THE ART OF MILLARWORLD
GIVES ARTISTS THEIR DUE
Hardbound book features art of Mark Millar’s collaborators
In
his twenty-five year career in the comic book industry, writer Mark
Millar has worked with many of the medium’s top artists, both in his
work for DC and Marvel and, most importantly to him, his creator-owned
work. Now, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of his independent work,
he is giving those artists the spotlight in the hardbound book ART OF MILLARWORLD,
coming from Image Comics in April. The book will also be released in a
special edition signed and numbered by Millar (limited to 250 copies) at
the same time.
Each
chapter profiles an artist with an interview and the cover art created
for a Millarworld title, in full color and without trade dress. The
featured artists are JG Jones (WANTED), Peter Gross (AMERICAN JESUS:
CHOSEN), Tony Harris (WAR HEROES), Steve McNiven (Nemesis), Leinil Francis Yu (Superior and Super Crooks), Dave Gibbons (The Secret Service), John Romita Jr. (Kick-Ass, Hit-Girl), Frank Quitely (JUPITER’S LEGACY), Duncan Fegredo (MPH), and Goran Parlov (STARLIGHT).
Millar
has become known in the comics industry for splitting ownership of
properties 50-50 with the artists he works with, emphasizing that shared
risk should mean shared ownership.
“Every
time we put a new book out there we’re a bunch of creators working from
our spare bedrooms up against massive multi-billion dollar corporations
in New York and Burbank with every advantage that comes with those deep
pockets,” Millar writes in the introduction to ART OF MILLARWORLD.
“Guys like Dave Gibbons or Frank Quitely could draw any book they want
at Marvel or DC, so it’s actually very humbling for them to put their
trust in me and devote a year or two of their lives to something that’s
only previously existed on my scattered notepads.”
Also
included in THE ART OF MILLARWORLD are variant covers by twenty-five
top-name artists, including Marc Silvestri (WITCHBLADE, THE DARKNESS),
Phil Noto (BLACK WIDOW), Bryan Hitch (AMERICA’S GOT POWERS), Adam
Hughes, Kyle Baker, Amy Reeder (ROCKET GIRL), and Michael Allred
(MADMAN). The dynamic, eye-catching book cover is by Jock (SNAPSHOT).
THE
ART OF MILLARWORLD will be in comic book stores on April 9 and in
bookstores on April 22. Image Comics is currently publishing the
Millar-penned titles JUPITER’S LEGACY, STARLIGHT, and MPH, the title that kicks off a new Millarworld Universe with its first issue on May 21, 2014.
THE
ART OF MILLARWORLD by Mark Millar, JG Jones, Peter Gross, Tony Harris,
Steve McNiven, Leinil Francis Yu, Dave Gibbons, John Romita Jr., Frank
Quitely, Duncan Fegredo, Goran Parlov, et al
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