TYRANT Kickstarter
Stephen R. Bissette's dinosaur epic Tyrant is LIVE
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/comicslighthouse/bissette-tyrant-deluxe-editions
There are two book editions!
Original Art Edition — collects and reprints the original artwork from Tyrant (along with a few never-before-published pieces and some archival strips and sketches from Steve’s archives)
Complete Edition — featuring every page of the Tyrant comic book series as well as essays from Rick Veitch, paleontologist Dr. Michael J. Ryan, and me (the designer of the books), sketches, layouts, and dinosaurs comics and art from throughout Steve’s career
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL:
The FIRST 500 BACKERS who pledge for any edition of the book will receive a randomly selected signed art print from Stephen R. Bissette's personal archives!
How about a Tyrant blacklight poster?
Visit the Kickstarter to learn more!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/comicslighthouse/bissette-tyrant-deluxe-editions
Here’s a Direct Edition interview with West Coast Davengers, Stephen R. Bissette, and me talking all about the Tyrant Kickstarter:
Headlopper cover
I drew a cover for Andrew MacLean’s Headlopper!
The original art is ballpoint pen:
I have been a fan of MacLean’s art and comics for a long time. So I jumped at the chance to play with his iconic character.
I also drew a cover for his other series, Death Fight Forever:
Death Fight Forever is inspired partially by 80s/90s video games like Double Dragon. The idea to do a pixellated, beaten up face goes back to some Street Fighter art I made in the early 2010s. This idea didn’t make my final piece from that time, but I always thought it made sense for a video game homage. I remember in Mike Tyson’s Punch Out, fighters would show blood and bruises between rounds. A few games did that. So here’s my effort.
And here is the original art:
I’m excited to see these in print!
Go check out the Tyrant Kickstarter!
Thank you!
Jim Rugg
Got the book with the slip cover, love the dino texture. I really like the cover design for Headlopper and the process work for the pixelated cover. Inspired!
Backed! Looking forward to experiencing Tyrant for the 1st time.