Here is a thumbnail of kazu Kabushi's cover artwork for one on his Copper comics –

its only a thumb nail, so go to Kazu’s site – main page, Bolt city – and click on the link identified as large desktop version – for the full effect

at present the link is halfway down the main page – it’s worth having a close look at the art – great design and he uses color very efficiently – i really like his style – 

by the way, i discovered only now, the link i made to Bolt City in a previous post - didn’t work – a typo error  –  fixed now   –  link

                                                          from Michael  Cagnes’ latest MTV gig   

the above is a gif animation, but created first in Flash, from Michael cagnes latest MTV gig !

“ Insanely twisted Shadow Puppets “

A very accomplished animation artist, concept art, special effects and comics artist  – Michael Gagnes website is certainly worth visiting and exploring

You’ll find he’s worked on such films as the Iron Giant, the Land Before Time, All Dogs go to Heaven and much more – often in the role of special effects

in 1998 Michael released his first graphic novel  “A Search for Meaning – the story of  Rex “ a visual narrative comic – under his own publishing name – Gagne International Press – and has since released more than a dozen titles, cementing his reputation as an independant publisher

you can view all the pages of  “A Search for Meaning”  at Michaels site, plus watch some very nice effects and character animation from his short film “ Prelude to Eden “ 

You can also view no less than 12 short animations produced in Flash for MTV and recently released  – designed in silhouette style – dont miss them ! there beautifully designed and animated – no further proof is needed that the tendency to realism is the only way to go in animation   – 

the major credits are

Michael cagne – creator producer director – concepts beautifully realised
Jayson Theissen and Mike Hogue – animation – terrific work !  
Andrew Scott – sound design – great to see the sound designer up there with the creator and the animators

the first of the films are 10 – 15 secs – long enough to set up a situation – but as they progress, their only 3 secs long – i doubt were getting the whole movie

go to Michaels site to see all the goodies    link

                            

                        Cutter  3                                         Flight 3 – cover

by Kazu Kabushi

Cutter – these series of drawings dramatically define the flow of action moment by moment – the visual space created by the absence of text,  contrasts well  in other areas of the comic, that are dialogue driven – there are many fine pages in the comic, which you can view at Kazu’s site

the Flight 3 cover – is available as an archival print from Gallery Nucleus – go to Gallery Nucleus or Bolt City to get the full effect in a larger version

reintroducing the amazing comic artist  Kazu kabushi – and his graphic novel – Cutter volume 3 which i note is sold out at Viper – ( volume 4 is on the way ) beautuful comic art, plus some extra material on the making of a Kazu comic is found in Cutter 3. – pages of Cutter  can be viewed at  Bolt City – make sure you see them – particiularly Volume 3 

Kazu is one of those special young artists, totally engrossed in and enjoying his work – He was the organising energy behind the original and now famous comic anthology – Flight Comic volume 1 – and 2 , and the third in the series is curently under way

As well as being a very talented artist,  reading through Kazu’s postings at Bolt City, you realise he’s also very aware of and supportive of a sense of communty amongst artists, particularly comic artists of course, and Kazu has contributed alot to this community – he’s also conducts short courses in the art of comic making and visual story telling, and his work is on display at Gallery Nucleus in California –  link

at Bolt City, as well as viewing the work, you get a real sense of the experiences and values that underscore this young artists life – you can follow Kazu’s career at BoltCity – im sure it will be a long and successful one –  link

 Take flight

An amazing image from Kazu Kibushis' story and art "Copper - Maiden Voyage" from Flight volume 1, the comic that started the Flight legend. I just love the sense of depth and space that Kazu achieves in this art. With beautiful draughtsmanship and carefully constrained color pallete, he creates a world we'd all like to fly through !

Kazu has been the editor on both Flight 1 and the recently published, Flight 2. comics. Copies of Flight 1. are still available but i wouldn't delay too long, with great artwork from
all the artists', and an intriguing concept - Flight 1. is destined to become a collectors item.

You'll find Flight 1. at Amazon - and visit Kazus' own site,
at Bolt City.
http://www.boltcity.com/

 Enrico Casarosa - one of the illustrious band of contributors to the now famous ' Flight ' comics vol 1. and two volumes of his own comic  " The Adventures of Mia ". Great work - explore his site! link

Chris Applehans
Exploring Chris Applehans' site. you quickly realise he is a ' stand out ' illustrator and artist. You can also view an eccentric little superman movie at his site, with animation and music by Chris. plus he is a contributor to the "Flight" comics vol.1. link

 

 Catia Chien is one of the talented young contributors to the Flight 2 Comic - and the Flight show held at the Gallery Nucleus Alhambra,  California, this year. Her delicate water colors take a different and refreshing approach to comic art, and the results make beautiful framed works - this framed print is available at Gallery Nucleus and also visit Catia's site