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May 1, 2010
May 2, 2010
KIRKWOOD
May 3, 2010
Say What?
May 4, 2010
Quiptoons
May 5, 2010
Book Cover Illustration Idea
May 6, 2010
Graphic Novel Cover Illustration Idea...
SOCIETY HAS PERISHED.
SAVAGERY RULES.
ALL THAT WAS IS OVER.
ALL THAT IS KNOWN IS STRANGE
AND TERRIBLE.
IN THE DYING DAYS OF GALGOTHA IV,
ZHANG CUIDADO ENTERS THE CITY.
May 7, 2010
and now a word from Philip Johnson...
Naughty Naughty
May 8, 2010
Book Cover Illustration Idea
This would be a collection of essays based on the provocative lines in Shakespeare's "King Lear. Such as:
Have more that thou showest,
Speak less that thou knowest,
Lend less that thou owest.
KING LEAR 1.4. 230
May 9, 2010
Graphic Novel Cover Illustration Idea...
Jewish Proverb
I created this Mother's Day illustration and I thought it would be fun to 'shop it into an unlikely place. A subway train partition.
Hope everyone can hug or call their mother on Her Day.
May 10, 2010
Quiptoons
APOLOGIES
To all those who have received money requests on my behalf. I was phished and my e-mail got trashed. You can reach me at john555cox@hotmail.com.
Frank Frazetta (1928-2010)
A meteoric legend has passed away, leaving behind an awesome trail of spectacular illustrations that depicted mythic heroes doing battle with twisted monsters spanning the cosmos. Whether he was laying down masterful brush strokes enlivening the flesh of sexy heroines or creating whole worlds of bizaare beasts, Frank Frazetta practically invented the swashbuckling pathos that defined the best of science fiction illustration. He was a creative volcano that erupted in a stale visual landscape that was the 50's. What young man, gazing at his brilliant planetscapes dotted with chaotic fight scenes, didn't want to journey to his fantastic worlds?
His work inspires me to no end and I'm thankful his influence will live on.
This sample is from his book, "Rough Work", that catalogues just a few of his thousands of pencil roughs that would become illustration classics.
May 11, 2010
Book Cover Illustration Idea
May 12, 2010
Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan
Deep Doodoo
May 13, 2010
CD Cover Illustration Idea
I did this illustration with the idea of it being for a pop band with Southern roots.
May 14, 2010
and now a word from Joseph Stalin...
May 15, 2010
Book Cover Illustration Idea
May 16, 2010
Hoop Dreams
May 17, 2010
Say What?
Graphic Novel Cover Illustration Idea...
May 18, 2010
and now a word from Lou Reed...
May 19, 2010
Book Cover Illustration Idea
May 20, 2010
KIRKWOOD
May 21, 2010
Getting My Ink On
I had a bit of fun imagining, then inking (MUCH INKING) just a single page of what might be a Tarzan story. In this instance, the actual plot is not nearly as important as the look.
How cool would it be to have a budget to pull off a full blown book?
May 22, 2010
Sidekicked
May 23, 2010
Book Cover Illustration Idea
Yakking It Up with Martin Lindeskog
I recently had a nice long interview (60 minutes) with Marting Lindeskog who runs EGO, his blog out of Sweden.
Martin did a neat job of guiding the conversation around to all my favorite subjects: the creative process, the Cox and Forkum days and what it's like running my own blog.
You can catch it all here, funny lisp and all.
May 24, 2010
Say What?
May 25, 2010
Illustration Gig
This is the June cover for Allen Forkum's "Automotive Report". Camille Oubre, the art director, did a wonderful job of nailing this one. This kind of colaboration is particularly interesting in that I had no idea how Camille was going to work out the spray painted type. I just furnished the sprayer guy, she did the rest.
May 26, 2010
Automotive Report 'Toon
In June's "Automaotive Report", Allen and I whipped out this toon for Buster Mcnutt's humor column. It's in reference to the wicked flood that hit Nashville, which happens to be the home base for this paper.
May 27, 2010
Book Cover Illustration Idea
May 28, 2010
Poster Illustration Idea
May 29, 2010
Quiptoons
May 30, 2010
and now a word from Ulysses S. Grant...
I find Memorial Day a somber, introspective sort of holiday that requires acknowledging our soldiers' ultimate sacrifice; yet, it's a time to enjoy the fruits of the very things they held dear: Strength, Loyalty, Courage, Honor.
America will always be worth protecting as long as we are worthy of peace.
Have an inspiring Memorial Day.
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John Cox is a painter, cartoonist, and illustrator for hire. For information about purchasing existing work or commissioning new work, contact him by e-mail at john555cox [at] hotmail.com.
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