July
23rd, 2008 MATT BUSCH'S SCHEDULE AT COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL!
THURSDAY,
JULY 24th 9:30am
- 12 Noon Artist Alley Table AA 20
Matt will be signing and selling stuff. Come
by and say hi!
1pm
- 2pm Avatar Press Booth #2701
Debuting the new NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD limited
edition print- they come with rigid sleeves
for free, and Matt will be on hand to sign them!
2:30pm
- 4:30pm Artist Alley Table AA 20
MSN will be conducting a video interview with
Matt, but then he'll stick around to sign and
sell more goods.
5pm
- 6pm THE MAKING OF THE VERTIGO ENCYCLOPEDIA
- Room 2
See behind-the-scenes of the new book from DK
Publishing which chronicles the vast DC Vertigo
Comic Series. In addition to meeting the folks
behind the book, The presentation will include
a short film produced by Matt Busch.
FRIDAY,
JULY 25th 9:30am
- 12 Noon Artist Alley Table AA 20
Matt signing, selling, and making puppets out
of everyday items.
1pm
- 2pm Avatar Press Booth #2701
Signing NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD prints.
4pm
- 6pm Artist Alley Table AA 20
Sadly, Matt will be break dancing by this point.
SATURAY,
JULY 26th 9:30am
- 10:30am Artist Alley Table AA 20
Matt will be signing, selling, and gearing up
for...
11:30am–12:30pm
SPOTLIGHT ON MATT BUSCH - Room 30CD
Notorious artist Matt Busch (Star Wars) will
spill a plethora of secrets on both drawing
and how to break into the business. Brand new
tutorial videos will be shown, a look at The
Worlds of Matt Busch art book with some exclusive
never-before-seen videos that go behind-the-scenes.
Director Tracy Wayne (How To Draw Star Wars)
will be joining for a Q&A session, with
other surprises planned, including how you can
score the new You Can Draw STAR WARS Season
2 DVD for FREE!
1:30pm
- 3pm THE WORLDS OF MATT BUSCH - Booth 506
Hermes Press will have the long awaited book,
The Worlds of Matt Busch, and Matt will be on
hand to sign them, and perhaps doodle in them
as well- if you ask nicely.
2pm Art Auction for Handicapped Sevices
- Room 29B
Matt will have several pieces donated to help
these wondeful services that Comic-con provides
for those in need.
5pm DK Booth (Lucasfilm Pavillion)
Fictional Frontiers will be doing a Radio Interview
which will appear on WNJC AM.
6pm
- 7:30 Artist Alley Table AA 20
Matt will be kissing hands and shaking babies.
SUNDAY,
JULY 27th
10am
- 11am DK Booth (Lucasfilm Pavillion)
Matt will join author Bonnie Burton and fellow
artist Tom Hodges to sign and doodle in your
YOU CAN DRAW STAR WARS books! As well, you'll
have an opportunity to get the new Season 2
DVD... For FREE!
1pm
- 2pm Avatar Press Booth #2701
Matt will be signing and licking the new NIGHT
OF THE LIVING DEAD print.
2pm Art Auction for Handicapped Sevices
- Room 29B
Matt will have several pieces donated to help
these wondeful services that Comic-con provides
for those in need.
3pm
- 5pm Artist Alley Table AA 20
Matt will be signing, selling, and threatening
to have an even crazier schedule at Comic-Con
next year.
July
16th, 2008 MATT BUSCH IN JAPAN!
Matt
Busch is currently on in Tokyo promoting
the 30th Anniversary of STAR WARS
in Japan! This weekend/next week is the STAR
WARS Celebration Japan show at the
Makuhari Messe in Chiba. Taking advantage of
the trip, Busch will also be filming scenes
for several new videos, as well as actually
getting some vacation time- something unheard
of for Busch.
In
addition to an exclusive set of one-of-a-kind
sketch cards, Busch will be toting a brand new
STAR WARS poster, Japanese-style!
Titled "Land of the Rising
Suns", the foundation of
this piece began years ago as a wrap-around
cover of Autograph Times Magazine.
At the time, the image featured a self portrait
of artist Matt Busch engulfed
in a sea of characters from the original trilogy
and Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
The image quickly became a favorite among fans,
requesting that it become a print in the future.
