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Dark Country GN premieres in May

Ad design by TB featuring cover art by Thomas Ott

Coming in May is the debut of one of our (RAW STUDIOS) passion projects, the Dark Country graphic novel - based on the short story that inspired the 2009 film Dark Country, directed by and starring Thomas Jane - The graphic adaptation is a bit of a different animal, having been directly adapted from the short story by screenwriter Tab (Gorillas in the Mist, Disney's TARZAN) Murphy. The film does not spoon-feed it's audience so it's up to the viewers subjectivity to fill in the blanks. With the graphic novel, some of those blanks are filled in, though certainly not all. Absorbed together it's like the complete experience (but only if you've been lucky enough to have seen the film in 3D, the way it was intended to be seen!). 

The Graphic presentation is illustrated by world reknown Swiss artist, Thomas Ott. Ott's signature 'silent' panels and scratchboard style were huge inspirations to director Jane when making the film. The 'silent' sequential pages are Ott's master device in building tension, and it's something his fans are very familiar with. That's the way Ott's art is presented within, with no word balloons to lead the reader along. The short story by Murphy immediately follows the graphic narative. Also included is an extra section filled with illustration, concept art, storyboards and photos from the production by Bernie Wrightson, David Allcock, and myself. Intro, forward, and afterword from Thomas Jane, 3D prioneer Ray 3D Zone, and film noir historian Eddie Muller!

The Dark Country GN premieres in digital format exclusively at Comixology in May. Limited edition Hardcover will be available in July and will debut at San Diego Comicon. Come see Thomas Jane and myself at the Raw Comics booth!

Own - IRON MAIDEN original album art from 2007's A Matter Of Life And Death -

Original pen and ink line art from A Matter Of Life And Death (2007) -

Tim Bradstreet Iron Maiden Original Art Auction

Official press release - 02-22-12

The original cover art for Iron Maiden's album "A Matter of Life and Death" drawn by Tim Bradstreet will be made available for sale through a blind auction.  

The auction is for a comprehensive lot, consisting of the original cover illustration, plus four additional illustrations that were completed as part of the creative process for the cover.

The art has never been made available for sale before.  This blind auction will run for 1 week, beginning at 12:01AM on Monday, February 27, and ending March 4^th at midnight, 2012.  

Each interested party may submit one email bid with their blind offer. No one will be given any other offer attempts or have any knowledge of what the current high bid is. The person with the highest offer at the end of the week period will win the Iron Maiden: A Matter of Life and Death cover art.

The minimum bid for the auction is $5000. Shipping of $20 US, and $50 international will be added to the final bid.

Information and scans of the art may be seen here: http://www.splashpageart.com/bradstreetAuction.asp

The ability to place bids will be made available directly through the above web page as of 12:01AM on 2-27-12. 

Mark Hay, owner of Splash Page Comic Art & Tim's Original Art Dealer of 10 Years, will be running the auction.

 

New Original Art now available through my dealer

Original art for Zedura Magazine - The Walking Dead

If you were not previoiusly aware, I wanted to make specific mention of the fact that my originals are available exclusively through my good friend Mark Hay at Splash Page Art.com - He's got some pretty sweet stuff I just unloaded on him at the San Diego Comicon, plus I fattened out his coffers just a few months ago as well, inlcuding some original art that had been off the radar for over 10 years. Mark is a thorough professional and treats his buyers like GOLD. You folks are his number one priority so expect prompt communication and service when dealing with him. Naturally, I keep a lot of the good stuff here under my wing as well. So if ever you are looking for something you do not see on display at my Splashpage home, you have but to contact me directly. Find me easily though Facebook or on Twitter (@trbradstreet). Also keep in mind that if originals are too rich for your blood but you still would love to get yer mits on a certain piece of art, I offer museum quality giclees, full color, and black and white, of just about every piece I've done in the last 15 years. Those go for $30.00 each. For large orders there are dicount tiers based on the number of prints you purchase. Contact me directly for giclees. Next update coming SOON ;)

WALKING DEAD - LANCE HENRIKSEN - V20 - COMICON - HELLRAISER and STAR TREK!

Walking Dead Season 2 - San Deigo Comicon Poster Exclusive

Been a long time between entries but I've been busy like mad working on some very cool stuff which I'm  . . . Yes, about to tell you about ;) First off, we just knocked out another San Diego Comicon. Great show. As usual I was stationed at the RAW Comics booth where my partner emeritus, Mister Thomas Jane and I peddled books and met with our wonderful fanbase. On display this year was a special appearance by the GREAT Lance Henriksen (Aliens, Near Dark), signing his all new, all awesome autobiography - Not Bad for a Human|The Life and Films of Lance Henriksen. Lemme tell ya. Lance is the real deal. Wonderful and as interesting as they get. Sweet guy. Be sure and check out his new book. I got to illustrate his character Jesse Hooker from Near Dark inside the pages. Very much a dream come true.

