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APRIL 2022
Well. It’s been a while.
Have updated various pages with most recent published work. Busy working still on Topps Cards properties and on a new series, APHELION, with writer Troy Martin, which will relaunch Engine Comics in November 2022 at Thoughtbubble.
I’m happy to be asked back to appear at That Comic Shop in glorious Preston for Free Comic Book Day 2022. Come say hello.
AUGUST 2020
Busy days leading up to the launch of LYTTON next month, so below are the first eight pages available to preview from issue 1.
Myself and editor Gareth Kavanagh have been interviewed recently for podcasts also:
Mine is up at: https://bryanaiello.com/2020/08/07/158-graphic-novelist-barry-renshaw/ and Gareth’s at https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/doctorwhopaneltopanel/episodes/2020-08-08T22_26_59-07_00
Happy to reveal my covers for the LYTTON series, which are the main covers for the series, but there are also a number of excellent variant covers by guest artists to come. The brief was something echoing poster designs of the 70’s with a Bond type focus on the titular character.
And we are in August Previews under Doctor Who, so make sure you place an order to avoid missing out.
JULY 2020
Happy to finally announce a project I’ve been working on for some time has now been revealed. LYTTON, a self contained noir, is a 4 issue full painted US format series from @cutawaycomics written by classic Doctor Who script editor Eric Saward. It is now on kickstarter, and was fully funded within 24 hours. The campaign ends Thursday, August 13th 2020. Head over there to preview the pages, pledge your support and get a copy. The comic and the next two Cutaway Comic projects are also showcased in this month’s @doctorwho_magazine.
JUNE 2020
Happy to reveal today my contributions to Topps Cards Official Lucasfilm Licensed Star Wars Rise of Skywalker Series 2 Sketch Card Set, which was released this month. I completed over 50 cards for this set, check them out on the Illustration page.
MAY 2020
Was happy to appear on The Screening Room Podcast by host Rutvig Vaid, talking with myself and fellow Topps sketchcard artist Matthew Stewart about our education, art careers and our love of Star Wars. Check out the other great interviews he has on the site.
For the TSWCCT May the Fourth Virtual Con, I was interviewed via skype about my work on Star Wars sketch cards, and did a couple of live convention drawings. Check out the other great interviews on youtube.
JANUARY 2020
Happy to reveal today my contributions to Topps Cards Official Lucasfilm Licensed Star Wars Return Of The Jedi Black and White Sketch Card Set, which was released a few weeks ago. I completed over 50 cards for this set, check them out on the Illustration page.
DECEMBER 2019
Happy to reveal today my contributions to the 2019 DYNAMITE COSPLAY ULTRA-PREMIUM TRADING CARD SET. The greatest women in the Dynamite pantheon are brought to life by the most talented and beautiful cosplayers humanity has to offer! Red Sonja – She-Devil with a Sword, Vampirella – Scion of Drakulon, Dejah Thoris – Princess of Mars, Sheena – Queen of the Jungle and many, many more Femme Fatales, all featured for the first time ever in one colorful, deluxe ultra-premium format trading card set. I contributed over 30 handpainted sketch cards.
I also contributed to the 2019 VAMPIRELLA 50TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE ULTRA-PREMIUM TRADING CARD SET. This specially culled set with rare art portrays five decades of the world-renown raven-haired beauty in all her majestic, blood-curdling glory! This set will be the center-piece of any Vampirella collector and includes an 18 Card Base Set, PLUS Dynamite chase cards that include: 12 Signed Cards, 12 Line Art Cards, 9 Puzzle Cards, 2 Box Topper Cards, and thousands of one-of-a-kind hand drawn original art signed Sketch Cards. Every signed card features a color ink or ultra-rare, gold ink signature, Check them out on the illustration page.
SEPTEMBER 2019
SFX Magazine #317 ran a nice full page news piece about the upcoming comic Lytton, from Cutaway Comics and written by Eric Saward, for which I have provided fully painted art. Check out the Comics page for more.
SEPTEMBER 2019
Happy to reveal today my contributions to Topps Cards Official Lucasfilm Licensed Star Wars Chrome Legacy Sketch Card Set, which was released a few weeks ago. I completed over a hundred cards for this set, but I have showcased a select few over on my Illustration page.
MAY 2019
Happy to reveal today my contributions to the 2019 Dynamite Entertainment Bettie Page Ultra-Premium trading cards. This new series of trading cards has glorious archival Bettie Page photography and art by Joseph Michael Linsner, David Williams, John Royle, Scott Chantler and others showcases her continuing 21st-century appeal. This set includes an 18-card base set, PLUS Dynamite chase cards that include: 6 autographed cards, 3 B&W “Peek-a-Boo” cards, 9-card puzzle cards, and hand drawn original art signed sketch cards. I contributed 38 full colour hand painted sketch cards. Check them out on the illustration page.
MARCH 2019
Happy to reveal today my contributions to the 2019 Upper Deck X-Files UFOs and Aliens trading card set, released this month. The set specifically covers the series original 9 season run from 1993 through to 2001. I contributed 50 full colour hand painted sketch cards. Check them out on the Illustration page. This month also sees the release of the 2019 Dynamite KISS trading card set, and I’m happy to show my contributions to this set also on the Illustration page.
FEBRUARY 2019
Happy to reveal today my cover for @cutawayuniverse launch title Lytton, created by the legendary @bbcdoctorwho #writer and #scripteditor #ericsaward, perhaps best known for #earthshock, #resurrectionofthedaleks and #revelationofthedaleks. It is a four issue US format miniseries, fully painted by myself. Release date, pricing and more info tbc. In the meantime pre-order Eric’s novelisations of the two fan favourite #dalek serials from @bbcbooks.
