R.I.P. AL RIO

2012-03-03T08:04:00.002-08:00

I know many of you learned of Al Rio's ( http://www.alrioart.com/ ) passing in January. Al Rio was one of the first artists of the last 2 decades whose artwork was a great inspiration for me to follow as a standard for modern comic art. I couldn't believe it when I read the news, as I was eager to meet Mr. Rio someday soon.

Al Rio was a Brazilian artist who worked on such comics as Grimm Fairy Tales, X-Men, Spiderman, Star Wars, Gen 13, Vampirella and so many more. He also had art appear in trading card sets and did sketch cards as well.

A great artist, Al Rio was also a great person, tutoring art students and donating art to worthy causes.

Al leaves behind three children: Rene, Adrielle, and Isabel, and his wife Zilda. His funeral will be held on Wednesday, February 1st, on Cemitério São João Batista, in Fortaleza, Brazil.

Contributions may be made to his family on his behalf through Kickstarter, and condolences may be sent to his family through terry@alrioart.com and David@glasshousegraphics.com.

(FROM HIS WEBSITE--I urge you to visit, as his agent, Terry Maltos has been offering sales to benefit the family-thank you so much for your kind consideration)

"If you would like to help Al Rio's family, please look around here at the Art For Sale, or I will make you custom Prints or buy some items from the Zazzle store. If you would like to just donate, please do so here. Al Rio's death has left a family without an income earner." http://www.alrioart.com/

20 STAR WARS SKETCH CARDS ON EBAY! ENDS MONDAY, 2/20!

2012-02-18T10:20:00.000-08:00

Howdy! Finally, here is a crop of my latest pieces of STAR WARS EPISODE 4 art, each depicting one of my favorite scenes from the movie! Ladies and gents- This was the movie that started it all for me! My comic collecting fever, my sci fi fanaticism, and a lifelong childhood world that I could revisit again and again! If my dad had never bought me that Star Wars Marvel Treasury edition back in 1977, I would probably own a pet store right now! Sooooo, I've put all of these one of a kind sketch cards on auction until Monday, 2/20, and even though we probably won't be seeing Episode 4 in theaters again until 2015, you can still enjoy the world of original SKETCH CARD art now!! So come on, you're invited to my ebay store to check out all 20 cards! I've started the bidding at a low 99 cents to make it more fun! All cards ship worldwide! Thanks for looking, and thank you for your support! Ebay store ID- captivetiger http://stores.ebay.com/captivetiger

IT'S IN THE CARDS!

R.I.P. AL RIO

20 STAR WARS SKETCH CARDS ON EBAY! ENDS MONDAY, 2/20!