Steve Lieber has been doing remarkable work recently. He’s illustrating Alabaster: Wolves, a dark fantasy miniseries from Dark Horse, written by World Fantasy Award-winning novelist Caitlin R Kiernan. The 2nd issue came out last week, and the critics have been raving about it. Here are some of the many positive reviews, and a gallery of art from the issue, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg. Comic Book Resources | Kabooooom | Geeks of Doom | Comic Bastards | MTV | Bloody Digusting | Badhaven | Gamer in Depth | CBNAH | Geekcentricity | Senpai
By Periscope Studio, on May 1, 2012, 9:38 am in: Uncategorized /
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Saturday, May 5th is Free Comic Book Day A bunch of Periscope artists will be participating:
Portland Things From Another World 4133 NE Sandy Blvd. in Portland
12:00-2:00 pm: Jonathan Case – Artist for Dark Horse Comics’ The Guild FCBD book Terry and Rachel Dodson – Artists for Uncanny X-Men and Defenders Steve Lieber – Artist for Alabaster, featured in Dark Horse’s FCBD books Jeff Parker – Writer for Hulk and Thunderbolts
In or near Salt Lake City? Night Flight Comics
1:00-5:00pm: Paul Guinan – Eisner Award nominated artist for Heartbreakers, Chronos, and Boilerplate. Anina Bennett – Inkpot Award winning writer for Heartbreakers, Frank Reade, and Boilerplate.
Dozens of images created by Paul Guinan for the book Frank Reade: Adventures in the Age of Invention will be on display during April at Powell’s City of Books on Burnside.
At the exhibition, “Frank Reade: Images of a Forgotten Hero,” Paul will be showing large-format photos augmented by his Photoshop and model-building wizardry, as well as some beautifully restored Victorian science fiction engravings.
On First Thursday, April 5, there will be a reception at 6:30 pm for the opening of Paul’s show. At 7:30 Paul and Anina Bennett will do a reading and slide show from their book Frank Reade: Adventures in the Age of Invention.
By Ron Chan, on March 27, 2012, 4:52 pm in: Uncategorized /
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Periscope Studio is headed to Seattle! Come see us at Emerald City Comicon this weekend!
Find the following Periscope members and friends at Booth #222:
Aaron McConnell (The US Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation)
Ben Bates (Sonic The Hedgehog, Mega Man)
Ben Dewey (Tragedy Series, Star Wars)
Rich Ellis (Memorial)
Cat Farris (Flaccid Badger, Frog Song)
David Hahn (Spider-Man, Fantastic Four)
Dennis Culver (Odd Schnozz and the Odd Squad)
Dustin Weaver (S.H.I.E.L.D.)
Jeremy Barlow (Metalocalypse, Star Wars)
Steve Lieber (Underground, Whiteout)
Natalie Nourigat (Between Gears)
Patric Reynolds (Serenity, Let Me In)
Paul Guinan (Boilerplate)
Ron Chan (The Guild, Roy’s Boys)
Ron Randall (Trekker, Supergirl)
Sean Kelley (Roy’s Boys)
Wook-Jin Clark (The Return of King Doug)
AND, find the following Periscope members at their individual tables!
Erika Moen (DAR, Bucko!) at Booth # 223
Dylan Meconis (Family Man, Bite Me) at Booth # 223
Jeff Parker (Thunderbolts, Mysterius) at Booth # F-21
Colleen Coover ( Gingerbread Girl, Small Favors) at Booth # J-12
Paul Tobin (Marvel Adventures, Gingerbread Girl) at Booth # J-12
Chris Samnee (Thor: The Mighty Avenger) at Booth # F-20
Jonathan Case (Dear Creature, Green River Killer) at Booth # 223
Terry and Rachel Dodson (Uncanny X-Men, Wonder Woman) at Booth # O-12
By Periscope Studio, on January 26, 2012, 5:16 pm in: Uncategorized /
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USA Today, The New York Times, Amazon.com, Horror Talk and The Onion A.V. Club all included Green River Killer: A True Detective Story (drawn by our very own Jonathan Case) in their respective lists of the best graphic novels of 2011. Hats off to Jonathan! Check out his site for samples of the lovely art in his latest book, Dear Creature.
