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the auction is now go!!!!!!

just go to ebay and type a search for 'draw the world together 2000 ad ' and away you go!

go tell it on the mountain!

- boo.

heres the official word from our sponsors........

THARG TO THE RESCUE!!

The amazing online charity auction of 2000AD artwork is about to kick off.
The auction, to be held on eBay, features some of the most amazing artwork
from Art Droids both past and present. Names such as Henry Flint, Mike
Collins, Disreali, Christ Weston, Steve Yeowell, Dave Gibbons, Carlos
Esquerra... and the list goes on, have donated pages of art for this awesome
online event. The auction is in aid of 'Draw the World Together' and the
funds will go to directly help the EveryChild project in the Prey Veng
province of Cambodia. The auction lasts for just 5 days, so get those bids
in now!

You can access the list of lots directly by going to
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?query=DRAW+THE+WORLD+TOGETHER+2000A
D&MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&ht=1&ebaytag1=ebayreg&srchdesc=n&maxRecordsRetur
ned=300&maxRecordsPerPage=50&SortProperty=MetaEndSort

For more information about the auction visit
http://www.drawtheworldtogether.com/news.html
and  http://www.2000adonline.com/?zone=news&page=newsimage&choice=artauction

For information on the Cambodia project visit
http://www.drawtheworldtogether.com/charity_cambodia.html

greetings fellow squaxx!

hopefully some of you will have caught the adverts in 2000ad and comics international about this galactically groovy event , all in the name of charity ; 'draw the world together' - for 'everychild' to be precise.

what we're rustling up is a stupendously tasty bundle of original art, 2000ad pages, signed graphic novels and scripts , and all sorts of crazy 2000ad stuff!

the auction will go live at midnight on august 8th, but more details will be revealed on this site and also drawtheworldtogether.com

a full list of the 2000ad creators who have agreed to pitch in so far , goes like this:

dave gibbons
kev walker
chris weston
si coleby
chris blythe
david millgate
dave taylor
rob williams
carlos ezquerra
mike mc.mahon
si gurr
laurence campbell
colin wilson
matt brooker(d'isreali)
john wagner
dom reardon
ian edgington
alan grant
brendan mc.carthy(maybe)
henry flint
steve yeowell
jaspre bark
patrick goddard
steve roberts
frazer irving
rufus dayglo/gary leach
cliff robinson
mike collins
bryan talbot
s.b. davis
jock
boo cook(who?!)

a mighty list indeed! a few samples of the artwork are available for viewing over at drawtheworldtogether.com (see'tharg to the rescue!)

any creators reading this who ain't on the list - its not too late - contact us via the drawtheworldtogether website!

and so , fellow squaxx , all that remains is for me to say ' prime your wallets! and get your bidding fingers at the ready!'

see you there!

- boo.

a pal of mine from the association of illustrators sent me this and i thought some of you folks might be intyrested.....

-boo.

PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release

The Association of Illustrators presents:

BEYOND IMAGINATION
The World of Science Fiction and Fantasy Art

http://www.theaoi.com/Mambo/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=611&Itemid
=57

A one-day conference organised by the Association of Illustrators
At University College London. Gustave Wilkins Tuck Lecture Theatre
On Saturday, 20 May 2006, from 10am to 6pm

Beyond Imagination explores the variety of styles, subject matters and
commissioning areas in the popular Science Fiction and Fantasy art world.
The conference reveals the story behind top British Science Fiction and
Fantasy artists, their inspirations and techniques and tells how they have
developed their technique from the painted to the moving image.

The speakers are:

?      Alan Lee (British artist and illustrator for Peter Jackson?s the Lord
of the Rings trilogy)

?      Dave McKean (Artist and Director of Mirror Mask)

?      Jim Burns (Award winning British Science Fiction Illustrator)

?      Fred Gambino (British Painter and Illustrator)

?      Chris Moore (Commercial Illustrator)

?      Dick Jude (Author of Fantasy Art of the New Millennium and Fantasy
Art Masters)

?      Brian Sibley, (Writer and broadcaster)


Chris Moore, Jim Burns and Fred Gambino will show their work and give an
insight into how professional illustrators have dealt with the variety of
commissions and continuous changes in the industry. Writer and broadcaster
Brian Sibley will interview Alan Lee about his watercolours and work for
Peter Jackson?s Lord of the Rings. Special guest of the day is Dave McKean,
one of the most successful artists and director of the recent critically
acclaimed film Mirror Mask.