Also of note was the release of The Walking Dead Season 2 poster I created for AMC (above). Old pal and series creator, Frank Darabont was my art director so this was a total dream job. I even got to draw another old friend, Greg Nicotero (The 'N' in KNB EFX Group) in the bargain as the Zombie, upper left! We three signed giant one-sheet posters at the AMC booth on Friday of the show. 25 lucky ducks got to get a one-sheet sized signed and numbered lithograph version. Was a real highlight. Thank you Frank Darabont and the great folks at AMC!

Prior to hitting Comicon I was crushed with deadlines. The biggest being a mammoth job for White Wolf/CCP. Thirteen brand new full color illustrations of all the Vampire clans for the 20th Anniversary Edition of Vampire: The Masquerade. 20 years ago, VtM was the job that pretty much kicked down all the doors for me in comics and started my career in the industry. Now it seems we've come full circle and 20 years later I got to put my stamp on this wonderful creation again. Big thanks go to Shane Defreest at WW/CCP. Truly one of the faithful. I'll be unveiling some of the art as we get closer to the release date in September. Check here and on my Facebook page/photos section for updates.

Obviously I wasn't busy enough with Vampire, Hellraiser, and Jennifer Blood, so like a nut I took another cover gig . . . But how could I say no? I've been a Star Trek fan since I was a kid and the Great and Powerful Scott Dunbier, uber-editor at IDW gave me an opportunity I could not refuse. Basically, new cast, BUT, reliving the adventures of the original cast. It's great fun and will be a real nice book. I'll show some of that off here in the weeks to come. Having a lot of fun on this and I hope it shows ;)

Now back to Clive Barker's Hellraiser. Been also having a great time creating covers to this series, and real happy to see how well the book is doing. The numbers have been great and I've also had a ball doing retailer incentive covers on the side for this. Basically they are the pencilled versions of the covers, and I just love that. It's more organic than the supertweaked final color art. And for young artists out there, it's a unique look inside the creative process they might not normally get to see. Just finished issue #8 and it's my favorite so far. You can get a peek at the pencils if you are on Facebook, here.

I've been so busy it's mind-boggling. Also doing Jennifer Blood with Garth Ennis monthly, as well as bi-monthly covers for the Rogue Angel novel series from Gold Eagle, and lots more.

Next update I'm hoping to give a sneak peek at the cover of my buddy David J. Schow's new book, Negative Burn. This one, as with the last one, David J. Schow's INTERNECINE, features my partner, actor Thomas Jane in a duel role. If you haven't read this ass-kicking book yet, you just have to do yourself a favor and get it. Just hit the link above!

Now that I'm out of most of the deadline jungle I'll be updating a lot more. Stay tuned.

Clive Barker's Hellraiser - Lance Henriksen's Not Bad For a Human

Cover illustration for Hellraiser #4.

 

Clive Barker's new Hellraiser comics series, published by Boom Studios, is off like a shot. Great response from the fans and sales are looking bright. Glad to be a part of this one, especially with where the series is heading under the guidance of Clive. Some unbelievable stuff coming your way. If you weren't aware of this new series then now's the time to get onboard

I'm a long time ridiculously huge fan of Lance Henriksen (Aliens, Near Dark, Millennium), so I about lost my mind when I got a call from my pal Steve Niles informing me that Lance was publishing an autobiography, that it would be illustrated, and they wanted ME to join in the fun. Near Dark was such a huge influence on my work, visually, with my whole take on Vampire: The Maquerade, back in the day. I've been tracking Lance and his career ever since that fateful November evening when I caught Near Dark at the Castle Theater in Bloomington Illinois back in 1987. I've drawn Billy Paxton, and Lance numerous times over the years, but it was mostly just fan art from my early career. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd actually get paid to illustrate Lance as Jesse Hooker, from one of my all-time favorite films. All that excitement got trumped by a call from the man himself. Best birthday present I ever got ;) Not Bad For A Human|The Life And Films Of Lance Henriksen, goes on sale in May, from Steve Niles and Alex Lodermeier’s, Bloody Pulp Books.

Archetype - The Art of Tim Bradstreet - Digital Premiere

Cover to Archetype - Iconic Images and Cinematic Illustration Volume II

It's my pleasure to announce the digital release of Archetype to a worldwide audience today. The book is available in it's 300 + page entirety on Amusedom.com. Hard copies of the hardcover-only volume sell for $50.00 and are available to pretty much only a North American audience. The digital version of the book sells for 19.95 - Archetype covers my entire career, from my humble beginnings as a fan artist, to the first taste of professional work in the role-playing game industry, and far far beyond. In essence it is a career retrospective, but one I plan to continue to add to. Archetype features an introduction by the legendary Jim Steranko, and over 26 pages of text chronicling my beginnings to the present. Then there's the over 275 pages of artwork to check out - Along with commentary throughout.

