Renowned pumpkin artist Ray Villafane hosted a pumpkin-carving class, and his work is featured at The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa – along with a 1,700-pound...
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Doctor Who - The Art of the Audio Adventures is a selection of 100 of Big Finish's spectacular cover artworks from the past 25 years ...
Halloween Wars Season 13 takes the cake, and sugar, and pumpkins, back to basics ...
The Lighthouse Artspace Phoenix in Scottsdale has extended its run of “Leonardo: The Universal Man exhibit,” a 360-degree immersive art experience that uses...
A behind-the-scenes look at the next chapter of Cal Kestis’ Jedi saga, the Art of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor will arrive in 2024 ...
The world-renowned video game franchise comes to life in The Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy Boxed Set (Second Edition).
The Art of DuckTales standard and deluxe editions will be available at comic stores Sept. 21, 2022 and in bookstores Sept. 20, 2022.
Coming in at over 200-pages, the hardcover The Art of Star Wars: Visions will retail for $49.99.
Will there ever be another NerdvanaCon? Suffice it to say there have been preliminary conversations about reviving the concept.
Michaela Goade is the first Indigenous illustrator to win the Randolph Caldecott Medal for best American picture book for children. The artist won the honor...
The anime industry is highly competitive, but with patience and perseverance, it’s possible to break in.
If you’ve ever wondered which sci-fi tattoos are the most popular, here are some of the top choices.
Support our local creators as the coronavirus pandemic forces convention cancellations that impact their business.
There is no reason why you can’t put pencil to paper and take up casual manga drawing as a beginner.
The Critical Role fantasy roleplaying game campaign that inspired an upcoming official D&D sourcebook is also getting a compilation of fan art.
Star Wars Resistance is an under-appreciated work of art.
Lucasfilm hosts a most impressive display showcasing the evolution of the Star Wars stormtrooper.
The Art of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is a rewarding exploration of the newest video game in the Star Wars universe.
Get your coffee table ready for The Art of Star Wars Rebels, now coming spring 2020 from Dark Horse Books.
Wizards of the Coast has revealed new Eberron sourcebook cover art for a November release.
Three ways to find your niche in metro Phoenix.
What's the issue with the latest Superman and Supergirl comics?
Dark Horse Books and Square Enix are working together on an English version of The Art of Mana.
In The Art of Splatoon 2, fans can dive into 384 pages of intense, ink-splatting action.
The Art of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order will be out shortly after the video game launches this fall.
Star Wars Rebels creator Dave Filoni thanked fans on the first anniversary of the series' finale - and shared a vision of the "possible future" ...
David Bowie and Andy Warhol were a big influence behind the Moonage exhibit.
The Art of Bravely Default is coming to English audiences in 2019.
Return to Jurassic Park and Jurassic World with a new pair of adult coloring books.
The Venture Bros. is finally back with new episodes - and a new behind-the-scenes book explores the series' creation and evolving art style.
Just announced at Edgar Rice Burroughs panel at San Diego Comic-Con, legendary artist, Joe Jusko will be creating all new cover art for the entire Burroughs...
Adventures Outlined is a D&D coloring book from "punk" artist Todd James, aka REAS.
Marvel tattoos, assemble!
Illustrator Joe Corroney has done it again with a stunning Skywalker celebration piece for Denver Comic Con.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — Creating a Champion goes on sale Nov. 20, 2018.
Yoshitaka Amano: The Illustrated Biography — Beyond the Fantasy explores a 50-year career that has included iconic imagery you will recognize from the Final...
Phoenix tattoo artists are licensed by California-based Skin Motion, which developed an app that can read a sound wave stencil tattooed on skin and play back a...
RPG fans are in for a treat with the release of Dungeons & Dragons Art and Arcana this fall.
Scholastic has released new cover art for Harry Potter 20th anniversary editions.
A new Downtown Mesa art installation asks: Since you're already on your phone, why not text the things around you?
How it all started: "SHROUD OF ETERNITY is a great book with a very bad cover."
Dark Horse is following up their lucrative Legend of Zelda art books with a Super Mario Encyclopedia on Oct. 23.
It's gratifying to see Ralph McQuarrie's influence alive and well and still inspiring storytellers, from A Galaxy Far, Far Away to the farthest reaches of the...
This Hulk cake isn't the mess you'd expect!
LepreCon 44 is undergoing a change of plans.
Designs from the now-defunct Disney Infinity interactive game are finding new life as articulated action figures coming soon to Disney Stores.
Final Fantasy Ultimania Archive is described as "an astonishing journey through the creation of the seminal roleplaying epic."
Save your rupees: The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia is coming next year.
What do you think of the Star Trek: Discovery title sequence?
Classic Scooby-Doo villains get a lot scarier when reimagined by an artist who grew up watching the kooky cartoon.
'Weird Al' Yankovic had trading cards?
Carrie Fisher was originally scheduled to appear at the Denver Comic Con taking place this weekend.
Westercon 70, aka Conalope, aka LepreCon 43, will take place July 1-4 in Tempe.
Fleeting images in the new DuckTales title sequence pay tribute to Scrooge McDuck's creator, Carl Barks.
Keen Halloween and the company behind Phoenix Comicon are parting ways after partnering for last year's spooky arts and crafts gathering.