The artists who have agreed to speak represent a broad range of techniques
and imaginations currently active in the field of fantastic illustration,
from the beautifully detailed pencil and watercolour landscape of Alan Lee,
through the brilliantly realised terrains of space opera painted by Jim
Burns and Chris Moore, to the digital realms of Fred Gambino and Dave
McKean. Regardless of a liking for fairies or spaceships, pigment or pixel,
this event should open the eyes and whet the creative appetites of anyone
interested in pursuing a career in this field. Beyond Imagination provides
the exclusive opportunity to hear these modern masters of the fantastic
share their experiences of the business.

Dick Jude, Author of Fantasy Art Masters and other books.


For more information, speakers bios or to book tickets visit
www.theaoi.com/events   or phone 020 7324
7222. Early bookings (until 30 April 2006): AOI Members and students ?30,
Non Members ?40.
After 30 April 2006: AOI members and students ?40, Non Members ?50.

Sponsored by:
 
     
     
   
                 


Notes to the editor
Association of Illustrators
Established in 1973 to promote illustration, advance and protect
illustrators? rights and encourage professional standards. It has
successfully increased the standing of illustration as a profession and
improved commercial and ethical conditions of employment.


For further information and press images please contact Stella Di Meo on 020
7324 7224 or email events@theaoi.com   or visit
www.theaoi.com  . The Association of Illustrators,
2nd Floor, Back Building, 150 Curtain Road, London EC2A 3AT

hi folks, incase you didn't already know , an amazing thing is happening online... a lovely man - andrew wildman , of transformers fame , has set up an ingenious charity project with a view to helping kids in serious strife around the world , and theres some big 2000ad heavy hitters envolved...basically, if you go to drawtheworldtogether.com , there is an online auction underway of original artwork , much of it created for the project by some top industry names including among others the mighty mr.bolland , dave gibbons, ian gibson,jock, frazer - loads!!!!

so please go check it out, get yo'self some groovy art and help tha kidz!

cheers,

boo.

yeehahhhhh!  i think that might have been my best days conventioning ever - i rediscovered my public sketching ability , while sitting next to my top living comic artist , mr mc.carthy - he's back in action and coming our way soon....the entire day was hilarious - i was in the green room having a fight to get in the loo with a small strange girl - after 10 seconds or so  my brain twigged it was charisma carpenter and i reverted to some bizarre courtly behaviour mode...lou ferigno walked by and i found a very tiny "lou!" come out of my gob - he ignored me so i feigned a rugby tackle - i dunno why a chap of his stature would require 2 ladies to guard him , but they weren't happy with me...still, i did a mental scan of his insanely huge calf muscle and went off and did a comedy sketch of it. after much lurking behind the scenes , he was on his way back for some chow when i sprung him , gingerly shaking his hand whilst he eyed me like i dissed his momma...."allow me to present you with this picture of your insanely huge calf muscle" - the corners of his mouth curled up for a split second then his eyes started to glow green so i ran away like a small child....into the green room , where the excitement of the event caused me to do my mojave/leprechaun dance in the corner - according to gemma the fella from highlander came in , saw what was happening in the corner, freaked out and left...after some uncle and aunty types came in  with some strange code of banter(the blakes 7 crew- urrgh i used to fancy her when i was 6!) we decided to leave just as big ron perlman wandered in , satay stick in hand , wrapping up a chat with someone - i thought sod it , i'm not gonna get another pop at shaking the right hand of doom , so... " am i allowed to meet you aswell?" i enquired , "NO" came the gnarly reply - this guy IS hellboy, very disconcerting making small talk with someone who seems to want to kill you - so we made him say "aw, crap!" , talked about comics ; he was a big fan of ' mikes ' stuff , we assumed of course he was on about the groovy mr. collins....

