Super Deluxe Edition, William Stout: Prehistoric Life Murals, only 40 copies with Original Art!

A very special super deluxe edition of William Stout: Prehistoric Life Murals is available from Flesk. This edition includes an actual piece (trimmed during the murals’ installation) of one of the San Diego Natural History Museum “Fossil Mysteries” murals, hand painted by William Stout. This swatch is tipped-in on an extra bound-in page. A custom slipcase, exclusive to this edition, houses the book. This is limited to only 40 copies! Both the swatch and book are signed by Stout. The price is $300.00. Shipping is $10.00 by insured Priority Mail.

The image at top shows the slipcase. Below are sample swatches. Each swatch measures approximately 10.75” wide. The artwork is done in oil on canvas.

For full details on the book itself, click here.

If you are interested, you can call 408-206-2346, or email me (John Fleskes) at: info@fleskpublications.com.

James Bama Original!

James Bama

This beautiful original James Bama painting is for sale. It was used for the paperback book cover Go To the Widnow-Maker by James Jones (author of From Here to Eternity). Mat opening is 16.5 x 13″. Art is in excellent condition and signed lower right. It’s not framed.  It is priced at $5,200 which includes FedEx shipping to a domestic address.

The art was reproduced in its paperback book form on page 96 of our James Bama: American Realist book.

John

John Fleskes
Flesk Publications

Prehistoric Times Magazine Reviews William Stout: Prehistoric Life Murals!

Prehistoric Times

The new issue of Prehistoric Times (#89) features a glowing review on our book, William Stout: Prehistoric Life Murals. This magazine is geared towards dinosaur enthusiasts and collectors of related merchandise. Each full color, 50+ page issue includes reviews of the latest prehistoric animal model kits, toy figures, books and more, plus interviews with artists and scientists, artwork from the finest paleoartists in the world and the latest scientific discoveries in paleontology.

For more information, and to order their magazine, visit their website here.

John

John Fleskes
Flesk Publications

Flesk Exhibiting at Super-Con in San Jose, CA, Booth #307, May 16 and 17!

Flesk will be exhibiting at Super-Con in San Jose, Ca on May 16 and 17. Our booth number is 307. The show is located at the San Jose Convention Center. For more information and directions to the show, visit their website here.

I’ll have all of our books, plus some other great titles from publisher friends of mine, including the new Reynold Brown and Norman Saunders books from Dan Zimmer’s Illustrated Press. You can read one of my previous blogs to learn more about Dan’s books, here.

I’ll also have some preview material for our three new books coming out in July. They are: Mark Schultz: Various Drawings Volume Four, and Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon: A Lifelong Vision of the Heroic, and Major Thrill’s Adventure Book by Gary Gianni.
See you at the show!

John

John Fleskes
Flesk Publications

Mark Schultz and William Stout are Guests at WonderFest, May 16-17!

Both Mark Schultz and William Stout will be guests at the upcoming Wonderfest in Louisville, Kentucky. The show runs on May 16 and 17. Both gentlemen will have original art for sale, as well as great Flesk books! You can pick up our latest release, William Stout: Prehistoric Life Murals direct from Bill at the show.

We have two books that are at the printer right now, slated for a July release, that involve Schultz. They are: Mark Schultz: Various Drawings Volume Four, and Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon: A Lifelong Vision of the Heroic with text by Schultz. Mark will be happy to answer your questions about them.

Have a great show! I’ll be exhibiting at Super-Con in San Jose, Ca the same weekend.

John

John Fleskes
Flesk Publications

Marc Davis Exhibit at the Forest Lawn Museum in Glendale, CA!

Marc Davis

There’s a new Marc Davis exhibit coming up at the Forest Lawn Museum in Glendale, CA. I am eager to attend the show opening this March 7, and thought some of you might be interesting in seeing his work.

Marc Davis is one of Disney’s legendary “Nine Old Men.” He was the character designer for Cinderella, Tinkerbell, Thumper, and Alice in Alice in Wonderland, to name a few. He also designed characters for Disneyland, including, The Pirates of the Caribbean, It’s a Small World, and The Enchanted Tiki Room.

For more information and directions to the museum, visit their website here. The show runs from 5/8/2009 – 7/26/2009 (Museum is closed on Mondays). The following details are taken from their website:

Beginning May 8, 2007, the Forest Lawn Museum in Glendale will present “The Art of Marc Davis.”  The exhibit will feature drawings and paintings by distinguished artist and original Disney animator Marc Davis, one of the “Nine Old Men;” the core team of pioneering animators that Walt Disney assembled in the 1930s to advance the art of motion picture animation. For more information, call 1-800-204-3131.

John

John Fleskes
Flesk Publications

Recent Flesk Book Reviews

I would like to point out two recent online reviews on our books James Bama: American Realist and William Stout: Prehistoric Life Murals.

The Bama review is written by Jason Ridler. It can be found at the Fearzone.com website. Jason will be following up next month with a review on Mark Schultz’s Various Drawings Volume Three.

