 |
| Welcome to Comic Jazz - The Comic Art of Jim McGreal |
| Improvising, experimenting and happy accidents. |
| |
 |
The Story So Far - 1979
|
|
| |
Description: Following the classic Superman origin story, “The Story So Far” is a 3 panel triptych which traces the history of comic art in America. Starting with the early newspaper comic strips of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and continuing with the comic books and pulp novels of the 1930’s and up through the comic art of the 1970’s.
Medium: Comic collage and acrylics on canvas.
Unpublished: 1979
Click on a page below for a larger image.
|
| |
|
| |
|
SPPLATT! - 1979
|
|
| |
Description: In this 6 page story, Jim continued experimenting with collage and color paper and midway through the story, the art changes to an abstract style.
Medium: Multi-media collage elements including comic pages and colored paper.
Unpublished: 1979
Click on a page below for a larger image.
|
|
| |
|
LOVE LOST - 1980
|
|
| |
Description: In this 5 page story, Jim expanded his use of collage to include natural elements.
Medium: Multi-media collage elements including Chinese Ginkgo leaves and pine needles, comic pages and colored paper, .
Unpublished: 1980
Click on a page below for a larger image.
|
|
| |
|
|
Art For Art's Sake - 1980
|
|
| |
Description: Inspired by the work of Toulouse Lautrec, this 8 page story follows a futuristic painter whose dealer constructs an elaborate environment for him to work. Story by Rich Mrozek
Medium: Pen, ink, colored pencils and watercolors on cardboard
Unpublished: 1980
Click on a page below for a larger image.
|
|
|
Comic Jazz: A Comic Art Portfolio - Summer, 1983 |
|
| |
Jim McGreal created original artwork and music for this comic art portfolio.
The set included 7 silk-screened prints including an illustrated
song with an accompanying cassette tape.
|
Click on image for a larger image. |
|
Comic Jazz: A Comic Art Portfolio includes:
- 7 full color 10" x 16" silk screened prints featuring the music and collage art of Jim McGreal.
- Each hand printed set is enclosed in a full color silk screened printed envelope.
- A stereo cassette recording of the illustrated song "ON THE RUN".
|
| |
"Congratulations on a beautiful package! It is colorful and innovative"
Will Eisner
"A new direction for the comics form. A gutsy move, well-conceived, well-executed. Not to be passed over by those fans of the new wave,
'but on the edge" material."
Dave Sim "Cerebus"
|
|
| |
THE ART |
|
| The pieces presented in this
collection have been
exhibited since 1979 at
various conventions, art
galleries, comic shops and the Chicago Cultural
Center.
Printing began after the 1982
Chicago Comic Convention
using photo-prepared silk
screens, poster inks, and 90
lb. bristol stock. The project
took six months to complete. |
| |
| THE MUSIC |
|
"ON THE RUN", written and
illustrated in 1979, was
recorded at the Consonant
Studio, Chicago, IL, on June
8, 1983. Cassette duplicating
was done at Universal
Recording Studios, Chicago,
IL. Jim on guitar and vocals. John Piet on lead guitar.
MP3 File |
| |
Special thanks to the Chicago Comic Convention, Marvel
Comics, Inc., and Modern Graphic Systems, Inc.
Sincerely,
Jim McGreal, 1983 |
| |
|
| I have a limited number of portfolios available. The set will be mailed flat with a cardboad backing. Shipping and handling costs have increased since 1983, so the total cost is $50.00 for orders inside the U.S. |
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Untitled, 1988 (Space Babe 2)
|
|
| |
Description: Created for Reverve Printing Calendar, 1988.
Chicago area artists were invited to
create original artwork for their yearly calendar. This piece appeared in the
month of March, 1988.
Medium: Comic collage, computer graphics print-outs and Dr. Martin Dyes on Bristol Board.
Published: 1988
Click on image for a larger image. |
| |
 |
| |
|
|
|
| ©JMC Studios, Inc. |
|
|