rounded up some fellow artistes , found the nearest booza for a pint for the road - which became many for the road as we should've known , proceeded to get lost on the underground , and mouth off to total strangers about how i sat on the car from knight rider - so all in all a stupendous day......just wish i'd bought that framed lock of wampa hair...damn...

one thing missing......a 2000ad stand with all the trimmings would've gone down a treat........

big op the end is nigh krew!

boo.

you're all mad or blind , or  taking the wrong 'medication ' ....that was a mentally good film - from the dooku bit at the start i knew we wuz in fer a rockin 2 hours - and disappointed , i was not.....yoda's like a secret agent , palpsy is really sick - the film has great pacing , the actings better this time , as for delivering at the crucial moments - what can i say? the tiny 5 yr old boy who tried to climb into the screen of ' a new hope ' in plymouth odeon 1977 is now extremely happy . . .

but okay , fair point - the magic slipped for a second on the ' kenneth brannagh ' bit , and they sort of goosed up the birth realism , entirely....difficult not to spoil......ack..... must refrain....nnnnggg.........

well , unfortunately lucas' amazing chin-sack of ideas is empty once more.....will it ever fill again? this wampa hopes so......

oops, I forgot the .  gemma.bryden2@ntlworld.com

but  I will join your nefarious group anyway.

Hi Mike,
this actually gem.  just saying I really love end is nigh.  sooo far up my street its caused a traffic jam.

anyways, me and boo were knocking a few ideas around for the War issue and we would love to contribute.
so send us all your editorial requirements and I will pitch our ideas your way.

gemmabryden2@ntlworld.com

and nice going to everyone who contributed to a very tasty piece of work.

if you're a superhero , you MUST have a shy and retiring alter ego ...everyone knows that ...

boo?

its okay mr.expert ,really ,i'm just joshing.....to be honest i'm glad someone programmed you to launch at me - if i thought it was a bona fide act of real weirdness from a random nutjob i would be worried - but boarders is fine ; )

boo.

boo's highlight: standing having a pleasant chat with alan donald and his good lady , when i realised my attention was slowly being sucked towards a gangling tornado of flesh coming at me from the left , eyes akimbo it shrieked " tusken raiderrrrrrrrrr! " , i'm a shy gentleman at the best of times , and i'm blaming this nerve shattering incident on my complete inability to draw the next day ...; )

apologies to anyone who didn't get a sketch - whats more, apologies to anyone who DID get one off me , but for whatever reason i just couldn't draw that day , and rather than freak out , i thought i'd bail out ...

apart from that , a hoot of a weekend - best bit really was  finding a tramps den in the basement of the ramada wiv me pal matt(not smith) , nickin loads of toobing , taking it back to the bar and blowing up pints with it , laurel and hardy style etc.etc. great chats great food great folk great comics . great.....

off to sketching school......

boo.

wake - cheers for the link.

nice one,

boo.

just a small note to add that one of the live toons (dying celebs)that was previously only 20 seconds long for some reason , is now there in all its hideous glory....

boo.

after having a good snorkel about boocook.com myself , i found the best way to check the site is to visit the toons first , get something spacey playing , then open another window to carry on viewing the site , so you get a soundtrack as you go.....well thats my tip for the day - glad you like it so far.......

boo.

seeing as 99% percent of my stuff is work for 2000ad , i thought i'd post a wee pointer to my website which i've finally got floated on the web(fingers crossed). if you fancy a look you can access it via www.boocook.com or just boocook.com...

in the ' royal gallery of art - planet vokk ' section ,  theres illustration,cover,comic and sketchbook zones , plus a nerdy step-by-step section which goes in depth on the creation of  an a.d. page and a dredd cover if anyones interested....

and....ahem...theres some downloadable music sort of stuff....it's different. anyone who's downloaded the 2 songs from the a.d. sight will have a rough idea what to expect , but theres quite a range of wierdscapes, plus some collaborations and crazy improvised stuff - it's rowdy , but humorous in a twisted kinda way...parental warnings etc.....

well, if you can be arsed , i hope you enjoy having a look round . it should all be there , but i'm new to this website game so expect to get sucked in a few black holes.. . i intend to add to it as i go along , so check back for news and art updates etc...

surf on!
cheers -

boo.