Just updated my Art Book Reviews page - 38 reviews for 2023 so far, total 912 since 2009 - Here are some of the latest titles reviewed -

The phantasmagoric art of Yuko Higuchi; I'm a fan of her poster design work for movies, especially Midsommar. Explore more in my review for the art book Circus ヒグチユウコ画集 アートブック レビュー -

Friggin' Mignola and his god tier use of silhouettes/negative space. Poster for Hellboy II : The Golden Army ( 2008 ) directed by

One mandate that we always follow when lighting Miles is to stay true to the original colors of his suit; dark blues & bold reds. We do add tight rim lights to integrate him into surroundings, but the rule is always to make his form sharp & recognizable. #AcrossTheSpiderVerse

With #SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse out the Art Department has started to share their dev work & I think my mind is about to explode. Definitely check out their art posts & follow them all ( tags below ) ! - Plus the art book will be out soon too ! -

Cool Domu homage by (image left) #童夢

The Broadway Subway Project is an on-going train line construction in Vancouver, and it maintains a flickr account packed with tons of documentation photos that are excellent ref material for visdev/concept art/texture artists -

My concept artist friend gave me a tour of XM Studios' most impressive sculpture gallery. The Singapore based company produces premium handcrafted luxury art collectables for companies like Marvel/DC/Toho & more -

Heads up a live-action adaptation of Go Nagai/Ken Ishikawa's Getter Robo is coming in 2025 ! #ゲッターロボ

Henry Patrick Raleigh (1880-1944) was an American illustrator whose drawings of society life defined the Gatsby era. His beautiful art is collected in this 2016 hardcover volume The Confident Illustrator. See more in my review -

Upcoming art book reviews - Bouguereau and America - ASSASSIN - Joon Dissident Cinema -

Delightfully nostalgic illustrations by in the Jim Henson's Labyrinth Bestiary : A Definitive Guide to the Creatures of the Goblin King's Realm art book (2022). See more in my review -

I love how the style resembles the work of the great NC Wyeth -

And here's a little movie trivia for you; Kamen Rider is played by Sôsuke Ikematsu, who played little Higen in The Last Samurai (2003). All grown up now ! -

Otomo is an avid cyclist. He & Katsuya Terada tracked the Giro d'Italia cycling race ( biggest race after Tour de France ) for a month gathering materials/research to prep for the VIVA IL CICLISSIMO! art book (08) - I wonder if this will get a reprint -

ICYMI - The visual guide book for Takehiko Inoue's highly acclaimed #SLAMDUNKMOVIE animated film comes with an A3 poster + a beautiful dust jacket that folds out into a mini-poster. Highly recommended ! - 井上雄彦 #スラムダンク

The visual guide for Takehiko Inoue's new #SLAMDUNK animated film features a good collection of character design sketches, development drawings, detailed storyboards & throws in the movie poster too ! Highly recommended - 井上雄彦 #スラムダンク

I've reviewed a few of Eguchi Hisashi's art books before, all highly recommended -

Discover the "NOW" of Japanese illustration with the featured works of 150 artists spanning over 320 pages in the ILLUSTRATION 2023 art book. See more in my review -

Illustrator Mateusz Urbanowicz's Uncollected Works is a good choice too. The book is fairly small and compact, and the art is just gorgeous -

Just received my copy of ILLUSTRATION 2023, featuring the work of 150 Japanese illustrators. It's a great resource for keeping up with the latest trends & artists working in the Japanese illustration scene today. My book review coming soon -

The amazing flying ship from Castle In The Sky ( image left ) that I last saw at the Ghibli Expo 2016 in Roppongi, Tokyo seems to have found its new home at the Park -

The soothing watercolor illustrations of Tokyo by Mateusz Urbanowicz are both visually therapeutic & nostalgic for me ( I lived in the city from 2004-9 ). See more in his Uncollected Works illustration book -

Just got my copy of the Japanese design/lifestyle magazine CASA Brutus with a special feature on the art & design of Ghibli architecture, with lots of photos of the just opened Ghibli Park. My review coming soon スタジオジブリの建築・デザイン -