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We received three really fantastic reviews of the new book recently. Check them out!

NOTCOT Reviews "Looks That Kill"
Grain Edit Reviews "Looks That Kill"
Director's Notes Reviews "Looks That Kill"

If that wasn't enough excitement for July, tomorrow we are leaving for our 6th(!!) San Diego Comic Con! We will be in our now regular spot at Booth #5007. You can find us in the bottom left corner of the floor map. We're going to have a ton of new prints and t-shirts. Check out these crazy awesome handmade screenprints that Chris prepared for the show!





We'll also have some of the brand new Yuki merchandise that debuted at the show on Saturday. I am really excited about these bags! They were all handmade by Hisae Mitchell and her talented team of seamstresses.



Checkerboard Purse (pattern designed by Brent Couchman)



"Looks That Kill" iPad Bag



Go Go Yuki Messenger Bag

Even more excitement! We will have these brand new Yuki 7 earrings and stationery sets!





Can't wait to see everyone in San Diego!]]> General http://www.kevindart.com/index.php?itemid=256 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 01:10:33 -0700 http://www.kevindart.com/index.php?itemid=255



The official launch party for our new Yuki 7 book "LOOKS THAT KILL" is this Saturday July 16th! Escape the Westside Carmageddon madness into the oasis of Downtown's energetic Little Tokyo district! We will be there all night signing copies of the book and enjoying the Pomegranate Martinis and live music spun by DJ Carey Yost! We are also going to debut our brand new line of Summer T-Shirts at the show! Check back later this week for some previews!

Girls, don't forget to come to the show dressed as your own Gadget Girl character for a chance to win some awesome Yuki 7 goods! Think mini-dresses, go-go boots, or whatever you would like to wear if you were part of Yuki's ultra-mod team of international spies!

Also, Global PSD pulled out all the stops to make sure we got the books in time for the show, and they look great! I can't wait to debut it to the world in just 6 days!





Now as a special surprise, we are pleased to present an exclusive excerpt from the book, written by Elizabeth Ito! Click on the image below to read it!



See you at the event this Saturday!]]> General http://www.kevindart.com/index.php?itemid=255 Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:08:11 -0700 http://www.kevindart.com/index.php?itemid=254 YUKI 7 IS BACK! Please enjoy her brand new short film, "Looks That Kill" in HD!



Pre-orders for the new Yuki 7 book are finally here! We are offering two different ways for you to order:

LOOKS THAT KILL PRE-ORDER: The brand new Yuki 7 Adventure Book, written by Elizabeth Ito. Every copy comes with a DVD which includes both Yuki 7 shorts, "Looks That Kill" and "A Kiss From Tokyo", as well as several bonus features. 72 pages, Paperback with Acetate Dust Jacket. Click here to pre-order the "Looks That Kill" Book + DVD!

YUKI 7 BOOK BUNDLE: Includes "Looks That Kill" as well as the first Yuki 7 book, "Seductive Espionage"! Click here to order the Yuki 7 Book Bundle!

Both of these packages will BEGIN SHIPPING OUT JULY 16TH, right after the launch party at Q Pop! Here are some photos of the new book!









Also new in the store today are FOUR NEW YUKI 7 PRINTS, including the two below!




Please check back for more new Yuki merchandise in the coming weeks!]]> General http://www.kevindart.com/index.php?itemid=254 Tue, 31 May 2011 08:00:00 -0700 http://www.kevindart.com/index.php?itemid=253

We have been keeping a lot of things under wraps here for the last few months, but all is about to be revealed! Next Tuesday, May 31st, we will begin taking pre-orders for the new Yuki 7 book, LOOKS THAT KILL! The 72-page book comes with a DVD and features artwork from 14 different artists, as well as an original story written by Elizabeth Ito! May 31st will also see the worldwide online premiere of our brand new short film!



The two and a half minute film was directed by me and my friend Stephane Coedel, and features an amazing musical score by Cyrille Marchesseau. This is the same crew that created the Kiss From Tokyo trailer, but this time the scope was a lot bigger and we had help from a few additional people. I will go into more details next week when the film is released! You will be able to watch it here and on yuki-7.com.



For the official book launch on July 16th we have planned an awesome party and gallery show at Q Pop! Stop by to be one of the very first people to own the new Yuki 7 book, meet the artists, have some drinks and lots of fun! The highlight of the night will undoubtedly be the GADGET GIRL COSTUME CONTEST! Come dressed as a gadget girl character of your own creation and compete for a chance to win one of many amazing prizes!

