Spotted Online – Jim Lee Flips Through Icons
Icons* is out and it’s an art book that we all know I cannot resist. An oversized 296-page hardcover, I was tempted by the book as soon as I heard of it but it’s this video by Jim Lee that bumps the book up from “buy eventually” to “buy soon.”
I’m headed to Austin Books later today so maybe they’ll have the book there. The video is an okay preview, but I’d love to get a closer look.
Source: Parka Blog.
I find my way into drawing comics properly by finding Jim Lee’s X-Men being reprinted in germany when i was 10. That stuff was superhot. I sucked it in and copied all the pictures. WildCats later on was like the masterpiece. I wish a book containing that stuff will sport my interest but the i never cared about all Jim Lee past 1997. Sure he uses great angles and stuff but it looks all super routined. Sounds jerkish, eh? I know….