The William Stout Murals book review is by Charley Parker on his Lines and Colors website. You can read it by clicking here. I encourage you to view Lines and Colors on a daily basis. I do, and it’s well worth the time. Charley posts a new blog every day. The description from his website reads, “lines and colors is a blog about drawing, sketching, painting, comics, cartoons, webcomics, illustration, digital art, concept art, gallery art, artist tools and techniques, motion graphics, animation, sci-fi and fantasy illustration, paleo art, storyboards, matte painting, 3d graphics and anything else I find visually interesting.”

John

John Fleskes
Flesk Publications

William Stout Signing at the LA Festival of Books at the Hi De Ho Books Booth #318!

William Stout will be appearing at the LA Festival of Books on Saturday and Sunday, April 25 and 26. He will be signing his new book, Prehistoric Life Murals at the Hi De Ho Comics and Books With Pictures booth #318. He will begin signing at 11:00AM on Saturday and at 2:00PM on Sunday. The LA Festival of Books attracts more than 130,000 book lovers each year. For more information on the event and directions, click here.

I will be attending the show as a patron. If you are an exhibitor or attending the show and would like to pick up some Flesk books, please email me at info@fleskpublications.com or call at 408-206-2346. I will be happy to drop off books at the show.

If you are in Santa Monica, be sure to check out Hi De Ho Comics and Books. They keep all of our titles in stock. They are located at 525 Santa Monica Boulevard and can be reached at 310-394-2820. Or, visit their website for more information.

John

John Fleskes
Flesk Publications

New Steve Rude Collections!

The following new Nexus collection and Nexus comics have just been announced from RudeDude Productions. Steve Rude and his wife, Jaynelle, founded Rude Dude Productions, LLC in 2006 to revive his award-winning character, Nexus, and continue his new series, The Moth. These are available through Diamond Comic Distributors, along with our very own Steve Rude: Artist in Motion book.

PEORIA, ARIZONA- April 9, 2009 – Rude Dude Productions announced today that Nexus As it Happened V1 is now available for presale through Diamond.  Though the company started off rocky with late and cancelled titles, their new policy of having books completed before they are solicited is guaranteed to get books out on time or early and is sure to please retailers and fans alike.

Nexus: As it Happened Volume 1 is a reprint of the Nexus Archives currently on sale through Dark Horse comics in an affordable black and white paperback version.

On the distant moon of Ylum, an enigmatic man is plagued by nightmares. He is forced to dream of the past. He dreams of real-life butchers and tyrants, and what they have done.

And then he finds them, and kills them.

The year is 2841, and this man is Nexus, a godlike figure who acts as judge, jury, and executioner for the vile criminals who appear in his dreams. He claims to kill in self-defense, but why? Where do the visions come from, and where did he get his powers? Though a hero to many, does he have any real moral code? These are but some of the questions that reporter Sundra Peale hopes to have answered. Collecting Nexus #1-3 (Vol. 1., black and white) and Nexus #1-4 (Vol. 2, full color), from Capital Comics.

A multiple Eisner Award-winning series that defined the careers of acclaimed creators Steve Rude and Mike Baron, Nexus is a modern classic not to be missed!

216 pages, B&W, 6″ X 8.5″
Retail Price:  $9.99
Street Date: June 16, 2009
DCD Code: APR09 0982

Nexus: The Origin Remastered

Nexus: The Origin received three Eisners, including best single issue, and dozens of four-star write-ups and reviews. This double-sized, definitive issue remains as cutting edge and relevant as the day of it’s original release in 1991.  This new release includes 8 exclusive bonus pages and was done in prestige format!

It’s all here–from the beginning! See why Nexus the Origin has become a fan classic to span the decades!

56 pages, COLOR, Prestige Format, Standard Comic Size, Reprint
DCD Code: MAR09 4410
List Price: $4.99

Nexus: Space Opera Concluded

Combined into one, double-sized colossal issue, Nexus 101 and 102 will together bring our series “Soap Opera” to its final conclusion.  Publisher Steve Rude says, “Considering the inordinate expanse of time that has passed since the release of our last issue, fans expectations will be singularly high.  Let’s see if Baron and Rude can deliver the final goods.”

Both issues are done through color so the release is on schedule and on time!!

Synopsis:
Nexus 101: “The Past Swung Up and Hit Me Like a Rake” will leave you breathless.  Can it really be Kreed, the most lethal Quatro of all time?  But how?  He killed himself!  The answer will blow your mind.  The situation with the Elvonics is at boiling point.  Elvon Supreme leads the greatest fleet ever launched on Ylum.  Nexus travels to Earth to address the United Planets.  His speech is not well received.  Ylum will be embargoed, if it survives Elvon’s assault force.  Old friends return, and old enemies, in the most shocking climax of any comic this year.

Nexus 102: “A Death in the Family” Ylum stand isolated and condemned by the United Web as the greatest invasion force in history draws near.  In one of the most shocking episode in Nexus’ long history, Sundra defends her child from a merciless foe – a foe who was once Sundra’s best friend.  Nexus must choose between saving his planet and suffering universal condemnation or obeying the will of the web.  Nexus 102 will pummel you with anxiety fits, too weak to even call 911!

56 pages, COLOR, Prestige Format, Standard Comic Size
DCD Code: TBD – May Previews
Street Date: July 15
List Price: $4.99

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