With Illuminati Transport the Fillbach brother have conjured up what I feel is a love letter to the somewhat schlocky, but highly entertaining, B horror/fantasy movies of the late 1980’s and early 1990’s.
Sometimes I think if Cormac McCarthy penned comics those books would read a lot like Matt and Shawn Fillbach’s non-Star Wars work. Ok… Maybe McCarthy wouldn’t delve into something like the Fillbach’s Tales of the S.S. Chunky Star, since that’s aimed at kids, but much of the Fillbach’s other recent work does possess a serious McCarthy vibe; heavy on imagery and tone while including great stretches with minimal dialogue.
One of my favorite parts of covering conventions is running into friends we’ve made in various industries. Two of our favorite people in comics, Matt
I’ll preface this review by mentioning I’ve had the distinct pleasure of meeting both Matt and Shawn Fillbach at C2E2 as well as SDCC and kicked it having a few beers…
One of the great pleasures I had at this past weekend’s Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo was to sit down with Alex Wald and Matt
I had a chance to chat with First Comics’ art director Alex Wald as well as creators Matt Fillbach and Shawn Fillbach about the past,