By Periscope Studio, on December 16, 2011, 10:09 am in: Uncategorized /
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Jonathan Case has a holiday sale going on at his web store right now. Pick up a signed copy of Dear Creature or Green River Killer for 20% off, or some original art, like this Wunda Woman watercolor, for 30% off. Art prints and commissions are also 20% off.
By Periscope Studio, on October 24, 2011, 8:55 am in: Uncategorized /
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Tomorrow night (October 25th), Jonathan Case will be up in Seattle doing a book reading/signing for Dear Creature at the University Bookstore. Stop on by for a brief lecture on monsterism, accompanied by behind-the-scenes photos from the making of the book!
Comic artist Jonathan Case’s Dear Creature follows the story of Grue, a deep sea monster whose exposure to Shakespeare has opened his heart and made him yearn to join the humans on the surface. There, a woman named Giulietta waits for her prayers to be answered in this love story like none you have ever read before.
Please Note: Autographed copies of books are only available after the event.
Also, Dear Creature now has a fantastic trailer, just like in the movies:
By Periscope Studio, on October 11, 2011, 10:32 am in: Uncategorized /
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Periscope’s Jonathan Case wrote and drew a book called Dear Creature, and it’s out in stores today. It’s a one-of-a-kind, weird, exuberant thing, and the critics are eating it up.
Okay people! Today’s the day! Dear Creature is ON SALE RIGHT NOW. Now’s the time to run up to the store and buy all the copies they have and then demand they order 10 more.
“With expressive art and clever writing in Dear Creature, Jonathan Case creates a unique and entertaining story of a man from the deep who just wanted to find a companion in life.”
—Previews Magazine, staff pick!
“This exuberantly weird comic novel succeeds in fusing ’50s monster movies and the works of William Shakespeare…Case’s b&w art sometimes stretches reality for humorous effect, but keeps even the strangest scenes from feeling merely grotesque. The script also generates a surprising amount of pathos for the lovers’ doomed passion. Startlingly assured for a debut effort.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Dear Creature is sure to be one of the quirkiest and most surprising love stories you will ever read.”
—Gene Yang, Eisner Award–Winner for American Born Chinese
“Every panel is beautifully composed… Case mastered it on his first project.”
—Steve Lieber, Eisner Award–Winner for Whiteout: Melt
“An impressive debut. I dream of a world where every cartoonist’s first graphic novel is this accomplished.”
—Derek Kirk Kim, Eisner Award–Winner for The Eternal Smile
“Every once in a while you get a beautiful anomaly like this black-and-white graphic novel by Portland-based artist and writer Case… marvelously entertaining and a weird side-door entry into both Shakespeare and graphic literature… A funny, bizarre, unexpected pleasure that gives a creature from the depths heart and soul.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Case is talented with both visual art and the written word; his art is some of the best brush pen work around, rich with detail and realism, and his writing, both plot and prose, is brilliant.”
—Ashley Cook, Giant Fire Breathing Robot
“Jonathan Case has a really dynamic style and real talent creating expressive faces. The clean line work and fantastic compositions enhances the creature’s story; of love and trying to fit in a world where you don’t feel you belong.”
—Doug Dorr, Portland Comics Blog
“I commend Jonathan Case for this excellent graphic novel. It is very rare to find a storyteller who is able to write something that is at once literary and meta-textual, while remaining touching and hilarious. To then combine that ear for dialog and prose with artistic talent is even rarer. If you enjoy sequential art, then hands down, you should pick up Dear Creature.
And I think that it should be on everybody’s short-list for the Eisner award.”
—Chris Modzelewski, The King of Elfland’s 2nd Cousin
