Burne Hogarth started the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. He also is known for a number of instructional books on drawing. I went to SVA for graduate school and I had a couple of his books so Hogarth's name was synonymous with education. I think, when I was at SVA, I knew that he drew the Tarzan newspaper comic strip for a while and his run was well-regarded. This King Arthur series is something that has shaken me to my core. These are incredible drawings. They are the most sublime drawings I've seen in a long time. I wish that these were the basis for Disney's The Sword in the Stone movie, rather than whatever it was they were thinking when they made that picture. These are shockingly beautiful. I am usually partial to drawing that is less about precision, but these drawings don't feel overly wrought, they feel bouncy and fresh, like they leapt from Hogarth's pen and brush. I'm in awe. I wish there were more than just this series.
Benjamin Marra is the creator, writer, and artist of the comics NIGHT BUSINESS, AMERICAN BLOOD, and TERROR ASSAULTER: O.M.W.O.T. (One Man War On Terror), all published by Fantagraphics. Acclaimed writer Grant Morrison chose Marra as a collaborator on the first issue of the relaunched HEAVY METAL Magazine. Marra had two serialized webcomic series appear on adultswim.com. His most recent book is JESUSFREAK, written by Joe Casey and published by Image Comics. In 2016, he was named one of the Art Directors Club's Young Guns. He illustrated the cover of American Illustration 35. In 2017, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for his album art of Wayfaring Strangers: Acid Nightmare, a collection of obscure 1970s post-Age-of-Aquarius Heavy Metal.
On this winter day in Montreal, cartooning isn’t the first thing on Benjamin Marra’s mind. Instead, with his wife and infant son, he’s attempting his ...
