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By John Picacio, on March 9th, 2010
Final cover art for Mark Chadbourn's THE DEVIL IN GREEN by John Picacio
Here’s my final cover illustration for the forthcoming Pyr edition of Mark Chadbourn’s THE DARK AGE: BOOK 1 / THE DEVIL IN GREEN. It’s the first book of the trilogy that follows Chadbourn’s AGE OF MISRULE. The nice thing about THE DARK [Read it all...]
By John Picacio, on February 16th, 2010
THE WELL-BUILT CITY by John Picacio. Mixed-media shadowbox assemblage created as the cover art for Jeffrey Ford's trilogy of the same name.
I’m back home in SA from an amazing trip to one of the great American sf/f cons — Boskone in Boston, MA. I’m proud to say that my mixed-media assemblage triptych for Jeffrey [Read it all...]
By John Picacio, on January 12th, 2010
Cover illustration by John Picacio for Lauren Beukes' ZOO CITY.
Here’s my recently-completed cover illustration for Lauren Beukes‘ forthcoming novel ZOO CITY. Lauren is the author of one of 2009’s breakout hits, MOXYLAND. She describes ZOO CITY as an urban fantasy — “a muti noir set in a re-imagined Johannesburg. It’s the story of a [Read it all...]
By John Picacio, on January 6th, 2010
Books spotted 12/30/09 at Borders Books at Alamo Quarry
Conrad A. Williams
DECAY INEVITABLE
Solaris
Cover art by Dave McKean
Yay, abstraction! Good to see some abstraction in a genre cover illustration these days. It’s a Dave McKean and does the job well — grabs the eye and says “hey, check this out.”
Solaris is a UK-based publisher and [Read it all...]
By John Picacio, on January 4th, 2010
At the beginning of every New Year, I take one last look at my past year’s published work. It’s a time to take stock of my shortcomings, learn from mistakes, and hopefully do better in the coming months. Here’s a one-stop glance at my published art for 2009. Enjoy, and here’s to a better 2010 [Read it all...]
By John Picacio, on December 3rd, 2009
Here's the slipcase cover for KNOWING DARKNESS. Art by Don Maitz.
KNOWING DARKNESS: ARTISTS INSPIRED BY STEPHEN KING is massive and it’s here. It’s a gigantic art book published by Centipede Press, and it celebrates the full spectrum of visuals illustrating Stephen King’s books and media. Words can’t describe it, so I won’t even try. [Read it all...]
By John Picacio, on December 2nd, 2009
Books spotted 12/1/09 at Borders Books at Alamo Quarry
THE DEAD THAT WALK
Edited by Stephen Jones
Ulysses Press
Cover art by Les Edwards
Zombie book covers were all the rage this year, weren’t they? Just when I thought I was well and done with any more zombie covers, Les Edwards does one that makes it all seem fresh [Read it all...]
By John Picacio, on November 18th, 2009
John DeNardo and the braintrust of the mighty SF Signal has produced one of the most memorable Mind Melds yet, with today’s offering: Most Memorable SF/F Book Covers. It’s well worth a visit or two. They asked several sf/fantasy artists, art directors, and opinion-makers to share their responses. I was honored to be asked and [Read it all...]
By John Picacio, on November 17th, 2009
top left: Jordu Schell's Werewolf sculpture / top right: Julie Bell paints. / Bottom: A view of IlluXCon 2.
Remember that FIELD OF DREAMS line “Build it and they will come”? Pat and Jeannie Wilshire have done just that — built the best annual sf/fantasy art event of the year in their hometown of tiny [Read it all...]
By John Picacio, on November 6th, 2009
COLONY. Acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24". ©2009 Jason Limon. Used w/ permission of the artist.
JASON LIMON is a painter and one of San Antonio’s best-kept secrets. Personally, I think he’s so secret that even his own town doesn’t know about his paintings. On the international art circuit, it’s a different story though. He’s [Read it all...]
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JOHN PICACIO is a World Fantasy Award-winning and Hugo
Award-nominated illustrator of science fiction, fantasy, and horror literature.
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SANFORD ALLEN is a musician and author with more than
two dozen horror and dark fantasy stories published.
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PAUL VAUGHN AKA The Mac Guy is a graphic artist,
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