An exhibit by the award-winning team of Hakeem Khaaliq and Queen Muhammad Ali showcases isolated descendants of African natives who settled in Mexico.
Fans are what is truly keeping the legend of Jeff the Killer alive.
Slenderman has been the influence for many things, good and bad, from video games and art to attempted murder.
This weekend, comic book fans in the Metro Phoenix area have another opportunity to gather and celebrate their fandom at a new comic con, AZ Eventure Con.
Lulubell Toy Bodega is celebrating its 10th anniversary on Saturday with its first exhibition at its new location.
The Master Sword can be yours at last!
The Art of Splatoon will celebrate the fresh aesthetic of Nintendo's quirky squid-ink shooter.
What could possibly make this year's second annual Cottonwood Comic Book Show any different from its peers?
Big Finish's November Doctor Who audio drama features a stained glass Dalek - something never attempted on TV, with a creature few have dared to reimagine.
What do you get when you cross a Death Star and a reallllly big Star Destroyer?
Google honored The Neverending Story with a homepage Doogle on the occasion of its 37th anniversary.
What happens when you modify classic album cover art with denizens of a Galaxy Far, Far Away? You get a rockin' start to a Labor Day weekend, that's what.
Concept art for an "Epic Donald" Disney video game has surfaced, and the artist talks about the abandoned project.
Zelda fans are in for a treat with The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts.
D.C. Fontana, a prolific screenwriter and story editor for the original Star Trek series, will be a guest of honor at LepreCon 42.
This excellent film explores the eccentric home and psyche of world famous surrealist artisan, H.R. Giger, known for his wickedly dark biomechanical stylings.
For me, the 1980s He-Man toys from Mattel were just toys, and not my favorite ones either. They had weird squishy heads and their exaggerated physiques made me...
This article on AdWeek got me thinking this week. Basically, Showtime solicited a bunch of artists to join a contest to generate art for an upcoming...
Dark Horse Comics announced Sunday that it will publish The Art of the Venture Bros., confirming rumors that circulated at last year’s San Diego Comic...
Phoenix Comicon organizers have struck a celebrity guest from the lineup after learning he tried to sell T-shirts that used another guest's artwork without...
Don Rosa's graphic novel chronicling the adventures of the world's richest duck have inspired a Finnish musician to create a progressive-rock soundtrack.
Adrian Paul, Duncan MacLeod from the Highlander TV series, will be doing a Q&A, meet-and-greet and signing autographs with photo-ops at DarkCon.
Here’s an updated guest list for CopperCon Revolution, courtesy of event chairman Michael Fett. The Aug. 8-11 convention is organized by the Central...
Last October we told you how the legendary comic-book artist Jack Kirby indirectly helped to exfiltrate American diplomats from Iran during the 80’s...
If you haven't yet had a chance to check out The Art of Video Games exhibit in the Phoenix Art Museum in downtown Phoenix yet, you are missing out on a great...
Arizona State University hopes to turn a PR disaster around this week as a select group starts voting to determine a new look for Sparky the Sun Devil's mascot...
May 17 cannot come fast enough!
Was this rebranding a case of Disney trying to take the Sun Devil by the horns, and shift a little-known PR loss from the distant past into the big win column?
Every Sunday morning we showcase a classic comic cover, complete with compelling commentary, for your cordial contemplation.
Disney has teamed up with ASU to develop a new character design for Sparky the Sun Devil, an iconic university mascot created by a Disney artist in 1946.
Some corporate logos make you stop and say “Huh?”
A while back after I posted about CopperCon Revolution’s promotional screening of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, event chairman Michael Fett emailed to...
Welcome to the very first post of Nerdvana’s new weekly column called, Classic Comic Cover Corner! That’s right, every Sunday morning you will be captivated as...
Raymond Swanland was recently named artist guest of honor at LepreCon 39. He has worked on designing the Oddworld video game universe as well as contributions...
I paid a visit to my local comics shop this past Wednesday and picked up a handful of new books; in particular the Fantastic Four #1, the first comic in...
More than 500 Marvel animation cels from the 1990s' X-Men series on Fox will go up for auction online Dec. 1.
Google’s Doodle today celebrates the birthday and life of the late, great public television painting mentor Bob Ross. If that means nothing to you, maybe...
A couple of Valley comic book shops will be taking part in Saturday’s 24 Hour Comics Day Challenge. Cartoonists of all ages can participate — but...
"Things That Go Bump In The Night,” an exhibition of artworks that evoke childhood imaginings of monsters and mayhem.
The Barnes & Noble at Metrocenter in Phoenix is planning to host its first Fantasy Day on Oct. 20. James A. Owen will sign copies of his Here There Be...
Downtown Mesa’s monthly themed art walk event, 2ND Friday, is getting an early start on the predicted 2012 Mayan Armageddon with their “Apocalypse Party” on...
Lightning Octopus reported a while back that Mesa’s Desert Rose Theatre is producing a steampunk re-imagining of Alice in Wonderland in October. Now...
Do you long for the days when Halloween was more about fun and games in your local community and less about ponying up a hundred dollars’ worth of candy to...
Showbiz: Janet Fielding, who played plucky Australian stewardess Tegan Jovanka in the 1980s version of Doctor Who, is battling cancer, and five of the...
