Matt
Busch also found success as a published writer early on, writing
articles for such magazines as ART SCENE INTERNATIONAL,
STAR WARS KIDS, ACTION FIGURE DIGEST, FIRE AND ICE, HUSTLER COMIX,
and AIR-BRUSH ACTION. Busch has also been
a contributing writer on such books as REVENGE: The
Real Life Story of STAR WARS, HOW TO WRITE
AND ILLUSTRATE THE GRAPHIC NOVEL, HOW TO DRAW + SELL COMIC STRIPS,
LEGENDS: The Art of Painted Comics, and STAR
WARS: Heroes and Rogues.
Combining his knack for visuals, Busch has written and illustrated
numerous creator-owned comic books, including ALIZARIN'S
JOURNAL and DARIA JONTAK.
He wrote and illustrated HOW TO DRAW PEANUTS
for Troll Books; and a highly regarded graphic novel, CRISIS,
which has been gaining much attention in Hollywood.
Busch has written half a dozen screenplays, including
DIAMOND JOE'S and KLEPTOMODE.
One script in particular, THE TAURUS FACTOR,
is currently in development with Producer Don Murphy (TRANSFORMERS,
SHOOT 'EM UP).
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!
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.
JJanuary
23rd, 2008 THE
WORLDS OF MATT BUSCH IN PREVIEWS!
The
latest issue ofPREVIEWS, the
catalog of items distributed by Diamond Comics Distribution,
has an advertisement and solicitation for the new art
book,THE WORLDS OF MATT BUSCH.
Nicknamed after the acronym, The WOMB is the new definitive
full color collection of Busch's art from Hermes Press.
"This
book has everything," comments Busch, "it
has chapters on Sci-Fi, Heroes, Music Art, Horror, and
Good Girl Art." The last full color book that showcased
Busch's work, PUCKER: The Seductive Art
of Matt Busch, only focused on his pin-up
and glamour work. The WOMB
has a much broader range and has twice as many pages
as PUCKER!
The
WOMB features lavish layouts by designer
Daniel Herman. Says Busch, "He makes my stuff look
way better than it should!" The book also has information
on individual pieces and personal stories written by
Busch.
Be
sure to ask your retailer (comic book or hobby shop)
to order copies of THE WORLDS OF MATT BUSCH
from PREVIEWS! It's in the
BOOKS section under HERMES PRESS.
January
9th, 2008 ART
SCENE INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE!
The
latest issue of ART SCENE INTERNATIONAL
features a huge 12-page step-by-step tutorial written
and illustrated by Matt Busch! The illustration
covered? The STAR WARS: Revenge of the Sith
Style D One Sheet movie poster!
From
the first initial concept sketches through the final
brush stroke- every detail is revealed. The article
also includes side bars by Lucasfilm's Pete
Vilmur, who art-directed the poster, and Paul
Michael Kane, who did the typography and digital
alterations. If you've ever been interested in seeing
how a STAR WARS poster is
put together, this magazine is a must-have.
No
stranger to the magazine, Busch has had an extensive
gallery, interview, and another illustration tutorial
based on the TV show "24" in previous issues.
The new issue of ART SCENE INTERNATIONAL
is available now at Borders and finer book stores.
October
27th, 2007
DARK MANIFESTATION RELEASED WORLDWIDE!
Matt
Busch's film DARK MANIFESTATION has
been released on DVD by Maxim Media International into
various markets worldwide. Originally titled
CONJURE for the North American release from
Razor Digital Entertainment, it went on to become the
"Highest PreSelling Movie of All Time" according
to HorrorMovies.com.
The
reason for the name change? Says Busch, "Apparently
one-word titles don't go over well in Europe and other
parts of the world. The actual movie itself is the same,
it's just called DARK MANIFESTATION
with new packaging for the rest of the world."
In
addition to the new title and packaging, the movie will
be subtitled and/or overdubbed accordingly for appropriate
countries. Claims Busch, "I can't wait to see my
dialogue overdubbed in Mandarin Chinese. That'll be
awesome." Already available in Russia and South
Africa, you can find out more about DARK
MANIFESTATION here: Maxim
Media International.
October
17th, 2007
First Look: THE WORLDS OF MATT BUSCH!
The
new quintessential Matt Busch art book, The
Worlds of Matt Busch, is now available for
preorder. The book is being published by Hermes Press
and is expected to hit shelves this Holiday Season.
In 2001, Busch's first art book, FANTASTIC
VISIONS, was published by Avatar Press, but the color
section was relatively small, and it only featured drawings
and paintings of properties that Busch owns. Last year,
Busch's second art book, PUCKER, was published by SQP.
While this was Busch's first full color art book, it
featured only glamour, pin-up and good girl art.
Finally, The Worlds of Matt Busch will
show all the different sides of his art. From Sci-Fi
to Horror to many of the Music acts he's worked with...
From Movies to TV, posters, book covers, comics and
trading cards... This book will have it all! From STAR
WARS to THE CROW to
LORD OF THE RINGS and more!
Designed lavishly by Daniel Herman,
this huge book actually has twice as many pages as PUCKER!
Extra glossy and thick stock paper- this book will be
classy! If you're even remotely fond of Matt Busch's
work- this is definitely the book to get!
You can preorder The Worlds of Matt
Busch right now at Target - click
HERE!
The
latest issue of ART SCENE INTERNATIONAL
features a huge 12-page step-by-step tutorial written
and illustrated by Matt Busch! The illustration
covered? The STAR WARS: Revenge of the Sith
Style D One Sheet movie poster!
Matt
Busch's film DARK MANIFESTATION has
been released on DVD by Maxim Media International into
various markets worldwide. Originally titled
CONJURE for the North American release from
Razor Digital Entertainment, it went on to become the
"Highest PreSelling Movie of All Time" according
to HorrorMovies.com. 