The next two months are going to be very busy, so stay tuned for lots more news!]]> General http://www.kevindart.com/index.php?itemid=253 Mon, 23 May 2011 07:22:49 -0700 http://www.kevindart.com/index.php?itemid=251 Pete Oswald. It has been a lot of fun! Let's check on our progress, shall we? I wonder what Chris has been doing?



Oh, here he is. He's mixing some ink. That's a nice looking yellow!



Now his screen is flooded with that aweome yellow!



A successful first color!



Here you can see the film from his first color and a stack of prints.



Turnsey inspecting the screen for his second color after rinsing! Not even the smallest mistake will slip by!



The finished print! I wonder if these will be for sale at a convention in the near future?



And here is our friend Pete getting ready to pull!



Stacks of Pete's bird prints on the drying racks!



I think he is pleased with his progress!



Now it's my turn. What on earth am I making?



Here's my prints chillin' with a bunch of Pete's now finished bird prints!



This is what the screen for my second color looked like, covered in black ink.



And there it is on top of the red from earlier!



It's fun figuring out how to fit the most prints on the drying rack at one time.



Here's a closeup of my finished print! (secret: it's from the new Yuki book!)

That's it for now! I'll be sure to let you know how the rest of class goes!]]> General http://www.kevindart.com/index.php?itemid=251 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:26:26 -0700 http://www.kevindart.com/index.php?itemid=249

For the past few months I've been kind of quietly working away on finishing the new Yuki 7 book. I started planning it pretty much immediately after we released the first book, but it's taken a while for the vision to completely coalesce. The reason for that is that Yuki's world has grown a lot bigger, and with it the scope of the project. There was a lot to figure out, but it's finally coming together and I get to wake up every morning excited about all of the new things that are happening!

This summer will see the release of LOOKS THAT KILL, the first "Official Yuki 7 Adventure Book". It's being written by my wife Elizabeth, and is a full-blown spy story with loads of intrigue and gadgets and awesome fashion! Above you can see a snippet of the cover, which was designed by myself and a really talented young kid named Matthew Edwards, who's helping me with the book layout. The official release date will be July 16th, and we're planning an awesome release party to happen at Q Pop! There's also going to be a new short film in the vein of the Kiss From Tokyo trailer, which Stephane and I have been working very hard on. And of course, we also have an amazing roster of guest artists who are contributing to the book!

Lorelay Bove
Megan Brain
Vera Brosgol
Emily Carroll
Joey Chou
Denny Khurniawan
Matthew Lyons
Josh Parpan
Justin Parpan
Shannon Tindle
Chris Turnham

I'll be revealing a lot more details in the coming months, but for now here's a new illustration from the book!



Fans of Julius Shulman might recognize the inspiration from THIS PHOTO.]]> General http://www.kevindart.com/index.php?itemid=249 Mon, 7 Feb 2011 11:01:17 -0800 http://www.kevindart.com/index.php?itemid=245

Q Pop is having its grand opening and first gallery show this Saturday, January 29th! Here is my small contribution. Hope to see you there!

Q POP
128 Astronaut E S Onizuka St
Los Angeles, CA 90012]]> General http://www.kevindart.com/index.php?itemid=245 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:13:55 -0800 http://www.kevindart.com/index.php?itemid=244 Chris Mitchell recently opened a new shop downtown called Q Pop and he asked me and Elizabeth to paint murals for it! Elizabeth undertook the massive exterior wall, and I enlisted Chris Turnham's help to do the inside wall. I documented the whole thing on video:



Here are some kinda crummy shots I took on my phone of the completed murals (Turnham shown for scale):





The interior of the shop was designed by none other than Justin Thompson!





Chris and his girlfriend Miki have filled the shop with some of the coolest toys, art, and fashion from Thailand and Japan! You should definitely go check it out, it's one of the most unique shops I've seen in Los Angeles!

Q Pop
128 Astronaut E S Onizuka St
Los Angeles CA 90012

qpopshop.blogspot.com]]> General http://www.kevindart.com/index.php?itemid=244 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:55:33 -0800 http://www.kevindart.com/index.php?itemid=243 Tadahiro Uesugi!



One of the best things about the convention though, which Chris and I keep talking about, is all the talented young artists we got to meet! We saw a lot of great portfolios and I wanted to highlight a couple:

DENNY KHURNIAWAN



TUNA BORA



and here's a few more:

EASTWOOD WONG
GREYCE YOUNG
LETTIE LO
LESLIE HUNG]]> General http://www.kevindart.com/index.php?itemid=243 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:32:44 -0800