'The Illusionist' playing at TIFF!

Sylvain Chomet (The Triplettes of Belleville) has a new animated film out and it'll be playing at the Toronto Film Festival! It'll be playing on Sunday, September 12 at 2:30pm at the Elgin Theatre and on Sunday, September 19 at 6:30 at the Tiff Bell LightBox 2. Tickets usually cost around $20, and sometimes there are chances to meet with the film's staff. The film look beautiful and is sure to be well received! For more information and to reserve tickets, go to the official TIFF website link for 'The Illusionist.'

Epic Mickey Featurette

Here's a preview of the thinking behind the scenes of the upcoming videogame 'Epic Mickey' that plays tribute to classic and forgotten Disney history!

Finder 1, Devil May Cry Toys, Incorruptible 2, Dr Who RC Tardis

New Items coming next Wednesday Sept 15. For a full list of everything that's coming, check out the link on the side bar of this blog. (click on the image of "new comics" )

Trailer for 'PRIEST'!

Here's our very first trailer for the live adaptation of the manga 'Priest'! Anyone looking for more volumes can inquire at our store! On an animation note (and not shown in the trailer) the opening to this film is an animated sequence by Gendy Tartakovski (Samurai Jack). Hopefully that work will be available soon. If not, go and see the movie when it comes out. Definately worth while.

Artwork from Pixar's NEWT

Here's some great concept art from a now-cancelled film that Pixar was developing. Great stuff! To see more, go here.

Framed Ink - Story boarding and composition

The old saying, 'When it rains, it pours' comes to mind when I look at this awesome new book. for a long time, there have been very few books on composition - but within the past month we got 3 great books. Framed Ink is the newest, and definitely worth adding to your library. Its chalk full of excellent stuff for story board artists, comic artists or anyone interested in visual narrative.

In store on Wednesday (that's today!).

from the publisher:
Framed Ink - The ultimate guide to visual storytelling! How to make the audience "feel" the story while they are "reading" the story. Using his experiences from working in the comic book industry, movie studios and teaching, Marcos introduces the reader to a step‑by‑step system that will create the most successful storyboards and graphics for the best visual communication. After a brief discussion on narrative art, Marcos introduces us to drawing and composing a single image, to composing steady shots to drawing to compose for continuity between all the shots. These lessons are then applied to three diverse story lines ‑ a train accident, a cowboy tale and bikers approaching a mysterious house. In addition to setting up the shots, he also explains and illustrates visual character development, emotive stances and expressions along with development of the environmental setting to fully develop the visual narrative.

Artist Pat Ann

Check out some great work by freelance illustrator Pat Ann! Feel free to visit her website to learn more about her and contact her for any work!
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