Amy Pearson is the writer and artist behind Mathema: A fantastic Alchemical combination of science, magic, action and intrigue set in a beautifully illustrated world. The preview at Zuda Comics certainly leaves me wanting more – and I would love to see this work published. If you would too – please remember to vote for it once you have completed reading the free online preview at Zuda. Also, be sure to take a look at her blog, which has much more related content available, including a large number of her original sketches. Prof. Aden M. Kemywww.mykeamend.com
Category: Exhibits
From the furthest reaches of the earth, to the friendlier corners of various otherworlds, elseworlds and sideworlds, come relics, artifacts, missives, artworks, monuments, and other curiousities we wish to share with choice members of the public sector – as a token of our appreciation, and to make reparations for those various unfortunate incidents of this past year, and to demonstrate the merits and benefits of having our well-meaning establishment located your wise and forgiving community, Arkham, our home.
Here you will find many curious and strange works, meant to inspire not fear, but wonder and awe, to the most well-educated, inquisitive, and scholarly of art lovers, historians, anthropologists, and supernaturalists. To the common man, these things might be seen as horrid if not horrifying, and we are only grateful for those who, like you, are wise and curious enough to appreciate these rare works.
That said, we hold ourselves irresponsible for what effects such splendor might have upon your mind and body, and trust that by your being here, you are learned and cautious enough to conduct your exploration safely – most importantly, not allowing yourself to touch or be touched by wonderous items in our splendid collection.
Some Ghouls Wander by Mistake
We are pleased to announce that “Some Ghouls Wander by Mistake”, a Strange-Fiction Horror Action Lovecraftian Gothic Steampunk Art Noir Dark Comedy, is now in print. It is available available for presale (shipping on or around November 15th) at sgwbm.com, where you will also find a 21-page free preview available on the site. Prof. Aden M. Kemywww.mykeamend.com
Mourning the Absent Teddy Bear
The clear morning sky was overtaken by one very large storm cloud. It threatened and grumbled, but never let loose of any rain or real wind. It just hung there in the sky looking grumpy and still. It was a giant bruise adding a beautiful background contrast to the nearly violent green of the summer trees. I ventured out to enjoy the appearance of a storm without the somewhat wet and bothersome benefits of a real one. As I was walking through the forest behind my house I heard strange giggling. It wasn’t really childlike, but neither did it belong to an adult. There was a metallic quality to it. I pulled back a gnarled juniper tree branch and was greeted by a collection of creatures I’d rather not describe. I had read about these creatures, in fairy tales meant more for adults in need of some type of morality lesson, but the descriptions could have been better as I sat looking at the real thing. One of the strangely hooded creatures, with terribly long […]
The Note Reads “Smile”
Upon arriving to the Archive this morning I was greeted by a small crowd of people hanging about the bulletin board in the front hall. It appears Myke Amend slipped into the Archive last night and once again favored us with some of his artwork. We’re not sure if his intent is something meant for a child’s room or to harass the interns. If it’s the former, I fear for the temperament of a child that would it enjoy it on their walls. If it’s the latter, well, one can never harass the interns enough. Available here. Prof. Aden M. Kemywww.mykeamend.com
Mechanical Insects in the Forest
Travel Log, 27th of June, 2008, or 1908, I can never tell anymore. Mechanical Insects in the Forest . . The trip to Chicago regrettably had to be canceled because of gremlins that had taken up a home under the hood of the auto. We could almost hear the ghastly little things chewing metal just outside our window as we attempted to sleep that night. Transmission fluid and new fan belts are easy to obtain, but gremlin killer in an easy to use spray can there is not. We had to take the Archive’s auto to a proper witch doctor to first remove the gremlins, and then take the poor spent vehicle to a proper mechanic to have the damage repaired. Generally speaking in this day and age the average mechanic does not lift an auto’s hood and find himself greeted by large bite marks in the machinery. This prompted him to take a good hard, mystified look at us. Michael simply told him “What? We didn’t nom nom it.”So with our trip canceled, and […]
Ramona Szczerba
I was greeted by the most extraordinary collage creations this morning, with a small note trying to convince me the artist responsible for them had come into being by a crazy night of elderberry wine and a strange rendezvous between a gentleman octopus and a charming selkie. Luckily this biography was included in with the artwork to dispel this rumor: “There aren’t any castles in the suburbs of Delaware and there aren’t any haunted mansions with gloomy mansard roofs, either, and because that fact was nearly too tragic for me to bear as a child, Winona Cookie came to comfort me. “Appearing in a shower of cookie crumbs one rainy thunderstruck afternoon, she has been my lifetime antidote to boredom. While I trudged through graduate schools and internships, Winona has followed her own path, leaving a trail of fanciful stories, watercolors, ink drawings, collages and jewelry in her wake. She favors the darkest faeries, legendary women, arcane subject matter and inventors that never were. She is currently obsessed with the steampunk genre and is running […]
Eliza Gauger
The Aristocrats of the Metropolis care for nothing more than years, making dynasties obsolete as they persevere into one decade after another, buoyed by ‘rejuvenation treatments’ that leave them dusty and raw. – Eliza Gauger To see more of Eliza’s work, visit: http://www.elizagauger.com Prof. Aden M. Kemywww.mykeamend.com
Bethalynne Bajema
Bethalynne Bajema was brought to this world some years past, spring-time-ish, in a dark ceremony using stolen languages since unspoken by man. From an early age she was taught sewing, story-telling, and unconventional warfare… all this in preparation of her foretold future as Dread-Overlord-And-Tailor. What prophecy could not see was the impact her older brother’s comic collection would have on her, and the siren songs of India ink, the arts, and the written word. These talents have since been nurtured and have been showcased in a variety of magazines, books, and for more than ten years online. Mixing equal parts Victorian horror, sepia erotica, clockwork logic and Industrial music, Beth carves her dreams on the skins of Tibetan holy men before transferring their contents to the computer’s screen. Beth currently resides on America ’s East Coast with her better half, a rather bizarre little cat, a laptop, and her dark army. Online she can be found at Bajema’s Web or her online journal. (Biography provided by John Galati) Examples of Beth’s Work (Click on a […]