On Saturday September 20th, 2008 we are proud to have Boondocks Co-Director and Comic book artist LeSean Thomas in the new Mid-City Arts Gallery at 33third los angeles. LeSean Thomas will be at Mid City Arts Gallery to support the release of his new book "Midnight Marauder - The Art of Lesean Thomas"



About Lesean Thomas:
http://www.leseanthomas.com
LeSean Thomas was brought up in the Bronx and while growing up he became fascinated with comics and art. As he grew up he taught himself the complexities of drawing and fine art and through hard work managed to become one of the most respected comic book artists in the last 10 years working on titles:

Arkanium
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Bazooka Jules
Cannon Busters
Artxilla Tasty Treats

In the process of solidifying himself as a comic book artist heavyweight, Lesean has worked on a number of animated projects with Roc-A-Fella Records, Warner Brothers, and Cartoon Network.

In 2005 LeSean was personally selected by The Boondocks creator Aaron McGruder to be the Supervising Character Designer and Co-Director of the animated version of the popular comic strip. The show aired for two seasons on Adult Swim on Cartoon Network and has been the winner of the coveted Peabody Award.

About "Midight Marauder - The Art of Lesean Thomas"
Midnight Maruader - The Art of LeSean Thomas is a full color coffee table artbook showcasing the process and style of Lesean's work. The book contains 150 pages of sketches, full color artwork and commentary by the artist help the reader understand more intimately the process Lesean uses to create and define his work. The book includes everything from comic book characters, to sketches, to drawings from The Boondocks.



When:
Saturday September 20th, 2008
5-10PM



Location:

Mid City Arts gallery
5113 West Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90019

for more information call: 33third los angeles - 310.694.3460

The artbook everybody's been bugging me about for over a year now will be upon us this summer.


MIDNIGHT MARAUDER : The Art of LeSean Thomas VOLUME 2.


here's publisher AB.C PUBLISHING'S description:


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"Artist LeSean Thomas ( Co-Director/Supervising Character Designer of Peabody Award Winning "The Boondocks" Animated Series / Cartoon Network's Ben10: Alien Force animated series) returns with his highly anticipated MIDNIGHT MARAUDER: THE ART OF LESEAN THOMAS VOLUME 2, a second collection of illustrations, conceptual designs and tutorial anecdotes. Featuring full-colored visual ranges from American animation and anime-influenced stylings to edgy, urban-driven aesthetics, it's a visual tour de force of unique and dynamic work from one of today's top American contemporary character artists."

Foreward by Carl Jones - Producer- "The Boondocks : Animated Series", Aaron McGruder's "The Super Rumble Mix Show"


140 pages Full Color/ BW

Hard Cover
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Featuring tutorials, personal anecdotes on every page, artist profile and artist interview.


Available for Pre-Order Saturday, April 19th only at ANIMEBOOKS.COM so get yours first, There will only 1000 printed! So don't miss out on your copy this july!!! this book is gonna be one of the hottest art books this summer!

*PLEASE VISIT ANIME BOOKS.COM'S POLICY ON OVERSEAS ORDERS*

Sup y'all. I get emails everyday from artists and the like about my process of drawing so i figured i'd answer y'all questions by showing you a little. Above is A warm-up scribble filmed guerrilla style real quick. one hand on the camera, the other on the grind.


Its featuring Young Reezy wit his lil ig'nant swagger from the award-winning hit animated tv show i worked on as co-director/supervising character designer, "The Boondocks"." this is me laying out a thumbnail i'd blown up. here's the video footage of me scribbling this out below:

PT1:



PT2:




Any Questions?

FUSION JUNCTION 2 ART SHOW/BOOK LAUNCH was AMAZING! props to all the folks who came out and the new connects i made. A plethora of folks stopped by to see what all the hoopla was about and wound up leaving wit the books temselves and all types of swag. photos, autographs and smiles where thrown about the evening. here's some photos of the venue:

Speacial thanks to Alan wan and the Robocon store crew for the support and idea. This definately was a great experience for me and it was dope to catch up with Middleton and Canete (outside the office, lol) and my peoples Mikey and the gang. Shout out to Haemy and the fans, Midnight Marauders announcements on the way...;)

LeS-

That's right peoples, the long-awaited second installment of contemporary character art Vol 2. entitled FUSION JUNCTION will be debuting this SATURDAY in the form of an ARTSHOW/BOOK SIGNING/ MEET & GREET with artist contributors spanning the globe! Hailing from NEW YORK CITY, KOREA and JAPAN:

LESEAN THOMAS

AGASANG

TAIRA AKITU

STONEMAN

Be sure to swing through that evening for snacks, good art and chill vibes In attendance will be Myself, pheonom talents and VOL.1 contributors, Eric Canete and Joshua Middleton! should be ill! come through and support Saturday eve!:








September 8, 2007
Saturday, 6pm - 11pm

R O B O C O N
988 N. HILL ST. 202
LOS ANGELES, CA
90012 213.613.9032
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ROBOCON

We TOLD Y'ALL.


THE GAME IS OVER!!!!


In the famous words of Diddy: "IT'S ALL FUCKED UP NOW!!!"


FALL 2007 Y'ALL!!!!

It's about that time again folks.



For those of you attending this weekend, I'll be attending the San Diego Comicon event Friday, July 27th and Saturday, July 28th.

I'll be signing and selling Nervous Breakdowns: The Art of LeSean Thomas Vol.1, signing for The Boondocks and sketching as well!

I'll also have a Sneak Peek of "Midnight Marauders: The Art of LeSean Thomas" in hand to browse through and a WAITING LIST for anyone to sign who wishes to get their signed copies first when the book is ready next month ( please inquire about advance purchases in person).

