The Art Of Guillaume Singelin

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Guillaume Singelin has been at it for a while on Tumblr, curating his 'Black Junk Gallery' as an outlet of his more personal work. The bande-desinee artist has been publishing various comics with French publisher Ankama since 2009 or so, including works like Doggy Bag and The Grocery. Singelin's work reminds me of the same level of stylization present in the likes of Zac Gorman and Bryan O' Malley (Of Scott Pilgrim fame), who both developed a style with inspiration like Akira Toriyama and Otomo lingering in their creative subconscious.

Within his portfolio of personal pieces it's easy to see ideas for future projects taking shape, including the one eyed femme mercenary that's been present in a lot of his recent illustrations. Check out more ork by Guillaume after the break, and keep an eye out on his Tumblr for a healthy stream of regular updates.

Skip The Use - "Nameless World"

Directed and animated by Arthur De Pins for the electro funk outfit known as Skip The Use, Nameless World is a colorful romp into a very strange world inhabited by just about every supernatural entity in the book. Mummies, witches, vampires, zombies and pretty much everything in between.

The music video also serves as a promo for Zombiellenium, a comic centered around a theme park run by monsters only. Similar to Fables in the way that they took classic fantasy characters from literature and put them all under the same roof, it's absolutely worth a read. Arthur De Pins did an awesome job translating his designs into 3D, as well as offering some backstory as to how these cast members made their transition into a more undead state. Loved it.

The Art Of Fabien Mense

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I'm getting close to resuming my French language education, I really think I am. Every time I get a glimpse into the burgeoning bande-dessinee scene I'm left knowing that most of these amazing original series will never make the jump overseas, and it absolutely kills me. If you guys have been following AwesomeRobo long enough you've probably noticed that some of the best animation work is currently emerging from French schools including Les Gobelins and Supinfocom..What's the deal?

During a random trip to Paris a few years back I discovered some surprising parallels between the Japanese and French art scenes in regards to how they treated their creators, and an overall feeling of a cultural acceptance in regards to pursuing this craft as a career. For some reason I'm left wondering whether societal attitudes have simply allowed creatives to feel unhindered in that particular country, resulting in some truly amazing, out of the box work time and time again. And this is not from a fanboy's perspective, it's simply a trend and opinion formed after following a few years of curating content.

Fabien Mense is the second artist we've featured from the Catfish Deluxe collective (Our first being Gobi). Hailing from a small town called Ozoir-la-Ferreire he studied animation at the Arts Decoratifs de Strasbourg college, where he came to meet the friends who would form the collective he is part of today. Employing a truly vibrant, colorful style and exagerrated design aesthetic, he's worked on everything from comics to contributing designs for feature films like Tartavosky's recent Hotel Transylvania feature. More of his work after the break!

Turboten : Comics With Trailers

Why hasn't this practice caught on in the US? Just like Ankama's 'Teotl' comic trailer that we posted a few months ago, it seems like indie comic artists get the benefit of actually getting animated trailers to promote their upcoming manga-esque titles.

Turbo Ten jumps on the entire shonen-sports category bandwagon, an entire genre which has the magical power of making any athletic activity look absolutely badass. The only unfortunate downside is that these fine comics haven't yet made the jump overseas. Here's to hoping, because I'd pick this up day one.

THE ART OF NICOLAS DE CRECY

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I came across De Crecy while looking for images of Vasco Mourao, and was pleasantly surprised at what I found. Nicolas is a French comic book artist born in Lyon, with a consistent and incredibly varied body of work in multiple mediums. De Crecy has worked on animation films like the Triplets Of Belleville, and has some Bande dessinée (comics in French) published that are really damn beautiful.

With a sketchy style and a tendency to create some incredible architecture in his worlds, he's got a very distinct style. Check out 7 more pieces from Nicolas' body of work after the break!