That day has come, and Busch has updated the
image to reflect characters and vehicles from
each of the movies, with a twist of Japanese
pop culture design.
As to what the Japanese characters represent?
"For the fans that can't read Japanese,
I don't wan't to spoil it. I think half the
fun is the mystery and the adventure of figuring
it out. For part of it, I will say this, though:
Konnichiwa, Boku wa Matt Busch desu. Anata Wa
Star Wars o kakeru!"
A
week from now Busch will head straight for San
Diego for the Comic-Con International
show, which Busch is a featured Special
Guest. Stay tuned for a complete schedule
of all the things he'll have planned for that!
July
12th, 2008 NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD POSTER!
Due
to popular demand, one of Matt Busch's previous
covers to a NIGHT OF THE LIVING
DEAD comic book will be available
soon as a limited edition poster! The Patrick
Nagel-style piece was originally published
as the cover of the first annual edition of
a NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD comic,
exclusive to a Los Angeles convention, though
later re-released to the public Online.
"The
fact that this is being released as a poster
is perfect," says Busch, "Though Nagel's
work may have been over-exposed as prints in
Malls everywhere during the 80's, seeing this
piece done as a print brings it to the exact
homage I had envisioned."
The
prints will debut later this month at the Comic-Con
International show in San Diego, California,
to which Busch is also a featured Special
Guest this year. The prints will be
available at the Avatar Press booth, and Busch
will be on hand to sign them (for free) on Thursday
the 24th from 1 to 2, Friday the 25th from 1
to 2, and Sunday the 27th from 1 to 2. A complete
schedule of where you can find Matt Busch and
related events at Comic-Con will be posted here
soon!
July
10th, 2008 ANATOMY OF A PHOTO-SHOOT / JPG MAGAZINE
Working
hard behind the scenes here at MattBusch.com
is Paul Michael Kane, an established
writer, designer, and recently taking the world
by storm as an incredible photographer. Recently,
Kane took some time to visit Matt Busch's
home studios for several MattBusch.com
projects you'll be seeing here soon.
During
this visit, Busch and Kane seizes the opportunity
to do the first-ever thorough photoshoot of
Busch in his playground. The video below includes
a taste of what you'll be seeing in various
media in the coming months.
In
addition, one of these photos is in the running
to be featured in an upcoming issue of JPG
Magazine. You can help by voting
for it right HERE.
July
7th, 2008 YOU CAN DRAW STAR WARS VOLUME 2 COMING
TO DVD!
As
a follow-up to the original series of tutorial
videos that found limited release on DVD in
2007, Lucasfilm Ltd. has authorized
a new DVD from DK Publishing
and Planetmatt Entertainment:YOU CAN DRAW STAR WARS- VOLUME TWO.
Hosted by notorious artist Matt Busch, the DVD
will collect all seven Episodes from Season
2 released this year.
The
first series chronicled the entire creation
of a 30th Anniversary poster, whereas Season
2 includes the creation of the REVENGE
OF THE SITH Style D One Sheet,
but also spreads focus to areas such as drawing
on the road, storyboarding for film and animation,
and comic books. Each chapter includes comical
skits to spice up the pace, including a few
where Busch parodies Indiana Jones-
another Lucasfilm staple.
The
tutorials began as a side promotion for the
book of the same name from DK Publishing, to
which Busch produced nearly 400 illustrations.
Before released on DVD, all videos can first
be seen on StarWars.com
and KidDK.com.
The videos later hit other avenues online, and
have had more than one million plays on MySpaceTV
alone. "It's awesome that these are available
on DVD," comments Busch, "for the
dedicated aspiring artist, to be able to experience
the details at four times the resolution is
wonderful."
Busch
himself will be attending the upcoming STAR
WARS Celebration Japan next week in
Tokyo with a brand new limited edition poster.
The following week, Busch will be a featured
Special Guest at Comic-Con International
in San Diego, the largest pop-culture show on
the planet.
The
Volume Two DVD will debut at Comic-Con as well.
To find out how to get your hands on
a copy for FREE, check out Busch's Spotlight
panel on Saturday, July 26th from 11:30 - 12:30pm
in Room 30CDE. Another good idea would
be to stop by the DK booth and find out when
Busch and author Bonnie Burton and fellow artist
Tom Hodges will be signing books. To find out
the latest info on how to nab a DVD, stay locked
in to www.MattBusch.com
for updates.
