Volcom's VolComics Art Show in Los Angeles

Jun 03 2007 / Los Angeles, CA

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It was a fun-filled night as Volcom hosted the second stop of their VolComics Issue #1 - International Art Show and Comic Book at the Volcom Store on La Brea in Los Angeles.  More than 400 people showed up to view the comic art on display from the well-known artists that were used in the in the first volume.

The VolComics Art Show is the brainchild of Ethan Anderson, Vice President Creative Director at Volcom.  “I have always loved comics,” says Anderson, “As a kid I read Zap comics my dad had.  I worked my way through mainstream comics like Marvel, X-Men but I always went back to underground comics.”

Volcom has had an ongoing series of shirts that features artwork from a wide range of artists.  Anderson wanted to use comic art on a series of shirts and decided to publish VolComics Volume #1 as a companion that would add value to the shirts.

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VolComics Volume #1 features legendary skateboards artists V.C. Johnson (VCJ) and Jim Phillips along with some of the best creative designers today: Michael Sieben, Todd Bratrud and Travis Millard.  The comic book also includes artists and athletes from the world of surfing, snowboarding and skateboarding like Mark Appleyard, Ozzie Wright and Jamie Lynn.

“I love this,” said Chris Leasure who attended, “I’ve been a fan of Jim Philips since I was a kid.”

The VolComics Issue #1 - International Art Show and Comic Book features more than 100 pieces of art and is making stops in five cities including: New York (the first stop on May 19 at Fuse Gallery), Los Angeles, Truman Brewery in London on June 28, Space Gallery in San Francisco on July 14 and the last stop at Claska in Tokyo on July 20.

The art show started at 8:00 p.m. and a steady stream of people moved through the Volcom Store with the crowd peaking between 10-11 p.m..  There was a mix of true art fans and artists, people who love the Volcom brand and the curious.  In addition to the art, there were free drinks and food with a driving music mix featuring everyone from the Rolling Stones to Snoop Dogg, AC/DC and the Beastie Boys.

“This is a legitimate venue for young artists and gives potential for legitimate career as an artist,” said Micah Mayell, an artist from Los Angeles.

In attendance were artists VCJ, Matt French along with Volcom artists Michael Sieben, Mike Aho, Emily Hoy and Anderson.  The Volcom team was there including David Uehara from Volcom Japan, Michael Guarino, Kevin Branden, Shelly Christensen and Becky Peralta from Volcom in Costa Mesa.  Others included: Buck Taylor, Ronnie Jason, Joe Rampolla and Andre Johansson who all work for Tyrant Snowboards and came in from Las Vegas; Plex Lowery from Munky King on Melrose; Jim Gray ABC Board Supply Espree Devora, Silas Hite and Patrick Whitehorn from ZexSports.com and too many others to mention here.

If you live in or near London, San Francisco or Tokyo spread the word and plan on attending VolComics Issue #1 - International Art Show and Comic Book.