The Fantastic Four No. 9 Project

NEW PAGE!!!! PAGE 10 by Anders Nilsen!!!

2009-09-29T20:38:00.000-07:00

But you can't see it here.

We've moved! You can check out our fancy new digs at The NEW Fantastic Four No. 9 Project!

We've got a brand spanking new home, look, and artwork by Anders Nilsen!

http://fanfour9.guttertrash.net

New Website!

Go There!

Kirby Vision

2009-06-04T21:22:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! Do yourself a fantastic favor and head over to Kirby Vision. Run by Jason Garrattley, The Kirby Project is dedicated to showing off all manner of creative works inspired by the prolific and wild imagination of Jack "The King" Kirby.

Example art taken from the site:

Doom Loves Puppies! Art by PandaFace.

Page 17 - James Kochalka

2009-06-04T20:59:00.000-07:00

James Kochalka is one of the most awesome human beings on the planet. Not only did he provide the page above, he colored it. For fun. For fun!

Kochalka is a prolific cartoonist with a huge body of work that includes Mokey vs. Robot, Peanut Butter and Jeremy, Super F*ckers and Johnny Boo. And of course, there is his daily autobiographical cartoon, American Elf, which can be found at Kochalka's website, www.americanelf.com. In addition to all this awesomeness, Kochalka is a fucking rockstar. Do yourself a favor and buy any and all albums from James Kochalka Superstar.

Page 16 - Eric Shonborn

2009-03-14T21:30:00.000-07:00

Eric Shonborn drew this. Eric Shonborn is writing this. He is very uncomfortable writing about himself. He is a friend of Jason's, and felt honored to be the first "real" person to be asked to contribute. Eric Shonborn thinks this page is a gigantic piece of crap, but whattayagonnado?

Eric Shonborn hosts a podcast called Gutter Trash with Jason Young that can be found at www.guttertrash.net. You can also find more of Eric's art at www.shonborn.net, but why would you want to? You should listen to the podcast, though.

Page 11 - Tom Williams

2009-01-12T19:33:00.000-08:00

Tom Williams is an illustrator and graphic artist based out of Columbus, Ohio - also the home state of project owner Jason Young. Jason met Tom at the annual S.P.A.C.E. (Small Press And Comic Expo) show in Columbus last year, and made a deal for this commission on the spot.

Tom Williams is best known for the graphic novel "No Dead Time", from Oni Press. You can find his art and other works at opencrashcomics.com.

As much as Jason loves the other pieces in this collection as equals to Jack Kirby's originals, Tom Williams did the impossible. Jason thinks Tom's version kicks Kirby's ass.

Page 23 - Jeffrey Brown

2008-10-19T19:58:00.000-07:00

One of Jeffrey Brown's specialties is creating comics dealing with relationships and heartbreak. Given Sue's speech on this page, Jason felt that Jeffrey was the perfect choice to draw it.

In the short time since his first graphic novel "Clumsy", Jeffrey Brown has quickly established himself as one of the most prolific and respected creators working in alternative comics. Some of his best known works are "Bighead", "I Am Going to Be Small" and "The Incredible Change-Bots"

You can find Jeffrey online at Jeffrey Brown Comics and margomitchell.com (a.k.a. The Holy Consumption).

At the time this art was created, it was the largest piece of comic art Jeffrey had ever worked on.

Page 3 - Ron Rege Jr.

2008-09-23T16:51:00.000-07:00

The Chester Brown page was originally just to have a cool Chester Brown drawing. But after the decision was made to recreate the entire book, Ron Rege Jr. was the first artist to be contacted about contributing. Ron Rege Jr. is a musician and a cartoonist with a very unique style.

Check out his website here.

Page 21 - Chester Brown

2008-08-17T18:01:00.000-07:00

This is where it all got started. Jason had wanted a commission from Chester Brown, a favorite of his. Unfortunately, Chester only does recreations of his own work, but was convinced to recreate a Kirby page from the Fantastic Four. Chester's page was so inspiring to Jason, it spurred him on to get the issue recreated from different artists.

Chester Brown is an accomplished cartoonist, and author of many award winning graphic novels and comics, including Yummy Fur, Ed the Happy Clown, and Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography.

Chester Brown's work can be seen at his page at www.drawnandquarterly.com.

Page 14 - Nate Powell

2008-08-01T17:16:00.000-07:00

Jason met artist Nate Powell at S.P.A.C.E. in March 2008. After explaining the project, Nate leapt at the chance to take part in the fun. Nate is an accomplished cartoonist and musician who owns and operates a DIY record label.

Nate's comics and art can be found at www.seemybrotherdance.org.

There you can find information about his upcoming music and comic projects.

Introduction to The F4n9 Project

2008-07-22T17:51:00.000-07:00

Howdy! This blog will be the official home of the Fantastic Four No. 9 project, spearheaded by independent cartoonist, Jason Young. Jason has decided to commission a wide variety of artists and cartoonists to re-create this classic issue of the Fantastic Four, page by page. Think of it as a punk band doing a cover of a sixties classic. All the artists involved are respectfully reinterpreting Jack Kirby through their own eyes and style. As of this writing, 5 artists have been commissioned and have finished their contributions. The project is a long-term, slow process. Jason is paying for the commissions out of pocket for his own personal collection and enjoyment. As new art is received and scanned in, we'll be posting it here, as well as links to the artists' home pages (if applicable). So please check back, we'll hopefully have something soon.