- Smithsonian magazine recently featured Red Bank, NJ as one of the top places to visit in the USA. Kevin features prominently in the
piece, which you can read by clicking the 2 scans above. You can also check out a blurb and a couple photos at the Smithsonian site. - Affleck’s speaking out on raising the
ridiculously low minimum wage here in the U.S. - Askew vet Joey Lauren Adams was spotted in North Little Rock, Arkansas this past weekend, mostly on Saturday, for the 100-Year Celebration of Arkansas.
- And finally today, here’s a capsule review of Stephen Silver’s new art book, which comes with a foreward from Kevin Smith. Silver’s created animated
versions of many of your favorite View Askew characters, so you’ve seen a TON of his work. Paul has the review:
Stephen Silver’s first self-published hardcover collection, the 160-page “The Art of Silver”, featuring a foreword by Kevin Smith is now available to buy
signed by Stephen with an original sketch for only $40 (www.silvertoons.com).
In case the name Stephen Silver doesn’t ring a bell you may know him from his work as a character designer on such cartoons as “Kim Possible”, “Danny
Phantom”… oh, and a short-lived ABC show you may have heard of called “Clerks: The Cartoon”!
He’s also Kevin’s “go-to guy” when it comes to illustrating our favorite View Askew characters. Amongst other things Stephen has designed the extremely
popular InAction figures, last years comic convention t-shirts, and my personal favorite piece of View Askew merchandise ever – the excellent Jay & Silent
Bob book-ends.
In this impressive book Stephen has managed to put together a visually stunning and inspirational collection of various sketches and conceptual art
spanning his career to date. And just to prove it is possible to actually read an art book Stephen has annotated the book throughout with helpful tips and
techniques for the aspiring artists out there.
Also as well as the aforementioned foreword by our very own Kevin Smith (who positively gushes about Stephen’s skill) there are also contributions from
Jack Davis and Tom Richmond (both of Mad Magazine fame), and an introduction by Stephen himself. For the View Askew fans there are several examples of
InAction figure concept roughs, t-shirt designs and development sketches for the Clerks cartoon.
I only received my copy of this book earlier today yet I’ve already read it cover-to-cover twice and I’ve constantly been thumbing through just admiring
the diverse and impressive content. In fact as the legendary Mort Zucker (again of Mad Magazine fame) says on the back cover “His versatility and
draftmanship make this book enjoyable and an inspiration…” and I couldn’t agree more!
As I mentioned earlier the book is now available direct from Stephen via his website – www.silvertoons.com – where you can also view sample pages. And if
you want to meet Stephen in person he will have a booth at this years San Diego Comic-Con.
Sounds like something worth picking up, for sure! We’ll see you again soon. Thanks for dropping by!
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