July
1st, 2008 THE WORLDS OF MATT BUSCH NOW AVAILABLE,
NEW INFOMERCIAL!
The
new art book, The Worlds of Matt Busch, is available
now, collecting all the different entertainment
genres Busch has been involved with. To help
promote, Matt Busch has produced an entertaining
parody infomercial. Check it out below!
The
book is available everywhere, including these
choice Online locations, offering the book at
cheaper than retail! Click on one of the following
links to get your copy now!
June
26th, 2008 BUSCH SPEAKS AT THE DETROIT WINDSOR
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL!
This
weekend is the Detroit Windsor International
Film Festival, showcasing a plethora
of new independent films from the world over,
and includes workshops and panels on animation
and filmmaking from industry professionals.
One
such guest speaker will be Matt Busch,
and he'll talk about all things STAR
WARS, Illustration for the entertainment
industry, and his success as an independent
filmmaker. His presentation will be this Friday,
June 27th from 3pm to 4pm at the CineFlow
TechFair, located at the Walter B Ford
II building at the College for Creative Studies
in Detroit.
Busch
will show some clips, talk the trade, answer
questions, throw prizes at people, and other
surprises! You can find out more about the
Detroit Windsor International Film Festival
by clicking HERE.
June
14th, 2008 SEND YOUR FRIENDS MATT BUSCH TAGS...
FOR FREE!
In
addition to the new CILM site
(see previous headline) another related site,
www.cilmsnagsntags.com
lets you take pre-made tags and send them to
your friends for free.
The
site is huge, full of tags for every occasion,
and even gives tutorials on how to make your
own.
There's
actually a whole 4 page section on Matt
Busch pre-made tags that you can use
for free- check them out HERE!
What's more, you'll notice that Matt is "June's
FEATURED ARTIST."
It's
very easy to use. Just find the image you want
to use, copy the HTML or BBCode, and paste it
into your comment, bulletin, or post. Check
it out HERE!
June
13th, 2008 MATT BUSCH'S PIN-UP WORK GETS A SEXY
CILM OVERHAUL!
The
Creative Image Licensing & Management
company has just redesigned their website with
a new look and navigation set up. It's never
been easier to license your own images for Online
use.
What's
more, there are 80 different Matt Busch
items to choose from, with Images you
can purchase to own for as low as $1.65! That's
unheard of! Click HERE
to check them out!
If
you've never tried your hand at creating signatures
or tags, you should try it. It's really inexpensive
and lets you put on a designer hat and play
with some really beautiful art. What are you
waiting for? Click HERE!
June
10th, 2008 HOW TO DRAW STAR WARS: EPISODE 12!
Recently
released this past weekend on MySpaceTV,
Matt Busch's latest How To Draw
video topped the MySpace Video Charts,
coming in at Number One for
categories of Instructional and Animation/CGI,
and Number Two for Entertainment. To date, Busch's
videos have gathered more than a million plays
on MySpace alone.
Here
Busch returns with a plethora of tips- this
time delving into COMIC BOOKS!
The latest episode focuses on how to illustrate
your visual storytelling in your panels through
shots and angles.
Continuing
the INDIANA JONES
parody from where Episode 10 left off, Busch
evades more Stormtroopers and finally makes
his way to the Temple of Vader, but will he
successfully nab the golden idol? You'll have
to watch to see!
In
addition to the MySpace Video below, you can
also see this episode in higher 640 X 480 res
at StarWars.com by clicking HERE.
As well, you can download all of the How To
Draw STAR WARS episodes as Quicktime files at
the DK site HERE.
Making
waves as one of the hottest new comic books
on the shelves, AFTERBURN
is already in development as a major motion
picture with Tobey Maguire
attached to star.
Below
you'll see how Matt Busch approaches creating
the dynamic painted covers for the issues. Busch,
no stranger to comic books or movies, will be
a featured Special Guest at
this year's Comic-Con International
show in San Diego.
Created
by Scott Chitwood, AFTERBURN
is written by Chitwood and Paul Ens, illustrated
by Wayne Nichols, with covers painted by Busch.
You can find out more about AFTERBURN HERE.
May
21st, 2008 MATT BUSCH SPECIAL GUEST AT COMIC-CON!
