Double appointment with DOUGLAS KLAUBA
on 15 aprile 2011 at 07:40
Facebook è diventato un potentissimo mezzo di comunicazione, questo è fuori di ogni dubbio, permettendo di contattare tante persone che nutrono lo stesso amore e la stessa passione per il mondo dell nona arte.
Tramite FB ho conosciuto lo scorso anno : Emanuala Lupacchino, Alessandra Bracaglia, Mirella Menciassi, Alessandro Scoccia & TizianaTrimboli, e tantissimi altri autori italiani e stranieri, mentre tra i critici, scrittori e affini ho conosciuto Maria Grazia Perini, Alda Teodorani, Orlando Furioso ed Haïfa Adam.
Haïfa è un’agente di autori di comics e di illustratori, che lavora per delle Gallerie espositive tra Montreal e Parigi; l’anno scorso ha organizzato un evento dedicato a Barbara Canepa, con tanti artisti che hanno realizzato dei tributi disegnati poi esposti e venduti a Montreal. Da una serie di epistole inziate proprio su FB, ci siamo conosciuti reciprocamente. Ad Haifa sono piaciuti alcuni nostri artisti, Giuseppe Orlando, Alessandra Bracaglia, Barbara Nicora, in particolare, ed il passo successivo è stato quello di coinvolgerla, nei limiti dei suoi impegni di lavoro, nei progetti di Fumettomania.
Questo è il suo primo intervento, lo pubblichiamo nella versione originale in inglese; tra qualche settimana lo pubblicheremo in italiano su Glamazonia.it, e aggiungeremo qualche estratto anche in questo post.
Do un benvenuto ad H aïfa Adam e la ringrazio per la sua passione e professionalità.
mario benenati
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Minibiography of Haïfa Adam
I was born in Lebanon in 1968 and in the mid 70′s during the war, we had no electricity or television, and we couldn’t play outside as we wished, so comic books became our television and best friend, especially on the road. Today i still have that passion and as an agent and gallerist, i am lucky enough to work directly with comics artists, follow me as i take you each month on an interview with some of the hottest comic artists and to some of my favourite galleries, either in paris at gallery Napoleon www.galerienapoleon.com, or in the United States at some of the hottest ComicCons and galleries as well.
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Double appointment with DOUGLAS KLAUBA
The Avenger (Limited Edition cover). Per gentile concessione, © degli aventi diritti
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You might know the City of Chicago for the President of United States Barack Obama, or maybe for the some of the biggest names in the sports industry, The Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) are one of the most recognized basketball teams in the world. During the 1990s with Michael Jordan leading them, the Bulls took six NBA championships in eight seasons (only failing to do so in the two years of Jordan’s absence). The Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey Ligue (NHL), who began play in 1926, have won four Stanley Cups. The Blackhawks are the 2010 Stanley Cup champions. And who could forget the fire in 1871 that had almost the city disappear, but i know Chicago for its most beautiful museums, art galleries that i have come through in my Comics career. Follow me as i take you to the world Of Douglas Klauba, one of my favourite american artists of all times, extreme precision, so talented, and a technique that is out of this world !
The Phantom (trade paperback collections, first monthly series, prose collection). Per gentile concessione, © degli aventi diritti
Douglas Klauba has created cover artwork for books featuring such famous characters as Zorro, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Doc Savage, The Avenger, The Spider, and The Phantom, among others. His dramatic style, influenced in part by the pulp magazine and early movie poster art of the 1930’s thru the 1950’s, is known as “Heroic Deco” and has earned him acclaim from collectors and clients around the world.
Doug’s cover paintings for The Phantom from Moonstone Books are recognized as fan favorites and quickly became Moonstone’s signature cover artist for not only the Ghost Who Walks but also for a number of their pulp and crime titles.
Being a fan of pulp characters and golden age comics for a number of years seemed to prepare Doug for his collaboration with Alex Ross on the Dynamite Entertainment monthly series Project: Superpowers. For the debut issue #0, Doug was one of the artists on the story, working on the present day pages in front and back of the issue. For the continuing series, Project Superpowers Chapter Two he painted two page origin spreads of heroes from the golden age such as The Black Terror, The Death Defying ‘Devil, and The Green Lama.
In addition to his publishing work for companies including Harper-Collins, Dynamite Entertainment, DC/Upper Deck, Olympian Publishing and Moonstone Books, Klauba is also a highly sought-after commercial illustrator. He counts among his clients IBM, Paramount Parks, Pappasito’s Cantina, the Bradford Exchange, Crossway Books, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Bears and Radio Archives, just to name a few.
Upcoming projects include Cursed Pirate Girl: “The Royal Portraiture,” a series of crime/noir covers for Radio Archives collections of old time radio detective shows, as well as developing “New Dreaming Men”, an all ages sci-fi pulp adventure series with writer Aaron Shaps. Plus more!
Doug’s paintings have been included in the art annuals of Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art and the Society of Illustrators. His painting “Mercury Jack” was among the 250 works exhibited in the Spectrum Show at the Museum of American Illustration and his painting “da Vinci’s Dream” was awarded Best in Show at the 2005 World Fantasy Convention. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
