Subway Reads: To Do
OK, so forget about Brooklyn for a moment. Yes, we <3 the borough, but sometimes, just sometimes, we have to venture across the river.
Saturday evening, Marvel comics artist (genius?) Jae Lee will be at the KGB Bar in the East Village to talk about his latest work, The Illustrated Dracula.* His 40 black/white and color illustrations are full of depth, feeling, and plain old creepiness. Plus, he is probably one of the nicest people who lives in the city.
Jae is most famous for his work on The Inhumans, the Fantastic Four, and Hellshock, though he's contributed to so many more projects than I could ever possibly list. And, he's currently illustrating the forthcoming Dark Tower prequel by Stephen King.
Hope to see you there!
Jae Lee discusses and signs
The Illustrated Dracula by Bram Stoker
7 to 9 p.m.
85 East 4th Street
*because sometimes you just have to shill for your friends :)
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Jae is most famous for his work on The Inhumans...
Medusa and Black Bolt! My god, I hadn't thought of those characters in forever. Thanks for taking me back to my 70s childhood.
The Dracula artwork looks great. I may have to pick up the copy for the missus.
yep! it's really good stuff. I hadn't read the book before and was suprised to discover that the Dracula story is much more complex, interesting, and scary than our popular imaginings... and of course Jae's very atmospheric drawings are quite the compliment.