It
was announced recently in Comic-Con
Magazine that Matt Busch will
be a Featured Special Guest at
this year's COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL
show. Busch joins other notable Special
Guests including horror visionary Bernie Wrightson,
Mad Magazine artists Al Jaffee and Sergio Aragones,
Comic Artist Giants Jim Lee and J.G. Jones,
Animator Dean Yeagle, and award winning writer
icons Ray Bradbury, Joe Hill and Dean Koontz.
Says
Busch, "I'm floored. To be included in
this list of my biggest heroes has left me speechless.
I've never even entertained the thought of one
day being a special guest at Comic-Con. To me,
this is like the Oscars for all things entertainment,
times one hundred. I'm flattered, honored, and
hope that my contributions to fandom can continue
to inspire like the folks on this list still
inspire me."
This
year's COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL runs
July 24th through the 27th at the San Diego
Convention Center. It's the largest convention
center in North America and the the largest
entertainment show in the world, covering comics,
movies, books, art, video games, toys, and more.
To
see Matt Busch's current 2008 Tour Dates, click
HERE.
May
17th, 2008 MATT BUSCH ON TV / WHITE ZOMBIE!
Set
your Tivos! Matt Busch will be a guest on the
next episode of NIGHTMARE SINEMA
which airs Saturdays at Midnight on MY TV 20.
The show is hosted by Wolfman Mac, and they'll
be showing the Classic B Horror film, WHITE
ZOMBIE.
As
a guest of this ghoulish variety show, Busch
was part of a bunch of skits that were filmed.
Says Busch, "You'll even get to see me
as a Werewolf! It was a really neat experience.
Hours in a makeup chair with 2 makeup artists
working at once. I can't imagine Wolfman Mac
having to do this every week!"
The
particular show Busch will be on is this Saturday
night, May 17th, however due to basketball start
at 12:30, which is technically Sunday Morning.
Look for segments of the show to also be available
right here at
MattBusch.com soon.
May
13th, 2008 FIGHTING LYMPHOMA, JEDI STYLE!
Matt
Busch, Lucasfilm, The 501st Great Lakes Garrison,
and Paul Michael Kane have
teamed up to produce this beautiful poster commemorating
the 25th Anniversary of RETURN OF
THE JEDI! The best part is, all
of the proceeds will go to the National
Lymphoma Society. Jay Shimko, Great
Lakes 501st member TK-130, is actually a lymphoma
survivor, which makes this charity poster all
the more special!
Lucasfilm
has graciously authorized this limited edition
poster by STAR WARS
artist Matt Busch. This piece completes the
Original Trilogy set of villain-style posters
that Busch has produced for the films' anniversaries
over the years. The standard poster size measures
24" X 36" and is printed on thick
100 lb. stock with a deluxe aqueous coating.
This
poster is extremely rare and contributes to
a wonderful cause. The 501st Great Lakes Garrison
will be selling the prints this weekend at the
Motor City Comic Convention, held at the Rock
Financial Showplace in Novi, MI, this Friday,
May 16th through Sunday the 18th. Busch will
also be a guest with some special surprises
planned. For more information on the show, including
tickets, hours, directions, and guests, click
HERE.
If
you can't get one in person at the show, a limited
number of posters have been reserved for pre-order
sales Online. You can see a larger version of
the poster and secure your copy HERE!
May
12th, 2008 NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD!
This
June, Avatar Press will release
a first annual special George Romero's
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD book,
with the cover illustrated by Matt Busch. The
book was previously only available at a rare
Los Angeles convention.
Says
Busch, "The style is something very different
for me. Paying homage to the late Patrick Nagel,
I thought it would be really interesting to
see that graphic 80's look combined with subtle
horror. I find it beautiful, but extremely creepy
at the same time, so I guess I achieved what
I was looking for! Haha!"
You
can preorder this limited edition NIGHT
OF THE LIVING DEAD book right
HERE.
Hurry before they run out!
As
well, you can get some of Busch's previous NIGHT
OF THE LIVING DEAD books by clicking
on their titles below.
In
the mean-time, Busch has a plethora of
George Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
material to be released in the coming months.
Stay tuned!
