Charles Vess Archives

Lake Como 2024
And that will include the following prints by Daniel Acuna, Julian Tedesco, Charles Vess and Romulo Royo If you can bear to part with it afterwards, it could pay for your hotel accomodation for the show on eBay…     Here's a list of the 69 2024 LCCAF attending artists currently announced, with more to come. Alan Quah Alex[...]
Sandman #19, A Midsummer Night's Dream Remastered Compared To Original
Published in 1990, The Sandman #19 by Neil Gaiman, Charles Vess, Steve Oliff, and Todd Klein was the first comic book to win the World Fantasy Award, and its success ended up changing the rules And ahead of Season Two of Sandman on Netflix, it is getting remastered by original colourist Steve Oliff, using digital[...]
Neil Gaiman & Charles Vess' Sandman: A Midsummer Nights Dream Remastered
I think from this, that we can guess that the next season of Sandman on Netflix will include an adaptation of the Sandman story, A Midsummer Night's Dream by Neil Gaiman, Charles Vess and… William Shakespeare, published in Sandman #19 by DC Comics in 1990 The comic won a World Fantasy Award for short fiction[...]
Lake Como
and Charles Vess, will be making their first appearance along with returning guests Frank Cho, Juanjo Guarnido, Tula Lotay and Bill Sienkiewicz. The Lake Como Comic Art Festival will commence on Friday, the 17th May at the opening reception overlooking the lake and gardens of the historic Villa Erba, followed by two full days of the[...]
Comic Book Creatros Of Sandman React To... Sandman
So, aside from Neil, how are creators whose work appears, will appear or gets referenced in this comic reacting? Some of them post art and tell stories about working on comics. Charles Vess: I think that we should call this national Sandman day don't you? This, of course, isn't actually Sandman, its a depiction of Oberon[...]
The Comic Creators With Special Thanks In Netflix's Sandman, And Why
First, here are all the credits as listed for Special Thanks: Episode 1:  Paul Levitz, Joe Orlando, Jack Oleck, Nestor Redondo, Jack Sparling. Episode 2: Gardner F Fox, Bob Haney, Paul Levitz, Joe Orlando, Jack Oleck, Nestor Redondo, Jack Sparling, Alex Toth, Mike Sekowsky, Mark Hanerfeld, Bill Draut Episode 3:  Stephen Bissette, Mike Carey, Steve Dillon, Gardner F[...]
Monstress, Charles Vess, Into The Spider-Verse Win Hugo Awards
They were first given in 1953 at the 11th World Science Fiction Convention, and have been awarded every year since 1955. This year's winner of Best Graphic Story was Monstress, Volume 3: Haven, written by Marjorie Liu, painted by Sana Takeda and publushed by Image Comics. Best Professional Artist went to comic book illustrator Charles Vess  – who[...]
AfterShock Launches New Anthology Comic, Shock, with Neil Gaiman, Marc Guggenheim, Jim Starlin, Charles Vess and More
Presented in the European Album format (same as the recent Animosity: the Rise hardcover for LCSD), this handsome hardcover features the creative talents of Bill Willingham, Marguerite Bennett, Mike Carey, Jim Starlin, Michael Zulli, Charles Vess, Michael Gaydos, Andy Clarke, Andrew Robinson, Sarah Delaine, Phil Hester, Paul Jenkins, Neil Gaiman, Dalibor Talajic, Travis Moore, Brian Azzarello, Francesco[...]
Charles Vess' Horns Of Elfland Reissued After Almost Forty Years
The graphic novella Horns Of Elfland by Charles Vess was published by Archival Press in 1979.   It was his first published work But that was before he became the famous comic book artist and writer he is today And now, finally, it is being revisited and republished by Archival Press, for December. The new volume of this compilation of[...]
Auction Time, Baby – Of The HeroesCon Art Auction 2014 And Empty Wallets
Should you bid on it or point it out to your buddy? To the auctioneer they look remarkably similar. You're a little offended that people keep raising their hands while you're trying to buy stuff.  Did everyone come here wanting the Francavilla Groot? The fiancée likes Harry Potter.  You like Skottie Young.  Bid? The fiancée doesn't feel[...]
The Art Of Painted Comics From Dynamite – From Adams To Vess…
Dynamite Entertainment is publishing The Art of Painted Comics hardcover in October, featuring painted comic book work by the likes of  Alex Ross, Greg Hildebrandt, Frank Frazetta, Joe Jusko, Michael William Kaluta, Bill Sienkiewicz, Neal Adams, Julie Bell, Joseph Michael Linsner, Glen Orbik, Simon Bisley, Dave Dorman, Phil Noto, Greg Horn, Brian Bolland, Ashley Wood,[...]