When giants meet
Sunday, February 7th, 2010
Chip Kidd writes + Charles Burns draws + Chris Ware letters = pure awesomeness in the AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers of 2008 collection…
(via This Isn’t Happiness)
The Ephemerist
Thriving in the margins since 2002…
Archive for the 'Charles Burns' Tag
Burns for Brooklyn Festival
Monday, October 12th, 2009
Charles Burns created this illustration for this year’s edition of the biannual Brooklyn Comics And Graphics Festival. I like the realistic Nancy and Tintin !
(via The Beat)
Crumb and Burns
Friday, May 29th, 2009
Found this portrait of R. Crumb by Charles Burns on Tumblr or something like it, and it immediately reminded me of a post I did a while ago. Crumb and Burns could be more separate stylistically, but still, they are both very much present in this particular piece.
Rats !
Friday, November 28th, 2008.jpg "Rats by Charles Burns")
This drawing by Charles Burns, from the July7, 2008 issue of the New Yorker, sums up the way I feel the world coming at me at times. It does a good job, actually.
(illustration © Charles Burns)
New Charles Burns portfolio
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
French publisher United Dead Artists presents Permagel, a portfolio of 32 prints on very large format (30 cm by 40 cm – the photo above should give you an idea). It’s printed in double black (which, I think, means, in two print runs) on 170 gr Rives paper. This produciton was edited by French cartoonist Stephane Blanquet.
From what I can gather (judging from the screenshots) the art is not really new, but rather a selection of work from Big Baby, Black Hole and what seem to be a number of side projects (I think I noticed that Iggy Pop record cover as well). Looks promising enough.
Tintin With a Twist
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Charles Burns created the cover for the special BD hors série of French rock magazine Les Inrockuptibles, and turned Tintin into an adequately strange and alien version of himself. I just wonder what he would make of La Castafiore.
For more info on the magazine, see my article at the Forbidden Planet International Blog Log.
(Illustration © Charles Burns, Tintin © & ™ Moulinsart)
Colleagues salute Ever
Saturday, March 15th, 2008
As an appendix to yesterday’s post, I’ve selected a few (admittedly, very bad) pictures of doodles by Art Spiegelman and Charles Burns, from letters they sent to Ever Meulen. They were on display at the Meulen exhibition in Leuven, and I thought it rather nice to share them.
The Book Of Other People
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
Charlie Gower pointed me towards this book. It’s a collection of short stories which not only boasts a cover by Charles Burns, but also contains stories by Chris Ware and Daniel Clowes ! How cool is that ?
Charles Burns for The Believer
Friday, April 20th, 2007
Charles Burns has done the cover for this months issue of The Believer, with portraits of Mira Nair, Thomas Bernhard, Janeane Garofalo, and a tremendous rendition of Scott McCloud’s almost iconic self-portrait.
Charles Burns For Altoids
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
Seeing Charles Burns in Angoulème reminded me of the Altoids campaign he did a couple of years back. Since they’re no longer available on the Altoids site, I’m reposting them here. Enjoy.