Digital Archetype is available exclusively (for now) at Amusedom.com. Amusedom is a special place that very soon will be the frequent destination of all lovers of the fantastic. First and foremost Amusedom is an artist's haven, a creator's heaven in terms of self-publishing. They offer all the tools for you to upload, package, design, and sell YOUR work. Best of all it's a free service. It costs nothing to join, it costs nothing to use the tools, and it costs you nothing up front to sell your work. For self-publishers it's nirvana. No printing costs, no warehousing costs, no shipping costs, no returns, NO OVERHEAD costs, period. Best of all, Amusedom offers not just digital content but also print on demand services in case you folks out there would rather hold your purchase in yer hot little hands (I know I do). Surf over, do a little legwork, join the revolution, and start creating. Amusedom.com is WORLDWIDE, the site is translatable into pretty much any language. Now you have no excuse ;) Amusedom is for artists for sure, writers, creators of all kinds, but it's also for the fans. The digital books available on Amusedom are viewable on any browser. As long as you have internet you have access. So no compatibility worries. 

Who can you find on Amusedom? Fans like us, people of like minds. Artists like Syd Mead (Blade Runner), Michael Wm. Kaluta, Michael Golden, Dave Johnson, Tony Harris, Jim Sarlin, Bruce Jones, Joe Jusko, Bill Sienkiewicz, Amusedom founder, Pepe Moreno, and many more. Come join us today.

 

Clive Barker Returns to HELLRAISER

Cover art for issue #1 - Coming in March -

From the press release - December 13, 2010 – Los Angeles, CA – Clive Barker has “touched” HELLRAISER only twice before: once to write THE HELLBOUND HEART, and once more to write and direct the original HELLRAISER film. With the HELLRAISER ongoing series, witness Barker’s long-awaited return to tell a new chapter in the series’ official continuity—a trajectory that will forever change the Cenobites…and Pinhead! So prepare your soul for an epic journey into horror from one of the medium’s greatest voices, and starring one of the medium’s greatest characters, in an unforgettable new chapter of HELLRAISER.

This March, Hell comes to BOOM! Studios as master of horror Clive Barker writes the newest chilling installment of his signature creation with the new HELLRAISER ongoing series! Joined by co-writer Christopher Monfette and HELLBLAZER artist Leonardo Manco, Clive Barker’s HELLRAISER #1 features covers by Tim Bradstreet and Nick Percival. The release of HELLRAISER #1 ongoing will be joined that same month by HELLRAISER: MASTERWORKS VOL. 1, the first in a series reprinting the hard-to-find Marvel Comics-era Hellraiser stories. To herald the HELLRAISER: MASTERWORKS series, HELLRAISER #1 will be an epic, oversized 40-page debut that includes a story by THE MATRIX co-writer & co-director Larry Wachowski — ripped from the HELLRAISER: MASTERWORKS series.

I'll be making Hellraiser my new home as ongoing monthly cover artist. I'm thrilled to be teaming up again with Clive and his clan at Seraphim, as well as with Matt Gagnon, Ian Brill and the gang at Boom Studios. This series will also mark the re-teaming of Leonardo Manco and myself. Leo and I last tread the boards together on John Constantine: Hellblazer. More to come -

 

Iron Man: The Rapture

 Cover for Iron Man: The Rapture #3

One of the highlights of the past few months has been working on Iron Man - The Rapture, for Marvel Comics. Traditionally I don't delve into the world of the Superhero genre all that much but when I was asked if I'd like to do covers for Iron Man there was hardly a way I could say no, especially after I got a look at Lan Medina's incredible interior art. The story by Alexander Irvine is a real treat too. That makes for some splendid comics reading and you'll definitely want to make sure The Rapture is on your hit list.

Cover for Iron Man: The Rapture #2

The covers run the gambit from the traditional approach; pen, brush, and ink, to experiments in multimedia. I've been straddling two worlds between comics, which gravitate towards a more traditional approach, and the commercial art world where anything goes. This series' covers are an amalgam of those stylistic choices and Iron Man - The Rapture was a perfect vehicle to unleash something in this vein where technology collides with the organic. I'm not even sure if it was a conscious statement on my part. Each cover fairly dictated it's own direction and I just went along for the ride. Be sure to check out this most excellent new mini-series which goes on sale November 3.

Royal Flush - Rob Halford, The Walking Dead, and The Long Beach Comicon!

Opening spread to the Halford interview - Royal Flush Magazine, book 7 - On sale now.

