Guardians of the Galaxy is coming August 1, and July is going to be a celebration of all things Guardians AND a special benefit art month for Bill Mantlo here at Multiversity. All month, we’ll be posting Guardians-related pieces created by some of our favorite artists, and at the end of the month there will be an auction of many of the pieces of original art to help the man who created Rocket Raccoon, Bill Mantlo. It’s going to be an exciting month, but you can help Bill even if you don’t bid on any art. Read more about Bill and his story here, and if you feel moved to donate to Bill yourself, you can do so by clicking here.
Declan Shalvey is the artist on “Moon Knight,” written by Warren Ellis, and will be illustrating the brand new Image book, “Injection,” with Warren Ellis writing come April 2015. He made his name with his Eagle Award-winning “Hero Killers” (written by Andy Winter), and has also done work on Marvel’s “Thunderbolts,” “Venom,” and “Winter Solider,” Dark Horse’s “Conan the Barbarian,” Boom!’s “28 Days Later,” and “Planet of the Apes” series, and illustrated an adaptation of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” among many, many other things. You can check out his website, his deviantArt page, buy some of his original art at Cadence Comic Art, and follow him on Twitter (@declanshalvey).
Ruth Redmond is an Irish colorist, currently working for Marvel on books like “New Warriors” and Boom! on “Dead Letters.” You can check out her Tumblr, read a charming interview with her about breaking into the business, and follow her on Twitter (Ruth_Redmond).
Declan’s uncolored piece will be auctioned off later this summer to benefit Bill Mantlo. Stay tuned for auction information!
If you are a professional artist interested in donating a piece for the auction, please email brian@multiversitycomics.com or david@multiversitycomics.com for more details.
