stone

Artist Joe Stone’s retro style infographic shows the many relationships (married, dated, offspring, clone, nemesis…etc) between the characters in the Marvel Universe mainly The Fantastic Four, The X-Men and The Avengers. ( Slashfilm.com)
Artwork Mancomb Seepwood(NSFW)

The playfully erotic artwork of Mancomb Seepwod. For more of Seepwoods’s artwork go to his Deviant Art Page
Anti-Matter

Big Ups! to my boy Chris Walker and his Web Series Anti-Matter, It was featured in the Underwire segment of Wired Magazine. I love seeing a fellow comic book geek getting some shine. Peep the episodes Here
ART:Ashley Wood

Still recovering from NYCC (more on that soon) and a million other things I have going on I thought I’d make a post about Ashley Wood. The powerhouse from Australia has been a fixture in the illustration community for the past ten years with a diverse client list of IDW,Dreamworks SKG,Mcfarlane Entertainment & Konami His [...]
New York Comic Con Gallery By Dooom

We’re still coming up with a consensus for this years New York Comic Con so stayed tuned. In the meantime here’s Dooom’s aka The Mad Saint’s photo gallery.



