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Celebrity photo Comics Mash-up

 

↑ A brief interview and documentary clip of my process.

The Hollywood Reporter recently hired me for a project a little out of my normal range: For a Comic-Con themed issue, I drew photographed celebrities into their favorite films.

↑The "Titans of Comic Con" project ultimately became a multi-page photo spread.


↑The magazine was kind enough to include a sidebar interview about my process.

Art Direction: Shanti Marlar, Christine Park

tags: Hollywood Reporter, Nathan fillion, Shaun of the dead, Star wars, aliens, back to the future, illustration, princess bride, ripley, star wars, zoe saldana
Monday 10.06.14
Posted by Reid K Johnson
 

Dish Network's Charlie Ergen Vs. Hollywood

 

↑ The Dish Network founder Charlie Ergen (center) is the subject of the Hollywood Reporter's cover feature this week. Clockwise from left: Time Warner's Jeff Bewkes, NBC Universal's Steve Burke, Disney's Robert Iger, News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch and CBS' Leslie Moonves are threatened by Ergen and Dish's ad-skipping service Hopper.

↑ Art Direction: Shanti Marlar

↑ "Best Director." I did a few other small spot illustrations for the Hollywood Reporter earlier this year during Oscar season.

↑ Due to an overabundance of red in this issue, Art director Kelsey Stefanson asked me to try a few different color options.  I was happy to find this green and white version printed next to the headline, "The baffling space left by Ben Affleck." The white hands fortuitously seemed suggest Affleck's absence.

tags: Charlie Ergen, Dish Network, Hollywood Reporter, Hydra, Robert Iger, best oscar, caricature, dragon, illustration, jeff Bewkes
Wednesday 04.10.13
Posted by Reid K Johnson
 

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