William Stout Presentation and Signing at the Nucleus Gallery!

William Stout

William Stout will show slides and give a lecture on his work, and be signing his new book, Prehistoric Life Murals, at Nucleus on Saturday, June 27, from 2PM-6PM. Original Stout artwork will be on display from June 27 – June 30.

The Nucleus gallery is located in Alhambra, CA. For directions, click here. To learn more about Nucleus, they have an informative page here. You can visit their website here for more information on the gallery, book store, and other events.

John

John Fleskes
Flesk Publications

Spectrum Exhibition II Announced!

Spectrum

Arnie and Cathy Fenner have announced Spectrum Exhibition II on their Spectrum Fantastic Art website. The show will feature selected works from Spectrum volumes 12-15. The event is scheduled to open on September 1, 2009 and will run until October 17 at the carriage house headquarters of the Society of Illustrators in New York City.

More information, and photos from the first show in 2005, can be found here.

John

John Fleskes
Flesk Publications

New Books, Events, and Book Signings!

Welcome to the June installment of Flesk news. Information about our upcoming three titles, Comic-Con International in San Diego, and an upcoming book signing with William Stout follows.

Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon: A Lifelong Vision of the Heroic, Mark Schultz Various Drawings Volume Four, and Major Thrill’s Adventure Book by Gary Gianni will be available on August 1. All pre-orders direct from Flesk by July 15th receive free shipping.

You can also order our books through your local book and comic stores. Flesk titles are distributed to the book trade by SCB Distributors, and to the comic specialty market by Diamond Comic Distributors.

Both Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon: A Lifelong Vision of the Heroic and Mark Schultz Various Drawings Volume Four are available to order in the June 2009 issue of Previews. Comic shop owners and patrons can use the following DCD order numbers to obtain your copies.

JUN09 0912 Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon: A Lifelong Vision of the Heroic SB $29.95
JUN09 0913 Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon: A Lifelong Vision of the Heroic HB $44.95
JUN09 0914 Mark Schultz Various Drawings SC Vol 4 $19.95
JUN09 0915 Mark Schultz Various Drawings LTD HC Vol 4 $29.95

We also have the Flesk exclusive, Major Thrill’s Adventure Book by Gary Gianni, available direct through us only. You can order your copy by phone or mail, or pick it up at Comic-Con International in San Diego, Flesk Booth #5019. We will be debuting this book, along with the new Schultz and Flash Gordon titles at this show. Both Mark Schultz and Gary Gianni will be signing at our booth.

Fans of William Stout can meet him at the Nucleus Gallery “Prehistoric Life Murals” book signing event. Stout will be in the gallery Saturday, JUNE 27, from 2 – 6pm. He will be showing slides, speaking about his work, and upcoming projects. Development sketches and originals will be on exhibit from JUNE 27 – JUNE 30. This is an all-ages event for all dinosaur lovers. Nucleus is located in Alhambra, CA. More information can be found at their website here.

Full details on all of our books and the most recent news can be found on our website, and my blog. Thank you for your support. Feel free to contact me with any questions.

John

John Fleskes
Flesk Publications

Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon and Mark Schultz Various Drawings Volume Four in June 2009 Previews!

Flash Gordon

Both Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon: A Lifelong Vision of the Heroic and Mark Schultz Various Drawings Volume Four are available to order in the June 2009 issue of Previews. Comic shop owners and patrons can use the following DCD order numbers to obtain your copies.

JUN09 0912  Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon: A Lifelong Vision of the Heroic SB $29.95

JUN09 0913  Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon: A Lifelong Vision of the Heroic HB $44.95

JUN09 0914  Mark Schultz Various Drawings SC Vol 4 $19.95

JUN09 0915  Mark Schultz Various Drawings LTD HC Vol 4 $29.95

The books will be available for early August shipment to the Diamond Comics Distributors warehouses. You can expect the books to appear in the comic book stores shortly thereafter. The books have been printed and are en route to our warehouse.

The Flash Gordon book has been selected by Steve Leaf, of Diamond Comics, as his Staff Pick for the month. You can view his review here.

John

John Fleskes
Flesk Publications

Announcing “Major Thrill’s Adventure Book” by Gary Gianni. Pre-order by July 15th and get Free Shipping!

Gary Gianni

Marvel at the sumptuous delineations within Major Thrill’s Adventure Book! This collection provides a range of works spanning Gary Gianni’s entire career. His illustrations from newspapers, magazines, books, comics, and sketch material are represented. Discover the full scope of this talented artist. Many rare pieces have been culled from his personal archives, offering superior reproduction direct from his original art.

This unique collection has been produced especially for Gianni’s convention appearances and direct through Flesk only. We will debut the show at Comic-Con in San Diego at our Flesk booth.

The book is 32 pages, 8.5 x 11 in and contains 47 black and white illustrations. The price is $15.00. Full details and sample images can be found on our Flesk website here.

John

John Fleskes
Flesk Publications