Things Are Pretty ‘Sweet’ For Kody Chamberlain
Kody Chamberlain, the writer and illustrator of the acclaimed comic book miniseries ‘Sweets: A [...]
Kody Chamberlain, the writer and illustrator of the acclaimed comic book miniseries 'Sweets: A New Orleans Crime Story,' lately is finding life to be, well, sweet. First he wins the 2011 Spinetingler Award for Best Mystery/Crime Comic or Graphic Novel. If you're not familiar with 'Sweets,' it surrounds a down-and-out detective trying to bring a killer to justice before New Orleans—and the evidence—gets swept away by an impending storm. Anyone that has been to New Orleans will quickly feel the familiar sights, sounds and people of the city throughout the series. Plus, it's a pretty intense story. Now Image Comics is bringing the series to market as a trade paperback, which will help introduce more readers to the story. But the good news doesn't stop there for Chamberlain. His work is being presented in a fine arts gallery at the Arcandiana Center for the Arts. The gallery exhibition is now open and available for viewing until October 1st, 2011. Arcadiana Center for the Arts will also host a release party and book signing for the trade paperback comic with Chamberlain on September 10th at 6pm. "This is a highly unique exhibit. I was able to install my entire miniseries, with lettering, in a gallery setting," said Chamberlain. "The 117 pages of sequential story completely fills the space with only a half inch of wall between each page, the end result is a striking visual experience. This comic feels like it's alive in that room." Says Dr. Gerd Wuestemann, Executive Director, Acadiana Center for the Arts, "Chamberlain's work in this exhibit transcends the genre of comic illustration with a depth of perspective and intensity of vision that can only be described as masterful. The chiseled technical detail of his work combines with solid psychological underpinnings to draw the viewer down the rabbit hole and lets us wander in strange and exciting landscapes." I really don't understand what any of that means, but to see awesome work in a gallery should be pretty interesting.