May
6th, 2008 HOW TO DRAW STAR WARS: EPISODE 11
The latest episode of Matt Busch's tutorial
series has been released! In the second part
of creating the Style D One Sheet movie poster
for REVENGE OF THE SITH,
Busch begins painting and takes you through
the complete process. As well, there's guest
Narration from MattBusch.com's
own Paul
Michael Kane- who'll show how he
created the typography and other digital secrets
for the poster.
On
location in Hollywood, California, you'll also
see Busch prepping for a big Jedi Lightsaber
Tournament. How does Busch fare with
the competition? You'll just have to watch and
see!
In
addition to seeing the latest episode on MySpace
TV below, you see the full episode
at StarWars.com at a full 640 X 480 resolution
HERE.
You can also also download all of the Episodes
as Quicktime movies at the KidDK.com right HERE.
Stay
tuned for the next episode, where Matt returns
with a brand new INDIANA JONES-themed
episode on how to draw Comic Books!
From the upcoming DVD titled ILLUSTRATION
NATION, here's a sneak peak at
Matt Busch in London.
In
the first half of the London segment, you'll
see Matt signing lithos at the Animation Art
Gallery and meeting fans at the STAR
WARS CELEBRATION EUROPE show.
You'll also do some sight-seeing, learn a trick
with a ten pound bill, and examine English rest
room hygiene practices.
Stay
tuned to MattBusch.com
for more information and sneak peaks at this
exciting new DVD documentary!
StarWars.com
has just released Part Two of a new
How To Draw Manga
series, written and illustrated by Matt Busch!
You can check out the Step By Step article HERE.
Manga,
of course, refers to the Japanese style of comics,
and what a better way to prep for the upcoming
Celebration Japan show in July than to explore
some of their pop culture. This week's article
takes a look at how to draw Manga Padme from
the side 'profile' view.
The
article is the second in a Three Part weekly
series, so be sure to check back next week and
see how to draw Manga STAR WARS
characters from different angles. In case you
missed it, you can see the first article HERE.
April
24th, 2008 NEW MATT BUSCH INTERVIEW AND ARTWORK
AT THERAIDER.NET!
With multiple INDIANA JONES
projects on the horizon revolving around the
new movie, THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL
SKULL, Matt Busch has been interviewed
at the number one Indy fansite, TheRaider.net.
You can read the full interview rightHERE!
Busch
talks about all things Indy; from growing up
with the famed archeologist to techniques Busch
uses for current Indy inspiration. In addition
to some of the rare sketch cards from the
INDIANA JONES Heritage set, you'll
also see some never-before-seen sketches from
recent Indy-related projects!
Next
up for Busch is a new set of sketch cards for
the CRYSTAL SKULL movie,
which drops in exactly one month. Look out for
new INDIANA JONES themed
How To Draw STAR WARS episodes
as well. You can check out the first one HERE!
April
14th, 2008 INDIANA JONES DRAWS STAR WARS!
Any fan of INDIANA JONES
and STAR WARS can
quote numerous instances in which the Indy films
reference the films from the "galaxy far,
far away..." (Did you know that in Temple
of Doom, the sound the plane's
engines make when it runs out of fuel is the
same sound the Millennium Falcon makes when
the hyperdrive fails?) Now, paying homage reverses
in Matt Busch's latest How To Draw
STAR WARS video, which can be
seen HERE.
In
this episode, Busch himself is dressed as the
famous archeologist, seeking the Temple of Vader.
He uncovers the mysteries of the Original STAR
WARS Style D "Circus" poster,
and prepares to illustrate it's bookend piece
for REVENGE OF THE SITH.
With the aid of Lucasfilm's Pete Vilmur, you'll
see the entire process for getting a STAR WARS
poster approved and the many different sketches
an artist often goes through. You'll also see
how Busch incorporates digital technology to
accommodate changes to his traditional sketches.
Since
hitting MySpaceTV, theHow To Draw
STAR WARS series has exploded
onto the charts, going straight to Number One.
The last episode gained 350,000 plays on MySpace
alone, in addition to StarWars.com and KidDK.com.
The video series is loosely based on the book
You Can Draw STAR WARS,
which Busch provided nearly 400 drawings and
paintings for, and was released by DK publishing
in 2007. A limited edition DVD of the first
7 episodes were also released last summer.
Like
Indiana Jones, Busch himself is a professor
by day at Macomb College, though at night he's
an adventure-seeking illustrator. Mostly known
for his work illustrating STAR WARS
products, he's worked with all kinds of Hollywood
properties, including some upcoming work based
around the new INDIANA JONES AND
THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL
movie.
