2085 copies of the Venice Chronicles have just been delivered!! Yay! Wow, 58 boxes of books, my back is gonna be a little sore tonight. Anyway … they look great, at 144 pages it’s a nice and hefty book. Order yours today!! I will also start shipping the pre-orders as soon as I can! More [...]
Here’s work in progress shots of the 20 bookplates I am making for the limited edition Venice Chronicles. At the moment I’m sold out of these, if you really want one and haven’t put in an order, shoot me an email, I’ll see whether to make more later. At first I thought I’d do all [...]
Ah Good old Bethesda, I remember going to The Small Press Expo ten years ago with good ol’ Monkeysuit Press. Wow, been ages. Well SPX has been thriving in the meanwhile and it’s happening this weekend! If you’re going be sure to say hi to Chris Pitzer at the Adhouse Books table, he also has [...]
Not sure how many of you read the other autobiographical comics I did a few years back, but it might be worth mentioning them now, for either first time readers or just as a little prep for the upcoming Venice Chronicles. There’s the one that got it all started, which was a 24 hour comic. [...]
Atélier Fio is the new publishing identity I am publishing “The Venice Chronicles” under, hopefully the first book of several. The book is distributed by Chris Pitzer and his AdHouse Books. I am very thankful for his expertise and help on getting the Venice Chronicles out there, Chris is really amazing and the nicest guy [...]
“The Kappa Journey” is the other watercolor piece I did for the Totoro Forest Project. Kappas are creatures from Japanese Folklore I’ve always found fascinating. The most distinctive and intriguing characteristic of these turtle-like hominids is a puddle on their heads. That water is their life line, they have to keep the puddle full to [...]
Unfortunately I lost the rough thumbnail I had done for the Gondola piece. The basic layout though started as a vertical one with me drawing on the footsteps of a canal and Marit passing on a gondola. I wanted a lot of water to fill a good amount of the cover, so to fit the [...]
Ladies and gentlemen we present you: “The Totoro Forest Project”. A little idea that turned into a major undertaking. What is it exactly? Totoro Forest Project is an international charity effort to preserve Sayama Forest, also known as Totoro Forest. This endangered sanctuary on the outskirts of Tokyo is where director Hayao Miyazaki got the [...]
Yay Moms! Tanti auguri a tutte le mamme, and here‘s a nice comic by Jillian Tamaki to celebrate and remember grandmas too.
Wow, Richard Thompson‘s work is smart, hilarious and beautifully drawn. His line is so alive and scratchy, I love it. I spent a lot of time this weekend perusing his blog. link via drawn.ca
Enrico Casarosa is a story artist living in San Francisco, working in Animation by day, publishing artbooks and comics by night.
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