OIL AND WATER The Paintings of Brian J. Haberlin

Known worldwide for his work in the comic book industry, Brian Haberlin has turned his boundless creative energy toward watercolor and oil painting, melding narrative, atmosphere, and exquisite technique in each piece. This 120-page hardcover volume captures the breadth of Haberlin’s evolving artistic journey. From delicate studies of the human form to richly textured dreamscapes, these works bridge the realms of fantasy and reality with a signature voice as compelling as his celebrated graphic novels. Featuring over 100 full-color high quality reproductions, Oil & Water invites collectors and art lovers alike to discover an artist in full bloom. His paintings are very impressive (go check out his website) and we're eager to see what is collected in this first coffee-table book devoted to his fine art work. Brian Haberlin is an award winning American comic book artist, writer, editor and producer. He is best known as the co-creator of the Witchblade franchise and for his innovative augmented reality and pioneering digital art style. Haberlin started his career working at Lorimar/Warner Brothers Television in development and current programs, but eventually he gave up his job at Warner Brothers in order to pursue a career in comics, his life-long passion. Haberlin began his career in comics working at Top Cow Productions, where he developed most of the modern methods of comic book production used today. He rose to VP of Creative Affairs while there and ran the creative side of the company. While there he co-created Witchblade, prompted by the lack of realistic female superheroes in comics. The Witchblade franchise has since expanded to include multiple spin-offs, a live action television series, and an anime series. Haberlin formed his own studio soon after, producing work for Marvel Comics, DC Comics and Image Comics. Through Avalon he published/created many successful fantasy and sci-fi titles, including Stone (highest selling independent comic the year released), a fantasy series which incorporated elements of Filipino mythology, Aria (#2 selling comic in the U.S. in its release year), an urban fantasy, Area 52, a science fiction title, Nine Rings of the Wu-Tang, and M-Rex, which has been adapted into the successful Cartoon Network series Generator Rex. Haberlin became Editor in Chief for Todd McFarlane Productions in 2006, and penciled and inked its flagship title, Spawn, for two years during David Hine's run as writer. In 2012 Haberlin formed Anomaly Productions with Skip Brittenham to produce truly innovative cross platform content, and comics that routinely sell out and are top sellers in their releases. With Anomaly, Anomaly: The Rubicon, Shifter, Faster Than Light, Between Worlds, Sonata, Creative Creature Catcher, The Marked, Hellcop, and Lighthouse at the End of the Universe currently in release as graphic novels, comics, children’s books and augmented reality apps. He has been featured in many books and magazines around the world such as: WIRED, ROLLING STONE, AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR, BEAUTIFUL BIZZARE, IMAGINE FX, 3D WORLD, CREATING COMICS FROM START TO FINISH, SECRETS OF PAINTER EXPERTS, SECRETS OF ZBRUSH ARTISTS to name just a few. You may not know Brian Haberlin's name immediately, but you've probably seen his work in the pages of Faster Than Light, Spawn, Medieval Spawn, and other recent titles. In addition to his comics work, he also creates beautiful and moody painted art, of which some of his favorite and best images are collected in this beautiful hardcover. It's gorgeous work, and this collection is very impressive indeed. ~Marty