Flesk Publications News and Updates
Michale C. Lorah has interviewed Mark Schultz for the Newsarama website. They discuss our upcoming book, Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon: A Lifetime Vision of the Heroic. It’s a great read and can be found by clicking here.
The artwork above is a sample from the interior of the book.
John
John Fleskes
Flesk Publications
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
I had a great time at Super-Con! The event is held at the San Jose Convention Center. As with last year, the organizers kept up with their tradition of having an all-star list of guests. Eduardo Risso, Jim Silke, Frank Cho, Joe Jusko, Alex Nino, Sergio Aragonés, Dan Brereton, and Mick Gray are all favorites of mine. It was a pleasure to have an opportunity to talk with these fine gentlemen, and see their latest art.
Each year, a particular artist will provide a pencil piece, which in turn is inked by a number of artists, all of which are put up at auction. The proceeds are given to charity. This year, Mark Schultz provided a pencil piece. I’ve got to say, out of the half-dozen, or so, artists who inked the piece, my personal favorite is the one done by Joe Jusko. He did an amazing job.
It was nice to see a good boost in attendance on Saturday, when compared to last year. Sunday was slow, but overall we had much more people come by the booth than in 2008.
On Sunday, I had the unexpected pleasure to meet a trio of fans in outstanding costumes. One in particular stood out to me for the reason that he was wearing a Flash Gordon costume that was a perfect replication of the uniform worn by Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon in the 1960’s King Comics. I just had to show him our Williamson Flash Gordon book mock-up and promotional banner hanging up at our booth. The pictures above and below will show what a great job all three of these people did on their costumes.
A big thanks goes out to Steve Morger and Steve Wyatt for their hard work to make this show happen each year!
John
John Fleskes
Flesk Publications
It’s been a busy few months for Flesk. From shipping out our latest two titles, to wrapping up three new books, to events and signings, and starting up on a handful of new projects, it’s definitely time I update all of you with the latest news.
If you haven’t heard yet, Jules Verne’s Twenty- Thousand Leagues Under the Sea adapted by Gary Gianni and, William Stout: Prehistoric Life Murals are both available. These books have a trade hardbound edition, and limited signed and numbered edition. Each deluxe edition is reserved to only 600 copies.
Both of these titles also have super deluxe editions available, which contain original artwork and are limited to only 40 copies!
The Gianni Twenty-Thousand Leagues super deluxe book contains original pencil preliminary artwork used in development for the book. The artwork is tipped-in on an extra bound-in page. Pricing and selections can be viewed online here.
The super deluxe William Stout: Prehistoric Life Murals book 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. The price is $300.00. You can reply to this email if you are interested.
Now for news on our summer releases. We have three new books at the printer. They will be available in late July. We will debut all of them at Comic-Con International in San Diego. Pre-order any of them by July 15th and get free shipping in the USA by USPS Media Mail.
The three new Flesk titles are:
More details on all of these books can be found on our website.
William Stout has being making numerous signing appearances. Each lucky person who met him has received a free sketch of their favorite dinosaur in their copy of the Prehistoric Life Murals book. I keep my blog updated for news on where Gianni, Steve Rude, Schultz, and Stout will appear next.
Both Mark Schultz and William Stout will be guests at the upcoming Wonderfest in Louisville, Kentucky. The show runs on May 16 and 17. During the same weekend, I will be exhibiting at Super-Con in San Jose, CA. Our booth number is 307.
As for future titles, we have five new books in development. The actual release dates will be announced as soon as they are closer to completion, but you can expect them to come out starting later this year, then through the summer of 2010.
The first two titles I would like to share with you is a yet to be titled James Bama sketchbook and career spanning collection on T.S. Sullivant.
We have a new Stout book currently being designed: The New Dinosaurs: Dinosaur Discoveries of the Last Two Decades and The New Dinosaurs A-Z, written and illustrated by William Stout.
Mark Schultz’s Storms at Sea is also in development. We will announce a release date once Schultz has completed the illustrations.
I welcome you to visit our website, and my blog for regular news and updates. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Best,
John
John Fleskes
Flesk Publications
P.O. Box 3174
Santa Cruz, CA 95063
info@fleskpublications.com
www.fleskpublications.com
(408) 206-2346
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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.
