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I’m working for a series of paintings called “Flesh and Iron” (thanks Arianna).

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Well, this month I’m really busy with new projects and painting experiment. Moreover, I have to plan a new trip to the U.S. in July and, last but not least, start a new life with Mara: we bought a house. Thrilled!

New illustration for “Odalisque” written by Steven Savile

And painting experiment…

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Some work!

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Fade to Black #2, the second issue of the 5-issue miniseries by me and Jeff Mariotte (and published by Image Comics/Shadowline), hits comic stores on April 21!  This is horror with a slight tongue in cheek, so don’t check your sense of humor at the door.  But it’s horror nonetheless, so you might need a strong stomach.

Here’s the catalog description:

Running from the cannibals, our five heroes are scattered across the desert—one lost in a series of dark tunnels, one hiding under a film trailer, two stuck up on top of a hill, and one captured by the cult! How will they ever reunite…and what are the Children of the Radiant Dawn really up to?

You might need to remind your local comic shop to order it, so here’s the number they’ll need:

FEB10 0393

And here’s the cover, and a few pages:

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I just finished to draw the first set of bookmarks. Limited edition signed and numbered. 30 copies.

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Three pages for a new project!

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This week the long list of the 2010 British Fantasy Awards has been announced. The awards include categories such as Best Novel, Best Novella, Best Short Story, Best Anthology, Best Collection, Best Small Press, Best Comic/Graphic Novel, Best Artist, Best Non-Fiction, Best Magazine, Best Television and Best Film.

I’m happy to see my name on the “Best Artist” category!

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Never Again is an attempt to voice the collective revulsion of writers in the weird fiction genre against political attitudes that stifle compassion and deny our collective human inheritance. The imagination is crucial to an understanding both of human diversity and of common ground. Weird fiction is often stigmatised as a reactionary and ignorant genre – we know better. The anthology will be published by Gray Friar Press in September 2010, and edited by Allyson Bird and Joel Lane.

It will be a mixture of original stories and reprints from Ramsey Campbell, Lisa Tuttle and Joe R. Lansdale amongst others. Never Again is a non-profit initiative aimed at promoting awareness of these issues among readers and writers of weird fiction. The editors, authors/artist and publisher will receive no fees for this work. Any profits made from sales will be donated to anti-racist or human rights organizations, e.g. The Sophie Lancaster Foundation.

Here my cover for this great project.

I’m really honored to take part to this initiative.

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