Regarded
as one of the top entertainment illustrators, critics have labeled
Matt Busch's work as “astounding." In the early 90's,
Busch began his career in Hollywood, working on movies ranging from
THE MATRIX to HOME ALONE
3. Simultaneously, he began illustrating books, magazines,
posters, comics, trading cards and toys for notable pop culture
properties, including LORD OF THE RINGS, THE CROW, HEROES,
G.I. JOE, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, The HULK, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA,
RESERVOIR DOGS, WITCHBLADE, ROBOCOP, The MUMMY, STARGATE SG-1,
and STAR TREK.
Busch
is mostly known for his plethora of work with the STAR
WARS universe. He created the cover of TALES
From The EMPIRE, which became a New York Times Bestseller.
Busch was also been involved with creating artwork for advertising,
marketing, and licensed products for all three STAR
WARS prequels. In 2007, the 30th Anniversary of the
saga, he produced 5 different STAR WARS
posters that year alone. Busch also provided nearly 400 drawings
and paintings for the critically acclaimed YOU CAN DRAW
STAR WARS book from Lucasfilm and DK Publishing.
A
closet musician himself, Busch has worked with major musical artists
like ALICE COOPER, BEASTIE BOYS, BECK, BLACK SABBATH, CINDERELLA,
FOO FIGHTERS, GARBAGE, KID ROCK, L.L. COOL J, BILLY JOEL, MEGADETH,
MOTLEY CRUE, TED NUGENT, OZZY OSBOURNE, POISON, and JESSICA
SIMPSON.
The
first hardcover collection of his work, "FANTASTIC
VISIONS: The Art of Matt Busch" was Published
by Avatar Press, which included an Introduction by POISON's
Rikki Rockett. Recently, SQP Publishing released a follow-up hardcover
collection titled "PUCKER: The Seductive Art of
Matt Busch" which featured an Introduction by
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's John Dolmayan. Soon, Hermes
Press will publish the quintessential collection, titled "THE
WORLDS OF MATT BUSCH."
November
20th, 2008 TONIGHT: WORLD PREMIERE OF ILLUSTRATION NATION!
This
weekend on Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd, the
second annual XcapeCon will be happening
at the Holiday Inn Gateway Centre in
Flint, Michigan. Matt Busch
will be in attendance to shake things up and have a
bevy of art and merch on display and for sale.
In
addition, the first 25 folks through the door will get
a FREE limited
edition Heath Ledger JOKER
poster, vibrantly illustrated by Matt Busch!
If you miss getting there early, you can still purchase
one of these bad boys that tributes an incredible talent
at the height of his ability, though sadly before his
untimely departure.
If
you're not familiar with it, Jamza Online
is a site that covers comics, movies, art, and all things
entertainment. They've got a new interview with Matt
Busch, and you can check it out right HERE.
September
19th, 2008 BUSCH ILLUSTRATES CLONE WARS POSTER/
FAN DAYS IN TEXAS!
Based
on the highly anticipated CLONE WARS show
coming to Cartoon Network, Matt Busch has illustrated
a beautiful montage capturing the turmoil and excitement!
The weekly show begins in October stomps right on the
heels of the theatrical release last August.
How
can you nab one of these posters? For FREE?
Busch
will be attending the STAR WARS FAN DAYS II
show in Plano, Texas, October 25th and 26th. Be one
of the first 500 through the door and you'll get one
of these puppies free! In addition, Busch will be doing
exclusive show sketch cards. Mind you, 30 second sketches,
but those will be free as well. Busch will also have
books, posters, DVDs and even original art on display
and for purchase. Don't miss this show! More info HERE!
August
27th, 2008 CUSTOMIZE YOUR SIMS GAME WITH MATT BUSCH ART!
The
new CILM SIMS NATION website is now
live! For those of you that live an alternate life in
the SIMS video games, you can now download (legal) Matt
Busch art, graphics, images and tubes for you
to customize your characters and the world they live
in!
