William A. Stout & Joe Jusko -Viva Espanol!
Jusko and Stout Headline in Spain!
Aviles,Spain. — The Cultural Festival of Aviles, Spain is kicking off this week with a list of Spanish and International guests, headlined by the United States own Joe Jusko and William Stout. The renowned illustrators will be featured in numerous programs during the week and vetted by the local press to mark the occasion, while of course, taking in a little local culture as well.
Renowned illustrator Joe Jusko is virtually a household name to anyone who loves painted covers, revered for his realistic depictions of comic characters, beautiful women and barbarians, Jusko is also the subject of an upcoming “Creator Chronicles: Joe Jusko” documentary, in which Joe sits down to talk about his prolific career from his start at “Heavy Metal†to Conan, Marvel Masterpiece, ERB and Tomb Raider. Also, for the first time on camera, Joe gives an exclusive and entertaining art lesson as he paints an entire piece from start to finish! All from one of the very best to ever pick up a brush. The DVD can be pre-ordered for $29.95, or via the Diamond Catalogue in the Little Eva Ink section, ISBN: 978-1-60643-801-5
In addition, Joe is also the focus of a new art book on the horizon “The Art of Joe Jusko” due out in December from Desperado Publishing. This book offers readers a chance to witness his immense career in a generous 300 pages, offering glimpses of previously never-before-seen material from his files and sketchbooks, his enormously popular comic work, covers and illustrations from his book publishing career, as well as beautifully reproduced images of his personal favorites and insights into his life and creative process.
Also the subject of an upcoming “Creator Chronicles” documentary, William Stout is America’s leading dinosaur illustrator. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Stout began his professional career in 1968 with the cover for the first issue of “Coven 13.” In 1971, he began assisting Russ Manning on the “Tarzan of the Apes” newspaper strips. He later worked with Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder. Bill’s work can be seen on numerous, wildly popular, “bootleg” record album covers of the era, followed by work in the rock magazine “Bomp!,” and numerous movie posters. One of the first American contributors to “Heavy Metal,” to date, Stout has worked on over 30 feature films as well, including Conan, First Blood, and Pan’s Labryinth, as well as being a Walt Disney Imagineer.
In 1981, Bantam Books published Stout’s landmark masterwork “The Dinosaurs,” and as a result of his paleontological reconstruction work, 11 of Bill’s paintings were selected for inclusion in the traveling exhibition “Dinosaurs Past and Present.” Michael Crichton has acknowledged Stout’s work as an inspiration for his book “Jurassic Park.”
A trip to Antarctic and Patagonia changed Stout’s life in 1989, and led him to paint 45 pieces for a one man show, “Dinosaurs, Penguins and Whales–The Wildlife of Antarctica.” This effort by Stout to alert and inform the public consciousness as to the complex beauty of Antarctica and its past and present denizens, and to work as part of the international effort to make Antarctica the first World Park is ongoing.
Jusko and Stout will be attending all days of the Aviles, Spain cultural exchange, along with Producers Renee Witterstaetter and Robin Dale of the “Creator Chronicles” documentary series, who will be filming a feature on the festival. As a writer, Renee’s recent books include “Excess: The Art of Michael Golden,” from Vanguard Productions and the upcoming “Tex: The Art of Mark Texeira.” The first Spanish screening of the new documentary “Creator Chronicles: Michael Golden” will also be spotlighted at the festival on Wednesday.
Other talent appearing at the event include Tommy Castillo, Rodney Ramos, Chris Weston, Adi Granov, Michael Avon Oeming, Ivo Milazzo, Steve Niles, Miquel A. Gallardo, Frazier Irving, D’Israeli, Mark Buckingham, Liam Sharp, Paco Roca, Ken Lopez, Alan Davis, Pere Joan, Steve Dillon, Mariel Soria, Joan Mundet, Ester Gili, Lola Lorente, Rachel Deville, Sonia Pulido, Goran Parlov, Ethan Van Sciver, Javi Rodriguez and Lorenzo Diaz, among many more.
The Aviles Journal of Comics Festival takes place September 8-13 in Aviles,Spain. For more information contact: evaink@aol.com
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