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| NIP'ORR (2007) Art by Dave Sim |
The organizers of The Doug Wright Awards, Canada's premier comics and
graphic novels awards, are happy to announce that three of the country's
best-known cartoonists, Chester Brown, Seth and Dave Sim, have
created one-of-a-kind original artwork to be auctioned off during their
2007 fundraising drive. Each an internationally respected
cartoonist, Chester Brown (Louis Riel: A Comic Strip Biography, Ed The
Happy Clown), Seth (Clyde Fans, Wimbledon Green) and Dave Sim (Cerebus), have agreed to provide The Wrights with their interpretation
on a unique theme: the monster comics of Jack "King" Kirby.
The
revered artist behind such superhero comics as Captain America, the
Fantastic Four, the Hulk, Silver Surfer and the X-Men, Kirby had an
illustrious career that stretches back to the early days of comics. Long
before he came up with his popular superhero creations, he was honing
his skills on Marvel's "monster comics" of the 1950s and early 1960s --
many of which have earned a cult status among cartoonists and comic
fans. These pre-superhero Kirby comics featured such
unforgettable characters as Fin Fang Foom, Groot!, Goom, Gagoom (Son of
Goom), and Korilla, among many others. As an homage to this era, each
cartoonist has taken their pen to paper and given us a unique take on a
Kirby Monster. Each one-of-a-kind artwork will go up for
auction on eBay beginning Monday October 8th 2007, with all of the
proceeds going towards the non-profit Wright Awards. Dave Sim
(Kitchener, Ontario) offers up "Nip'por" --his humourous interpretation
of the work of both Kirby and Canadian cartoonist Doug Wright (who
created the popular weekly strip Nipper.)
Nip'orr by Dave Sim:
This
highly-detailed and masterfully executed scene imagines Nipper, the
child hero of Doug Wright's comic strip, as a rampaging monster in the
Kirby vein. Nipper's dad, a stand-in for Wright, looks on in parental
bemusement. Ink and paint/wash on art board. The art is on board
measuring 11" x 17". The art is titled "NIP'ORR" across the top and is
signed "DOUG WRIGHT AWARDS 2007" in the bottom right corner, in a
pastiche of Doug Wright's signature. Sim's actual signature -- "Dave Sim
2007" -- is hidden along the middle left edge of the art.
1 comment:
Wow! That's awesome!
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