What's
more, Matt Busch is the Grand Opening Artist Spotlight!
Check out CILMsimsnation.com right HERE!
From
the CILM Press Release: Creative
Image Licensing and Management (CILM) announces
that they have now made it possible for Sims Gamers
to legally purchase the usage of artists' digital images.
The web site, CILM Sim Nation, www.cilmsimsnation.com,
offers artist tube and image packages for custom content
makers to use in their Sims games. Some of those artists
include: Anthony Guerra, Olivia, Jennifer Janesko, Matt
Busch, Mark Wasyl and many more on the way. The art
can be used to make clothing for your Sims and furnishings,
wall paper, floors and paintings for your Sim's homes.
Even the smallest Sims house can look high dollar with
an Olivia painting on the wall!
CILM Sims Nation makes it easy to purchase art, with
different ordering options and legal licensing that
allows you to create and share your Sims custom content
with those gamers that love your creations. Artist packages
are clearly visible and contain images as the artists
created them and the same image professionally tubed
for ease of use. Also, you can show off your content
making ability by entering special content contests.
You can also get information about being a custom content
maker! Check out the web link as CILM Sims Nation is
sure to make your Sims the envy of the community!
August
24th, 2008 MATT BUSCH ON CANADIAN TV!
Recently a special guest on Canada's entertaining comic
book talk show, COMIC BOOK SYNDICATE,
Matt Busch's episode segments are now on YouTube! Enjoy
them Below!
In
addition to talking about his own career, Busch weighs
in on Iron Man, Indiana Jones,
and Clone Wars reviews. He
also shares a Gene Simmons story, insight
on George Lucas, a rant on Samuel
L. Jackson, and how the heck Robocop
ended up in Canada!
*Note*
There 5 segments to this episode, but Busch is only
in the 4 attached below. However, the show is always
entertaining, and often features great comic book artists
and writers joining the fun. Be sure to check out many
of their other episodes on YouTube right HERE!
August
13th, 2008 JAPANESE STAR WARS PRINT AVAILABLE ONLINE!
The
exclusive Celebration Japan print,
illustrated by Matt Busch is now available
for a limited time at StarWarsShop.com! The
print run is limited to 250, and each piece
is signed and numbered by Busch. The poster-size print
measures a whopping 24" X 36" and has a deluxe
aqueous coating. You can check it out right HERE!
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
Busch engulfed in a sea of characters from the original
trilogy and Episode I. 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!" This rare poster
won't last so grab yours while you can! Click HERE!
August
10th, 2008 NEW GERMAN WEBSITE!
The
Version 2.0 sister-site of all things
Matt Busch has just gone live in Germany! Of course,
you can check it out just a click away right HERE!
Designed by our good friend Uwe Reber,
MattBusch.de gives a great opportunity
for German fans to experience Matt's work.
While
the site is written in the German Language (Guten Tag!)
even if you can't read it you can still browse it quite
easily and enjoy what it has to offer. There is even
some exclusive material there you won't find anywhere
else!
Last weekend at the Comic-Con International
show in San Diego, CA, Matt Busch was a featured Special
Guest. Tons of media and press were there to catch the
hubbub- first up is MSN- check out
the two videos to the right!
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
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
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
4th, 2008 PAINTING AFTERBURN COVERS VIDEO
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
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!
April
25th, 2008 SECOND HOW TO DRAW MANGA SERIES
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
9 th, 2008 NEW HOW TO DRAW MANGA SERIES!
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.
This
weekend on Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd, the
second annual XcapeCon will be happening
at the Holiday Inn Gateway Centre in
Flint, Michigan. Matt Busch
will be in attendance to shake things up and have a
bevy of art and merch on display and for sale.
Based
on the highly anticipated CLONE WARS show
coming to Cartoon Network, Matt Busch has illustrated
a beautiful montage capturing the turmoil and excitement!
The weekly show begins in October stomps right on the
heels of the theatrical release last August.
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.
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.
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.
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
