Face Value



Yeah, almost two weeks since the last post. However, I've been quite busy with a number of projects, including one which will prominently feature this exclusive new image--a portrait of Alan Moore created by Melinda Gebbie over the course of the first weekend of February, '07.

And I've got to say, not only is it becoming increasingly difficult to not talk about this particular book, and the entire project of which it's part, but I've discovered that I now harbor a whole new level of respect for Ms. Gebbie and her art. And, considering how much I've admired and enjoyed her work over the past 16 or so years [essentially ever since my first exposure to it in the first issue of Lost Girls original incarnation], that is saying quite a bit.

Of course, the fact that this delicately rendered illo of modern comics own Renaissance Man echoes a rather famous [self?] portrait of the original Renaissance Man--the awe-inspiring Leonardo Da Vinci--only makes it all the more special for me.

Seriously beautiful work. And all my thanks to Melinda, and Alan, for this wonderful piece of art.

Look for another entry, featuring the usual short reviews and, ideally, some thoughts on why a certain horrific meme remains so vital and central to our culture, later today or tomorrow.