ROM by Tom Whalen |
“SPACENIGHT – A TRIBUTE TO BILL MANTLO”
Show runs December 6th through Jan. 1st.
Floating World Comics (Portland, OR) is holding a Non-Profit Fundraiser for Bill Mantlo featuring over 100 original works of art inspired by Rom Spaceknight. The contributors include: Jeffrey Brown, Sal Buscema, Guy Davis, Renee French, Simon Gane, Ken Garduno, Brandon Graham, Maureen Gubia, Kevin Hooyman, Corey Lewis, Al Milgrom, Jeff Parker, Ron Rege Jr, Zack Soto, Peter Thompson, Gordon Wiebe, Danijel Zezelj and more. The piece up above is by Tom Whalen.
A silent auction will be held for original art, and 11"×17” poster prints of every contribution will be available for a suggested donation of $5 or more, and everything is going to be compiled into a commeroative comic book early next year. More details are availble at the Floating World site, and you can preview a lot of the artwork at the Spaceknight2 blog. It's an incredible show for an incredible cause.