You
can check out the first Indy-themed episode
on MySpaceTV below. As well, you can see a higher
res 640 X 480 version at StarWars.com by clicking
HERE.
Last but certainly not least, you can also download
this episode as a Quicktime movie and save it
to your iPod at the KidDK site right HERE!
StarWars.com
has just released Part One of a new How
To Draw Manga series, written and illustrated
by Manga Matt Busch! You can
check out the Step By Step article HERE.
Manga,
of course, refers to the Japanese style of comics,
and what a better way to prep for the upcoming
Celebration Japan show in July than to explore
some of their pop culture. This week's article
takes a look at how to draw Manga Padme from
the front view.
The
article is the first in a Three Part weekly
series, so be sure to check back and see more
next week and see how to draw Manga STAR
WARS characters from different angles.
March
28th, 2008 AFTERBURN... THE MOVIE!
It
has been announced by The Hollywood
Reporter and The Daily
Variety that the Comic Book AFTERBURN
will be making its big screen
debut, starring Tobey Maguire. AFTERBURN,
of course is published by Red 5 Comics, written
by Scott Chitwood and Paul Ens, illustrated
by Wayne Nichols, and covers are painted by
Matt Busch. Maguire, who starred in the largest
grossing movie of 2007 (SPIDER-MAN
3) will also serve as a producer.
Says
Busch, "I'm so honored to be a part of
this. I knew when I got the pitch from Scott
and Paul that this would be big. I don't take
on many independent gigs these days, but I loved
the characters and the story, so to see this
take off is really sweet. I love doing the covers
and am proud that my paintings played a part
in bringing this to the next level."
As
for Busch's future involvement with AFTERBURN?
"I just paint the covers. I started at
the beginning with issue one, and hope to be
in as long as the Red 5 team want me."
Says Busch. "I have the first 4 covers
wrapping up the miniseries complete, and I just
confirmed that I'll be doing the cover of the
collected graphic novel, so I'm excited to do
that, too."
In
the mean time, you can read more about the AFTERBURN
movie announcement HERE
and HERE.
Of course you can always get all your AFTERBURN
related news at Red 5's official site, HERE!
March
21st, 2008 INDIANA JONES HERITAGE!
The
new INDIANA JONES Hertiage Trading Cards
set has just been released from Topps, Inc.
The set features images from all three of the
existing classic movies, and Matt Busch lent
his hand to provide 56 original Sketch Cards
which will be inserted randomly into packs.
Comments
Busch, "This is the first of several Indy
related projects I have on the horizon, and
I couldn't be more excited. I love Indy as much
as I do STAR WARS, so I finally
get to indulge in my 'other half.'"
Busch's
Sketch Cards feature Indy, main characters from
all three movies, as well as mysterious artifacts.
In particular, Busch also created a six-card
puzzle montage for collectors- a piece that
will be for sale here at MattBusch.com
soon!
Of
course, this falls on the heels of the highly
anticipated fourth installment, INDIANA
JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL,
due in theaters May 22nd. A new series from
Topps focusing on that movie will be released
just weeks before, and you can bet that Matt
will provide Sketch Cards for that, too! More
soon!
March
19th, 2008 BUSCH DRAWS THE ELVIS TROOPER!
The
latest episode of How To Draw STAR
WARS has hit the web. Matt's focus
this time is how to draw stormtroopers' clunky
armor out of simple three dimensional shapes.
Co-hosted
by Ken Tarleton, the Elvis Trooper himself,
you'll hear about how Elvis auditioned for STAR
WARS and see why his scenes were
cut from the movie.
In
addition to the MySpaceTV video
below, check out a higher res 640 X 480 version
at StarWars.com by clicking HERE!
March
11th, 2008 NEW BUSCH PIN-UP PAINTINGS AT CILM!
The
Creative Image Licensing and Management
website has just released six brand new pin-up
images, illustrated by Matt Busch. These saucy
images are some of the first the public has
seen since Busch's pin-up book PUCKER
was released two years ago.
The
new images all feature Mayra Veronica, the new
Latin music sensation who Busch has been recently
working with. Comments Busch, "Mayra contacted
me a couple months ago, apparently she's a fan
of my work. I'm doing style guide images for
an animated project she's putting together."