And finally, i'll have exclusive copies of "FUSION JUNCTION VOLUME 2: A Collection of Contemporary Character Art book, featuring myself and 3 other reknowned international anime artists through KINOKUNIYA BOOKSTORES (which will be ON SALE THERE IN SANDIEGO COMICON)


Make sure y'all get a chance away from the hectic floor room to stop by and say wassup during those times. be great to see some of y'all fellow myspacers in person.

PLAY MAGAZINE BOOTH 4720

TIMES:

FRIDAY JULY 27: 1pm - 3pm

SATURDAY JULY 28: 1pm - 3pm


*ALSO, DONT FORGET*


THE BOONDOCKS PANEL— A sneak preview from the show's highly anticipated second season. Join creator Aaron McGruder and various members of the show's crew to hear about what's in store for viewers this fall.



TIME: FRIDAY, JULY 27 - 4:45pm -5:45pm

LOCATION: ROOM 6A


See Y'all next week!



LeS-

My boy A-Mac (McGruder) has blessed us with exclusive teaser clips from the highly anticipated "The Boondocks; Season 2" premiering this fall!!

Below are clips of Huey, Riley, Grandad, Cindy McPhearson and more in all in their highly detailed glory. Season 2 will change the game for Primetime TV animation y'all.











Thanks for the continued support!




See Y'all this FALL!

LeS-

So yeah i'm currently still destroyed over jetlag, but i'm right on time.
Europe was amazing. couldn't ask for a more better vacation time and i was gone just enough too.

It's amazing what a small place like Europe (by comparison to our country) can do to a person who's never been there before. I've got photos here :

Upon my arrival from LAX airport, I felt this immmediate sense of overstanding of how much we take for granted here in this country. Also how little we know about what goes on outside our own excess, vanity and oft-times ignorance as americans. this aint no soap-box critique, just emoting. Despite it's history and ugly social residue that still floats atop liberty's bath water, the big ol' tub we call the "United States" is still my home. And i did feel a little sense of privilege as i came back through customs in Atlanta when i arrived a day and a half ago.

That being said, i'd still move to europe in a fuckin heartbeat. The women, the wine, The art and Architecture, the people and the eclectic mix of ancient and modern (ESPECIALLY ROME) that all organically melds together is truly a wonder to behold. A serious place to consider for artists to spend their last years i believe. As i got in my car yesterday, driving down Venice Blvd from my awesome 4 hour lounge-out with Legend Glen Murakami, Eric Canete and great friend and talent, Alan wan at Cartoon Network studio's Ben-10 episode meeting (i LOVE those dudes. and i had no clue Glen was so familiar with my work), i realized how UNINTERESTING our architechture and infrastructure was by comparison to walking past Rome's "Piazza De Spagna."

Or by comparison the flat, desert-like terrain surrounding a mall strip on Pico Blvd compared to the surprise of Emperor Hadrian's "The Pantheon" peeking out from around a crowded street corner or the random, yet completey ordinary rush of a scooter almost hitting me from around a seedy little cobble-stoned alley way as i look up at "The Collesseum" peeking down at me at night in from beneath the awning of an after hours Wine Bar. Even moreso, The Markets of Florence Italy, or the awe of "The Arch of Constantine" or the nightlife of "The Lungo Tevere." I realize how YOUNG this country is as i returned and although i'm sure America has its secret treasures of history (a proper cross country trek would surely reveal that), nothing compared with eating a Gelatto, with a fine-ass Roman beauty infactuated with my "Awareness for an american," lol, inside a man-made structure that was built centuries before Christ was even born. YOU just cant get that here. but it is my home. And italian is HARD to learn (even though my Roman friends think i can learn it easy because my spanish accent is pretty dope when i do speak a lil italian, haha!). Even the New-yorkish London, with its victorian accents and Aristicratic highllights (and also beautiful sistahs and is expensive and all holy fuck) reeks of history unique its own and still plays a major part aesthetically, structurally and culturally in it's inhabitants day to day dealings. not to say it isnt here with us in the US of A, i'm just saying.

In anycase, Although i wish i could have stayed a month longer, i am glad that i'm back simply because i have SO much to do and so much is happening this year (The Boondocks Season 2!). I've been up to my armpits in work and top-secret projects since i touched the LA pavement a couple days ago. wish me luck y'all,

Cartoon Network's The Boondocks was the only animated production to be recognized at that 66th Annual Peabody Awards. The selection board at the University of Georgia`s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication made its picks for best in electronic media for 2006 during a ceremony held Wednesday in the college's Peabody Gallery. Broadcaster Bob Costas will host the official awards presentation on June 4 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.

The Boondocks installment "Return of the King" was honored for being "an especially daring episode." The show imagines Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reviving from a 32-year coma and outraging Americans of all colors and creeds by confronting them with truths that he, at least, still holds to be self-evident. The Martin Luther King Day special premiered on Jan. 8, 2006 and ranked No. 1 in its time period on basic cable with adults 18-34.

Produced by Rebel Base for Sony Pictures Television, the controversial animated series is based on Aaron McGruder`s syndicated comic strip that has two young, streetwise African-American brothers learning to cope with life in an upscale suburban neighborhood when they're sent to live with their cantankerous grandfather. The show debuted during Cartoon Network's [adult swim] block in November of 2005 and currently has a second season in production.

Other fictional TV productions among this year's 35 award recipients were Showtime's Brotherhood, ABC's Ugly Betty, and the NBC series Scrubs, The Office and Friday Night Lights. To view the complete list of 2006 Peabody Award winners, go to:

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Props to A-Mac, Rebel Base and the Sony team for all our hard work on this ground-breaking series, not to mention the fans for watching!!!

'07 is ours baby! I smell an Emmy for '08!!!!!!! Season 2 Knukkaz!!!!