Conan Art

Staz Johnson’s version of Conan holds a particular fondness to me. To start with, it’s the first piece of artwork I’ve ever solicited, and really it’s the piece that lit the fire under me to get Border Kingdom and the Images of Hyboria Gallery going.

Staz is one of a few artists that I stumbled on after they posted in the conan.com forums with samples of their Conan illustrations. In fact, Staz has, in my opinion, one of the coolest sketches of Conan I’ve ever seen. You can see it here: Staz Johnson Conan. If not the coolest ink sketch, it has to take the cake for the coolest sharpie sketch.

Staz cites in his bio at www.stazjohnson.com that as a kid he was a big fan of Conan and John Buscema… aren’t we all. It’s amazing the influence that John Buscema has had.

Marvel Madness

Staz’s stint in comics has been really impressive, and he’s drawn some of the cream-of-the-crop when it comes characters we all love to read about. Spider-man, Batman, Avengers, Wolverine, X-Men, Fantastic Four, etc. Staz is not to be trifle with when it comes to illustration.

Staz has some sweet artwork available in his Staz Johnson art gallery , including individual galleries of his work for DC and Marvel .

More Stazzines

Staz is currently working for Marvel. He’s also apparently working on a Dracula comic adaptation .

Staz maintains a blog at blogspot, which I routinely see him update with new art all the time.

Staz is unloading art hand-over-fist on ebay. He announces new pieces for sale on his blog. This is high quality stuff from Staz, on main characters like Spider-man and X-men. Check out his ebay auctions for more information on those.

Final Words On Staz

Staz was awesome to work with. His art is detailed and complex and really a treat to own and to look at. Staz’s contribution to the gallery is one of my favorites to go back to and look at.

Make sure you check out Staz’s website for more cool art, and his profile here at borderkingdom.com for more info on him.