You
can see all six new images HERE.
Of course, you can actually license these images
for your own personal use- creating signatures,
tags, or even wallpapers on your computer! All
for less than the price of a cup of coffee at
Starbucks... Check the out the new six plus
many others right
now!
March
6th, 2008 BUSCH DONATIONS TO ST. BALDRICK'S
FOUNDATION
The
mission of the St. Baldrick's foundation
is to raise awareness and funds to cure kid's
cancer by supporting cancer research and fellowships.
An event local to the Detroit area will feature
many folks shaving their head as a way to show
support for kids undergoing chemotherapy.
Unfortunately,
Matt Busch doesn't have a whole lot of hair
to make an impact by shaving it, however, he
has donated a plethora of STAR WARS,
HULK, BRUCE LEE, LOST, and STAR
TREK posters, as well as a framed
original painting of Obi-Wan Kenobi from Episode
III. These items will be bidded
on in several events and silent auctions to
help St. Balricks.
The
first upcoming event is this Saturday, March
8th, at LUNA in Royal Oak, Michigan. The event
is family friendly and runs from 6pm to 9 pm,
after which LUNA opens as a bar and you need
to be 21 to stick around. If you'd like to check
it out or become involved in this wonderful
event, check out more information HERE.
THURSDAY,
JULY 24th
Matt
Busch is currently on in Tokyo promoting
the 30th Anniversary of STAR WARS
in Japan! This weekend/next week is the STAR
WARS Celebration Japan show at the
Makuhari Messe in Chiba. Taking advantage of
the trip, Busch will also be filming scenes
for several new videos, as well as actually
getting some vacation time- something unheard
of for Busch.
Due
to popular demand, one of Matt Busch's previous
covers to a NIGHT OF THE LIVING
DEAD comic book will be available
soon as a limited edition poster! The Patrick
Nagel-style piece was originally published
as the cover of the first annual edition of
a NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD comic,
exclusive to a Los Angeles convention, though
later re-released to the public Online.
As
a follow-up to the original series of tutorial
videos that found limited release on DVD in
2007, Lucasfilm Ltd. has authorized
a new DVD from DK Publishing
and Planetmatt Entertainment:
YOU CAN DRAW STAR WARS- VOLUME TWO.
Hosted by notorious artist Matt Busch, the DVD
will collect all seven Episodes from Season
2 released this year.
This
weekend is the Detroit Windsor International
Film Festival, showcasing a plethora
of new independent films from the world over,
and includes workshops and panels on animation
and filmmaking from industry professionals.
In
addition to the new CILM site
(see previous headline) another related site,
The
Creative Image Licensing & Management
company has just redesigned their website with
a new look and navigation set up. It's never
been easier to license your own images for Online
use.
Set
your Tivos! Matt Busch will be a guest on the
next episode of NIGHTMARE SINEMA
which airs Saturdays at Midnight on MY TV 20.
The show is hosted by Wolfman Mac, and they'll
be showing the Classic B Horror film, WHITE
ZOMBIE.
Matt
Busch, Lucasfilm, The 501st Great Lakes Garrison,
and Paul Michael Kane have
teamed up to produce this beautiful poster commemorating
the 25th Anniversary of RETURN OF
THE JEDI! The best part is, all
of the proceeds will go to the National
Lymphoma Society. Jay Shimko, Great
Lakes 501st member TK-130, is actually a lymphoma
survivor, which makes this charity poster all
the more special!
StarWars.com
has just released Part Two of a new
How To Draw Manga
series, written and illustrated by Matt Busch!
You can check out the Step By Step article 
It
has been announced by The Hollywood
Reporter and The Daily
Variety that the Comic Book AFTERBURN
will be making its big screen
debut, starring Tobey Maguire. AFTERBURN,
of course is published by Red 5 Comics, written
by Scott Chitwood and Paul Ens, illustrated
by Wayne Nichols, and covers are painted by
Matt Busch. Maguire, who starred in the largest
grossing movie of 2007 (SPIDER-MAN
3) will also serve as a producer.
The
Creative Image Licensing and Management
website has just released six brand new pin-up
images, illustrated by Matt Busch. These saucy
images are some of the first the public has
seen since Busch's pin-up book PUCKER
was released two years ago.