From Jason at Floating World Comics (who is a contributor here but mailed this one in to me):
Join us this 1st Thursday, Nov. 1st for a special Day of the Dead art celebration with local artist Farel Dalrymple and Seattle artist Kazimir Strzepek. Farel made a big splash in the indy comics scene with his debut ‘Pop Gun War’ and his acclaimed ‘Meathaus’ anthologies. Last month he made his Marvel comics debut with ‘Omega the Unknown’ written by novelist Jonthan Lethem. Kazimir is a relative newcomer to the indy comics world, but his debut “The Mourning Star” won an Ignatz award for Outstanding Series!
Farel Dalrymple’s debut book Pop Gun War featured a cast of surreal
characters (a young boy with wings growing from his shoulders, a dwarf
that becomes a giant) reacting to very human situations and conflicts,
wandering (or flying) through a dreamlike version of New York City. Farel
moved to Portland from Brooklyn a few years ago. With this in mind it
seems appropriate that he is now working with award winning novelist
Jonathan Lethem (Motherless Brookly, Fortress of Solitude) on Marvel’s
latest indy experiment, a remake of a weird comic from the 70′s, Omega the
Unknown.
The first volume of Kazimir Strzepek’s comic The Mourning Star introduces a
world that was recently destroyed by a comet. The survivors rebuild and
continue to struggle against monsters and hostile tribes. The elvish
warriors have cute names like Barbaraz, Daggerface, and Wilm, but they
also carry big swords and drive motorcycles. The artwork and design sense
is instantly appealing, especially to fans of Brian Ralph, Jordan Crane,
Craig Thompson, or even Taiyo Matsumoto. This Ignatz award winning book
will definitely have fans looking forward to Kazimir’s next work.
Check out their respective websites for an up to date primer on what’s
awesome in comics and illustration today:
http://meathaus.com/
http://www.scubotch.com/