October is suddenly here and along with my favorite month comes the brand new issue of the baddest-ass magazine on the racks, Royal Flush-Book 7! The new issue features Rob Zombie (with cover art by Ed Repka!) Roger Corman, Jim Steranko, Mad Magazine legend AL JAFFEE, John Waters, Danny McBride, Roddy Piper, Danny Bonaduce, DEVO, and Tenacious D's salute to Ronnie James Dio! Plus, King Diamond, Slash, and LEE VING! There is a shit-ton packed into this delicious, deboucherous, filthy-sweet issue. Here's the cover -

Oh yeah, and Royal Flush Book seven also contains my interview with The Metal God, ROB HALFORD. Seriously a dream come true since Rob and Judas Priest have been fueling my artwork for 30 years.

Hope you diggit.

October also means the release of the brand new issue of ZEDURA MAGAZINE (issue #4) sporting my take on The Walking Dead gracing it's cover. The issue features an epic 3 part assault on The Walking Dead with series creator Robert Kirkman, artist Charlie Adlard, and executive producer of the AMC series, my soul-sistah, Gale Anne Hurd! Get further lost in features on STEVE NILES and myself, as well as Vertigo Comics coverage, Matt Skiba, Blur Studios, cult movies, and lots more. Dig.

Pick up your copy directly by ordering here.

Yes, my favorite month is October cause mainly it means FALL/AUTUMN is here, but it's even better when you get a crack at doing a teaser poster for one of your favorite characters. I'm creating some stuff that's got me absolutely stoked. Expect an announcement on this soon. Finally, Halloween weekend brings the second annual Long Beach Comicon at the Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach California. I'll be in attendance with my partner in crime, Thomas Jane (The Punisher, *61, Hung, The Mist) running the RAW Studios booth all weekend. We're doing our annual Halloween screening of Tom's film, Dark Country on Friday night, followed Saturday night by another screening with live commentary from Jane and myself + some surprise guests. Both showings of Dark Country will be presented in 3D! Following Saturday's screening stick around for the world premiere unveiling of Frank Darabont's THE WALKING DEAD, uncut. Gonna be THE party to be at.

Dedicating all work this month to my compadre, Steve Knoth, who passed away last weekend. Brighter Days ahead.

The passing of Steve Knoth

 Photo courtesy of Kevin Braasch - retouched

Not the normal update though it is a sad and necessary one - On October 2nd, 2010, a core group of friends and loved ones lost a diamond - A super-cool cat who battled demons for most of his life. Steve Knoth was a warrior. This is but one of my memories.

I loved Steve, in that way that brothers do. I discovered the oddity of Knoth when I found myself beating the decks of BJHS for the first time. 7th grade can be rather terrifying but I found a coupla new friends pretty quick, Eddie King and Steve Knoth. Steve was blessed (or cursed) with a sardonic wit that fascinated me. I remember the first time I spent the night at his house, it was the stuff of pre-adolescent legend. He had this huge room (formerly his older bother's), he had HBO (wha?) he had Lennon, Morrison, The Stones, and KISS posters adorning the walls . . . Crazy for me and my sheltered upbringing. Steve's brother (Rick, the Ron Wood look-alike) was somewhere wreaking havoc and had left all of his records so it was hours of The Tubes, Stones, Syd Barrett era Floyd, Ramones, Beatles, NYC Dolls, the list goes on (and on and on). It was a seminal moment for me, a musical education, and I remember thinking, because of Rick, Steve's grown up with this treasure trove - He's miles ahead of me. We fake jammed (neither of us knew how to play), I had my VOX and Steve had his Electra, we plugged in and made horrible/beautiful noise . . . AND had a complete F'ing BALL. We were determined at that point to start our own band, which we fiddled with throughout Jr. High. I think we actually slept for maybe 2 hours that Friday/Saturday. To this day I think of that night fairly often . . . when I hear a certain song or inexplicably a picture of Steve's black-frame adorned mug appears in my head from nowhere. I had remained a friend of Steve's all the while I made Bloomington my home, through the Gallery (our favorite watering HOLE) or when I'd run into him doing a cleaning gig. We always shared an in-joke and always departed with a mutual twinkle in our eyes. Many a night over the ensuing years we stayed up till dawn sipping the nectar of the Gods and listening to our favorite music at an after hours, normally after a sweet Something Brother's show at the Gallery. Knoth was always GREAT company. Looking forward to that next jam-session in Valhalla, mon frere. I've always loved Steve, in the way that brothers do.   - TB

For those on Facebook, please visit - the Steve Knoth - In Memoriam page

Also a wonderful tribute is this passionate essay from the blog of our chum, Sharon Porter McAllister - RIP Steve - 2010  - Check it out!