Mark Schultz, Randy Dahlk, and myself are cranking away on Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon: A Lifelong Vision of the Heroic. We are very close to finishing the book. The final elements needed are to write a few captions, along with very minor design tweaks, and finishing the artwork clean up. Prepping the artwork is the most time consuming element left to do. This title is my number one priority. I will have it off to the printer in about three weeks from now. My expectation is that the book will start hitting the stores in late May 2009.
We came in with the lofty goal of trying to obtain 80% of the original artwork for the book. We found close to 90%. This artwork spans over fifty years and is displaced among collectors all over the world. I have to thank everyone who graciously provided scans of their originals. This book will be absolutely amazing because of their contributions.
Thank you all for your patience. I know we are behind, but we feel it is better to put out an amazing book late, than a sub par book on time.
John
John Fleskes
Flesk Publications
Meet William Stout at Lee’s Comics! He will be signing on February 21 from 1:00 to 3:00. This is an exclusive Northern California event to celebrate the release of his new book William Stout: Prehistoric Life Murals from Flesk Publications.
William Stout: Prehistoric Life Murals is an astonishing look at dinosaurs and their primeval worlds. This lavishly illustrated 144-page volume contains all of Stout’s stunning murals for The Houston Museum of Natural Science, Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom, and the San Diego Natural History Museum. Hardbound and deluxe limited signed editions are available. For full details on the book, click here.
Lee’s Comics is located in Mountain View, CA. You can visit their website here. Or, call them for more information at 650.965.1800.
Lee’s Comics
1020 N. Rengstorff Avenue, Suite F
(by Costco)
Mountain View, CA 94043
John
John Fleskes
Flesk Publications
Flesk Publications will be exhibiting at WonderCon in San Francisco. Our booth number is 1019. The show runs from Feb. 27 – Mar. 1.
Gary Gianni and Mark Schultz will be signing all three days at our booth! Gianni’s art and Schultz’s script bring you Prince Valiant each week. In addition, both gentlemen will have original art for sale.
We will have copies of Gary’s The Prince Valiant Page, as well as his new graphic novel adaptation Jules Verne’s Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea available at the show. Also on hand will be a special signed The Prince Valiant Page poster that is free with any purchase.
Schultz material available at the show include previews of his upcoming Various Drawings Volume Four and Storms at Sea books, as well as copies of Various Drawings volumes 1 (few left) and 3.
We are pleased to have our latest title, William Stout: Prehistoric Life Murals, arrive just in time for the show. Be among the first to pick up this magnificent book!
Gary, Mark, and myself all look forward to your visit! Again, we are at booth #1019, right next to Stuart Ng Books.
Best,
John
John Fleskes
Flesk Publications
Be on the look out for a William Stout signing tour for his upcoming book, Prehistoric Life Murals, coming soon from Flesk. We will debut the book at the San Diego Natural History Museum in March, and follow with signings throughout the Los Angeles area and San Francisco Bay Area. Besides the SDNHM, Stuart Ng Books in Torrance, CA, and Lee’s Comics in Mountain View, CA will hold events. The complete list and dates will be posted in a few weeks!
For now, William Stout is scheduled to appear at the following events. He will have original artwork, publications, and also be available for signing items, or just to chat.
MegaCon 2009 February 27 – March 1, 2009
Sac-Con March 8, 2009
Stellarcon March 13 – 15, 2009
WonderFest May 16 – 17, 2009
Comic-Con International July 22 – 26, 2009
Dragon*Con September 4 – 7, 2009
More updates soon!
John Fleskes
Flesk Publications
After a one-year hiatus, I am very excited to announce that Mark Schultz’s Various Drawings series will return this summer 2009. Randy Dahlk has just finished designing the cover to Mark Schultz: Various Drawings Volume Four. I absolutely love what Mark and Randy produced and wanted to share it right away.
Highlighting this compilation is Schultz’s new Pulpette personal works. These four plates combine Mark’s love for pulp magazine imagery combined with classic pin-up style art. Development sketches showcase his stages of production.
Also included are preliminary pieces and a self-rejected sample for his upcoming illustrated novella, Storms at Sea as well as new Xenozoic Tales specialty drawings. Additional illustrations include recent commissions, spotlighted by an evocative Helen of Troy nude. Completing this volume is a Martian fantasy gatefold, sketchbook experimentations, and Schultz’s contribution to Prince Valiant.
We plan on releasing the book at Comic-Con International in San Diego at the end of July.
John
John Fleskes
Flesk Publications